Expert Witness & Cross Examination Coaching
Perhaps no aspect of trial preparation is more important than locating and working effectively with expert witnesses. Unfortunately, though, when it comes to evaluating the physical work tolerances, or extent of disability, there exists much subjectivity, bias and poorly constructed scientific conclusions which are frequently passed off as “evidence” and for which without effective cross-examination or rebuttal will weaken an attorney’s position in court.
The good news is attorneys can learn how to control cross-examination and redirect outcomes by careful preparation, using a calculated strategy, and leveraging definable scientific methods to establish the preponderance of medical evidence for physical work capabilities at any level of disability.
BioFunction®’s Physical Capabilities Cross Examination & Expert Witness Coaching service helps you achieve this control by:
- Designing a fact-driven investigation of disability to develop a winning theory,
- Identifying any discrepancies, gaps, bias, lack of knowledge or subjectivity that would impeach the validity of an opposing expert witness testimony,
- Substantiating a witness's failure to do what logically should have been done,
- Expanding evidentiary admissibility rules for obtaining a new trial (appellate preservation).
To do all this, based on the specific needs of your particular case, our customizable service can provide:
- Critical analysis and audits of previous functional capacity evaluations,
- Examination of witness statements & transcripts of hearings,
- Scrutinizing deposition testimony,
- Conducting medical record reviews,
- Benchmarking treatment interventions to industry standard accepted medical practice guidelines, and
- Cross examination coaching and expert witness testimony