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title: Expert Witnesses
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Expert Witnesses, from the Subject Matter Index.
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Expert%20Witnesses
---

[![The expert you didn’t know you had](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Behdadnia_art_surgeon-2191191744_67ccaf005c2ccb66bb7fc7fc31ab1daf.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/the-expert-you-didn-t-know-you-had "The expert you didn’t know you had")

## [The expert you didn’t know you had](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/the-expert-you-didn-t-know-you-had "The expert you didn’t know you had")

When a treating physician becomes an expert witness

[Lior Behdadnia](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lior-behdadnia "Lior Behdadnia")

From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)

[![Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Theam_istock-1346396206_74bad297dadae1010a0a3ccc4b5597d7.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/traumatic-brain-injury-experts-101 "Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101")

## [Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/traumatic-brain-injury-experts-101 "Traumatic-brain-injury experts 101")

Ensuring your brain-injured client gets the medical treatment they need

[Belinda Theam](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/belinda-theam "Belinda Theam")

From Issue: [2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may)

[![Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Lucas-Khorsandi-istock-1020382772_62145b8aebd9beda36867871ef7ea10e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial")

## [Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/defeating-defendant-s-junk-science-in-a-rear-ender-trial "Defeating defendant’s “junk science” in a rear-ender trial")

Taking aim at the biomechanics expert

[Benny Khorsandi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benny-khorsandi "Benny Khorsandi")
[Spencer Lucas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/spencer-lucas "Spencer Lucas")

From Issue: [2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)

## [The “money” cross-examination of the one-sided expert](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/the-money-cross-examination-of-the-one-sided-expert "The “money” cross-examination of the one-sided expert")

Attacking the credibility of the one-sided expert on cross-examination

[Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer")
[Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson")

From Issue: [2017 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october)

## [Use [[case]]Sargon[[/case]] as your WAZE for examining and presenting expert opinion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/use-sargon-as-your-waze-for-examining-and-presenting-expert-opinion "Use [[case]]Sargon[[/case]] as your WAZE for examining and presenting expert opinion")

If your expert is subject to a 402 hearing, you had better know your case law

[Geraldine Weiss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/geraldine-weiss "Geraldine Weiss")

From Issue: [2017 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october)

[![The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ikuta-istock-1438395267_44ccfe4cf069cf2dfadbe81146ce48d5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/the-objection-calls-for-expert-opinion-in-a-medical-malpractice-deposition "The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition")

## [The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/the-objection-calls-for-expert-opinion-in-a-medical-malpractice-deposition "The objection “calls for expert opinion” in a medical malpractice deposition")

When deposing a physician defendant, asking about expectations is an effective way to circumvent objections that the question “calls for expert testimony”

[Benjamin Ikuta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/benjamin-ikuta "Benjamin Ikuta")

From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

[![What seems to be the problem, officer?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Conlogue-istock-1346156730_8e29f4506ba336ccc6292e55ab3830d1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/what-seems-to-be-the-problem-officer "What seems to be the problem, officer?")

## [What seems to be the problem, officer?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/what-seems-to-be-the-problem-officer "What seems to be the problem, officer?")

Establishing the foundation for police officers’ expert opinions in motor-vehicle cases

[Christopher P. Orlando](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-p-orlando "Christopher P. Orlando")

From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august)

[![Using [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] to your advantage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Buxton-istock-472313147_fb6917097ddf509bf7e8ae507003e2ff.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/using-case-sanchez-case-to-your-advantage "Using [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] to your advantage")

## [Using [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] to your advantage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/using-case-sanchez-case-to-your-advantage "Using [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] to your advantage")

Both sides have filed nonsense motions to exclude expert testimony based on hearsay

[Michelle Buxton Hemesath](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-buxton-hemesath "Michelle Buxton Hemesath")

From Issue: [2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january)

[![Preparing experts post-[[case]]Sargon[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Bassell-993472650-istock_d2d71ca0d38a47458a9901839e8da974.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/preparing-experts-post-case-sargon-case "Preparing experts post-[[case]]Sargon[[/case]]")

## [Preparing experts post-[[case]]Sargon[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/preparing-experts-post-case-sargon-case "Preparing experts post-[[case]]Sargon[[/case]]")

[[case]]Sargon[[/case]] reaffirmed that expert opinion cannot be speculative or based on conjecture

[Torsten Bassell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/torsten-bassell "Torsten Bassell")

From Issue: [2018 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october)

## [[[case]]People v. Sanchez[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april/people-v-sanchez "[[case]]People v. Sanchez[[/case]]")

Preparation and opportunity in expert discovery since [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]], and avoiding [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] issues at trial

[Ari Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ari-friedman "Ari Friedman")

From Issue: [2024 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-april)

[![The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/DeSantis-istock-173577818_6b3b14f78e2247386c6ec7cb37d2c779.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/the-roles-of-expert-witnesses-in-motor-vehicle-accident-litigation "The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation")

## [The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/the-roles-of-expert-witnesses-in-motor-vehicle-accident-litigation "The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation")

Understand what each type of expert witness brings to your motor-vehicle case

[Daniel DeSantis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-desantis "Daniel DeSantis")
[Lane Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lane-friedman "Lane Friedman")

From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

[![The good shepherd](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Soltanmoradi-istock-467724036_fac5a4ee508f1d49dd516891d89277f1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/the-good-shepherd "The good shepherd")

## [The good shepherd](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/the-good-shepherd "The good shepherd")

Identifying and shepherding your witnesses for trial

[Mansour Soltanmoradi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mansour-soltanmoradi "Mansour Soltanmoradi")

From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january)
