--- title: Expert Witnesses description: Advocate Magazine articles on Expert Witnesses, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/expert-witnesses-in-the-premises-liability-trial "Expert witnesses in the premises-liability trial") The type of experts you may need, and the best way to use them at trial [Gene Sullivan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gene-sullivan "Gene Sullivan") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) ## [Expert witness testimony at trial: Practice and procedure](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january/expert-witness-testimony-at-trial-practice-and-procedure "Expert witness testimony at trial: Practice and procedure") The effective presentation of liability and damages through expert testimony and opinion [Garo Mardirossian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/garo-mardirossian "Garo Mardirossian") From Issue: [2017 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january) ## [Expert depositions in the age of AI](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/expert-depositions-in-the-age-of-ai "Expert depositions in the age of AI") Opportunity, risk, and the new battlefield for plaintiff lawyers [Donna M. Maryanski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/donna-m-maryanski "Donna M. Maryanski") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october) ## [Don’t make your first witness your first mistake](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/don-t-make-your-first-witness-your-first-mistake "Don’t make your first witness your first mistake") Calling a defense witness as your first witness is a popular idea – and a bad one [Rita Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rita-miller "Rita Miller") From Issue: [2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january) ## [Damages: What does the future look like?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april/damages-what-does-the-future-look-like "Damages: What does the future look like?") A review of the experts needed to establish future medical costs and loss of-earnings capacity [Arya Tahmassebi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arya-tahmassebi "Arya Tahmassebi") From Issue: [2025 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-april) ## [Court looks at [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] and case-specific hearsay](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/court-looks-at-case-sanchez-case-and-case-specific-hearsay "Court looks at [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] and case-specific hearsay") Also, non-English speakers and English-language contracts; contingency-fee agreements [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") From Issue: [2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november) ## [Expert witnesses and legal support staff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/expert-witnesses-and-legal-support-staff "Expert witnesses and legal support staff") How do I find those experts? Which documents can I send them? A primer for legal support staff on how to support use of experts [Robert Clayton](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-clayton "Robert Clayton") From Issue: [2018 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october) ## [Expert designation: Not just a deadline, a case-shaping event](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/expert-designation-not-just-a-deadline-a-case-shaping-event "Expert designation: Not just a deadline, a case-shaping event") The do’s, the don’ts and the practical strategies of expert designation [Tatevik Gasparyan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tatevik-gasparyan "Tatevik Gasparyan") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october) ## [Effective tactics in deposing defense experts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february/effective-tactics-in-deposing-defense-experts "Effective tactics in deposing defense experts") Prepare thoroughly so you can shine the light where it belongs, on the issues, and not where they are trying to guide you [Kelly B. Hanker](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kelly-b-hanker "Kelly B. Hanker") From Issue: [2022 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-february) ## [Defending your treating physicians’ opinion testimony](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/defending-your-treating-physicians-opinion-testimony "Defending your treating physicians’ opinion testimony") Know your treating physicians’ opinions, and get them admitted [Andrew Clay](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-clay "Andrew Clay") [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") From Issue: [2018 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april) ## [Crafting powerful witness examinations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april/crafting-powerful-witness-examinations "Crafting powerful witness examinations") Witness examinations are built deliberately during depositions [Colin Jones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/colin-jones "Colin Jones") From Issue: [2026 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-april) ## [Building the record that survives summary judgment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/building-the-record-that-survives-summary-judgment "Building the record that survives summary judgment") How discovery, evidence, and expert opinions combine to create triable issues of fact on employer liability and related derivative claims [Brigitta Railla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brigitta-railla "Brigitta Railla") [Erika Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erika-contreras "Erika Contreras") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)