CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar on various issues related to a critcal topic involved in all litigation today-- the use of experts. This seminar features experienced judges and litigators from Houston speaking on important pre-trial and trial issues related to the examination of experts.
This seminar features an audio presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association on the dates of September 19th and September 26th of 2008. This audio presentation features the topics listed below. This is a streaming audio presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The audio presentation runs for approximately 6.0 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "2008 Experts Institute - Pre-Trial and Trial Issues"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects for this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Experts 101: The Who, What, When and Why
- The First Step - How an Expert Fits Into Your Closing Argument
- Challenges to Expert Testimony
- Discovery and Experts
- Avoiding and Exploiting Analytical Gaps in Expert Testimony
- How to Prepare Your Expert for Trial or Deposition
- Questions for Attorneys Panel re Examination of Experts
- Demonstration: Direct and Cross of a Medical Expert
- Questions for Judges Panel re Examination of Experts
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Ms. Teresa Letson Schneider, who is a shareholder with the firm of Winstead PC in Houston. Ms. Schneider has practiced commercial litigation with Winstead since 1990, handling a wide variety of matters ranging from antitrust to trademark disputes. She has also handled complex commercial litigation including bank fraud, lender liability disputes, antitrust, environmental, securities, and bankruptcy litigation. She currently serves as the Director of Professional Development, responsible for all training and continuing education at Winstead PC. Teresa is formerly the chair of Winstead's Diversity Committee, responsible for implementation of the firm's diversity plan and diversity training. In addition, she was the past chair of the Pro Bono Committee/Pro Bono Coordinator for the firm and was responsible for organizing the pro bono efforts of all offices for many years, coordinating opportunities for the lawyers to use their skills for the community. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association (Child Advocates, Inc.). She was selected as one of Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas magazine (2006), and as a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly magazine (2004-2005). She received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University (B.S., 1986), and her law degree from South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989, Order of the Lytae, Dean's List, American Jurisprudence Awards (Evidence, Property, Criminal Procedure and Trial), and National Moot Court Champion in Insurance Law). A more extensive biography for Ms. Schneider may be found at her firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $150. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the Houston Bar Association, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $120. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 6.0 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
PLEASE REMEMBER-- All of our online CLE seminars are covered by our 'Full Satisfaction' guarantee. If for any reason you are dissatisfied with this or any other CLEonline.com seminar, we will gladly issue you a prompt refund. Thus, you have nothing to lose in trying one of our convenient online CLE seminars. If you have never participated in an online seminar before, we think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
