Skill

legalcode-expert-witness-preparation

Prepare expert witnesses and manage expert evidence strategy across all phases of litigation. Covers Daubert/Frye qualification screening, FRE 702 (2023 amendment) admissibility gating, FRCP 26(a)(2)(B) written report compliance, FRCP 26(b)(4) work-product protections, cross-examination vulnerability mapping, deposition preparation, rebuttal expert strategy, and conflicts identification for US federal and state court. Also covers UK CPR Part 35 expert duties, Practice Direction 35 report requirements, Single Joint Expert procedures, and hot-tubbing / concurrent evidence protocols. Use when retaining, qualifying, preparing, or challenging expert witnesses in civil litigation; when reviewing expert reports for Daubert or CPR 35 compliance; when building cross-examination plans for opposing experts; or when deciding whether to retain a rebuttal expert. Triggers on phrases like "expert witness", "Daubert motion", "Frye standard", "FRE 702", "FRCP 26(a)(2)", "CPR 35", "expert report review", "expert deposition prep", "single joint expert", "cross-examination expert", "rebuttal expert", "expert conflicts", or any task requiring qualification, preparation, or challenge of expert testimony.