ABSTRACT
This chapter will be short because the complex rules of evidence and codes of civil procedure are necessary for the attorneys to know, but only guide you as needed. What follow here, then, are some key concepts. Any rules or codes that apply to your involvement in a case will more likely than not be spelled out in case documents or provided to you by your lawyer or client. If they are not, and you do not follow these rules, your testimony at trial may be foreshortened or, at worst, may be stricken from the record! Good communications between lawyer and expert witness can’t be stressed enough, regardless of either’s level of trial experience.
