Appraisers Association of America

Registration Information

February 25 - February 26, 2016

9:30am - 5:30pm each day

Appraisers Association of America Office

212 West 35th Street, 11th Floor

New York, NY

10001

Registration deadline extended! Limited space available.

Fee: $895 - Includes light breakfast and lunch each day
You do not need to have completed any previous SEAK training to take this course.

This two-day course will be taught by SEAK trainer Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq.
Click for more information on SEAK Expert Witness Training.

The ability to produce a well-drafted expert appraisal report is a critically important tool for appraisers who serve as expert witnesses. Your written appraisal acts as a roadmap for direct testimony, talking points on cross, helps you prepare to testify, and enhances your brand. This interactive workshop will teach you how to write powerful, persuasive, and defensible appraisals. Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq., will use six major methodologies to teach the program, namely: lecture, questions and answers, analysis of well written report writing exercises, reports, and mock cross-examination techniques. Attendees are asked to submit sample reports previous to the class, for use in mock examinations, and for feedback purposes. In addition, each attendee will be provided with a content-rich manual.

Program details:

Day One:

How to Protect Your Appraisal Report, Yourself, and Your Opinions from Daubert, Qualifications, and Other Admissibility Challenges
How to Draft a Powerful, Persuasive, and Understandable Appraisal Report
Report Templates and How to Format Your Report
How to Document Your Assignment
How to Document Your Qualifications
How to Best Describe Your Document Review,
Research and Investigation
How to Make Optimum Use of Charts, Graphs, Timelines, and Photographs in Your Expert Witness Report

Day Two:

How to Best Deal with Confounding Data and
Alternative Explanations
Properly Expressing Your Opinion
How to Best Rebut the Opposing Expert’s Opinion(s)
How to Properly Use Boilerplate, Standard Language, and Disclaimers
Discovery, Ethics and The Influence of
Retaining Counsel
How to Excel When Drafting Rule 26 Reports for Federal Court
Quality Control & Editing Techniques for Expert Witness Appraisal Reports
How to Defend Your Expert Witness Report at Deposition, Hearing, & Trial
The Biggest Report Writing Mistakes Expert
Witnesses Make: And How to Avoid Them

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations must be made by Friday, January 22, 2016 in order to receive a full refund. No refunds are available after Friday, January 22. A minimum of 22 attendees is required to hold this program. If we do not reach our minimum by Friday, January 22, the course will be cancelled, and you will receive a full refund.

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