Neil Wertlieb presented at the Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California in San Diego, California, on September 30, 2016. Mr. Wertlieb was a co-panelist for a program entitled “The Effective and Ethical Use of Expert Witnesses.” The program explored the use of expert witnesses in litigation. Topics included: how to effectively use an expert; the ethical and practical constraints on the use of expert witnesses, including when the expert is an attorney; evidentiary rules that govern expert testimony; and key considerations the expert should address with retaining counsel before the scope of his or her testimony is even discussed. As a former Chair of the State Bar’s Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct, and a current officer of the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee, Mr. Wertlieb’s portion of the panel discussion focused on the ethical issues applicable to litigators in their use of expert witnesses and the ethical issues applicable to attorneys when acting as expert witnesses.
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Neil Wertlieb was interviewed by Lexis Practice Advisor Journal recently, in a wide-ranging Q&A feature about his practice, his work as an expert witness, what he teaches law students at UCLA, his role as former GC for the LA Kings Hockey Team, and more. To read the interview, which was entitled “An Overview of Corporate Transactional Practice & Expert Witnessing,” click here.
Neil Wertlieb’s article, entitled “What Transactional Lawyers Should Know About Conflicts of Interest,” was published in 2016 in the Business Law News, a publication of the State Bar of California. Unlike litigants, parties to a business transaction often share common goals and interests. The presence of a common goal, however, does not mean the absence of a conflict of interest. Mr. Wertlieb’s article discusses how to identify, analyze, and address potential conflicts of interest, with special attention focused on issues commonly faced by transactional attorneys.