About the Authors

• Author: David J. Galluzzo/Robert Clifford
• Pages: 16-16

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About the Authors

David J. Galluzzoisa foundingpartnerof aboutiquelaw firmlocatedin NewYork

Cityspecializinginintellectualproperty,artlaw,andhighprofilelitigation.Hehasrepresented

multinational clients in a variety of matters concerning patents, trademarks, copyrights, white

collarcrime, pharmaceuticalproducts and securities.Mr. Galluzzois also involvedin all

aspectsofduediligenceandtransactionalwork. Beforefoundingthefirm,Mr.Galluzzo was

anattorneyattwolargeNewYorkCitylawfirmswherehesuccessfullylitigatedbilliondollar

cases.

Beforehislegalcareer,Mr.GalluzzoworkedasaresearchchemistatPfizer,Inc.Asbothahighlyskilled

scientistandlawyer, Mr.Galluzzouses hisscientific backgroundandrefined analyticalreasoningto resolve

difficult legal issues, particularly in cases involving complex expert analyses.

Mr.GalluzzoobtainedhislawdegreefromUniversityofConnecticut SchoolofLawwherehegraduated

inthe IntellectualProperty HonorsProgram andwas theEditor ofConnecticut IntellectualProperty Notes.

Mr.Galluzzoalsograduat edmagnacumlaude withhisBachelor ofSciencedegree inmolecularbiology and

chemistryfromtheUniversityofConnecticut,andisamemberofPhiBetaKappa.

Hecanbereachedat:

212-804-5738

david@artandiplaw.com

Sadly, Robert C. Clifford, the original author of Qualifying and Attacking Expert Witnesses, passed away in

2015.Heservedasaconsultanttolawfirmsandasan arbitratorandmediatorininsuranceandlitigationmatters.He

wastheseniorpartner ofanOakland, Californialawfirm wherehespecialized ingenerallitigation, includingreal

propertydisputes,personalinjurylitigation,insur-ancematters,contractdisputes,willcontestsandestatematters.

HewastheauthorofCID, the coauthor of CTT, and

the author of CUML.

Mr.Cliffordserved ontheBoardof VisitorsoftheStanford LawSchoolandwas amemberoftheAmerican 

and the California State Bar Associations.

Introduction

Thisbookdiscussesexpert testimonyfromthe selectionofyour expert(Chapter1), throughyourprepara-

tion(Chapter2), tothe testimonyofyour expert(Chapter 3)andthe cross-examinationof theopposingexpert

(Chapter4).Thefinalchapterexaminesthetestimonyoffrequentlyusedexpertwitnesses.

ThroughoutthebooktherearereferencestofederalauthoritiesandparticularlytotheFederalRulesofEvidence.

TheFederalRulesofEvidencehavebeenadoptedinsubstantialpartbymorethan20statesandmanystatesthathave

not adopted the federal rules have enacted similar evidentiary rules. Clearly, however, you must be familiar with the

applicable code provisions and case authorities of your own jurisdiction relating to expert testimony.

Many sections are followed by summaries of representative cases illustrative of the principles discussed.

The cases might not always be appropriate for your jurisdiction, but through routine legal research techniques

you should be able to locate pertinent authority. Because of the number of jurisdictions whose rules of evidence

arebaseduponthefederalrules,federalcaseshavebeenemphasized.

Thechecklistsprovideremindersandsuggestionsrelatingtothesection;thetacticscommentscontainideas

and strategies that have proved useful to experienced practitioners.

It is hoped that it will prove to be a practical, usable book for active trial practitioners as well as those who

only occasionally are faced with the need to qualify or attack an expert witness in court.

Robert C. Clifford