NorCal Chapter July 7th, 2015 Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue South San Francisco

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1 NorCal Chapter Upcoming Meeting TUESDAY July 7th, 2015 Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Avenue South San Francisco How to Become a Visible Expert in Your Industry.with Online Marketing Join us for our annual joint meeting with the Bay Area Legal Nurse Consultants. This is a Tuesday meeting. In this presentation, we'll share key components to help your business create an online marketing strategy that builds brand recognition, credibility and authority within your industry. Walk away with practical insights and strategic guidance to identify the most effective ways to immediately incorporate digital touchpoints and tactics that will build MOMENTUM into your business' marketing approach and position yourself as an industry expert. Sabrina Franklin is a digital marketing strategist, educator and professional speaker, specializing in helping businesses develop their unique brand positioning and core messaging with go-to-market strategy, corporate training and social media management. As Principal Strategist at Momentum Marketing, Sabrina works with her clients to create a customized marketing program that promotes brand awareness, leverages customer engagement and creates an online community of business connections that make a company more profitable and successful. Please plan to join us. All are invited. Pre-registered FEWA Members: $50 Guests & Walk-in Members: $60 Times: Networking 6:00 p.m., Dinner & Discussion 6:30 p.m. Dinner is included with salad, entrée, and dessert. Please inform us if you prefer vegetarian options before the reservation deadline. Reservation: Please go to and click on the event calendar to register on-line, or exec@forensic.org. We have updated the FEWA policy to encourage prepayment as it streamlines the registration process. Prepaid members receive a reduced cost of $50. If you choose to pay at the door, please be aware the cost will be $60. Cancellations are refundable prior to the reservation deadline. Cash, Check, MasterCard, Visa, and American Express accepted.

2 Upcoming Meetings NorCal Chapter Our chapter meetings are held every month except August and December, when we are dark. They are scheduled for the second Wednesday in the calendar month. Please check the calendar at July 7 th, 2015 Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco Our annual TUESDAY meeting with the Bay Area Legal Nurse Consultants How to Become a Visible Expert in Your Industry.with Online Marketing By: Sabrina Franklin, Marketing Strategist September 9 th, 2015 Scott s Jack London Square, Oakland The Expert and the Subpoena Duces Tecum By: Martin F. Triano, Esq. October 14 th, 2015 Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco The Wild West of Forensic Analysis: New Trends and (Potential) Constraints By: Joel L. Halverson, Esq. November 11 th, 2015 Fior D Italia, San Francisco Experts on Video By: Katie Roletto, Videographer January 13 th, 2016 Scott s Jack London Square A Program for Experts

3 NorCal Chapter Congratulations NorCal Chapter! FEWA Chapter of the Year! Come and see NorCal s 2015 Chapter of the Year Award displayed on the badge table at our next NorCal meeting. The award is given for meeting activities and programs, new members and outreach, balanced finances, Chapter Board cooperation and assistance, newsletter and online information, and more. The Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) established the Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) credential in 2014 for qualified expert witnesses and forensic consultants. The CFLC is granted exclusively to FEWA Professional members who have met the eligibility criteria established requiring significant participation in FEWA activities and completion of education courses in the subjects of forensic analysis, litigation consulting and expert witnessing. FEWA, is excited to announce that we are hosting webinars in 2015! Join us for the next webinar November 20 th. "Effective Expert Witness Testimony in Arbitration". Go to for more information.

4 NorCal Chapter June Meeting Review Experts and Class Action Lawsuits, by Alexander Perez Joseph Quilici, Civil & Structural Engineering Expert, NorCal Vice President The first 5 FEWA members to sign-up for the June meeting: Glen Balzer Sales & Marketing Expert E. Robert Miller Property Management Expert David Saldivar Property Management Expert Robert Bob Tucknott Electrical Contracting Expert Dr. Rexford Upp Geotechnical Expert The speaker was great, very interesting, smart, & personable. We also had a lively discussion about the webinar on Daubert. - John D Andrea NorCal Chapter President Access more information for Experts and download the new FEWA National Quarterly newsletter at

5 NorCal Chapter 2016 FEWA Annual Conference in San Francisco, CA FEWA-You re An Expert, We Make You An Expert Witness

6 NorCal Chapter FEWA Recommended Resource List 2015 The Comprehensive Forensic Services Manual Babitsky, Mangraviti, Todd ISBN Litigation Expert Advice The Recorder 2006 Special Report Chip Rice Esq. Shartsis Friese The Expert Witness Marketing Book Hamilton ISBN 10: Writing And Defending Your Expert Report Babitsky, Mangraviti ISBN How To Excel During Depositions Babitsky, Mangraviti ISBN The Expert Witness Handbook Dan Poynter Trial Techniques Thomas Mauet ISBN Guidelines For Forensic Engineering Practice J. B. Kardon, PhD, SE ISBN The Expert Expert Douglas L. Field, Esq. ISBN

7 Northern California Chapter Past NorCal FEWA Speakers and Training Topics A Partial List Experts and Class Action Lawsuits Alexander Perez, Esq. Nuggets from the 2015 FEWA Conference Keith Rosenthal, Bob Tucknott, Rex Upp, Joe Perry Arbitration What all Experts Should Know Hon. Richard Flier The Role Of Experts in Litigation- Perception, Reality, And What Can Be Done About It Karl Monineux, Esq. Ask the Veteran Experts John D Andrea, Martin Triano, Esq, John Wallace, Bruce Wapen, M.D., Patricia Fisher Expert Mentoring Patricia Fisher, Keith Rosenthal, Craig Fries How Attorneys and Experts Can Work Together to Each Other s Benefit Martin F. Triano, Esq. How I Find and Use Diverse Experts & Do s & Don ts All Experts Should Know Tom Nolan, Esq. Liability Insurance for Experts Neal Bordenave Writing and Editing Your Expert Report Michelle Rubin WORKING WITH THE DEFENSE LAWYER- -What All Experts Need to Know Attorney John Coker, Esq. Exposing the Truth in Forensic Photography Keith Rosenthal, CEP Experts Under Fire People of Florida v. Geo. Zimmerman Hon. Ronald Del Pozzo, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge SECURITY THREAT - What Experts Need to Know: Case Study From a Behavioral Science Perspective Michael H. Corcoran, Ph.D., Doctor of Behavioral Science Effective Collaboration Between Experts and Attorneys in High Tech Investigations and Lawsuits Stephen S Wu, Esq.- Cooke Kobrick & Wu How Jurors View Experts and their Testimony Carol Bauss, J.D., Senior Trial Consultant

8 About FEWA NorCal Chapter Website: FEWA SERVICES: FEWA provides valuable benefits and services to our members. An administrative office responsive to members and those seeking to hire forensic consultants An annual directory provided to those seeking to retain forensic consultants, enabling selection from the membership Education through seminars, workshops, & dinner meetings designed to provide practical assistance and knowledge Training to better able members to serve the legal community Networking to expand members' circle of contacts and, thereby, opportunities Referrals BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP: Benefits of membership in the Forensic Expert Witness Association continue to expand as our association continues to grow. Annual Expert Witness Directory Member rate for monthly membership meeting Training videos and educational conferences Outstanding speakers on forensic subjects and materials Networking with other consultants, attorneys, potential clients Quarterly Newsletter -- with updates via as needed Forensic Library - with membership borrowing privileges World Wide Web listing World Wide Web referrals Speakers' Bureau Additional Resources:

9 Newsletter NorCal Chapter The commentary, reports, article content, and all other aspects of this newsletter are not official beliefs or opinions of the Forensic Expert Witness Association, its editors, directors, reporters, reviewers, members, or associates and should not be relied on as such. Please send us any material that you feel would be noteworthy to the general membership for the upcoming Newsletter, such as interesting articles, announcements of upcoming events, reports of past events, case reports, rulings relating to the expert function, legislation, etc. Please send a paragraph or so to EDITOR with FEWA Newsletter in the subject line. Copyright Forensic Expert Witness Association, All rights Reserved FEWA Funnies FEWA National Membership Committee Chairman Steve Murow- Construction Oversite Expert (Orange County) and National Governance Committee Chairman Joe Quilici Civil & Structural Engineering Expert (NorCal) arrange a date & time for a conference call between the two committees.