Effective December 1, 2010, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will have changed the way in which expert discovery will be conducted in federal court litigation. With good reason, practitioners have long assumed that all draft expert reports and all communications with testifying experts are subject to disclosure. Under amended Rule 26(b)(4), however, most attorney-expert communications and draft reports will now be protected work product. Join popular presenter Matt Rita for this timely program that examines those changes, including important exceptions to the new rule and potential ethical challenges attorneys may face as they adapt to it.
Matthew J. Rita, Esq. is a partner in the law firm of Ford & Harrison LLP, resident in its Denver office. While his primary practice area is complex commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, with substantial experience in the employment law arena, he also provides substantive legal advice and counseling on an ongoing basis. Mr. Rita strives to keep clients apprised of developments in the law, both informally and through publications and presentations, including his article entitled "Family Responsibilities Discrimination: An Evolving Theory Under Federal Law," and his national web casts with Celesq® AttorneysEd Center.
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