Four Capabilities of Bucklin
Capability # 1: Bucklin expresses his opinion and the basis of it in words
that communicate to the Jury.
Bucklin has had over 30 years of effective presentation of expert
evidence in court. This is evidenced by his election as a Fellow of the
International Academy of Trial Lawyers, by his membership in the Million
Dollar Round Table, and by the dozens of insurers who have recommended him for
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys. (The International Academy of Trial
Lawyers attempts to identify and admit to membership the top 500 trial lawyers
in the United States.)
Capability # 2: Bucklin can bring to bear transactional
and trial experience in many states.
Read
more about experience in the states in which Bucklin is
interested in serving. Bucklin
has handled transactions and litigation matters in many states .In addition to
supervising transactions and
litigation attorneys in states colored in blue in the map, Bucklin has been admitted to the legal bars
of the four states colored in green in the map.
Bucklin's legal practice for 40 years has been balanced between commercial and
personal work, and between office practice and litigation, and between plaintiff
and defense work.
His experience is both extensive in terms of states where he has been involved,
and also varied in terms of the litigation or transactions.
Capability # 3. Bucklin has the ability to pass the judge's gatekeeper or Daubert
Tests.
No longer can experts be selected solely on their credentials and ability to
communicate. Attorneys must select an expert who is familiar
with the new expert opinion evidence tests, and willing and able to
support his/her analytical approaches in the words that the court is looking
for. In Kumho, for example, the court had no doubt about the
expert's qualifications, but rejected the testimony because of lack of
explanation of a proper analytical approach. An expert is no use in court if
he/she cannot pass the gatekeeper tests of the judge.
Read Bucklin's article -->
Daubert Gatekeeping Tests.
Because expert evidence is almost always crucial to the case, counsel should
start thinking of admissibility from the beginning of the litigation. If
counsel is using an expert, counsel should select an expert who expresses his opinion and the
basis of it in words properly. Finding a "qualified expert" is no longer enough. Gone are the days when,
after an expert is found to be qualified (routine under Rule 702's standards),
the testimony would invariably get to the jury. Now trial lawyers must
look beyond the expert’s credentials. So choose an expert who knows how to state
his/her method properly and clearly.
Capability # 4. Bucklin is qualified to give opinions on several aspects of
the underlying case in a legal malpractice claim.
Attorneys should check these various aspects
against the facts of their case, and perhaps may find additional uses for expert
testimony.
Testimony
