In CLE Webinar, Robert Johnston and Louis Russo Provide Guidance on Deposing Opponents’ Experts
event | August 17, 2026
Hollingsworth LLP’s Robert Johnston and Louis Russo served as two of the three panelists in the webinar “Deposing Opponents’ Experts in Personal Injury Cases: Preparation, AI Tools, Goals, and Techniques.”
More and more frequently, personal injury cases are won or lost during expert depositions, and even in smaller moments within depositions. Successfully questioning a professional witness with a high level of expertise requires both tireless preparation and advanced deposition-taking skills. Handling massive amounts of reports or prior testimony requires having the right team and the right tools, potentially including AI.
In this 90-minute webinar, Robert and Louis discussed how trial lawyers should prepare, including how to use AI tools; attacking the expert’s methodology at deposition; identifying areas where the expert is unprepared; attacking the expert’s qualifications; and setting up testimony for use in FRE 702 motions or Daubert challenges. They also addressed eliciting — from even seasoned expert witnesses — favorable testimony and admissions for impeachment, disqualification, exclusion of testimony, or leverage for settlement negotiation.