Webinar on expert witnesses in sex assault trials

The Office of the Governor’s Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force invites you to the October installment of its Quarterly Webinar SeriesOn Thursday, October 17, 2024, Margaret Bassett, LPC-S, Director Applied Research & Innovative Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (IDVSA) will present Fact or Expert: An Introduction to the Ethical Role and Use of Expert Witnesses.

Join us for an informative training where participants will gain knowledge about who can be an expert witness and skills needed to professionally and ethically use or serve as an expert witness; benchmarks for establishing “expertise” before serving as or employing expert witnesses; and ethical, personal, and professional benefits of serving as, or utilizing, experts for case consultation and at trial. 

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM