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• Update: December 2022

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for enhancing your library with the 2022 edition of Massachusetts Expert Witnesses . This new edition brings updated resources within your immediate reach--for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions. Highlights from among the many issues addressed in this edition include

  • a percipient witness testifying as an expert witness;

  • the circumstances under which expert testimony is necessary to establish a prima facie case;

  • the use of expert testimony in legal malpractice actions;

  • the application of the Daubert-Lanigan standards to a number of specific issues, such as fingerprint evidence; paint analysis; the association of certain tattoos with white supremacist groups; and GPS data;

  • substantially updated information on the use of experts in electronic discovery, addressing topics such as selection of experts, preservation and spoliation of evidence, technology-assisted review, proportionality, and the adoption of Mass. G. Evid. s. 1119 on digital evidence;

  • a proposed amendment to Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence;

  • numerous expert-related developments in criminalistics concerning, for example, fingerprints, footprints, ammunition and ballistics, testimony of medical examiners, death certificates, cause and time of injury, and bloodstain patterns;

  • the presentation and admissibility of DNA evidence;

  • the use of statisticians and social scientists, among other types of experts, in litigating employment cases;

  • a recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling that a "but for" standard applies to causation in negligence cases involving multiple alleged causes of harm; and

  • the use of experts in addressing a number of issues in securities litigation, such as materiality, causation, damages, and accounting standards.

  We trust you will find this latest version of Massachusetts Expert Witnesses an invaluable resource for your busy practice.

  Cordially,

  John M. Lawlor, Esq., Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

The Initial Client Meeting

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Aidan R. Welsh, Esq., Schoonmaker, George, Colin & Blomberg, PC

Chapter 2 expand

Motion Practice for Temporary Orders

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Renée C. Bauer, Esq., Bauer Law Group, LLC

Exhibit 2A

- Sample Motion for Custody, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 2B

- Sample Motion for Exclusive Possession, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 2C

- Sample Motion for Alimony, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 2D

- Sample Motion for Child Support, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 2E

- Sample Motion to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem for Minor Child Buy Form

Exhibit 2F

- Sample Ex Parte Emergency Motion for Custody Buy Form

Exhibit 2G

- Sample Affidavit in Support of Ex Parte Motion for Custody Buy Form

Exhibit 2H

- Sample Motion for Psychiatric Evaluation, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Exhibit 2I

- Sample Motion for Attorney Fees, Pendente Lite Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Financial Affidavits

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Carmina K. Hirsch, Esq., Hirsch Legal, LLC

Exhibit 3A

- Financial Affidavit (JD-FM006 LONG Rev. 2-16) Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Financial Affidavit (JD FM006 SHORT Rev. 2-16) Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

- Financial Affidavit Polish Short Form Buy Form

Exhibit 3D

- Financial Affidavit Portuguese Long Form Buy Form

Exhibit 3E

- Help Text for Financial Affidavit Long Form Buy Form

Exhibit 3F

- Help Text for Financial Affidavit Short Form Buy Form

Exhibit 3G

- Financial Affidavit Information Sheet Buy Form

Exhibit 3H

- Family Law Software Planner Family Information Sheet and Income and Assets List Buy Form

Exhibit 3I

- Child Support Guidelines Effective July 1, 2015 Buy Form

Chapter 4 expand

Discovery

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Sheila S. Cascio, Esq.,
Ellen B. Lubell, Esq., Law Offices of Ellen B. Lubell

Exhibit 4A

- Court Form JD-FM-6: Financial Affidavit Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Financial Affidavit Long Form as of January 2014 Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Financial Affidavit Short Form as of January 2014 Buy Form

Exhibit 4D

- Manuscripted Financial Affidavit Buy Form

Exhibit 4E

- Superior Court for Family Matters—Standing Orders: Case Management Orders Buy Form

Exhibit 4F

- Interrogatories Buy Form

Exhibit 4G

- Request for Production of Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 4H

- Motion for Extension of Time to Respond Buy Form

Exhibit 4I

- Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information Buy Form

Exhibit 4J

- Expert Discovery Schedule, Form JD-CV-115 Buy Form

Exhibit 4K

- Subpoena Duces Tecum Buy Form

Exhibit 4L

- Application for Appointment of a Commission to Take the Deposition of a Nonresident Buy Form

Exhibit 4M

- Request to Admit Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

The Definition of Property

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Campbell D. Barrett, Esq., Pullman & Comley LLP

Exhibit 5A

- Timeline of Key Cases on the Definition of Property Buy Form

Chapter 6 expand

Alimony

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Alexander J. Cuda, Esq., Needle | Cuda

Chapter 7 expand

Child Support Basics

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Susan K. Smith, Esq.,

Chapter 8 expand

Issues Relating to Children: Jurisdiction, Child Custody, Visitation, and Other Issues

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Hon. Barry F. Armata, Connecticut Superior Court
Kathryn Leigh Bissonnette, Esq., Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP
Cheryl L. Cassella, Esq., The Hartford Financial Services Group
Kate W. Haakonsen, Esq., Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP

Chapter 9 expand

Health and Life Insurance

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Sandi Beth Girolamo, Esq., Flaherty Legal Group LLC
Pamela M. Magnano, Esq., Flaherty Legal Group LLC

Exhibit 9A

- Connecticut HUSKY Health Program Annual Income Guidelines–Effective March 1, 2017 Buy Form

Exhibit 9B

- Life Insurance Authorization Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Tax Considerations

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Michele R. Dumesnil, Russell & Company CPAs, PC
James G. Russell, Russell & Company CPAs, PC

Chapter 11 expand

Pretrials

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Exhibit 11A

- Applicable Connecticut Practice Book Sections Buy Form

Exhibit 11B

- Fairfield Judicial District Standing Order: Trial Management Order Buy Form

Chapter 12 expand

Marital Separation Agreements

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Carla A. Barone, Esq., Cohen Forman Barone LLP
Linda L. Mariani, Esq., Mariani & Reck

Exhibit 12A

- Sample Clauses Concerning Selling the Marital Residence Buy Form

Exhibit 12B

- Sample General Provisions Buy Form

Exhibit 12C

- Sample Notice of Automatic Orders Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Use of Experts

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Chapter 14 expand

Trial Practice Techniques

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Peter M. Bryniczka, Esq.,
Hon. Thomas D. Colin, Schoonmaker, George, Colin & Blomberg, PC

Chapter 15 expand

Evidentiary Issues

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Steven R. Dembo, Esq., Berman Bourns Aaron & Dembo LLC

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Appellate Procedure and Posttrial Motions

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Kenneth J. Bartschi, Esq., Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque PC

Exhibit 16A

- Sample Civil Appeal Form and Instructions Buy Form

Chapter 17 expand

Contempt

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Michael A. Blanchard, Esq., Suisman Shapiro

Chapter 18 expand

Premarital Agreements

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Jon T. Kukucka, Esq., Pullman & Comley LLP

Chapter 19 expand

Restraining Orders

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Jonathan P. Budlong, Esq., Budlong & Budlong LLC

Chapter 20 expand

Representing Children in Family Court Custody and Visitation Disputes

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Bruce Clements, Children's Law Center of Connecticut
Randa R. Hojaiban, Esq., Children's Law Center of Connecticut
Justine C. Rakich-Kelly, Esq., Children's Law Center

Exhibit 20A

- Sample Parent Questionnaire Buy Form

Exhibit 20B

- Judges Speak Buy Form

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Susan V. Busby, Esq., Law Office of Susan Busby LLC

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