In this episode of the Expert Witness Playbook, Dr. Brian Woodruff sits down with Dr. John Lundell, an anesthesiologist, author of Expert Witnessing for Doctors, and an expert who has worked cases in more than twenty states.
Dr. Lundell shares the unexpected path that led him into expert work after a Parkinson’s diagnosis at fifty, how he built a thriving practice using SEAK’s top-listed ad and a few well-placed grand rounds, and the creative job-sharing arrangement that gave him room to handle a growing caseload without leaving clinical medicine behind.
He also walks through the six rules at the core of his deposition course with Amy Fogelman:
1. Listen carefully
2. Pause to consider
3. Ask for clarification
4. Answer truthfully and concisely
5. Volunteer nothing
6. Keep calm
Along the way, the conversation covers how to discuss your advertising under cross-examination, why retiring from clinical practice starts a countdown clock on an expert witness’s career, and the difference between educating a jury and advocating for one side.
A practical, candid conversation for any physician practicing as, or considering becoming, an expert witness.
To learn more about Brian Woodruff, go to his personal website, Child Neurology Expert.
