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The Defense Medical Examiners

Dealing with the “Frequent Flyers”

Published by Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington DC
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • Preparing your client at intake for a potential DME exam
  • Written discovery--what is discoverable, where to get it, what tools to use
  • Deposing the DME: Is it needed, preparation, tips for Zoom depositions
  • Strategies to counter DME’s malingering theory and several other typical defense arguments; using the concept of “negative space”
  • Using your expert’s direct exam to debunk a particular DME opinion
  • Strategies for countering the DME throughout trial



Registration
Schedule:
Thursday, June 25, 2026

4PM ATLANTIC
(3:00 ET / 12:00 PT / 4:30 NT / 1:00 SK / 1:00 MT)
Duration: 75 minutes


$99 USD for Association Member
$129 USD for Non-member


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Summary

Eric Stravitz will take you through the steps he uses to defeat the attempts of the “frequent flyer” DMEs to discredit your client, beginning at intake.

He will cover written discovery--what is discoverable, where to get it and what tools to use--and share strategies and tactics to challenge the credibility of the DME and debunk particular DME opinions and other typical defense arguments, to ask questions that allow your expert to debunk a particular DME opinion, and to counter the DME throughout the trial.

SWL-27687

Presenters
Eric N. Stravitz
Stravitz Law Firm, PC

After attending George Washington University Law School, Eric worked for both small and large firms focusing on personal... Read More


Program Agenda

5 Minutes - Introduction
60 Minutes - Presentation
10 Minutes - Live Q&A with the Speaker


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