Before Trial: Filing Suit, or Legal Paperwork. Discovery in General. Depositions. Other Discovery Techniques. Failure to Cooperate in Discovery. Pre-Trial Conferences. The Rules of Evidence: Fundamental Concepts. Who is an Expert and When One Can Testify. The Form of Questions to an Expert. Tests, Experiments, and the Chain of Custody. Common Knowledge and Routine Practice. Real Evidence. Exhibits and Demonstrations. The Rule Against Hearsay. Hearsay Exceptions I-Introduction. Hearsay Exceptions II-Writings and Records. Hearsay Exceptions III-Printed Matter. Hearsay Exceptions IV-Miscellaneous. Best Evidence Rule. A Real Case. Suggestions and Hints for Expert Witnesses: Organizing Narrative Direct Testimony. Withstanding Cross Examination. Appendices: Extracts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in Numerical Order. Extracts from the Federal Rules of Evidence in Numerical Order. Table of Cases. Index.