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October 10, 2001 MEETING
Joint Meeting with the Delaware Valley Section of AIChE


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Date & Time: Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Mixer, 5:30 PM; Dinner, 6:30 PM; Talk and Business Session, 7:30

Topic: "How to be an Expert Witness"

Speaker: Dr. Richard Saferstein

Abstract
An expert witness who has testified in more than 1000 trials, Dr. Saferstein will discuss how to prepare testimony, how to work with your client-attorney, how to answer questions on the stand, and how to relate to a judge and jury. He will also discuss how to get started as an expert witness, and marketing your practice. The presentation will use a video of an actual trial to illustrate how an expert witness can succesfully handle himself or herself under direct and cross examination in the courtroom.

Biography:

Dr. Richard Saferstein a forensic science consultant, retired as Chief Forensic Scientist of the New Jersey State Police Laboratory in 1991. Prior to coming to the NJ State Police, he was employed as a forensic chemist with the Treasury Department and as an analytical chemist with Shell Chemical Co. The author of numerous technical papers, Dr. Saferstein wrote a widely used textbook on the subject, Criminalistics: An Intorduction to Forensic Science, now in its 7th. edition; he edited Forensic Science Handbook, Volumes 1-111 (2002, 1992, 1988), and he is on the board of the Journal of Forensic Identification, and he served on the editorial boards of Journal of Forensic Sciences and Microchemical Journal. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry form City University of New York. Dr. Saferstein is a member of ACS and numerous professional forensic societies.

Meeting Location: The Cynwyd Club, Bala Cynwyd, PA. From City Line Ave (Route #1) drive north west on Conshohocken State Road (Route #23) about 3 long blocks. Continue north on Trevor Lane instead of following Route #23 left. At "Y" in road one block north on Trevor Lane, turn left where clubhouse and parking are on the left side of the road. Please park in lot if space is available; otherwise, park on Trevor Lane. If lost, call the club at 610-667-4524.

Reservation:Dinner is by reservation only. To make or cancel a reservation, leave an emailE-Mail: Chemical Consultants Reservations or call the Chemistry Secretary at 215-382-1589 no later than noon,Thursday, October 4th. 2001. Leave a message on the machine if necessary. Meeting fee, including food and beverage, is $20 by reservation or $25 at the door. No-shows will be invoiced. No shows will be invoiced. No reservation needed if attending for presentation only; however, you may want to register anyway-indicating that is for the presentation only -so we can contact you in case of a cancellation or rescheduling.

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