Clinical Skill Series: Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses with Mark Heyrman and Michelle Geller

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Open to the public

Mark Heyrman is Clinical Professor of Law and directs the Mental Health Advocacy Clinic, which represents plaintiffs in civil litigation involving the Illinois mental health system and advocates for legislative changes in that system.   An experienced litigator, lobbyist and clinical teacher, Heyrman has been described as "the leading mental health attorney in Illinois, . . . unmatched in his encyclopedic knowledge of mental health law."  Michelle Geller has been the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic's social worker since 1996, where she works collaboratively with clinic attorneys and law students as well as supervising students from the School of Social Service Administration.  In this program, Heyrman will demonstrate and lead a discussion on cross examination of an expert witness, played by Geller.

Lunch will be provided.