OK, admittedly this episode is not terribly “psychedelic.” I gave a lecture at the 2023 Annual Convention of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants. The audience was of course Certified Public Accountants, and I spoke to them on the vagaries of serving as an expert witness. This includes sharing with the audience some of the stuff that lawyers squabble over that impact experts. [The audience look a little horrified to learn how the sausage was made.] I am not sure if I convinced anyone to consider being a testifying expert witness. But I am certain I illuminated a few curious minds.
My “psychedelic” connection on this one is to relate that most everything I say in this lecture applies to anyone intending to serve as a testifying expert in any type or psychedelic case, be it religious exemption, scheduling dispute, or criminal defense. If accounting is not your thing, not to worry. This lecture is not about accounting. It is about Rules of Evidence and a few statutes.
Also, I used Microsoft Bing’s new free AI image generator to generate some of the images in the PowerPoint accompanying my lecture. The fine print read I was free to use the images, royalty free, on condition I credited the AI. So, offer, acceptance, consideration, et voila, notice obligation met to my new robot overlord.
Thank you again to my hosts.
[And kudos for hosting much better snacks than the State Bar hosts at BARCON. :)]
You can watch the episode HERE.