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The Defense Medical Examiners

Dealing with the “Frequent Flyers”

What You Will Learn

  • 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

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What You Will Learn

  • 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

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$79 for Plaintiff Attorney Members
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75 minutes
Date Published

June 25, 2026

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Trial Skills

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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.

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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

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Program Titles and Supporting Materials

This program contains the following components:

Media Files
The Defense Medical Examiners - Video
Downloadable Files
The Defense Medical Examiners - Slide Handout
Exhibit A_List of Conditions for DME.pdf
Exhibit B_DME Advice Sheet_1.1.20.pdf
Exhibit C_Document Schedule for DME Subpoena_Hinkes.pdf
Exhibit D_Document Schedule for GEICO Trial Subpoena re Hinkes.pdf
Exhibit E_Cross Examination of Richard Conant_v11.16.18_.pdf
Exhibit F_Conant DBE Trans_6.27.11.pdf
Exhibit G_Motion in Limine Arguments for Trial_2nd day.pdf
Exhibit H_Trial Transcript_Argument re financias cross & J. Christian's Order-x.pdf
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