Engaging with Neurology Expert, Dr. Jill Cramer

Dr. Jill Cramer, is a board-certified neurologist, and the founder of the Roanoke Area MS Center. She is a sought-after expert witness with decades of experience. She holds an MD from Georgetown and a BS in Neurobiology from Cornell.  In this episode . . .Dr. Cramer points out the “nice guy” strategy during cross-examination stating, “Some of them will try to lull the expert into a sense of ‘I am just a nice person. I am on your side.'" She continues “. . . you cannot bait me . . . [I] just answer the question, give my opinion.... so that the discussion is not derailed by a super sweet or a snarky cross-examiner.”Additional topics include cross-examiners and the importance of winning and getting experience on both sides. She offers up this advice, “Make sure that you work for the defense and plaintiff. This makes you a better-rounded witness, and it helps you to understand both sides of [cases] you are in.”