Mercer Capital to Participate in VPS Webinar

Chris Mercer and Scott Womack will present the webinar “Confessions of Two Reluctant Expert Witnesses and a Few Lessons Learned Over the Years.” This webinar is sponsored by Valuation Products and Services and will take place on Wednesday, April 10 from noon – 1:40 PM (Central).

The following learning objectives will be addressed:

  • Understand how to organize expert witness engagements, from acceptance to final billing
  • Gain insight on how to prepare for and conduct yourself in depositions and trial
  • Learn how to prepare counsel for an opposing expert’s deposition and trial testimony
  • Understand how to be an effective witness on the stand by providing powerful testimony on direct and cross-examination

The webinar is approved for 2 hours of CPE credit. To register for the webinar, click here.

Chris began his valuation career in the late 1970s and has prepared, overseen, or contributed to hundreds of valuations for purposes related to tax, ESOPs, buy-sell agreements, and litigation, among others. He has extensive experience in litigation engagements including statutory fair value cases, divorce, and numerous other matters where valuation issues are in question. He is also an expert in buy-sell agreement disputes. Chris is a prolific author on valuation-related topics and a frequent speaker on business valuation issues for national professional associations and other business and professional groups.

Scott concentrates his practice in family law litigation (traditional litigated divorce and collaborative divorce) and valuation matters involving a variety of industries. He assists estate planning attorneys in federal and state valuation matters, family law attorneys in divorce matters (including business valuation, forensic accounting, division of marital estate, etc.), and small business owners involving the potential sale of their businesses. Scott has testified in several jurisdictions involving family law matters. In addition, he has testified in tax court.