What experts say about SEAK’s Expert Witness Training & SEAK’s Expert Witness Directory

Jim – Thanks for a very interesting session with you and Judge Lawson. Your preparation and familiarity with your audience background allowed you to connect with us in a way that was very useful and relevant. My work is almost 100% expert work and while I have not yet authored my own expert report or been deposed, I have drafted many reports and assisted experts through depo prep, sat in on opposing expert depo and sat through district court trials. Even with that background, your presentation with all those examples really brought things home for me.

Seven hours, counsel said I was rock solid and seemed very experienced, said I was the best 1st time expert witness that they had seen!! They were very pleased. Thanks for your help. I would had been screwed going in there with only what I knew before I took your course!! So glad I took the course.

Hi Jim, Just wanted to give you my impressions of the session. You are truly a gifted teacher –smart, funny and no BS. I was very proud of you and proud to be associated with you.

Hey Jim – The testimony I gave last week (civil trial) for plaintiff was well received. Both of plaintiff lawyers thought best expert testimony they had heard in 20 and 31 years respectively. So all your training and the SEAK books are bearing fruit!

After three months the report to my experiment re fees is that even in the face of the horrible economy raising my fees has increased my business from attorneys. The vendors between the insurance companies and myself are complaining but still filling my available slots. So what is new? Once again I attribute a lot of my success to the SEAK training.

Awesome! The best, more entertaining, informative and useful seminar I have ever attended. Essential information for the serious and credible expert. Should be a prerequisite for all experts.

This was a great course. I would recommend it to others looking to do this type of work.

It is safe to say that I was and am proud of my extensive industry knowledge. However, I quickly realized that no matter how knowledgeable I may be it means absolutely nothing if I can’t present the information effectively and concisely to retaining counsel if my reports look like arse! Truth be told, I expected to be sitting by the pool by 1 pm each day! Instead, I was humbled by your knowledge and knew I had to stay all day to get as much good information as I could from you both. For opening my eyes to the concept of great report writing, I am eternally grateful. Truly. I will work very hard to implement the examples and processes you teach in order to become not just the most knowledgeable, but to provide exemplary reporting in my field.

4 DAYS OF EXCELLENCE, You and the team did an outstanding job. Thank you for your insights, encouragement and patience.

Thank you so much for your SEAK presentation. It was frightening and very helpful at the same time. You are obviously extremely smart and talented in what you do. Everyone that I spoke with agreed that the two days were extremely worthwhile. Thank you for all your handwork putting this together and for working with us.

It was great! Will hopefully see you in cape cod soon for more great education.

I particularly enjoyed the CV critique portion, and ended up revising my CV to meet the guidelines. Several people have told me that it is easier to read and reference. I have had the opportunity to use what I learned in the course at a trial in Tallahassee and in subsequent testimony taken by telephone from my office. The comment I received from counsel is that I came across as “competent and polished.” One likes being “polished.” I recommend your course to those who want to have well-prepared testimony and more confidence on the witness stand.

Jim, When I asked retaining counsel today for post-trial testimony feedback, he said, A+. Thanks for your help.

Nadine – I just wanted to thank you again for taking the time to meet with our experts. I spoke with each of the attendees, and they were super appreciative of the insight and guidance from the course. You’re truly an expert of your craft. I am hoping that this can be something of an annual training for our group of experts. Thanks for everything!

Jim, You were excellent and I appreciated your ability to know each student and their situation, not to mention your approach, wit, role-playing, etc. I feel much more prepared now!

Thanks for the prompt follow up. you were a well prepared, energetic, and engaging speaker. Much appreciated!

Jim – you do a great job at learning the student and making the course personalized.

It was a very good experience with practical advice. It was engaging and full of real-world examples.

So impressed – great teachers, humorous and serious, you personally looked at my needs, materials, and questions, and attending to the group at large was impressive. Made it fun, and above all – I feel ready and prepared and have a plan to do this work.

The attorney I am working with told me I did a great job! Thanks for your help. It was a great benefit to me!

As an educator who has conducted over 350 three-hour continuing education courses via live videoconferencing (Zoom) since April 7th, 2020, I found the instructor, course content, and hard copy booklet to be exceptional. Mr. Mangraviti stands on the mountaintop among the most knowledgeable and passionate instructors of my entire professional and academic career. I highly recommend this course to anyone who is thinking about a career as an expert witness, or someone simply wants to learn, grow, and “up their game.

Jim and Kelly, I wanted to take a moment to personally thank you both for the three incredible training classes I have taken over the last few months at SEAK. The content, format and style was exactly what I was looking for and greatly improved my performance in a recent deposition regarding an employment matter for one of my consulting clients. In fact, the trial attorney who prepared me for the deposition later told the CEO that I “knocked it out of the park” and that I have a bright future as an Expert Witness. She also advised me to increase my hourly rate. I couldn’t have done this as effectively without you and your team. Your training prepared me to have confidence, listen intently, only answer what is asked, speak eloquently and to keep my emotions in check. The networking with other expert witnesses has also benefited my firm.

Very well organized, with effective and knowledgeable teaching.

One of the best professional seminars I have ever taken. I just wish I had taken it 10 years earlier.