By: Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. While some lawyers skimp on their expert witness testimony preparation, which can be an ethics violation on its own, other lawyers take the “preparation” too far. Furthermore, the practice of coaching witnesses during testimony that goes so far as to be essentially manipulating the witness’ conduct during the testimony [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about serving as a nephrologist expert witness you might wonder what types of cases a nephrology expert witness can be called to work on. Below are 11 example cases where a nephrologist might be asked to opine as an expert witness. Sample cases [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about becoming a urologist expert witness you might wonder what types of cases a urology expert witness may be asked to work on. Below are 15 example cases where a urologist might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where urologists [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction We often speak to people who are thinking about becoming a dentist expert witness. One curiosity a prospective dental expert witness may have is what types of cases they may be asked to work on. Below are 18 example cases where a dentist might be needed as [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction – What is an Expert Witness? Before we delve into what is included in an expert witness report, we should briefly discuss what an expert witness is. Expert witnesses (also known as opinion witnesses) are witnesses in court cases who are allowed to offer their professional opinions [...]
By: James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction For most physicians in practice, how much they can charge for their services is often determined by reimbursement rates set by the government or insurance companies. Expert witness work is, by stark contrast, a free market with no artificially set rates. A question I am often asked [...]
© 2022 SEAK, Inc. By: James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction Serving as a physician expert witness can be a rewarding way to apply your medical knowledge and experience, improve your communication skills, make yourself a better clinician for your patients and significantly supplement your clinical income. Most of the work consists of chart [...]
By Kelly Wilbur, Esq. One of the main components of expert witness assignments, when a plaintiff’s medical condition or status is involved, is reviewing medical records. This often begs the question, does HIPPA permit the disclosure of such records so the records may be reviewed by the expert witness? The short answer is YES. The Health [...]
By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Expert witnesses may be retained to assist in the certification process for a class action lawsuit. These assignments are typically extremely lucrative. The lawyers will usually be willing to pay for top quality work-which takes time. Such assignments are also extremely high stakes. Whether or not a class can be [...]
By Kelly Wilbur, Esq. How many expert witnesses will attorneys contact at a time for a new assignment and what does that mean for expert witness business development? For attorneys using SEAK’s Expert Witness Directory the mode is 1 expert witness, the median is 1 expert witness and the average is 1.22 expert witnesses. What this [...]