By Kelly Wilbur, Esq. One of the easiest and most effective ways to expand your expert witness practice is to be responsive to new case inquiries from lawyers. Trial lawyers are very busy and must operate under court-imposed constraints. Often times lawyers, rightly or wrongly, will hire the first qualified expert who gets back to them. [...]
By Kelly Wilbur, Esq. Expert witnesses are an integral part of the vast majority of significant lawsuits. As such, trial attorneys need to identify and then retain expert witnesses numerous times per year. There are various ways that attorneys go about this process. For users of the SEAK Expert Witness Directory who reach out to experts [...]
by Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq. Medical malpractice actions are unusual in that many states require patients (i.e. plaintiffs) to demonstrate that they have expert witness support for their medical malpractice allegations before suit is filed. Such requirements are grounded in either state statutes or regulations. These rules are designed to discourage frivolous malpractice lawsuits and [...]