Cardiovascular Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Might You Work On?

A description of the types of cases a cardiovascular expert witness may be asked to offer an opinion on.

By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about becoming a cardiovascular expert witness you might wonder what types of cases you may be asked to work on.  Below are 14 examples of cases where a cardiovascular physician might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where a cardiovascular physician might serve as an expert witness:

Cardiothoracic Surgery Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Might You Work On?

A description of the types of cases a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness may be asked to offer opinions on.

By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about becoming a cardiothoracic surgery expert witness you might wonder what types of cases you may be asked to work on.  Below are 13 examples of cases where a cardiothoracic surgeon might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where a cardiothoracic surgeon might serve as an expert

Anesthesiology Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Might You Work On?

A description of the various types of cases an anesthesiology expert witness may be asked to offer an opinion on.

By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about becoming an anesthesiology expert witness you might wonder what types of cases you may be asked to work on.  Below are 8 examples of cases where an anesthesiologist might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where an anesthesiologist might serve as an expert witness: Medical malpractice

Allergy & Immunology Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Might You Work On?

A discussion of the types of cases allergy & immunology expert witnesses may be retained on to offer opinions.

By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Introduction If you are thinking about becoming an allergy & immunology expert witness you might wonder what types of cases an allergy & immunology expert witness may be asked to work on.  Below are 6 examples of cases where an allergy & immunology physician might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where

Addiction Medicine Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Might You Work On?

A discussion of the types of cases an addiction medicine expert witness may be retained to offer opinions on.

By Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq. Introduction  If you are thinking about becoming an addiction medicine expert witness you might wonder what types of cases an addiction medicine expert witness may be asked to work on.  Below are 14 examples of cases where an addiction medicine physician might be needed as an expert witness. Examples of cases where addiction medicine physicians

Neurosurgery Expert Witness: What Types of Cases Are Out There?

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. If you are considering starting a neurosurgery expert witness practice, you may wonder what types of cases you may be asked to opine on. Below are 10 case examples: Evaluate whether earlier treatment (i.e., TPA, etc.) to a patient would have saved his life. Plaintiff had walked into the ER with stroke-like symptoms, but

20 Expert Witness Liability Insurers

A list of 20 expert witness liability insurers compiled from SEAK's recent Expert Witness Liability Insurance Survey.

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Expert witnesses may be interested in insuring themselves against malpractice claims related to their expert witness practices.  Expert witness liability insurers could help expert witnesses protect themselves from errors and omissions made while serving as an expert witness. In July 2024, SEAK conducted a survey of almost 1,000 expert witnesses to inquire about if

Does a Medical Expert Witness Need to Maintain an Active Clinical Practice

A discussion regarding whether a medical expert witness needs to maintain an active clinical practice in order to be retained as an expert.

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq.  Introduction – Medical Expert Witness and Needing an Active Clinical Practice  Expert witnessing can be a great side gig for physicians and other medical professionals.  The work is interesting and involves teaching and educating lawyers, judges, and juries.  The vast majority of the work consists of record review, research, talking on the phone or

Expert Witness Testimony Preparation: What is and is not Ethical

A discussion of what lawyers can and cannot do when preparing an expert witness to offer testimony at both deposition and trial.

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 is unethical.[1] Preparation During expert witness

Tips To Optimize Your SEAK Expert Witness Directory Listing

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Over the years we have had the opportunity to review many hundreds of SEAK Expert Witness Directory listings through our consulting and teaching. Many of the listings we review, can be quickly and easily improved. Optimizing your Directory listing is the best way to ensure your listing will be the most effective for you.