What You Should Make Sure Your Expert Witness Knows about Deposition Law and Procedure

The authors have found that even very experienced expert witnesses often do not appreciate the law and procedures governing depositions, such as:

It is usually important to explain to your expert witness some of the rules and procedures governing depositions and why these are important to the expert witness. The authors have found that even very experienced expert witnesses often do not appreciate the law and procedures governing depositions, such as: • “Off the record” merely means that the court reporter is not recording

Expert Witness Bias and Prior Inconsistent Statements

Although bias attacks go to the weight, and not the admissibility, of expert opinions, bias attacks can be very effective as bias is something the jury is likely to understand

In the end, most trials boil down to one issue and only one issue—credibility. Therefore, the adverse party may try to subtly, or not so subtly, impeach or reduce the credibility of an expert witness. This is completely proper. This section is designed to teach, in a very basic way, some of the evidentiary rules dealing with an attorney’s assault against an expert’s credibility.

Expert Witness Conflict of Interest

Any potential conflicts of interest or potential bias should be brought to the retaining attorney’s attention immediately. Such conflicts could include...

Expert Witness Conflict of Interest Any potential conflicts of interest or potential bias should be brought to the retaining attorney’s attention immediately. Such conflicts could include a financial or personal relationship to an opposing party or lawyer in the case. A potential bias could include a financial or personal relationship to the party or lawyer who is retaining the expert in the case.

Upcoming SEAK Intensive Expert Witness Deposition Training

SEAK can teach you how to quickly and dramatically improve your deposition skills. Please join us in San Diego on Saturday-Sunday, January 25-26, 2014 for How to Excel at Your Expert Witness Deposition. This is SEAK’s highly acclaimed, fast moving, content rich deposition skills training program. We feature videos of experts testifying at depositions in real cases and numerous interactive

How to Start, Build and Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice

This is SEAK’s signature expert witness practice management training program, designed for both prospective and experienced experts. We will show you how

Please join us for How to Start, Build, and Run a Successful Expert Witness Practice  on Thursday-Friday, January 23-24, 2014 in San Diego, California. This is SEAK’s signature expert witness practice management training program. It is designed for both prospective and experienced expert witnesses. We will show you: How to exceed the expectations of retaining counsel and earn repeat business,

How a College Professor Can Become an Expert Witness

Expert witnessing can be an excellent way for professors to supplement their incomes. Best of all, most expert witness work can be performed at off hours and from the professor’s home office.

Expert witnessing can be an excellent way for professors to supplement their incomes.  Expert witnesses earn hundreds of dollars per hour for their time (I recently had a marketing professor in my class who billed his time out at $650/hour).  Best of all, most expert witness work consists of research, document review, report writing and other activities which can be

Qualifying as an Expert Witness: The 4 Biggest Myths

Qualifying as an expert witness is usually quite easy – as long as you restrict your testimony to areas where you possess ample knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education.

Expert witness qualifications are governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 702 which states: A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an opinion or otherwise if: (a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to

If I Retire Can I Still Work As An Expert Witness?

We are often asked if retired people can do expert witness work. Expert witnesses in Federal Court are governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 702, which states:

We are often asked if retired people can do expert witness work.  The short answer is, yes.  Expert witnesses in Federal Court are governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 702, which states: Rule 702. Testimony by Expert Witnesses A witness who is qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify in the form of an

Treating Physician Entitled to Expert Witness Fees

Dist. Court, D. Nevada, dealt with the issue of whether the treating orthopedic surgeon, Elkanich, was entitled to an expert witness fee for his deposition.

The US District Court Nevada, in the case of Axelson v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY OF MIDWEST, Dist. Court, D. Nevada 2013, dealt with the issue of whether the treating orthopedic surgeon, Elkanich, was entitled to an expert witness fee for his deposition. The court found he was, in fact, entitled to an expert witness fee, and stated: This Court agrees

Expert Witness Succession Planning

Experts who develop an exit strategy are best positioned to generate a stream of revenue after they reduce their involvement in the practice or retire completely.

Succession Planning: Positioning Your Expert Witness Practice for Reduced Workload, Takeover, or Eventual Sale Steven Babitsky, Esq.   Many expert witnesses do not adequately plan for the potential sale of their forensic practices. Here are the 10 Biggest Mistakes Experts Make in Transition/Succession Planning:   Mistake #1 Thinking that their skills are so unique they simply cannot be replaced.