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Career Ending Mistakes for Expert Witnesses

Career Ending Mistakes for Expert Witnesses

What are the biggest traps that expert witnesses fall into that can end or impact their careers?

Attorney James Mangraviti, Jr. explains:

  • Working for two opposing sides on the same case
  • Misplacing key documents or evidence
  • Altering evidence without permission
  • Working for an incompetent, dishonest, or inexperienced lawyer
  • Letters to the editor
  • Letting retaining lawyer put words in your mouth
  • Sanitizing your file
  • Poor control of documents and communication
  • Violation of ethical standards
  • Offering an opinion without enough time or information to conduct a reliable investigation
  • Daubert challenge not addressed
  • The absurd opinion

Attorney James Mangraviti, Jr. will be speaking at the SEAK National Expert Witness Conference on May 3-4, 2014 in Orlando, FL on “How to Protect Yourself from Potential Abuse from Retaining Counsel.”  See;  http://store.seak.com/expert-witness-seminars/ 

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