Expert Witness Practice Development/Management

How to Convert Expert Witness Case Leads Properly Responding to Emails

Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. All right. We’re gonna continue on with our holistic look at how to make more money as an expert witness. And one of the ways that we can do that, where I think you can implement a lot of strategies, is to convert more of the

How Expert Witnesses Can Use Blogs Posts to Rank Themselves Highly on Google

Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Refine, Improve and Grow Your Expert Witness Practice Okay. So, so we have alluded to a few times the notion of some blog posts. So, a blog post can be essentially ways to, you know, juice your search engine optimization to really, in some capacity, circumvent this whole process of SEO, right? You’re

How often does an expert witness have to go to court?

A discussion from SEAK on how often expert witnesses have to go to court - the short answer is, not often.

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr. Esq. One of the concerns that prospective expert witnesses often express is that “I don’t have time to be in court all the time.” The belief that expert witnesses spend a significant amount of time in court is usually a false one.  In fact, for most experts who are retained in civil cases it is

Who decides if an expert witness is qualified?

By James J. Mangraviti, Jr. Esq. An expert witness must be qualified to give all the opinions which the expert proposes to give in a particular case. That begs the question of who decides if an expert witness is qualified. There are actually many people who decide if an expert witness is qualified in a particular case. These include: The

Expert Witness Disclosure: Background and Advice for Expert Witnesses

We will explain the required elements of an expert witness disclosure. We will provide suggestions for experts in preparing an expert witness disclosure.

Introduction: Expert Witness Disclosures Persons who serve as expert witnesses are often asked to provide, or help to provide, an expert witness disclosure.  In this post we will explain the purpose and required elements of an expert witness disclosure. I will also provide suggestions for experts in preparing an expert witness disclosure. What is the purpose of an expert witness

What is an expert witness?

As an attorney who trains expert witnesses I am often asked to explain or define what is an expert witness. The short answer is...

As an attorney who trains expert witnesses I am often asked to explain or define what is an expert witness.  The short answer is that an expert witness is a special kind of witness in a court case who is allowed to testify as to their opinions.  In some states expert witnesses are actually called “opinion witnesses.” An expert witness

Expert Witness Definition and Qualifications

Expert Witness Definition and Qualifications. Find out about the Legal Requirements to Qualify As an Expert Witness.

What is the Definition of an Expert Witness? The Legal Requirements to Qualify As an Expert Witness Federal Rule of Evidence 702 governs the qualifications of expert witnesses. Fed. R. Evid. 702. Expert Witness Testimony Expert Witness Definition If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue,

Expert Witness Code of Conduct

Expert Witness Code of Conduct and ethical standards of their professional organizations and certifying bodies can be fertile area of cross-examination.

What is the Expert Witness Code of Conduct? Expert witnesses need a full understanding of the moral, legal, and financial reasons for acting in an ethical manner.  Violating the expert witness code of conduct can be and, in many cases, will be subject to a variety of sanctions including prosecution for perjury, civil suits, monetary sanction by the court, professional

Expert Witness Business Development: How Many Prospective SEAK Expert Witnesses Will Attorneys Contact for a Case?

A discussion of the number of experts attorneys reach out to and what that means for expert witness business development.

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 boils down to is that

Can a Physician Expert Witness Testify as to a Physician’s Assistant (PA) Standard of Care?

A discussion of whether a physician can testify as to the standard of care for a physician's assistant (PA) in a medical malpractice case.

By Kelly Wilbur, Esq. Physicians are often called upon to evaluate the conduct of physician’s assistants (PA) and whether such conduct comports with the PA standard of care. Whether the physician will be permitted to offer an opinion in this regard, varies by state and by the context of the situation involved in the case. The admissibility of physician expert