By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction We are frequently asked if an expert witness needs insurance. The short answer to “needing” insurance is no. There may be a legal requirement to carry liability insurance in order, for example, drive an automobile or practice medicine in a hospital. I have not, however, heard of [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction I have had the pleasure of teaching and advising expert witnesses for a long time. One of the most frequently asked questions I get from clients and students is how to obtain more defense expert witness work. Note that when I refer to “defense expert witness work” [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction I have been helping professionals become expert witnesses for over 25 years. One of the most common questions I get asked these days is whether an expert witness should form an LLC. The assumption behind this question is that the entity, a limited liability company, will protect [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction to Expert Witness Marketing Serving as an expert witness can be both intellectually and financially rewarding. In terms of financial rewards, expert witnesses are typically compensated for their time in the range of $250-$1,000 hour. How financially successful a particular expert witness will become is a function [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction Trials are very risky and very expensive. Because trials are so expensive and so risky, the vast majority of cases resolve by way of settlement. Since so many cases settle, expert witnesses are typically far more likely to give their testimony at an expert witness deposition instead [...]
By: James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction For most physicians in practice, how much they can charge for their services is often determined by reimbursement rates set by the government or insurance companies. Expert witness work is, by stark contrast, a free market with no artificially set rates. A question I am often asked is [...]
© 2022 SEAK, Inc. By: James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction Serving as a physician expert witness can be a rewarding way to apply your medical knowledge and experience, improve your communication skills, make yourself a better clinician for your patients and significantly supplement your clinical income. Most of the work consists of chart review, [...]
https://youtu.be/mFn5yn6d298 Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. Another place that you can find these attorneys who specialize in an area that you're looking to target is actually by... So some states, some bar associations in certain states offer these like sort of legal specializations. It's actually a [...]
https://youtu.be/LAFm1QskPCI Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. So here is an example of a business valuation expert, and just a great... You know, she uses a logo here that she had professionally developed, you know, she uses the formatting of, here's her photo and then her contact [...]
https://youtu.be/cCnzBU8IFLM 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, [...]