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Expert Witness Resource Round-Up

Meredith
December 18, 2008 18:13

A few resources to investigate and read while waiting in the airport or escaping from the in-laws over the holidays:One of our newsletter readers alerted me to a document from the Federal Judicial Center, "Manual for Complex Litigation." Written by and for judges, it contains good information...

Are You Visible On the Internet?

Meredith
November 28, 2008 17:53

One of the services we provide our expert witness clients is search engine optimization. But if you are working on your website yourself and want some pointers, Google just released its SEO Starters Guide with some surprisingly good explanations about how Google ranks websites and steps you can do...

Lawyer Involvement in Your Expert Report

Meredith
November 04, 2008 18:01

How much input should your attorney-client have in crafting your expert report? Where is the boundary? Attorney Robert Ambrogi addresses this in a recent newsletter published by IMS Expert Services, "Expert Reports: Should Lawyers Keep Hands Off?" Be sure and read the comments section as well.While...

Perils of the Internet for Expert Witnesses

Meredith
October 08, 2008 12:42

In the October issue of Florida Trend, the business magazine for our fair state, I read a comment from consultant Amy Singer regarding online research about jurors. Singer states, "We ask them ...whether they have a website....a blog...a MySpace page... Then, if it's public, we can really look at...

Expert Witness Websites - Contact Info?

Meredith
September 29, 2008 19:14

I hate to bring this up again, but --- please include contact information on your website! I had a friend contact me recently for help in finding an expert witness in a particular area of expertise. I found four and went to their websites. Two (TWO of the four!) had NO contact information...

Expert Witness Expenses

Meredith
July 11, 2008 12:52

If you frequently travel by car for business purposes, you may want to note that on July 1, 2008 the IRS raised the standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of driving a vehicle from 50.5 cents to 58.5 cents. They normally only adjust the rate once, at the beginning of the year,...

Contracts, Retainers - Getting Paid by Attorneys

Meredith
June 05, 2008 21:12

We have had many discussions with our newsletter readers about 'getting paid' by their attorney clients. Rosalie addressed this most recently in "Expert Question on Being Retained". One issue she addresses is the signatures on the expert's engagement agreement. I received the following email in...

What Would You Ask an Attorney?

Meredith
June 05, 2008 20:51

If you could speak frankly with your attorney clients or prospects, what would you ask them? In the next few weeks I will be interviewing several attorneys about their thoughts, experiences, advice, etc., regarding expert witnesses and consultants. What would you ask? Please leave me your...

U.S. Court System Not So Bad

Meredith
May 27, 2008 18:13

The United States legal system has its flaws, but compared to alternatives, we are doing pretty good. You, as expert witnesses, take your share of criticism - being accused of being hired guns, having your credentials and motives questioned, being lumped in with the few bad apples out there, etc. ...

It's Not Too Late...

Meredith
May 23, 2008 22:13

The 17th Annual National Expert Witness Conference is coming up - June 19-20 in Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Presenters include judges, attorneys and experts. Here's one expert's feedback from last year's event: "I went last year and it was great. Not to mention my business doubled last...