Expert Witness Notes and Underlining Experts are frequently questioned at length about notes, underlining, highlighting, and margin notes that appear in their files. Opposing counsel will focus like a laser beam on the expert’s notes because these may provide insight into what the expert felt was important. Expert Witnesses generally handle notes and underlining in [...]
We are often asked how attorneys locate expert witnesses. By far, the number one way that attorneys find expert witnesses is through word of mouth. Attorneys are well connected and readily share information as to which expert witnesses that they have encountered have performed well in the past. Other methods attorneys use to locate expert witnesses [...]
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Expert witnesses should refer to documents marked as exhibits by using their exhibit numbers. For example, exhibit 1, 4 or exhibit C. Describe the document in question, after using its exhibit number. This will help ensure that the all important deposition transcript accurately reflects your testimony.