https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8e-mgC8uoA&t=1s My name is Steve Babitsky, president of SEAK Incorporated, and I'm here today with my partner Jim Mangraviti who has graciously agreed to assist us with a demonstration of what happens if you have an expert witness report with too much boilerplate language. Okay, Mr. Mangraviti, is this your 40 page report? Jim Mangraviti: [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbHFu6cGPY&t=49s My name is Steve Babitsky, I'm the president of SEAK Incorporated, and we're here today with Attorney James Mangraviti from SEAK and we're going to be talking about how to get started as an expert witness. So Jim, let's start off by asking what does an expert witness do? James Mangraviti: Good question. So [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKahEkr6F4M&t=16s I’m Attorney Jim Mangraviti. I’m here with Attorney Steve Babitsky from SEAK, and we’re going to talk today about preparing for your expert witness deposition. Steve, why is it so important for an expert witness to diligently prepare for his or her deposition? Steve Babitsky: Nowadays 97% of all cases are settled prior to [...]
Find out which states require medical expert witnesses to be actively practicing in order to serve as an expert witness. States which require active clinical practice for a physician to testify as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases generally allow physicians to fulfill this requirement through teaching in a licensed medical program. There are [...]
OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. What are some of the non-verbal messages expert witnesses send? Non-verbal communication is a complex area of study. We perceive non-verbal messages in how a person is dressed, colors and styles of clothing, physical appearance, posture while walking and sitting, facial expressions, eye contact, tone of [...]
Excellent communication skills is crucially important for expert witnesses who wish to excel. OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. What factors make an expert witness likeable in the minds of jurors? The expert needs to be more than simply likable. Jurors connect well when the expert is likable, honest, sincere, understandable, natural [...]
OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. How can experts get off to a strong start on direct examination? Three main points come to mind. First, prepare a report and know it cold. If retaining counsel has not asked for a report, prepare a summary of expert opinions to ensure all opinions are [...]
One of the things accomplished expert witnesses learn quickly is: how you say it is just as important as what you are saying. Excellent communication skills is crucially important for expert witnesses who wish to excel. OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. Mr. Darius, Why are communication skills important for expert witnesses? [...]
The saying among trial lawyers is that it does not matter how much an expert witness knows if he/she cannot explain it to a jury in a way they can understand. Geoscientist and geologist expert witness Robin Franks explains. Q. Ms. Franks, why is it so difficult for some expert witnesses to make their testimony [...]
The old adages “there is no such thing as bad publicity” and “any publicity is good publicity” may not hold true for expert witnesses. Experts involved in the glare of high profile cases face intense scrutiny and stress which can impact them and their careers. Ms. Alyce LaViolette, who was on the witness stand for [...]