By James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq. Introduction Expert witness cross-examination can be the part of serving as an expert witness that expert’s most worry about. It shouldn’t be. A properly prepared and trained expert witness can easily survive and thrive during cross examination. In fact, for a well-trained and prepared witness, expert witness cross [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
By James J. Mangraviti, Jr. Esq. I have had the honor and pleasure of teaching, training, and preparing expert witnesses since 1996. Over the years, I have seen expert witnesses repeatedly make the same mistakes when providing their expert witness testimony. These mistakes when providing expert witness testimony are typically 100% avoidable. The three most [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) For Expert Witness Work Download SEAK's Free Whitepaper: How Much Should an Expert Witness Charge? Hi, my name is Steve Babitsky. I'm the President of SEAK, and I'm here today with Attorney James Mangraviti from SEAK. We're going to be talking about a curriculum vitae for expert [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytZ_EMfyLs&t=2s My name is Steve Babitsky I’m the president of SEAK, I’m here today with Jim Mangraviti my partner at SEAK and we’re going to be talking about an important topic about expert witness depositions. Jim, could you please talk about the core areas of depositions and what expert witnesses need to know in [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3hNTmclqY&t=13s Expert Witness Contracts – What to Include I'm Steve Babitsky, President of SEAK, Inc. I'm here today with Attorney James Mangraviti, and we're going to be talking about a very important topic for expert witnesses; the expert witness retention contract. Jim, why is it important for experts to have a well drafted expert [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJgZb9Di7X0&t=9s How to Write an Expert Witness Report Hi, my name is Steven Babitsky. I'm the President of SEAK, Inc. I'd like to welcome Attorney James Mangraviti, with me this morning to talk about expert witness reports. Jim, why is it important to draft a well organized written report? All right. It's really important [...]