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About Steve Babitsky

Steven Babitsky, Esq. is the founder of SEAK, Inc., the Expert Witness Training Company. He was a personal injury trial attorney for twenty years and is the former managing partner of the firm Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman. Steve has helped expert witnesses and their attorneys prepare for deposition in a broad range of cases, including antitrust, patent, medical malpractice, wrongful death, computer forensics, and many others. He has trained the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Aviation Administration, and he has worked with numerous forensic and financial companies including Fortune 500 companies and has worked with numerous experts to help them expand and grow their practices. Mr. Babitsky is the co-author of the texts How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAK Guide to Testifying as an Expert Witness, How to Be a Successful Expert Witness: SEAK’s A–Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, How to Write an Expert Witness Report, and How to Market Your Expert Witness Practice Evidence-Based Practices. Attorney Babitsky is the co-developer and trainer for the “How to Be an Effective Expert Witness” seminar and has been the seminar leader since 1990 for the Annual National Expert Witness and Litigation Conference. ***The information provided on this website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this site are for general informational purposes only. Information on this website may not constitute the most up-to-date legal or other information.***

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Arizona

Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Arizona are outlined in Arizona’s Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil cases. ARIZ. PATTERN JURY INSTR. CIVIL (2017). This rule instructs the jury that expert witnesses are permitted to state their opinions as long as it is within the expert’s area of expertise, and the expert can also explain [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:42:52-04:00September 26th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Arizona

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Illinois

Jury instructions regarding expert witness testimony are outlined in Illinois’s Pattern Jury Instructions, Rules 3.08 and 4.08. Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. 3.08, 4.08 (2017). Rule 3.08 provides instructions for all opinion witnesses and states that the jury need not accept all testimony presented by witnesses during the trial. Id. The rule also provides [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:42:58-04:00September 25th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Illinois

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Georgia

Jury instructions regarding expert witness testimony are outlined in Georgia’s Suggested Civil Pattern Jury Instructions. GA. SUGGESTED PATTERN JURY INSTR. CIV. 02.120 (2017). These instructions remind the jury that expert witnesses are permitted to give opinions as part of their testimony, but the jury is not required to accept those opinions and testimony. Id. [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:04-04:00September 24th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Georgia

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Florida

Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses are outlined in Florida’s Standard Jury Instructions for Civil Cases, section 600. Fla. Standard Jury Instr. Civ. 601.2 (2015). These instructions require the jury to answer the questions presented to them by the court by weighing the evidence provided during the trial. Id. In regard to witnesses, the jury [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:10-04:00September 23rd, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in Florida

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in New York

Expert witness jury instructions in New York are outlined in New York’s Civil Pattern Jury Instructions. N.Y. Pattern Jury Inst. Civil 1:90 (2017). These instructions provide the general instructions to be given to a jury regarding an expert witness and the witness’s testimony. Id. The instructions remind the jury of the expert, what the [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:16-04:00September 22nd, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in New York

Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in California

Expert witness jury instructions in California are outlined in the Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instructions, Rule 219. Ca. Civ. Jury Inst. 219 (2017). This rule provides for the court to instruct the jury that experts can state opinions regarding their areas of expertise. Id. Also, the rule alerts the jury that it [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:23-04:00September 21st, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Expert Witness Sample Jury Instructions in California

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Wyoming

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Wyoming’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. Wyo. Stat. Ann. R. Evid. § 6-615 (West 2017). This rule requires the court to exclude a witness from the courtroom when requested by a party or through an order of its own. Id. The rule has three exceptions of individuals [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:29-04:00September 19th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Wyoming

Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Wisconsin?

Expert witness discovery is governed by Wisconsin’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 804.01. WIS. STAT. ANN. § 804.01 (West 2017). This rule allows for the discovery of any information pertaining to an expert that falls in line with the qualifications of material listed previously in the rule. Id. The rule generally allows discovery into [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:38-04:00September 18th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Wisconsin?

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Wisconsin

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Wisconsin’s Rules of Evidence, § 906.15. WIS. STAT. ANN. § 906.15 (West 2017). This rule requires the court to exclude a witness from the courtroom as to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or if the court orders on its own. Id. [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:45-04:00September 18th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Wisconsin

Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in West Virginia?

Expert witness discovery in West Virginia is governed by West Virginia’s Rules of Civil Procedure. W. VA. CODE ANN. § 5-26 (West 2017). This rule outlines discovery of expert witnesses but does not mention fees, expenses, or financial information of experts. Id. Case law does not discuss financial information of experts, but it does [...]

By |2023-07-06T09:43:51-04:00September 16th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in West Virginia?
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