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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.***

Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in New Jersey

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under New Jersey’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. N.J. STAT. ANN. § 6-615 (West 2017). This rule gives the court the authority to sequester a witness from the courtroom to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or on its own order. Id. The [...]

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

Expert witness discovery is governed by Maine’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26. Me. Stat. tit. 5, § 26 (2017). This rule allows discovery into the amount of compensation that is paid to the expert to testify. Id. Case law does not specify whether other financial information is discoverable, but if a party can [...]

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Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in the United States

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under the Federal Rule of Evidence 615. FED. R. EVID. 615. This rule requires that when requested by a party or when the court instructs, witnesses should be excluded from the courtroom as to not hear the testimony of other witnesses. Id. The rule has four exceptions for individuals [...]

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Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Nevada

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Nevada’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 50.155. NEV. REV. STAT. ANN. § 50.155 (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 through an order of its own. Id. [...]

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

Expert witness discovery is governed by Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure, article 1425. LA. STAT. ANN. § 1:1425 (2017). This rule allows discovery into the amount the expert is being compensated for its testimony if a party makes a motion to the court. Id. The court has allowed discovery into an expert’s financial records [...]

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Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in California

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under California’s Rules of Evidence, § 777. CAL. EVID. CODE § 777 (West 2017). This rule allows the court to exclude any witness from the courtroom so as to not hear another witness’s testimony unless an exception applies to a witness. Id. There is no exception that applies [...]

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Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Nebraska

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Nebraska’s Rules of Evidence, § 27-615. NEB. REV. STAT. ANN. § 27-615 (West 2017). This rule requires the judge to exclude a witness from the courtroom as to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or through an order of its own. Id. [...]

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

Expert witness discovery is governed by Kentucky’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26.02. KY. REV. STAT. ANN. §26.02 (West 2017). This rule allows the court to order that the fees and expenses regarding the expert’s testimony be discoverable “as the court may deem appropriate.” Id. Case law notes that experts can be questioned as [...]

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Errata Sheet Rules for Depositions in Wyoming

Errata Sheets in Wyoming are governed statutorily by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30(e). WYO. STAT. ANN. § 5-30 (West 2017). This rule requires that if either the deponent or one of the parties requests before the completion of the deposition, the transcript should be submitted to the deponent to review. Id. [...]

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Law and Rules Regarding Expert Witness Sequestration in Montana

The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Montana’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. Mont. Code Ann. § 26-10-615 (West 2017). This rule requires that the court exclude a witness from the courtroom as to not hear the testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or through its own motion. Id. The rule [...]

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