Expert Witness Practice Development/Management

Posts discussing how to best manage and grow an expert witness practice.

Why Expert Witnesses Need to be Worried About Daubert Hearings

How concerned should expert witnesses be when they are challenged in a Daubert hearing? These experts need to be concerned and protect themselves according to the US Department of Justice Attorney Adam Bain. Here is what Attorney Bain had to say on the subject. Q. Attorney Bain, why are Daubert hearings becoming increasingly important for [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:19:27-04:00March 18th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on Why Expert Witnesses Need to be Worried About Daubert Hearings

How much assistance can Expert Witnesses expect from retaining counsel at deposition?

In a recent interview, Forensic psychiatrist Thomas Gutheil, MD, answers the question; How much assistance can Expert Witnesses expect from retaining counsel at deposition? Retaining counsel may be helpful both in posing objections and by giving you clues from the form of the objection about what might be the flaw in opposing counsel’s question. However, [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:05-04:00March 17th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on How much assistance can Expert Witnesses expect from retaining counsel at deposition?

How Expert Witnesses can deal with abusive opposing counsel at deposition

Forensic psychiatrist Thomas Gutheil, MD answers the question; Q. How do you deal with the confrontational abusive opposing counsel at deposition? I let it wash over me, as if I were dealing with a personality disordered patient. Remaining cool under fire is an essential expert skill. Answer the question underneath the fury. ----------------- Dr. Gutheil [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:12-04:00March 17th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on How Expert Witnesses can deal with abusive opposing counsel at deposition

What are some of the biggest mistakes expert witnesses make in their marketing?

Interview with Restaurant expert witness Howard Cannon discusses: Q. What are some of the biggest mistakes expert witnesses make in their marketing? A. I believe the 3 biggest mistake experts make in their marketing is that: 1] They do not consider the ROI [return on investment] of their marketing plans and budgets. In many instances one [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:30-04:00March 15th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on What are some of the biggest mistakes expert witnesses make in their marketing?

What social media works best for expert witness marketing?

In a recent interview, Restaurant expert witness Howard Cannon explains. Q. What social media works best for expert witness marketing? A. We feel that all types of social media have value because we can gain reach and visibility without spending much time, much money, or much real effort and therefore the ROI [return on investment] [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:36-04:00March 15th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on What social media works best for expert witness marketing?

How effective is YouTube for expert witnesses?

Interview with Restaurant expert witness Howard Cannon explains. Q. How effective is YouTube for expert witnesses? A. We strongly believe in the power of YouTube as an effective and efficient marketing and branding tool. We currently stand at roughly 200,000 YouTube views on our videos and channels and draw a significant amount of awareness and [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:41-04:00March 15th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on How effective is YouTube for expert witnesses?

How aggressive can and should expert witnesses be in marketing their practices

Interview with Restaurant Expert Witness Howard Cannon was asked: Q. Mr. Cannon, how aggressive can and should expert witnesses be in marketing their practices? A. If an expert expects to get any sort of real and lasting visibility he/she must outwork and out-think his/her competitors in the marketplace and he/she must understand that marketing intensity, [...]

By |2023-07-10T08:59:48-04:00March 15th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on How aggressive can and should expert witnesses be in marketing their practices

Demonstrative Evidence and Expert Witnesses

How can expert witnesses and the attorneys who employ them effectively use demonstrative evidence to present expert testimony?   Trial attorney Karen Koehler explains.   Q. Attorney Koehler, how important is demonstrative evidence to effective presentation of expert witness testimony?   There’s an old Chinese proverb that goes like this:  “Tell me and I’ll forget; [...]

By |2023-07-10T09:00:25-04:00March 15th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on Demonstrative Evidence and Expert Witnesses

The Top 4 Ways Expert Witnesses Can Help The Retaining Attorney

Expert witnesses assist retaining counsel in a variety of ways in addition to testifying. Beth Bochnak, speaking at the National Expert Witness Conference explained 4 main ways expert witnesses can assist counsel: The Expert Witness Is a Tool Support Counsel Testimony should support the position counsel presents If unable to support, withdraw Suggest someone else [...]

By |2023-07-10T09:00:45-04:00March 9th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on The Top 4 Ways Expert Witnesses Can Help The Retaining Attorney

Judge gives advice to expert witnesses on how to be more effective

What advice do judges give to expert witnesses about how to be a more effective expert? Judge Russell Canan, speaking at the SEAK National Expert Witness Conference gave this advice to experts. Preparation: a.         Review background and experience with attorney. b.         Attorney should review entire case with expert prior to the expert completing the 12(b)(6) statement [...]

By |2023-07-10T09:01:01-04:00March 7th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on Judge gives advice to expert witnesses on how to be more effective
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