Expert Witness Practice Development/Management

Expert Witnesses’ Curriculum Vitae By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. An expert witness who has a sloppy curriculum vitae (CV) containing incorrect information is inviting questioning by opposing counsel. This questioning will likely be embarrassing and can damage the credibility of the expert witness. Here is an example from a demonstration at a recent SEAK expert witness [...]

Financial Expert Witnesses By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. Any expert witness who deals with numbers, valuations, discounts, etc. must be able to clearly and articulately explain where the numbers come from. Many of these experts are, in fact, unable to do so while under stress during their deposition. Here is an example that arose during an [...]

Expert Witness Bias By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. When expert witnesses use inflammatory language in their report or testimony, they run the risk of losing their impartiality and being accused of being biased. Each time the jury or fact finder hears one of these words they may wonder how emotionally involved the expert is in the [...]

25 TIPS FOR EXPERT WITNESSES By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. Massachusetts Superior Court Judge and former trial attorney Dennis J. Curran speaking at the SEAK National Expert Witness Conference presented 25 practical and important tips for the expert witness. The primary and most fundamental advice is to TELL THE TRUTH.   This sounds easy, but it is [...]

Forensic accountants have to use their investigative skills to locate money, evaluate fair damages, investigating fraud, etc. The biggest challenges they face in practicing forensic accounting and testifying as expert witnesses are varied and sometimes surprising. We asked a group of forensic accountants what their biggest challenges were and here is how they replied: Getting [...]

Expert Witness Preparation for Depositions Attorneys should understand how to prepare an expert witness for deposition. Proper expert witness preparation is critical and is your job as retaining counsel.  We recommend the following protocol for preparing an expert witness for a deposition: Obtain past deposition transcripts of your expert witness and opposing counsel. Schedule the [...]

What Lawyers are Looking for When Selecting and Retaining an Expert Witness We at SEAK Inc. have conducted independent research gathered from trial attorneys across the United States on what they are looking for when selecting and retaining an expert witness. The skills and attributes they are looking for when searching and retaining expert witnesses can be [...]