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Why having retaining counsel phrasing and writing an expert report can be a problem

Expert Witness Reports By: Steven Babitsky, Esq. Expert witnesses are getting more and more “help” from retaining counsel in phrasing and writing their reports. Counsel will often include legal terms or phrases in the expert’s report to make sure it is legally sufficient and can withstand scrutiny. The problem for expert witnesses arises when they [...]

By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:06:19-04:00February 6th, 2013|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Report-Writing|Comments Off

Expert Opinion

Expert Opinion Normally, witnesses in a trial are limited to testifying to what they have perceived. That is, what they saw, smelled, tasted, heard, etc. An expert witness is a special kind of witness. An expert witness can offer an expert opinion when testifying. Expert witness testimony is governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 702, [...]

By Jim Mangraviti|2023-07-10T09:06:52-04:00January 9th, 2013|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Report-Writing|0 Comments

How to Draft an Expert Witness Disclosure or Expert Witness Declaration

Free Whitepaper: How to Draft a Powerful, Persuasive, and Understandable Expert Witness Report Depending upon the jurisdiction, expert witnesses may be required to draft and sign an expert witness disclosure or expert witness declaration. The expert can find out what the disclosure or declaration needs to contain by asking retaining counsel. Expert witness disclosures should be [...]

By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:08:14-04:00December 19th, 2012|Blog, Report-Writing|Comments Off

Expert Witness Report Example

Expert Witness Report Example Free Whitepaper: How to Draft a Powerful, Persuasive, and Understandable Expert Witness Report ——————————————————————————————— Below is an example of an expert witness report: The following represents my Rule 26 Report in the matter of Hurt v. Brown & Drecker. It is based on review of materials submitted to me [...]

By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:08:20-04:00December 19th, 2012|Blog, Report-Writing|0 Comments

The Ideal Expert Witness Report Format

There is no such thing as a one-size fits all, ideal expert witness report format. Every case is different and every expert witness is different. Indeed, in many cases, retaining counsel may not even want their expert witness to write a report at all. That said, below is a sample expert witness report example outline: [...]

By Jim Mangraviti|2023-07-10T09:09:03-04:00December 13th, 2012|Blog, Report-Writing|0 Comments

How to Draft Your First Expert Witness Report

How to Draft Your First Expert Witness Report One of the key functions of an expert witness is to draft an expert witness report. There is generally no strict requirement for a particular expert witness report format. A typical expert witness report example may contain: 1. The expert witness assignment (i.e. the role of an [...]

By Jim Mangraviti|2023-07-10T09:09:40-04:00December 7th, 2012|Blog, Report-Writing|0 Comments