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Expert Witness Cross Examination Advice From SEAK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsUxxZs_rog&t=32s Hi. My name is Steve Babitsky. I'm the president of SEAK. I'm here today with my partner Attorney James Mangraviti from SEAK. We're going to be talking about an extremely important topic for expert witnesses; cross examination. Jim, what are the three most important things experts need to know about cross examination? Jim Mangraviti: [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:16:30-04:00September 5th, 2014|Blog, Testimony|Comments Off on Expert Witness Cross Examination Advice From SEAK

How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) For Expert Witness Work

How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) For Expert Witness Work    Download SEAK's Free Whitepaper: How Much Should an Expert Witness Charge? Hi, my name is Steve Babitsky. I'm the President of SEAK, and I'm here today with Attorney James Mangraviti from SEAK. We're going to be talking about a curriculum vitae for expert [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:16:40-04:00September 5th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) For Expert Witness Work

Questions an Expert Witness May Be Asked at Deposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytZ_EMfyLs&t=2s My name is Steve Babitsky I’m the president of SEAK, I’m here today with Jim Mangraviti my partner at SEAK and we’re going to be talking about an important topic about expert witness depositions. Jim, could you please talk about the core areas of depositions and what expert witnesses need to know in [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:16:51-04:00September 5th, 2014|Blog, Testimony|Comments Off on Questions an Expert Witness May Be Asked at Deposition

What to Include in Your Expert Witness Contract

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr3hNTmclqY&t=13s   Expert Witness Contracts – What to Include I'm Steve Babitsky, President of SEAK, Inc. I'm here today with Attorney James Mangraviti, and we're going to be talking about a very important topic for expert witnesses; the expert witness retention contract. Jim, why is it important for experts to have a well drafted expert [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:16:58-04:00September 4th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|Comments Off on What to Include in Your Expert Witness Contract

Expert Witness Depositions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ9n4UtMB4c&t=2s Expert Witness Depositions Hi, I'm Steve Babitsky, President of SEAK, Incorporated. I'm here today with Attorney James Mangraviti, and we're going to be talking about expert witness depositions. What are the three most important things that experts need to remember about expert witness depositions? Jim Mangraviti: Okay. I would say things that I teach [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:17:05-04:00September 4th, 2014|Blog, Testimony|Comments Off on Expert Witness Depositions

How to Write an Expert Witness Report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJgZb9Di7X0&t=9s   How to Write an Expert Witness Report Hi, my name is Steven Babitsky. I'm the President of SEAK, Inc. I'd like to welcome Attorney James Mangraviti, with me this morning to talk about expert witness reports. Jim, why is it important to draft a well organized written report? All right. It's really important [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:17:14-04:00September 4th, 2014|Blog, Report-Writing, Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Write an Expert Witness Report

Active Clinical Practice Requirements for Medical Expert Witnesses

Find out which states require medical expert witnesses to be actively practicing in order to serve as  an expert witness. States which require active clinical practice for a physician to testify as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases generally allow physicians to fulfill this requirement through teaching in a licensed medical program. There are [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:17:23-04:00August 6th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Active Clinical Practice Requirements for Medical Expert Witnesses

State Specific Rules Governing Testifying as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Case

Many states have special requirements for physicians who testify as expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. These requirements could include things such as: Board Certification Licensure Not being a full-time “Professional Witness” Current or recent clinical practice or teaching or research experience Same specialty as defendant Licensure from a state requiring same or greater [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:17:54-04:00July 31st, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on State Specific Rules Governing Testifying as an Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Case

Some of the non-verbal messages that expert witnesses send

OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. What are some of the non-verbal messages expert witnesses send? Non-verbal communication is a complex area of study. We perceive non-verbal messages in how a person is dressed, colors and styles of clothing, physical appearance, posture while walking and sitting, facial expressions, eye contact, tone of [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:18:03-04:00March 19th, 2014|Blog, Testimony|Comments Off on Some of the non-verbal messages that expert witnesses send

Why jurors like some expert witnesses and not others

Excellent communication skills is crucially important for expert witnesses who wish to excel. OSHA and safety expert witness Chip Darius explains. Q. What factors make an expert witness likeable in the minds of jurors? The expert needs to be more than simply likable. Jurors connect well when the expert is likable, honest, sincere, understandable, natural [...]

By |2023-07-06T12:18:12-04:00March 19th, 2014|Blog, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management, Testimony|Comments Off on Why jurors like some expert witnesses and not others
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