The requirements to be an expert witness can be broken down into two categories – the legal requirements for being an expert witness and perhaps more importantly, the practical requirements for being an expert witness. Legal Requirements for providing Expert Witness Services The legal requirements for being an expert [...]
By: Steven Babitsky Excerpt from: How to Become a Dangerous Expert Dangerous experts form and present a bulletproof expert opinion. To do this, the authors recommend the following. Avoid cases and counsel that place the expert on a restrictive budget or whose deadlines will not allow the expert to do [...]
Expert Witness Testimony - Properly Stating an Expert Opinion Post By Alex Babitsky - SEAK, Inc. One of the primary responsibilities of an expert is to render an opinion that will assist the trier of fact. This opinion needs to be stated in a legally sufficient manner and must be based upon reliable [...]
The SEAK Expert Witness Database contains 1,250+ expert witnesses listed in over 7,000+ categories. SEAK’s Expert Witness Directory contains: • Over 1,250 expert witnesses, indexed by over 7,000 categories and key words • Searchable free online at www.seakexperts.com • Attorneys contact experts directly, with no middleman Detailed information on expert [...]
Excerpt from: The A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing An expert’s opinion may be challenged at a Daubert hearing. If the challenge is successful, the expert’s entire testimony could be excluded from evidence. This could result in the dismissal of the case and permanent damage to the reputation of the expert. [...]
The role of an expert witness is to use “scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge” to assist the trier of fact to “understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue.” The “trier of fact” is the jury in a jury trial and the judge in a bench trial. [...]
By Steven Babitsky, Esq. & James J. Mangraviti Jr., Esq. Many professionals are starting to look into the lucrative and growing field of serving as an expert witness. Depending on their field of expertise, expert witnesses earn $150 to $500 or more per hour. The work is intellectually challenging, has [...]