Clients often ask whether retaining an expert witness is necessary in their case. And they are wise to ask, because experts are a critical part of many cases, but not all. As attorneys, we often ...

Being an expert witness is a demanding task, but an expert’s testimony is crucial and can either make or break a client’s case. Credibility is paramount for any expert witness; it is the foundation an ...

Being an expert witness is serious business. Anyone who takes the witness stand needs to have impeccable credentials and extensive experience in their field, as well as be objective and able to ...

Dr John Fletcher and Michael Williams advise experts on meeting their duty to the court when it comes to joint conferences Consultation between experts is often directed by the court prior to the ...

Cole Miller remembers one case in particular. "He was a young man who was so egregiously injured that it turned his whole life upside down," recalls Miller, a consultant who serves as an expert ...

Many lawyers are concerned about how to deal with an expert witness. Interestingly enough, the same rules and concepts that apply to questions for lay witnesses, also apply to an expert witness. Many ...

This article examines the strategic use of dual-role expert witnesses—those qualified to address both liability and damages—in arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory ...

What should we do when an expert witness provides incorrect or biased information in court? When people review exonerations of falsely convicted innocent people, bad forensic evidence and misleading ...

In the aftermath of the guilty verdict in the trial of Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, a consistent element of many criminal trials came into sharp focus: the ...

Faculty at Iowa's public universities, especially doctors, psychiatrists and engineers, can make big money as expert witnesses in civil trials. But some critics say state employees shouldn't be ...