My Biggest Mistake

Author: Russ Rosenzweig

In this Chicago Tribune article, Russ Rosenzweig, Round Table Group's CEO, describes some of the businesses other than expert witness search and referral that Round Table Group dabbled in prior to its decision to abandon all business lines except its single core competency of serving litigators by providing them with the best expert witnesses for their clients.

"In 1994, my partners and I started a business called Round Table Group that linked professors and industry experts with companies. Our clients were mostly lawyers who needed expert witnesses but had neither the time nor the resources to find them."

In the late nineties and early 2000s after building a reputation as the go-to company for expert referrals, Round Table Group started accepted client engagements from companies in need of traditional consulting services, speakers, educational services, and investment research. "And this diversification came at great cost," according to Rosenzweig. It was a distraction for the firm and not consistent with its one core mission of referring expert witnesses to attorneys. "Just because a prestigious client knocks on your door does not mean you must accept the engagement."

Round Table Group's return to its roots and its singular focus on serving its attorney clients has allowed Round Table Group to become the leading authority in expert witness search and referral. Its professional team of recruiters, researchers, and attorneys uses rigorous methodologies, subscription and proprietary databases (including its own network of over 100,000 experts), relationships with numerous consulting firms, literature analysis, and review of case law to quickly find unbiased expert witnesses and consultants. Round Table Group locates, assesses and delivers the right expert witness at the right time to help make its clients more successful.