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Dear Friend,
Without a doubt, you want the best possible expert witness on your case. If money wasn't a controlling factor, you'd choose an expert with the best credentials and the most courtroom experience. But, there's strategy behind finding the best expert to fit the needs of the case--and your client's budget.
That's why we're presenting a new series on expert billing rates, to demystify the process and help you get the right expert at the right price. Our first article concentrates on the seven factors that affect expert witness billing rates. Next issue, we'll take a look at rates for the medical field.
We also examine some of your war stories in which prominent lawyers share their experiences with expert witnesses. From the initial search to the stand, you can see how these lawyers have adjusted their expert witness strategy to accommodate those lessons. Read Expert Witness Washouts for details.
As always, our mission is to provide readers with an edge in locating, preparing and utilizing experts. Please let me know if you have ideas for upcoming themes or articles by emailing me.
Regards,
Russ W. Rosenzweig, CEO
Round Table Group, Inc.
7 Factors That Affect Expert Witness Billing Rates: Get the Best Deal
With so many variables, it can be difficult to accurately assess an expert's worth. Accordingly, The Expert Advisor presents a series on billing rates. This first installment addresses the determining agents in experts' billing rates. If you understand the factors involved in billing, like courtroom experience and geography, you'll know what kind of fees to expect. Future installations will delve deeper into specific industry billing rates.
Discover how experts set their rates.
Expert Witness Washouts: 3 Lessons Learned
Two lawyers share their stories of expert testimony gone awry, and speculate on lessons learned. Lesson One: A free expert could cost you. Shell Bleiweiss talks about an expert who agreed to testify as a favor--but didn't say the same things during the trial as he did during the informal interview with opposing counsel.
Avoid the pitfalls.
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