Expert Recap: Top 10 Articles in 2025
By Noah Bolmer
Before heading into 2026, we take a look back at 10 of our most engaging articles for 2025. These are the pieces that you clicked, commented on, and reposted the most this year. Make sure to subscribe to The Experienced Expert to keep up-to-date on the latest expert witness developments, practical guides, and engaging stories from attorneys and experts.
10. Before We Get Started: Setting Expectations
Setting expectations at the start of an engagement is the first step in an expert-attorney relationship. Attorneys need clarity on scope, deadlines, and the type of support an expert can realistically provide. When those parameters are discussed early, both sides avoid confusion and wasted effort down the line. It also helps the expert maintain credibility by staying within agreed boundaries and ensures the attorney can plan case strategy with confidence. This article highlights how clear communication at the outset creates a smoother working relationship and stronger results.
9. Famous Cases for Experts: Theranos
The Theranos saga remains one of the most instructive cautionary tales. Beyond the headlines of failed technology and corporate deception, the case illustrates how experts can be drawn into high‑stakes disputes where credibility and independence are tested. It shows the importance of scrutinizing data, questioning assumptions, and maintaining professional boundaries when working with attorneys and clients. This article explores how Theranos became a landmark example of what happens when scientific claims outpace evidence, and why experts must remain vigilant in protecting both their reputation and the integrity of their work.
8. Time Tracking Software for Expert Witnesses
Accurate records are crucial to expert witness work, and the right software can make that task far less burdensome. In this article, I compared leading tools such as Toggl, Clockify, and similar apps, focusing on usability, reporting features, and mobile access. The review highlights how different platforms handle the practical needs of experts, from tracking billable hours to generating clear invoices. By weighing strengths and limitations, the piece offers a straightforward guide to choosing a system that supports efficiency and transparency. Stay tuned for a 2026 Update.
7. Launching Your Expert Witness Career: Seven Insightful Stories
Launching a career as an expert witness comes with challenges that experience can illuminate. In this article, seven stories shared by guests on Engaging Experts offer practical lessons from their own path into the field—covering early hurdles, strategies for building credibility, and the turning points that shaped their professional growth. Together, these accounts provide a candid look at how experts establish themselves and what newcomers can learn from those who have already navigated the journey.
6. An Expert Guide to Anticipating and Creating Rebuttal Reports
Rebuttal reports serve as a formal response to opposing opinions. They clarify contested issues, address methodological flaws, and provide a balanced, evidence‑based perspective that helps the court evaluate competing claims. This article outlines how experts can anticipate areas of disagreement, prepare clear and precise analysis, and craft rebuttals that remain within the bounds of neutrality. By focusing on accuracy and professional standards, experts ensure their reports contribute meaningfully to the fact‑finding process.
5. Translating Expertise: How Expert Witnesses Communicate Complex Concepts
Expert witnesses often face the challenge of making specialized knowledge accessible to non‑experts. This article explores practical approaches for translating technical detail into plain language without losing accuracy. It highlights methods such as using analogies, structuring explanations step by step, and focusing on the key issues that matter most to the court. By refining communication skills, experts can ensure their testimony is understood, credible, and useful in guiding decision‑makers through complex subject matter.
4. What Expert Witnesses Want from Attorneys
Experts work most effectively when attorneys understand the practical needs of the engagement. This article outlines what experts consistently value in their collaborations, including clear communication, timely provision of case materials, and realistic scheduling. It also emphasizes the importance of attorneys respecting the expert’s independence and allowing them the space to form unbiased opinions. By meeting these expectations, attorneys create a professional environment where experts can deliver their best work without unnecessary obstacles.
3. Working Together: Expert Witnesses on Teams
Expert witnesses often interact with a range of professionals beyond the attorneys who retain them. This article looks at how experts work with other team members, including fellow experts, paralegals, and administrative staff. It explores when collaboration is permitted, and when independence must be preserved to maintain neutrality. By examining both the benefits and boundaries of teamwork, the piece offers insight into how experts navigate professional environments while staying focused on their role.
2. Trends in Expert Witnessing: Narrowing Paths to Admissibility.
Recent legislation has begun to reshape the standards for who may qualify as an expert witness. This article examines the trend toward stricter admissibility, including requirements that experts remain actively engaged in their profession, limitations on certain academic backgrounds, and even considerations tied to locality. These changes reflect a tightening of the gatekeeping role courts play, with implications for how experts prepare their credentials and maintain professional standing.
1. Whatever Works: Expert Witness Routines
Many experts develop a personal routine to prepare for important days, whether it’s a deposition, hearing, or trial. This article explores the wide range of approaches experts take, from reviewing notes and organizing materials to more personal habits like exercise, diet, or quiet rituals that help maintain focus. The variety underscores that there is no single formula—what matters is finding practices that support clarity, confidence, and readiness. By sharing these routines, experts highlight the human side of the work, and the value of preparation in whatever form it takes.
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