Expert Witness Blog

SEAK Inc. has developed a very comprehensive expert witness retention agreement. The contract addresses many issues, including:

• Being kept in the dark by retaining counsel
• Being purposefully conflicted out of the case
• Being stuck in a case with a problematic attorney
• Collection of fees
• Conflicts of interest
• Credibility challenges
• Deposition fees reduced via protective order
• Document retention
• Duties toward successor law firms
• Expense reimbursement
• Incomplete documentation
• Lack of preparation by retaining counsel prior to testimony
• Last minute testimony cancellations
• Late payment of fees
• Less than ethical attorneys
• Licensing issues when testifying out of state
• Non-payment of fees
• Preserving the expert’s reputation
• Pushed outside your true area of expertise
• Refusal to pay for all time spent on case
• Scheduling
• Storage costs
• Subpoenas
• Travel conditions
• Undisclosed Daubert challenges
• Unreasonable budgets
• Unreasonable deadlines
• Unreviewed answers to interrogatories

This contract is well worth the $100 amount, and can be purchased by clicking here: Expert Witness Retention Agreement.