There can be advantages in using an expert witness who has never testified at trial before. Juries may respond positively to an expert who avoids the “hired gun” or “professional witness” label. Whether auditioning the expert who has never testified or the seasoned expert, it is important to determine whether…
Hiring the child abuse expert witness early on in your case will benefit you in several ways. These include: 1) The expert can advise you of past or pending cases with similar issues involving the physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of children. 2) They can put you in touch with…
Retain your expert witness as early as possible. The first advantage is that the expert can help you decide if the case is questionable or a no-merit case before you have spent time and money on it. If that determination is made, defense counsel will gain strength in their argument…
When hiring an expert witness, contact the expert personally. Determine that there is no conflict of interest and that they have the expertise necessary for your case. Also take into consideration that expert witnesses may be hired as consultants. For example, a toxicology expert witness can help you evaluate your…
Since jurors sometimes give more weight to expert witness testimony than to lay opinions or closing arguments, finding topics in your case that are sufficiently beyond common experience will permit expert testimony. You may need to be imaginative in coming up with ideas for expert testimony. For example, industrial hygiene…
Plastics expert witness Dr. George Pasternack has this to say on coatings for web form plastic films: The rapid cure speed of UV curable coatings has enabled manufacturers of CDs and DVDs to maximize manufacturing line speed (~ 3 to 4 seconds per unit). Two different types of UV materials…
Dr. George Pasternack, paints and coatings expert witness, writes this on safe handling of UV/EB curable coatings: Acrylates are considered to be skin irritants and skin sensitizers. Therefore, as with any other liquid chemical, it is important to prevent skin and eye contact when handling UV/EB curable coatings. Wearing chemical…
When hiring an aviation expert witness, look for one who can provide litigation and legal support in the domain that fits your case’s fact pattern. AeroPacific Consulting breaks down general aviation into the areas of : Aerobatics Accident investigation and reconstruction Aeronautical judgment and decision-making Aircraft loss of control Aircraft…
In Checklist of Suspicious Features, Jacqueline A. Joseph, Certified Document Examiner and handwriting expert witness writes: If you have a suspicious document or handwriting or typewriting, these clues should alert you to the need for a document examiner: Only copies are available, and they are of unusually poor quality. The…
A gangs defense expert says that five young men charged with murder and gang allegations in the beating death of a surfer outside his La Jolla home do not fit the legal definition of being members of a criminal street gang. San Diego News reports: Alfonso Valdez, a University of…