Working With an Expert Witness: The Seven Deadly Sins
Law.com has an article on working with expert witnesses called: "The Seven Deadly Sins." In a nutshell, the article boils down to one simple but vital tip: make your experts respectable. Don't load them up with only the favorable facts and march them into court to get butchered on cross. Don't hire the cheapest person whose CV includes some passing reference to a field in your case (along with everything from accident reconstruction to airport security to marital counseling, just in case any of those might get the guy hired).
This is all good advice, but the most important rule is simple: Don't ignore your instincts. All of these "seven deadly sins" are common sense - a useful asset for a lawyer.
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