Expert witness
Expert Witness Intake Form
The phone rings. You speak to an attorney who wants to hire you to review a case as an expert witness. You reach for your intake form, which sits on a clip board next to your phone. What questions should you ask to complete your expert witness intake form? Benefits of Using an Expert Witness…
Read More3 Testifying Traps That Ruin Your Expert Witness Practice
In a previous blog post I shared 5 traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Here are 3 testifying traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Having Skeletons in the Closet Have you been disciplined by the board of nursing? Spent time in prison after being convicted of a felony? Lost your nursing license for…
Read More5 Traps That Will Ruin Your Expert Witness Practice
Do you want to avoid traps that will ruin your expert witness practice? Inexperienced experts may be completely oblivious to these traps. Be wary and learn the rules. Not Quickly Responding to a Case Inquiry “Would you like to review this case?” You receive a voice mail or email asking if you are interested in…
Read MoreWhat to look for in an expert witness
Legal nurse consultants seeking to refer a nursing expert witness for a nursing malpractice case should look for a nursing expert witness who is well-educated, poised and experienced. The expert should have no skeletons in her closet. Pat Iyer MSN LNCC is the former owner of Med League Support Services. She describes a case involving…
Read MoreExpert Witness Mistake – Expert reviews a case for both plaintiff and defense attorneys
An expert witness destroyed his credibility in a deposition. Here is what happened. A woman suffered a stroke and had a cardiac arrest. The plaintiff contended that the treating doctor should have done diagnostic testing when the woman was first disoriented and been transferred to ICU where she could have been more closely monitored. Expert…
Read More5 Tips on How to Shine as an Expert Witness
You are either an expert witness or an independent legal nurse consultant. Do you run an expert witness referral business? These are critical performance elements that will endear you to an attorney. 1.Calls with attorney: be responsive The expert calls the attorney’s office to acknowledge she got the materials that were sent either through email…
Read MoreExpert Witness Qualifications video
What does it take to do well as a nursing expert witness? Does the expert really have the right qualifications in the form of education, training and experience? Sometimes an attorney asks nursing expert witnesses in a very confrontational way during a deposition, “What makes you think you’re an expert?” The expert has to be…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultant Reports: How to be Persuasive
Your attorney client asked you to prepare a report to explain your opinions about a case. You could be screening a case for merit, writing an expert witness report, or offering consulting (behind the scenes) consulting services for a variety of cases. Follow these tips to write a persuasive legal nurse consultant report. 1. Everything…
Read MoreExpert Witness Advice: How Do I Get Out of a Case? Part 2
Withdrawal of an Expert Witness In Part 1, I wrote about the expert witness’s surprise when finding out a case is not going to settle and the expert has to go to court to testify. This is additional expert witness advice: What factors allow an expert witness to withdraw from a case? There are a…
Read MoreExpert Witness Advice: How Do I Get Out of a Case? Part 1
“The attorney told me I would never have to testify. Now I found out it is going to trial! I don’t want to go.” Have you ever heard this complaint from an expert? Ever made that statement yourself as an expert? Responsibilities of an Expert Witness An expert enters into an agreement with an attorney…
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