The adversarial nature of a jury trial leads many of our clients to ask, “Will my expert come across better than theirs?” This is a justifiable concern since jurors’ decisions about liability and ...

Being an expert witness is a demanding task, but an expert’s testimony is crucial and can either make or break a client’s case. Credibility is paramount for any expert witness; it is the foundation an ...

Expert witnesses are essential in many personal injury cases. When an issue or dispute is considered too complex for the ordinary juror to understand without the assistance of an expert, Illinois law ...

In Part I of his two-part series, Bob Genis reviews how the plaintiff s in negligence and malpractice cases can strategically require the defendant to appear at trial during the plaintiff’s direct ...

Alongside being an optometrist and practice owner, Neil Hilton takes part in expert witness work. Here he shares why being an ...

When an expert witness takes the stand to testify, he is a courtroom performer with an important privilege. Other witnesses are allowed to deal only with facts they have observed; the expert is often ...

Cole Miller remembers one case in particular. "He was a young man who was so egregiously injured that it turned his whole life upside down," recalls Miller, a consultant who serves as an expert ...

This article examines the strategic use of dual-role expert witnesses—those qualified to address both liability and damages—in arbitration proceedings before the Financial Industry Regulatory ...