When hiring an expert, you should have confidence in their experience and abilities. This process will help you find the right expert to answer some of the complex questions you may have on your cases.

1. ARE YOU AN ATTORNEY OR PARALEGAL
LOOKING TO HIRE AN EXPERT WITNESS?
HERE IS A 5 STEP PROCESS!

2. GATHER A LIST OF EXPERTS
STEP 1
A G O O D P L A C E T O S T A R T I S
A S K I N G Y O U R P E E R S F O R
R E F E R R A L S , B O T H I N T E R N A L L Y A T
Y O U R F I R M , A N D E X T E R N A L L Y .
A N O T H E R G R E A T S O U R C E A R E T H E
E X P E R T S Y O U H A V E C R O S S -
E X A M I N E D O N P A S T C A S E S . Y O U
H A V E A L R E A D Y H A D A C H A N C E T O
S E E H O W W E L L T H E Y
C O M M U N I C A T E .

3. T H E R E A R E T H E O B V I O U S T H I N G S T O
A S K F O R L I K E T H E I R C V , F E E - S H I T ,
A N D T E S T I M O N Y H I S T O R Y , B U T O N E
T H I N G Y O U M I G H T N O T T H I N K T O
A S K F O R I S A S A M P L E R E P O R T .
E V E N I F R E P O R T S A R E N ' T R E Q U I R E D
I N Y O U R S T A T E , Y O U S H O U L D A S K
F O R O N E . A R E P O R T C A N G I V E Y O U
A N U N D E R S T A N D I N G O F T H E I R
A B I L I T Y T O E X P L A I N C O M P L E X
C O N C E P T S . A L S O , A S K F O R T H E I R
M O S T R E C E N T P U B L I C A T I O N S .
GATHER & REVIEW CREDENTIALS
STEP 2

4. G O O G L E I S A G R E A T P L A C E T O
S T A R T , B U T T H E R E A R E O T H E R S I T E S
T H A T A R E H E L P F U L A S W E L L .
V E R D I C T S E A R C H . C O M G I V E S Y O U A
F U L L B R E A K D O W N O F A C A S E ,
I N C L U D I N G E X P E R T S U M M A R I E S .
C V N . C O M ( C O U R T R O O M V I E W
N E T W O R K ) A C T U A L L Y H A S V I D E O O F
E X P E R T T E S T I M O N Y . Y O U C A N
S E A R C H B Y E X P E R T O N B O T H O F
T H E S E S I T E S . A L S O , L O O K F O R
E X P E R T B I O V I D E O S , C A S E S T U D Y
V I D E O S , A N D / O R M E D I A
A P P E A R A N C E S .
HIT THE INTERWEBS
STEP 3

5. A N E X P E R T I S H I R E D F O R T H E I R
E X P E R I E N C E A N D K N O W L E D G E , B U T
T H E Y A R E A L S O H I R E D T O
C O M M U N I C A T E T H E I R F I N D I N G S .
A P P R O A C H T H E I N T E R V I E W T H E
S A M E W A Y Y O U W O U L D A P P R O A C H
A D E P O . P I C K A P A R T T H E S A M P L E
R E P O R T T H E Y P R O V I D E D . T H I S C A N
B E D O N E V I A V I D E O C O N F E R E N C E .
W A I T I N G T I L L T H E Y T E S T I F Y T O
D E T E R M I N E H O W W E L L T H E Y
C O M M U N I C A T E I S A R I S K N O T
W O R T H T A K I N G .
INTERVIEW EXPERTS
STEP 4

6. A N E X P E R T I S H I R E D
T O T H O R O U G H L Y A N D C O N F I D E N T L Y
A N S W E R C O M P L E X Q U E S T I O N S .
I N V E S T I N G T I M E I N T H I S P R O C E S S
W I L L S A V E Y O U T H E H E A D A C H E O F
H I R I N G A N E W E X P E R T F O R T H E
N E X T C A S E . I N T H E W O R D S O F A B E
L I N C O L N , “ G I V E M E S I X H O U R S T O
C H O P D O W N A T R E E , A N D I W I L L
S P E N D T H E F I R S T F O U R S H A R P E N I N G
T H E A X E . ”
KEEP THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE
STEP 5

7. M Y G O A L I S T O B R I N G V A L U E T O M Y
N E T W O R K . I N O R D E R T O D O S O , I M U S T
K E E P A N O P E N E A R A N D A N O P E N M I N D .
D O Y O U H A V E S O M E T H I N G T O A D D T O
T H I S P R O C E S S ? D O Y O U D I S A G R E E
W I T H T H I S P R O C E S S ? S H A R E I T I N T H E
C O M M E N T S E C T I O N B E L O W !
WHAT DOES YOUR PROCESS LOOK LIKE?

8. If you need help finding an Expert, don't hesitate to reach out.
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