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Tips for lawyers on working with Expert Witnesses – what’s not taught in Law school

“Lawyers are advocates, and as such try to paint the best picture of the facts for their clients. It’s a good strategy in front of a jury or arbitrator, but not with an expert. The non-confidential information about the case that the other side is going to learn anyway should not be kept from an expert. Otherwise, a strongly favorable expert opinion can tumble like a house of cards on crossexamination.

It can ruin your whole day, not to mention the case. Sometimes, your expert can do you an immense favor (if hired early) by identifying a truly hopeless case—one that should be settled before the other side realizes just how good their case is. But he or she can only do that with an accurate knowledge of the facts.

A caveat: the attorney’s opinions about the case and confidential communications with the client should not be given to an expert, or they may become discoverable. There are ways to get damaging information to an expert without breaching the attorney‐client or work‐product privileges”

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James J Moore

James founded a Workers’ Compensation consulting firm, J&L Risk Mgmt Consultants, Inc. in 1996. J&L’s mission is to reduce our clients’ Workers Compensation premiums by using time-tested techniques. J&L’s claims, premium, reserve and Experience Mod reviews have saved employers over $9.8 million in earned premiums over the last three years. J&L has saved numerous companies…

Michael Gay

An interpreter of “insurance-ese” assisting others in understanding insurance policies, procedures, and practices of the industry. Expert Witness/Litigation Consultant in P&C coverages and Agent/Broker “Best Practices”. Four decades of insurance program development in the specialty P&C insurance space. Skilled in the identification, analysis, evaluation, and treatment of complex risk and loss exposures. Insurance Educator for…

Akos Swierkiewicz

Akos Swierkiewicz has over 50 years of experience in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance underwriting, management, company startup, marketing and product research and development. He founded IRCOS, LLC in 2000 to provide property and casualty insurance and reinsurance consulting and outsourcing services, including company startup and runoff, arbitration, mediation and expert witness services, feasibility…

Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker is the founding member of the Walker Law Firm, LLC. (Iowa), the Law Office of Jennifer Walker, LLC. (Georgia) and Walker Risk Consulting, LLC. (Iowa).  Jennifer was admitted to the Georgia State Bar in 2014 after a 30 year career in the insurance industry.   She was admitted to the Iowa State Bar in…

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Charles E. Comiskey

Charles E. Comiskey is President of RiskTech, Inc., Houston’s oldest risk management consulting firm and is Sr. V.P. of Brady Chapman Holland & Associates, one of the largest privately-held insurance brokerage firms in the U.S. Holding numerous professional designations in the fields of risk management, insurance and business continuity, Comiskey is a nationally recognized expert,…

Dale Crawford

Dale is a 35+ year veteran of the insurance industry, from an underwriter trainee to president of an insurance company.  Along the way, he was also an officer at 2 reinsurance companies for 14 years.  The reinsurance experience provided an exceptionally broad view of the industry, dealing with numerous insurance company clients in standard lines,…

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Michael Johnston

Mr. Johnston is a civil litigator concentrating his practice in insurance, consumer, personal injury and commercial litigation. He is licensed to practice in Texas and Oklahoma. Mr. Johnston is Board Certified in Consumer & Commercial Law (which includes Insurance Law) by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is also Board Certified in Civil Trial…

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Stanley Lipshultz

I began my insurance career in 1968 working in the claims department for the Insurance Company of North America (INA) both as a staff claims adjuster and then as a liability supervisor.  After finishing law school I specialized in insurance defense for agents and brokers and for insurance companies in  direct suits against them as…

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