Year: 2014
Evaluating Experts: Three Steps to Locating Expert Witnesses

Legal expert witnesses provide specific insight into disputes related to attorneys and law firms. When searching for expert witnesses to support your client’s case, you must take the time to ensure that these individuals are qualified and will convey your position clearly to a courtroom. The first step you should take when searching for expert witnesses […]

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Early Expert Contact: Hiring a Legal Expert Witness

Hiring a legal expert witness early in a case will enable you to become experienced with the technical jargon in a complex case. Additionally, expert witnesses can offer insight as to how opposing expert witnesses may interpret the expert’s testimony. Even if your expert is renowned across the world for his work, knowledge, and skills, preparation is […]

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The Most Common Mistakes Made When Selecting an Expert Witness

In cases involving firm retention and selection or legal fee audits, expert witnesses are often necessary to bolster your client’s case. Although the expert will likely have experience in testifying, you must take the time to prepare your expert and your client to ensure that hearings go smoothly. You should schedule a meeting with your […]

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What Is A Legal Fee Audit?

If you believe that you have been overcharged by your attorney, you may attempt to work out the matter on your own first. If that does not yield results, or if you are still questioning the fees and number of hours that have been spent on your case, you may want to connect with a legal […]

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How Does an Individual Become Qualified as a Legal Expert Witness?

In cases involving firm retention and selection processes, as well as disagreements involving legal fees, attorneys typically hire an expert witness to support their arguments. As an attorney, it is important to work with counsel to ensure that the expert selected is the best fit for your case. During your search for a legal expert witness, […]

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The Most Common Methods Used to Discredit an Expert Witness

Selecting a legal expert witness is a very critical factor in your legal fees or law firm retention case. The selection of a skilled expert is a step that should be carefully considered. During cross-examination, your witness must be able to repel opposing counsel’s attempts to discredit his skills, experience, and education. Discrediting an expert […]

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Reasons Why You Have To Take Real Estate Disclosure Seriously

When you decide to put your home or any property up for sale, you have moral and legal obligations to either make whatever repairs might be necessary based on your knowledge of the property, or to, at minimum, disclose this knowledge.  For example, if you know the roof has to be replaced, you must disclose […]

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Advantages of Mediation & Arbitration in Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Real estate is a volatile business.  Nothing in it is fixed in any true sense: Property values rise and fall, interest rates rise and fall, neighborhoods shift and evolve, and ideal home sizes and configurations change.  In such a changeable environment, disputes can simply be more chaos on top of existing chaos – especially when […]

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Four Methods for Settling Common Business Disputes

Disputes are common in the business world and finding efficient methods with which to settle these disputes is essential.  When disputes arise between businesses and their partners, vendors and customers, there are four options for resolving the problem.  The better understood these are by business owners, the greater the likelihood that the disputes will be […]

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What Are My Dispute Resolution Options?

If you are involved in a legal dispute, your options extend beyond litigation. Since most people are familiar with Your first option to consider is mediation. A mediator is an appointed impartial third party who helps you facilitate conversation. The mediator does not review the case facts and make a determination. Instead, he or she is […]

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JOHN PRESTON1060 CLARENDON CROAKLAND, CALIFORNIA510-763-9131#87237JOHNPRESTONMEDIATION@GMAIL.COM IN RE ARBITRATION R.N. AND RELATED PARTIES,Petitioner,vs.R.S.,Respondent. Case No.: 2012  NS-1 AWARD OF ARBITRATOR This matter came on for regularly scheduled hearing on April 8, 9, 10, and 22, 2013 before the arbitrator, John S. Preston.  The arbitrator makes the following findings of fact. I  FINDINGS OF FACT (A)  THE […]
Hiring a legal expert witness becomes necessary when you are retained for a case involving legal malpractice. The expertise of this witness is required to show where legal malpractice did or did not occur in your client’s case. Selecting the proper legal expert witness for your client’s case can be quite the challenge. As all attorneys know, […]
In many cases, your client is emotional and angry, which can hinder reaching a reasonable settlement. Many clients feel that if they settle, they are going to be perceived as weak by the opposing side. However, there are steps you can take to show your clients that settling is an excellent option. Even though attorneys […]
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