Expert witness testimony is a cornerstone of eminent domain litigation, and the key aspect to eminent domain trial work is expert witness preparation. Even the best of experts will not fare well at trial if not sufficiently prepared. And as we all know, being familiar with an appraisal assignment—including methodology and conclusions of value—will not [...]
Anyone who testifies regularly as an expert witness, will be expected to, or is responsible for obtaining expert reports that may be used in litigation, should know what is expected as far as the quality of expert reports in the jurisdiction in which they are working in order to avoid having reports excluded. In the [...]
In preparing to speak at the recent VDOT consultant's conference, my law partner Dave Arnold and I put together an outline of some tips and techniques for succeeding as an expert witness, based on our years of experience handling experts in right-of-way matters. We previously posted Part I of this rather deep dive [...]
In preparing to speak at the recent VDOT consultant's conference, my law partner Dave Arnold and I put together an outline of some tips and techniques for succeeding as an expert witness, based on our years of experience handling experts in right-of-way matters. We thought this one might also be of interest to [...]