In Patent expert decodes U.S. reform bill, Reuters interviewed patent expert John Mancini, co-leader of the intellectual property practice at law firm Mayer Brown.
Read the article: http://www.reuters.com/article.
Criminal Justice Expert Witness On Videotaped Attack
Expert witness Professor Matthew Hickman testified in the brutality case against the city of Chicago. Bartender Karolina Obrycka was beaten by off-duty policeman Anthony Abbate and the police department is charged with covering up the videotaped attack. The criminal justice expert witness is a criminal justice professor at Seattle University.
Your Competitive Advantage As An Expert Witness Part 3
In Your Competitive Advantage, leading authority on expert witness marketing and founder of Expert Communications Rosalie Hamilton writes:
A competitive advantage can be merely a perceived advantage. You can use this to your benefit. A large engineering firm may have many different specialties of engineers, along with its own testing facilities. Alternately, a sole practitioner engineer can promote himself as being more responsive to the attorney, more personally involved in each case, and possibly less costly. Learn to articulate your competitive advantage in a professional manner.
Read more: http://www.expertcommunications.com/
Liability Insurance Expert Witnesses
Liability insurance experts may consult on issues involving general liability insurance, umbrella policies, bodily injury coverage, and more. The property-casualty insurance trade organization, The American Insurance Association, urged safety and preparedness ahead of hurricane Sandy which included:
• Make an inventory list of your home’s contents. It is best to photograph or videotape your items.
• Examine your roof carefully, looking for worn, curled or missing shingles. If you cannot inspect your roof easily, look for moisture or surface discoloration in your attic.
Patents Expert Witnesses
Patents expert witnesses may opine on patent infringement, software patents, invention patents, and more. In A Guide to the Legislative History of the America Invents Act: Part I of II, Joe Matal, Judiciary Committee Counsel to Senator Jon Kyl, describes the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and provides a guide to legislative materials.
Read more: http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/guide-to-aia-p1.pdf
Construction Defect Litigation/Forensic Investigation Webinar
The Paralegal Knowledge Institute is presenting Introduction To Construction Defect Litigation/Forensic Investigation on December 5th and 12th.
Construction defect litigation is rapidly growing. This two session online, interactive course takes you through the complex and often confusing pre-trial construction defect dispute – from researching plans, maps and permits through inspections, experts and testing.
Learn new skills or take a refresher course. Taught by an expert with years of experience who knows and understands the realistic nuances of a paper intensive, detail oriented, niche arena.
Handwriting Expert Witness Shares Layman’s Glossary
In THE LAYMAN’S GLOSSARY: Terms Relating to the Forensic Examination of Handwriting, Signatures and Documents , handwriting expert witness Jacqueline A. Joseph, CDE, Board Certified Examiner of Handwriting & Documents, writes:
This glossary has been designed to meet the needs of those seeking to gain the meaning of common forensic terms and to understand the jargon used during the examination of questioned handwriting and signatures…
Because it would be impracticable to include all forensic terms in a work of this size and scope, this work includes many of the common terms relating to the examination of questioned handwriting and signature examination. It does not include terms relating to laboratory equipment, ink differentiation or other methods involving aspects beyond the examination of handwriting and signatures. However, it is my intention to publish expanded editions in the future….
Your Competitive Advantage As An Expert Witness Part 2
In Your Competitive Advantage, leading authority on expert witness marketing and founder of Expert Communications Rosalie Hamilton writes:
After objectively assessing your own strengths and weaknesses, determine your competitive advantage. Is your education or professional experience superior? If you are not a novice, have you handled a greater number of cases, or bigger or more successful cases, or have you worked with prestigious law firms? Do you present yourself more professionally or appear more credible? Are there exclusive dimensions to your expertise? What comprises your personal uniqueness and, therefore, your competitive edge?
Read more: http://www.expertcommunications.com/
Cross Exam Of Defense Experts
In The deposition and cross-exam of defense experts, A narrative guide to asking the right questions at deposition and trial, trial attorney Arash Homampour discusses:
Expert deposition notice and trial subpoena Videotaping Researching the expert
Read more: http://www.theadvocatemagazine.com/Homampour-article.pdf
Patents Expert Witnesses
Patents expert witnesses may write reports on drug patents, patent prosecution, and patent infringement. In a recent post on www.becker-posner-blog.com, Professor Gary S. Becker, University of Chicago, Departments of Economics, Graduate School of Business, and Sociology, writes on Reforming the Patent System Toward a Minimalist System.
Read more: www.becker-posner-blog.com.