Damages Expert Q&A WithDavid Riley

You’ve said that your role as an expert is analogous to a left tackle on a football team. Exactly what do you mean by that?

Give me a real life example of an expert allowing his attorney quarterback to be blindsided.

You say a lawyer is a zealous advocate for their client and you’re a zealous advocate for your opinion. With that understanding, you have a pact with a lawyer. What is your implicit agreement with the lawyer?

What do you have in your background and experience that you bring to the table?

What is the role of communication in your job?

Tell me about how you help the lawyer in the discovery process.

What’s the importance of professional candor?

Tell me about re-engineering the opposing experts’ report.

Do all experts re-engineer the opposing experts like you do?