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Expert Legal Witness

What is an Expert Legal Witness?

Whether you need a personal injury consultant or someone to help you in a pending court case, an expert legal witness can be an extremely important asset. These experts must have the knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education to help the court understand the evidence or to determine specific facts of a case. Depending on your jurisdiction, you can hire an expert legal witness to assist you in making your case or to provide the experience and training needed to show specific evidence to the court. Some states do require physicians to testify as an expert witness for medical malpractice cases, for example. For most other types of cases (civil or criminal), an expert legal witness can assist you with your litigation.


A personal injury consultant works with you to determine whether or not you have a case and what type of evidence you’ll need in order to win. In other cases, such as property management or risk-related issues, you’ll need the help of an expert legal witness to cover all of the details regarding your specific case. The person you hire should be vigilant in ensuring that you win your case by providing the judge and jury with crucial information and evidence to help you come out victorious. They should have a CV that’s easily accessible so that you can provide it to counsel and present it to the courts. The CV shows the expert legal witness’ background, experience, and certifications to provide their ability to serve as a witness in the specific type of case being presented. With the right expert by your side, you’ll be able to present the exact information needed to accomplish your desired outcome. All litigation is performed on a deadline, so the expert should also be able to gather and present the information needed within a short timeframe.

Whether it’s a lawsuit over an injury or a claim either for or against a managed property, please consider hiring Owen Ahearn as your Expert Legal Witness.

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