Are You Making Full Use of Your Expert Witness’s Expertise?

In a litigation, at some point, the rules require that each side notify the other of all the witnesses that they intend to call at trial, including experts. Until that point, litigators generally don’t retain experts, thinking it saves them money. In reality, it is in the client’s best interest to actually retain an expert early because they can help with other aspects of the trial in addition to their expert testimony.

Experts can help because they are decisive. They see the big picture and understand business differently than lawyers. At Rosenfarb LLC, our expert accountants all possess legal acumen, which means they understand both business and the litigation process. We understand how profits are generated and are impacted by taxes. We understand computers and how the business’s systems interact. We understand the finances of a business. We understand auditing and verifying data. And, we also understand how to make our case compelling and how to use the litigation process to the advantage of our clients.

Business is in the expert’s blood and not necessarily in the litigator’s blood. Litigators’ DNA is all about litigation, the law and winning.

Litigators retain experts when they require expert testimony. The source of that retention is many fold. They may search for an expert on the web. They may get an expert through a referral from a colleague or somebody within their firm. They may have experience with an expert and continue to use that expert on multiple cases.

Sometimes, however, the expert that they’ve used last, who has done a really good job for them, and who they really trust, may not be right for the particular case they are working on. Litigators align the expert not only for his/her expertise, but also for his/her fees. A particular expert may be too expensive for the case at hand. One expert may not have enough expertise for this particular case or have a different expertise than what is needed. We recently lost a case because it was being tried in Texas and the litigator wanted an expert from Texas because he thought that his jury would not like a New York expert.

At Rosenfarb LLC, we produce well-supported, well-reasoned and well-communicated expert reports that withstand the rigors of litigation. We are a firm of forensic accounting and valuation experts. We understand business, have keen insights and always connect the dots. We understand the litigation process. We frame the issues simply and in alignment with the litigation strategy. We use logic to support our opinions, while creating compelling stories. We are sincere, professional and credible. We are accounting experts with legal acumen.

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