The Process of Voice Identification

Robocalls

As an audio forensic expert, one of my day-today activities is voice identification. There is a misunderstanding about voice identification that has confused our courts in the United States creating the perception that voice identification testing is not a reliable science. In the following article, I hope to clear up the misconception of voice identification […]

Supervision of Children: School and Agency Negligence

Supervision of Children - School and Agency Negligence

Many of the cases for which I provide consultation and expert witness testimony involve the question of whether a school or agency provided appropriate supervision when someone under its care was injured. The question asked by a child safety and supervision expert in such cases is, “Did the school or agency, through its administration and/or […]

Key Challenges of a Real Estate Standard of Care Expert in Deposition and at Trial

Real Estate Standard of Care Expert

Selection A. Real Estate Standard of Care Expert: When selecting an expert real estate standard of care expert for trial, an attorney ordinarily selects a real estate broker who has been involved in at least fifty (50) real estate transactions or a real estate attorney with substantial practice in the field. To qualify as an […]

Challenging Voice Experts in Trayvon Martin-Zimmerman case

Voice Expert Witness

Before George Zimmerman goes on trial for the alleged murder of Trayvon Martin, his attorneys and Florida prosecutors are engaged in a legal battle concerning the qualifications of voice experts submitted by the prosecution.  The trial, expected to reawaken the dramatic controversy surrounding Martin’s death, is scheduled to begin in early June and will, in […]

Common Mistakes Made by a Real Estate Appraiser Expert at Deposition and Trial

In real estate disputes, a real estate appraiser is typically called as an expert witness to render an opinion as to diminution in value of a given property at the time of close of escrow if the property is purchased with undisclosed problems such as mold, water intrusion, pest infestation, rotating foundations and the like […]

The Computer Document Metadata Challenge Is On!

Metadata, or the data behind electronically compiled data, lurks in every electronic document and has created some interesting challenges that attorneys, law firms, judges, and legal ethicists as the profession seeks to keep pace with technology.    Even experienced attorneys are well served by consulting with a metadata expert early in the litigation process to assist […]

On Being an Effective Expert or How to Help the Jury do Their Job!

Being an effective expert means “Never forgetting that your job is to help the jury do their job.”  Even the Rules of Evidence recognize that experts help the jury, and helping the jury is what testifying as an expert is all about. Several years ago, I was fortunate enough to hear Judge Hiller Zobel speak […]

Trial Techniques for Effective Testimony by Real Estate Standard of Care Expert

Introduction:  Real estate standard of care experts are typically a licensed real estate broker or a licensed attorney. In a professional negligence claim, both may render “expert” opinions when a lawsuit involving a real estate professional is brought by someone seeking damages, claiming the professional fell below the standard of care commonly exercised in the […]

Arias Murder: PTSD Expert Testimony

As the jury deliberates in the high profile Jodi Arias murder trial, jurors will need to consider the last minute addition of a defense expert witness who testified Arias suffered post traumatic stress disorder stemming from years of abuse at the hands of the victim, ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.  Arias, who confessed to killing Alexander, has […]