Selecting, Hiring, and Working with Expert Witnesses in Construction Claims

It may not be difficult to find an expert witness for your construction case, but it can be hard to find the right one. Working with an expert can provide an attorney with a valuable and different view of the dispute, but the attorney must be willing to consider the expert's view outside an initial mandate. In addition, the right expert can be a sounding board for an attorney's arguments and may even identify details overlooked by both attorney and client.

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