found: Work cat.: Awtar Singh. Driftwood : the autobiography of Dr. Awtar Singh, 2011:p. 114 (I was amongst the top dozen or so expert witnesses in my field within the LA area. I became Paul Fine's expert witness for 30 years. ... I had discovered that being an expert witness had minimal, if any, liability and the fees were much higher. It was very tempting to completely move into this area.) p. 121 (There was also a small transition period where we went from doing mainly generic geotechnical work to doing only expert witness and failure analysis work.) p. 188 (Expert witness for some of the landmark cases of landslides in Southern California)
found: LCSH, July 20, 2016(Evidence, Expert. UF Expert evidence; Expert testimony; Expert witness; Expert witnesses; Opinion evidence; Scientific evidence (Law). BT Evidence (Law). BT Witnesses)
found: Stewart, W.J. Collins dictionary of law, ©2006, via TheFreeDictionary website, July 20, 2016(expert witness: in the law of evidence, a witness who is allowed to give opinion evidence as opposed to evidence of his perception. This is the case only if the witness is indeed skilled in some appropriate discipline. An exception to the usual rule of practice whereby witnesses are heard one after the other and do not hear the evidence of the preceding witness is made in relation to competing experts. The term skilled witness is favoured in Scotland)
found: Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute website, July 20, 2016(Expert Witness. Normally, courts prohibit witnesses from testifying based on their own opinions or analysis. See Federal Rule of Evidence 602. Courts relax these rules for expert witnesses testifying about matters within their field of expertise. Expert witness rules vary by jurisdiction. See State Civil Procedure Rules. In federal courts, expert witness testimony is governed by Article VII of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Generally speaking, experts may testify about their conclusions in a case so long as their analysis is scientifically sound. In reaching their conclusions, experts may rely on the same sorts of evidence that people in their profession normally rely on in their work, even if the evidence is otherwise inadmissible in court. For example, a doctor may testify about his analysis of X-rays, even though the X-rays would normally be hearsay)
found: USLegal website, July 20, 2016:definitions (An expert witness is a witness who has knowledge beyond that of the ordinary lay person enabling him/her to give testimony regarding an issue that requires expertise to understand. Experts are allowed to give opinion testimony which a non-expert witness may be prohibited from testifying to. In court, the party offering the expert must lay a foundation for the expert's testimony. Laying the foundation involves testifying about the expert's credentials and experience that qualifies him/her as an expert. Sometimes the opposing party will stipulate (agree to) to the expert's qualifications in the interests of judicial economy)
found: Duhaime's law dictionary, via Duhaime.org website, July 20, 2016(Expert Witness: A witness with a defined area of expertise and on that basis and strictly within that area, is allowed to give opinion evidence to the Court (or jury, as the case may be))
found: Oxford dictionaries online, July 20, 2016(expert witness: A person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case)
