Amazon.com description: Product Description: As our society becomes increasingly complex, more and more attorneys and judges are calling upon consultants to explain how things happen. These consultants are expert witnesses. The Expert Witness Handbook answers the questions: · What does an expert witness do? · What are the touch questions and how should I answer them? · How much does an expert witness charge? · How does an expert witness find clients? · How will I prepare for testimony? · What will happen in the courtroom? · How can I make my testimony more effective? · Where can I get more information? (Includes a huge resource section.) · and much, much more. Only someone who has been there could list so many tips and techniques with such detail, clarity and understanding. — Eugene Wheeler, AICP, land use expert. The chapter on what to expect at trial is full of “nuts and bolts” techniques for being an effective expert witness, handling difficult or tricky questions, etc. The style is direct and informative. — California DUI Report. The other side will do everything it can to question and reduce your credibility. Don’t get mad; study this helpful book and be prepared. — James H. Kennedy, Founder and Publisher, Consultants News Dan Poynter has served as a litigation consultant in the fields of parachutes and skydiving since 1973. His seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to Poynter because he is the leading authority on how to succeed as an expert witness. This book is not just for engineers, doctors or city planners. It is for every professional who wants an exciting new career as well as every expert witness who wants to serve more professionally and more successfully.