Do Expert Witnesses Work Better for Individual or Group Clients?

When it comes to financial law, attorneys with expertise in the industry represent the gamut, from financial institutions to individuals to groups for class action lawsuits. When considering adding an expert witness to the case, you might be wondering if he’s better suited for cases with a single client or cases representing a group of people or a business. Depending on what you intend to rely on the witness for, there’s a compelling case to hire him regardless.

Benefits for Individuals

The range of expert witness services extends beyond the typical testimony in court, but that testimony is especially invaluable for individuals. Because the individual may be the only available witness to testify who’s involved with the case on your client’s side of the matter, it helps to expand the roster of credible testimony by inviting an expert in the industry to speak on your client’s behalf.

Benefits for Groups

Likewise, when representing a group, you won’t have time to parade each individual onto the stand or even to make a statement in a deposition — and you may not even find it expedient to have any of the people testify at all. An expert can speak on behalf of the group at large and has the credibility to make a compelling argument founded on knowledge of similar cases.

Benefits for Businesses

When representing a business such as a financial institution or a real estate company, the expert witness can act as a third party expert to demonstrate that there’s precedent for the case, as well as to act as a consultant when prepping the case or during a deposition.

Michael F. Richards has offered his decades of experience to provide witness testimony and services for plaintiffs and defendants in cases representing individuals, businesses and groups. Most firms find it expedient to have him on retainer to call upon for multiple cases. Call today to learn more.