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2021 SEAK, Inc.SURVEYOF EXPERTWITNESS FEEsJames J. Mangraviti, Esq., Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq.,Nadine Nasser Donovan, experts.com
The authors would like to acknowledge the close to 1,100 SEAK expert witness clients who provided theinformation contained herein as well as Mary Frances Mangraviti for her assistance in the creation of this ebook report.2021 SEAK, Inc. Survey of Expert Witness FeesCopyright 2021 by SEAK, Inc.ISBN: 978-1-892904-58-4All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book is for informational purposes only. It isnot intended to constitute legal advice. An attorney or other appropriate source should be consulted ifnecessary.No part of this work may be reproduced or distributed in any manner whatsoever or by any electronic ormechanical means, including information on retrieval and storage systems, without permission in writing fromthe publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. For information send a writtenrequest for permission to SEAK, Inc., P.O. Box 729, Falmouth, MA 02541. Phone: 508-457-1111. E-mail:mail@seak.com.SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e ii
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About the AuthorsJames J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., has trained thousands of expert witnesses through seminars, conferences,corporate training, training for professional societies, and training for governmental agencies including the FBI,IRS, Secret Service, NYPD, and Department of Defense. He has designed dozens of expert witness trainingprograms and has personally taught experts in a group setting over 200 times since 1997. He is also called byexperts, their employers, and retaining counsel to train and prepare individual expert witnesses for upcomingtestimony in high stakes cases such as patent litigation, antitrust, murder, catastrophic injury, wrongful death,product liability, and medical malpractice. Mr. Mangraviti also assists expert witnesses one-on-one with reportwriting, mentoring, and practice development. He is a former litigator who currently serves as Principal of theexpert witness training company SEAK, Inc. (www.testifyingtraining.com). Mr. Mangraviti received his BAdegree in mathematics summa cum laude from Boston College and his JD degree cum laude from BostonCollege Law School. He is the co-author of thirty books, including: How to Become a Successful Expert Witness:SEAK’s A-Z Guide to Expert Witnessing; How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAKGuide to Testifying as an Expert Witness; How to Write an Expert Witness Report; How to Prepare Your ExpertWitness for Deposition; The Biggest Mistakes Expert Witnesses Make and How to Avoid Them; and How toMarket Your Expert Witness Practice: Evidence-Based Best Practices. Mr. Mangraviti was the co-founder in2000 of SEAK’s Expert Witness Directory (www.seakexperts.com), which is the premier national resource forattorneys to locate expert witnesses. He may be contacted at 978-276-1234 or jim@seak.com.Kelly J. Wilbur, Esq., is an expert witness trainer and consultant for SEAK, Inc. She has assisted and taughtnumerous expert witnesses through SEAK seminars and one-on-one training. She was an insurance defenseand commercial litigator for five years where she regularly worked with and against expert witnesses inwrongful death, personal injury, premises liability, construction defect and patent cases. Kelly received herJ.D., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts School of Law and graduated from St. Mary’s College ofMaryland with a B.A. in Political Science. She may be contacted is 617-791-6802 or kelly@seak.com.Nadine Nasser Donovan, Esq., is SEAK’s Lead Trainer and an expert witness consultant. She has been on theSEAK Faculty since 2002 and has trained countless experts in report writing, testifying skills, and practicedevelopment through SEAK’s scheduled programs for expert witnesses, invited presentations, customized onsite expert witness training programs, and via one-on-one training. Ms. Donovan is the co-author of the SEAKtexts, How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAK Guide to Testifying as an ExpertWitness, How to Write an Expert Witness Report, and How To Be A Successful Expert Witness: SEAK’s A-Z Guideto Expert Witnessing.In addition to her work consulting and teaching for SEAK, Ms. Donovan is a Legal Writing Instructor at BostonUniversity School of Law, and a former Adjunct Professor at New England School of Law, Boston. Ms. Donovanalso serves as a Dispute Resolution Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.Ms. Donovan previously practiced litigation for 21 years. She spent 18 years in the defense of medicalprofessionals in medical malpractice actions and before medical licensing boards. In addition, Ms. Donovanstarted off her litigation career in New York City, first as a prosecutor in Queens, and then as counsel for theCity of New York. Ms. Donovan received her J.D. cum laude from Boston College Law School. She graduatedfrom Fordham University summa cum laude with a B.A. in French Literature. Nadine can be reached atnadine@seak.com or (617) 791-4282.SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e iv
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ContentsAbout the Authors . ivPART I: ANALYSIS OF SURVEY RESULTS & RECOMMENDATIONS. 1PART II: SURVEY RESULTS IN AGGREGATE . 4PART III: SURVEY RESULTS BY AREA OF EXPERTISE . 7Accident Reconstruction . 8Accounting . 9Actuarial . 10Addiction Medicine . 11Addiction Psychiatry . 12Advertising . 13Agriculture . 14Allergy & Immunology . 15Anesthesiology . 16Appraisal & Valuation . 17Aquatics Safety . 18Architecture . 19Athletics & Recreation . 20Automotive . 21Aviation & Aerospace . 22Banking . 23Bariatric Surgery . 24Biomechanics . 25Business Damages . 26Business Operations . 27Business Valuation . 28Cardiology . 29Cardiothoracic Surgery . 30Chemistry & Chemicals . 31Chiropractic . 32Colon & Rectal Surgery . 33Computers/Information Technology . 34Construction/Construction Defects. 35Correctional Healthcare. 36SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e vi
Critical Care Medicine. 37Critical Care Surgery . 38Cybersecurity . 39Dentist . 40Dermatology . 41Diagnostic Radiology . 42Dram Shop & Alcohol Services . 43Economics . 44Education & Schools . 45Electricity /Electrician . 46Electronics. 47Electrophysiology . 48Elevators & Escalators . 49Emergency Medical Services. 50Emergency Medical Toxicology . 51Emergency Medicine . 52Employment . 53Endocrinology . 54Engineering . 55Environmental . 56Family Medicine . 57Financial . 58Fire. 59Firearms & Ballistics . 60Food . 61Foot & Ankle Surgery. 62Forensic Pathology . 63Forensic Psychiatry . 64Forensic Psychology . 65Forensic Science . 66Fraud. 67Gastroenterology . 68General Medical Practice . 69General Surgery. 70SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e vii
Geriatric Psychiatry . 71Geriatrics. 72Gynecology . 73Hand Surgery. 74Health Informatics . 75Hematology. 76Horses . 77Hospice and Palliative Care. 78Hospitalist . 79Hotel & Restaurant . 80Human Factors . 81Hydrology. 82Industrial Design. 83Industrial Hygiene . 84Infectious Diseases . 85Insurance . 86Intellectual Property. 87Internal Medicine . 88Internet . 89Interventional Cardiology . 90Laboratories & Testing . 91Land Surveying . 92Landscape Design . 93Law Enf & Criminal Justice . 94Legal. 95Life Care Planning . 96Management. 97Manufacturing. 98Maritime/Boating . 99Marketing. 100Medical Billing/Medical Coding . 101Medical Management/Hospital Liability . 102Metallurgy. 103Meteorology . 104SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e viii
Midwife. 105Mining. 106Mold . 107Motorcycle . 108Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine . 109Nephrology . 110Neurological Surgery . 111Neurology . 112Neurophysiology . 113Neuropsychiatry . 114Neuropsychology. 115Neuroradiology . 116NONE OF THE ABOVE . 117Nuclear Medicine . 118Nurse . 119Nurse Anesthetist . 120Nurse Practitioner . 121Nursing Administration. 122Nursing Home Administration/Long Term Care . 123Obstetrics & Gynecology . 124Occupational Medicine . 125Occupational Therapy. 126Oil and Gas . 127Oncology . 128Ophthalmology. 129Oral Surgery . 130Orthopedic Surgery . 131Otolaryngology. 132Otology . 133Pain Management - Medicine . 134Pathology . 135Pediatric Anesthesiology . 136Pediatric Critical Care Medicine . 137Pediatric Emergency Medicine . 138SEAK, Inc. 2021 Survey of Expert Witness Fees 2021 SEAK, Inc. All Rights Reservedwww.seak.com www.testifyingtraining.com www.seakexperts.comP a g e ix
Pediatric Neurology . 139Pediatric Psychiatry .
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