Posts Tagged ‘Conflict Check’
The Conflict Check Most Law Firms Skip at Intake (and the Names It Misses)
At a CLE this week, attorneys asked how to handle conflict checks on intake. Most firms search a name and move on. Here is what a real intake check covers, and where the misses come from.
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Why a Google Search and an Ethics Opinion Will Not Clear an Expert Witness Conflict
Experts are often told to handle conflict checks by reading ethics guidance and searching online. That tells you what a conflict is. It cannot tell you whether you have one. Here is what does.
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Running an Expert Witness Practice: What to Track From Intake to Payment
Medical experts who take litigation work are running a small practice on the side of a clinical career. The records worth keeping from the first call to the final payment, and why Rule 26 makes them more than good housekeeping.
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Expert Witness Conflict Checks: How to Clear a Case Before You Open the Records
Courts disqualify experts who switch sides after receiving confidential information. What the two-part test asks, where conflicts hide in medical cases, and a conflict check every expert can run before opening the records.
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