| Who can become complex litigation lawyer? | | | | over 20 years experience as an expert as in |
| A complex litigation lawyer is an attorney with skills | | | | diagnosing and treatment of cancer. Another example |
| and expertise to litigate more complex cases. It has | | | | is a dentist with more than 10 years of experience |
| been often observed that complex cases involve very | | | | could be an expert in gingivitis. |
| difficult or completely new legal issues with many | | | | What is the need for an expert witness? |
| parties involved. These cases generally involve an | | | | The basic role of the expert witness is to litigate |
| abundance of evidence and sometimes have a highly | | | | complex issues. For example, a particular lawsuit arises |
| technical subject. A good example of complex litigation | | | | where the psychiatrist should or should not have |
| is asbestos litigation which require many people and | | | | prescribed a particular drug, in this case an expert |
| medical as well as scientific evidence to prove a case. | | | | witness will help to give a better understanding to the |
| A complex litigation advocate might pursue a particular | | | | jury. Furthermore, a psychiatric expert witness can |
| class of action claim which is large as well as complex. | | | | help the jury understand the chemical make up of the |
| Such cases are very detailed and require a much | | | | drug. |
| more time than the average lawsuit. These attributes | | | | Expert witnesses have been used in the court since |
| are the main reason why the complex litigation | | | | the beginnings of the court system. Their presence is |
| lawyers are referred as the expert among other | | | | increasing day by day due to the increasing complexity |
| experts and have a substantial amount of legal | | | | of society. Even serious injuries such as those caused |
| knowledge. | | | | in a motorcycle accident case could be complex |
| Role of Expert Witnesses | | | | litigation. Many motorcycle incidents result in serious |
| Whenever a dispute arises, the litigation commences. | | | | catastrophic injuries. Motorcyclists suffering from |
| But, when a matter is intellectually complex in nature, | | | | serious injuries such as paraplegia, quadriplegia, |
| an expert witness is used for evidence purposes. | | | | traumatic brain injury, other kind of spinal cord injuries, |
| The question is who is the expert witness? An expert | | | | deliberating internal injuries, TBI, limb amputations and |
| witness is a person who is knowledgeable in particular | | | | catastrophic orthopedic injuries can be termed as a |
| field based on their experience and training. An | | | | serious injury and such serious motorcycle accident |
| example of this would be medical specialist who has | | | | case are classified as complex litigation. |