Legal Malpractice Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

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Legal malpractice expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including litigation, transactional law, ethics, and professional responsibility. Some of the most common specialties include standard of care, breach of duty, causation, and damages analysis. They can opine on the effects of attorney negligence, conflicts of interest, procedural errors, and inadequate client representation.

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Average Legal Malpractice Expert Witnesses Court Fees

$450/hr

Review Fee

$500/hr

Deposition Fee

$500/hr

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Legal Malpractice Experts in Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $300/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This expert is one of the top specialists in the fields of litigation, legal systems and business risks in the Russian Federation and the former Soviet republics. After graduating from the Moscow University of Finance and Law, he spent ten years working for the Federal Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, rising through the ranks from the position of Senior Investigator to Deputy Prosecutor for the Moscow Region. While at the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, he completed his Ph.D. in Law. At present he is Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Department of Risk Analysis and Economic Security, and Director of the Master's Degree Program on Business Compliance Assurance at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. He combines his research work with private legal practice and providing expert testimony in courts of various jurisdictions. The expert is included in the top 100 most cited scholars of Russia. He is certified by the International Compliance Association (UK). The expert resides in Pennsylvania.

    Director of Business Compliance MA program, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

    Master of Laws (LLM), A Respected US Law School

    State College,

    Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $350/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This expert is the Lead Land Use Attorney at the Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic and Associate Professor of Law at a the top law school in West Virginia. Before joining his current institution, this expert was an associate professor in urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech, teaching land use law, environmental law, and real estate. His research and experience focuses on land use law. Prior to his academic endeavors, this expert was in private practice in Virginia. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Agricultural Law Association. He previously served on the Virginia Farmland Protection Task Force and the Virginia Water Policy Technical Advisory Committee.

    Professor, A law school in WV

    Juris Doctor (JD), University of Virginia School of Law

    Morgantown,

    West Virginia

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  • Review Fee $750/hr
    Deposition Fee $750/hr
    Court Fee $750/hr

    This board-certified expert has been practicing law for 36 years with 24 of those years including legal malpractice. Recognized by Who's Who in American Law and by Best Lawyers in America, he is a Diplomate and Board Certified in Legal Malpractice by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. He currently is an attorney in his own practice, specializing in legal malpractice, in addition to authoring the New York Attorney Malpractice Blog and being an Outside Counsel Columnist for the New York Law Journal.

    Adjunct Professor, A law school in NY

    Juris Doctor (JD), Syracuse University

    Southampton,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $400/hr
    Court Fee $400/hr

    This expert has been practicing law for over 35 years. A nationally recognized insurance coverage counselor, he is well known for his bi-weekly newsletter summarizing important insurance coverage decisions in New York State courts. Listed in Best Lawyers in America the past 6 years in a row, he has also been named as Lawyer of the Year for Insurance Law by the same publication. This expert has been teaching Insurance Law as an Adjunct Professor at a major university's law school for nearly 30 years, and he is a Senior Member specializing in insurance coverage at a large law firm.

    Adjunct Professor, A university in NY

    Juris Doctor (JD), State University of New York at Buffalo

    Buffalo,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $875/hr
    Deposition Fee $875/hr
    Court Fee $875/hr

    This expert has been practicing law for over a decade. She completed her undergraduate studies at Columbia University prior to earning her J.D. from Fordham University, where she graduated cum laude and was a member of the Order of the Coif. She is a past Chair of the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics and the Co-Chair of the Committee on Professional Ethics of the New York Women's Bar Association. She also holds membership in the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. Currently, this expert is a Partner at a major firm, where her practice focuses primarily on legal ethics, professional responsibility, and legal malpractice. She frequently writes and lectures on legal ethics and professional responsibility issues.

    Partner, A major law firm in NY

    Juris Doctor (JD), Fordham University

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $300/hr
    Deposition Fee $300/hr

    This highly qualified legal malpractice expert has 25+ years experience as an attorney. This expert earned his BS at the Cornell University and his JD at UCLA. He worked as an associate for several law firms in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California where he gained valuable experience as a civil litigator, trial attorney, and appellate lawyer. In 1995, this expert was admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia; and he relocated his practice to Germantown, Maryland. His innovative litigation tactics and skills garnered attention from the Washington Post, Montgomery Journal, and Montgomery Gazette as well as many local television and radio stations.

    Attorney, A solo practice in MD

    Juris Doctor (JD), UCLA School of Law

    Germantown,

    Maryland

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  • Review Fee $450/hr
    Deposition Fee $450/hr

    This highly qualified attorney has 35+ years of experience. He earned his BA from the University of Maryland and JD from The John Marshall Law School of Chicago, Illinois. After graduation he served as an Attorney-Advisor to Esther Peterson, President Carter's Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs where he initiated the interagency litigation project, establishing a consumer presence in Administrative cases across the government. Thereafter, he served as General Counsel to the District of Columbia Office of Consumer Protection where he was instrumental in closing down illegal auto repair shops, forcing thousands of dollars in refunds from Holiday Spa, and establishing the D.C. Lemon Law. After leaving prestigious government positions, he served as one of the first Commissioners of the District of Columbia Lemon Board. This expert's private law practice evolved into a more locally based private legal practice with a focus on medical malpractice, personal, injury, and professional negligence. He has represented a number of consumers in legal malpractice actions against their former lawyers when it appears that the lawyers' violation of the standard of care led to adverse results. This expert has appeared before several state and federal courts. He has also been identified in federal and state courts as an expert in legal procedure.

    Solo Practitioner, His own firm in MD/DC

    Juris Doctor (JD), The John Marshall Law School

    Columbia,

    Maryland

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  • Review Fee $350/hr
    Deposition Fee $450/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This highly qualified expert graduated with a BA in Political Science from Brooklyn College, City University of New York and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. He subsequently practiced law for the following 20 years, handling complex litigation from both a Plaintiff and Defense perspective. Currently, he is the Executive Director of an ACA accredited summer camp in New Jersey, which he has managed and operated since 1996. At this co-ed overnight camp, He oversees all administrative operations, risk management and safety protocols of this resident camp of 300 campers and 85+ staff. He is also a certified Camp Director by the American Camp Association.

    Executive Director, Camp Louemma

    Juris Doctor (JD), University of Virginia School of Law

    Delray Beach,

    New Jersey

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What Can a Legal Malpractice Expert Witness Opine On?

Case Evaluation

Assessing the validity of a legal claim.

Legal Research

Investigating laws and precedents relevant to the case.

Client Consultation

Meeting with clients to discuss their cases.

Document Review

Examining legal documents for errors or issues.

Settlement Negotiation

Facilitating discussions for case resolution.

Filing Complaints

Submitting formal grievances in legal matters.

FAQs for Legal Malpractice Expert Witnesses

What is the role of a legal malpractice expert witness?

A legal malpractice expert witness is a qualified attorney who explains whether a lawyer met the professional standard of care. They assist by reviewing case files, analyzing conduct, and testifying to clarify liability issues.

In what case types can a legal malpractice expert witness provide valuable insight?

A legal malpractice expert witness provides valuable insight in attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest, fee disputes, ethics violations, and litigation strategy errors.

How can a legal malpractice expert witness critique opposing counsel’s standard-of-care analysis?

A legal malpractice expert witness critiques opposing counsel’s standard-of-care analysis by identifying legal errors, missed duties, and unsupported assumptions using accepted professional benchmarks.

What qualifications should a legal malpractice expert witness possess for complex fee-dispute matters?

A legal malpractice expert witness in complex fee-dispute matters should have substantial litigation experience, fee-audit expertise, bar admissions, and prior expert testimony on legal fees.

How does a legal malpractice expert witness assist in establishing causation and damages?

A legal malpractice expert witness explains how the attorney’s errors directly caused the client’s loss and quantifies the resulting financial damages.

What is Expert Institute’s process for selecting legal malpractice expert witnesses?

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