Expert Witness Fee Share From Firm
Expert Witness Fee Share From Firm
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My apologies if this question has been addressed, however, if one is to provide expert witness testimony for a client while working for a consultant firm, does the expert receive additional fee as an adjustment to his/her salary? How is the rate normally decided?





RE: Expert Witness Fee Share From Firm
If it is yours, your rate would apply. If it is theirs, then their rate for your time would apply. You would be paid your normal hourly rate for testifying.
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Expert Witness Fee Share From Firm
The engineer still gets the same salary as always.
The additional fee is justified in that depositions and court appearances are many times non-scheduled activities that pop up in the midst of other profitable work and also
requires (usually) a higher order of specialized skills, knowledge and abilities.
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RE: Expert Witness Fee Share From Firm
That's different if you do the expert witness services separately as Mike noted.
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