Expert Witnesses

JurisPro Expert Witness Directory http://jurispro.com/
This directory provides information about experts' backgrounds and qualifications, copies of their resumes, and links to their articles and other written materials. This website also includes sound clips of experts introducing themselves.

Expert4Law http://www.expert4law.org/
This online directory of experts is maintained by the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Experts.com http://www.experts.com/
This website provides free information about experts in a variety of fields, including contact information, brief biographies, and links to the experts' websites.

ALM Experts http://www.almexperts.com/
This online directory contains background and contact information for over 15,000 experts nationwide.

National Directory of Experts http://www.National-Experts.com
This nationwide expert directory includes nationwide expert listings in technical, scientific and medical fields.

Northern California Register of Experts and Consultants http://www.sfbar.org/register/
This online directory from the San Francisco Bar Association includes the profiles of over 600 expert witnesses and consultants in a varirty of categories.

Many of the large legal portals also have online directories of experts:

FindLaw http://lp.findlaw.com/
Hieros Gamos http://www.hgexperts.com/
LawInfo http://www.lawinfo.com/expert-witnesses.html
Martindale-Hubbell http://resources.martindale.com/mhes/index.jsp

Links to additional online expert directories are available at:

Northern California Association of Law Libraries http://www.nocall.org/links/expertwitness.html
MegaLaw: Expert Witnesses http://www.megalaw.com/expert/expert.php

UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DIRECTORIES
Many universities, think tanks, and other organizations publish directories of experts on the Web. These lists are typically intended for use by journalists rather than by litigants looking for expert witnesses. However, these types of resources may provide you with names of experts in hard-to-find specialties. California universities maintaining expert lists include:

California State University Experts http://www.calstate.edu/PA/Experts/experts.shtml

UC Davis Experts http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/sources/

San Francisco State University Experts http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/expert.htm

University of California Experts http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/experts.html

University of Southern California Experts http://www.usc.edu//uscnews/experts/

California Institute of Technology Experts http://mr.caltech.edu/experts_guide

Links to additional expert directories from universities and research organizations are compiled on these websites:

Internet Sites for Journalists http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/internet/experts.htm

REFERRAL SERVICES

Referral services maintain lists of qualified experts in a variety of specialties. These services charge a fee for matching experts with litigants.

Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA) http://www.tasanet.com/
The TASA website allows free searching and referrals to expert witnesses in a variety of fields. If you hire an expert found through this service, TASA will charge a $125 administrative fee.

ForensisGroup http://www.forensisgroup.com
ForensisGroup assists clients in finding expert witnesses in technical, medical, construction, engineering and other scientific disciplines. No charges are incurred until an expert is retained.

MedQuest http://www.medquestltd.com
MedQuest provides referrals to medical experts throughout the country. A retainer for case evaluation and telephone consultation with an expert is required.

American Medical Forensic Specialists http://www.amfs.com/
AMFS matches cases with medical experts from every medical specialty. A retainer and administrative fee is required to begin the expert matching process.

JURY VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
Experts' names often appear in reported decisions, jury verdicts, and settlements. Many publishers provide easy-to-use tables of experts. For more detailed information on finding verdicts and settlements, see the "Verdicts and Settlements" guide. NOTE: These indexes provide only names and areas of expertise. For additional information about the expert, try the directories listed above.

Internet Public Library - Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

American Society of Association Executives http://www.asaenet.org

National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health - MEDLINE/PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Provides access to articles and reports on a variety of medical topics.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.gov/
Access articles and reports on topics in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement.

Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) http://trisonline.bts.gov/search.cfm
TRIS indexes books, technical reports, conference proceedings, journal articles and on-going research in the field of transportation.

Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) http://www.eric.ed.gov/
ERIC is a database of articles, studies, and other resources on topics related to education.

To find other organizations or databases that provide access to articles, try these websites:

INFOMINE http://infomine.ucr.edu/
This database from the University of California compiles internet resources such as databases, electronic journals and books, articles, directories, and many other types of information.

The Scout Report http://scout.wisc.edu/index.php
The creators of the Scout Report search the internet for useful sources of information. This website archives nine years' worth of these reports.

 MORE INFORMATION

Finding and Researching Expert Witnesses on the Web http://www.llrx.com/features/findingexperts.htm

Mission Possible: Investigating the Background of an Expert Witness http://www.virtualchase.com/articles/archive/expert_witness.html

Finding an Expert Through the Internet http://www.llrx.com/features/expert.htm

 updated 11/10 mpj