Moondawggie
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Joined: 10/18/2003 From: Placer County CA Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: rtrapasso Curiously enough - just doing a CME course on Risk Management, and i ran across this nugget: "Expert Witness Fees: Expert witnesses are an expensive part of the litigation process. For an expert’s review of records and testimony, fees can range from a few hundred dollars per hour to a few thousand dollars per hour. In some cases, the expert charges a flat fee for an initial review that could range from a thousand to several thousand dollars. Many experts charge a flat fee to come to court and testify, such as a fee of $10,000." So, it sounds like you are on the low end of the spectrum, unless you can run up the hours something fierce. I agree; I have been roped in to do occasional expert witness work (only on the defense side) for radiation oncology cases; our medical group charges the legal dudes $600 per hour for my time, and the legal firms don't bat an eye when it comes to paying. Usually I go to the mat to defend the accused, but sometimes I tell the insurer to settle out of court quick since their client (in my opinion) really screwed up and hurt someone. And they keep calling me with more work, despite those usurious rates! So, amigo, I would have demanded a higher hourly wage, but like rtp sez, just run up the hours, and it will all even out. Just continue tell them what you think is right, not what they might want to hear.
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