FEWA Virtual Networking is right around the corner! The next installment of the FEWA Virtual Networking series will be moderated by Diana Price and Brad Taft on Wednesday, September 18 at 1:00 pm PT.

The FEWA Virtual Networking series provides a platform for FEWA members to meet each other online and connect regardless of location. Experts are able to discuss expert witness best practices, share experiences, provide referrals, and have the opportunity to build relationships with other members nationwide.

Please note that space is limited and available for FEWA members only.

Join FEWA for an installment of the FEWA Virtual Academy series on Wednesday, October 16 at 1:00 pm PT! The program, A Fellow-Experts Lesson's Learned on Marketing a Forensic Expert Practice, will be presented by FEWA Member, Vishal Sharma.

The Forensic Expert Witness Association offers webinars specifically tailored to the continuing education of expert witnesses. The FEWA Webinar series are free for all FEWA members and offered at the low price of $30 for non-members. The webinars are created to fit within the CFLC Core Program.

Registration is now open for the October 16 presentation. More information will be available soon!

As of September 1, the Forensic Expert Witness Association is now managed by MCI USA, a leading association management company with a proven track record of success in bringing about greater member value and more engaging member experiences to its association clients.

Under MCI’s management, we aim to grow our membership; diversify our education and content offering; achieve greater influence for FEWA; activate new technologies to streamline business processes, and most importantly, bring about more opportunities to engage current and future members. 

Michael Morgan, CPA, ABV, ASA, ARM-BV, CFE is one of FEWA’s newest members and has joined the Houston Chapter. He is the Principal for Michael J Morgan, CPA, where he provides business valuation and tax and decision analysis advisory services for a broad range of clients. He has a passion for dealing with complexity and ambiguity and has served as a trusted advisor to business leaders in their quest to address challenging opportunities involving business and asset values. Michael has been involved in strategic and financial consulting, business valuation, decision analysis, internal auditing and investigations, and project management for more than 30 years.

To learn more about Michael, visit his FEWA profile. Please join us in welcoming Michael to FEWA!

Deadlines are powerful forces in our work, signaling what’s most important, forcing focus, and driving tasks to completion. That’s why projects that don’t have a deadline can languish on your task list for weeks, months, or even years. As a time management coach, I’ve found that three simple strategies can help you finally move forward.

Although it is not unethical for treating physicians to testify as an expert witness in legal proceedings, physicians offering expert testimony for their own patients are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Because such testimony tends to bring about concerns and issues, it is generally ill-advised for treating physicians experts to provide testimony unless certain guidelines are followed closely.

Often, your top choices for expert witnesses come to your case with experience testifying in similar cases or on related issues. While their experience can make it easier to integrate them into your own case, it can also present pitfalls if not adequately researched.

I’m often asked why I rarely blog about what it takes to be a “good” expert witness, instead of focusing all the time on examples of “bad” expert witnesses. My answer? Find out why in the "good, the bad and the ugly" that follows.