Paula;
Depending on the particular expertise, I find that most often the internet
is the best place to start. I find true/good experts' publishings appear in
many hits from a metacrawler search - from full text to bibliographic
citations/footnotes. Most often they have their own web sites. From there,
if needed, you can use particualr DBs or Doc Delivery to retr. full
articles to review.
In addition, you can check local/state or national newspapers(again,
depending on the expertise in which your potential expert specializes in).
Local press can give mention of recent cases or any agency use of the
expert - which may be important re: conflicts. If they still have
University ties, you may find add'l. data there.
Also, doing a check of their name in allcases in Wexis may yield cases
they've testified in. I'd also check local case sources as well for
Circ/Civil level cases.
I'm assuming that's the form of info you're looking for but if you need
more personal data, the newspapers are often a good source & any
institutional or org. bios. can help you get more personal data.
Hope that helps.
At 10:27 AM 1/24/2001 -0600, Paula Browning wrote:
>I've had a new question come up today. Our civil division needs to do some
>background research on some potential expert witnesses. But they and I have
>no clue where to begin. What sources are out there and recommended. This
>particular time the witness will be medical--physicans and pathologists.
>
>Paula Browning
>Law Librarian
>Office of the Arkansas Attorney General
>"Any opinions stated are those of the author and are not the official
>opinion of the Attorney General or the State of Arkansas."
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