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		<title>Social Media Guidelines Every Expert Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maggie Tamburro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why attorneys have been notoriously slow to engage in social media? Often, it all boils down to a risk/benefit analysis – something with which attorneys are intimately familiar. The scales have finally reached the tipping point. The technological gap of a few years ago has closed as more attorneys are turning to social <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2012/social-media-guidelines/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winning Interview Strategies Every Expert Should Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Starbird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ability to conduct a successful client-expert interview is a skill every expert should cultivate and improve.  While these interviews are an opportunity for the attorney-client to determine if the expert is a good fit, it is also an opportunity for an expert to determine if he meets the necessary qualifications and is interested in <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2012/winning-interview-strategies-every-expert-should-know/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conflicts of Interest in the Courtroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IMS ExpertServices</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the gray areas involved in determining a conflict of interest, experts should be especially careful in their conflict checks. Failing to recognize a potential conflict can not only damage an expert’s reputation, it can also affect an expert’s ability to obtain future business.  According to Cordy v The Sherwin-Williams Co., the attorney representing the <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/conflicts-of-interest-in-the-courtroom/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Two Things You Need to Know Before Deposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IMS ExpertServices</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are dozens of topics you should go over with an attorney to prepare yourself for deposition, but there are two things that rise above the rest in importance.  After going over the substance of the case, these two tips are the most vital. Tell the truth. Tell it concisely. Really, that’s it.  You want <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/two-things-you-need-to-know-before-deposition/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The I.S.O. Pollution Exclusion: How Far Does it Go?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IMS ExpertServices</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environmental Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dale C. Crawford Anyone involved in insurance dispute resolution will sooner or later come across an issue involving pollution exclusions. Most carriers—even those operating on a non-admitted basis—use the Insurance Services Office standard form. Typically, the conflict will be whether a cause of loss falls within the exclusionary language. When these exclusions first evolved <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/the-i-s-o-pollution-exclusion-how-far-does-it-go/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Networking Loses Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IMS ExpertServices</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Joey Amspacher The popularity of social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn continues to grow by leaps and bounds. With that rise in popularity comes increased usage by legal professionals, specifically attorneys, jurors, experts and judges. Whether you are a professional expert or a consultant who occasionally works in litigation support, extreme caution <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/when-networking-loses-business/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Experts in Crisis Litigation</title>
		<link>http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/experts-in-crisis-litigation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Gorder</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our 24-hour-live-news-coverage approach to local and world events, it appears that there is always a new crisis brewing.  Crises can hit any industry at any time, underscoring the need for experts in all professions.  But the experts that serve as witnesses in these crisis cases can encounter their own, personal crises of timing, conflict <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/experts-in-crisis-litigation/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ensuring the Professional and Financial Well-Being of the Expert Witness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Henry</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Paid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Daubert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expert Witness Practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brian P. Henry, J.D. Decades ago, the use of experts in litigation was reserved for the most complicated and technical cases. Before the issuance of enhanced evidentiary rules in the mid-1990’s, practically anyone having some knowledge about a particular topic could offer opinion testimony without a court intervening to any great degree. Not surprisingly, <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/ensuring-the-professional-and-financial-well-being-of-the-expert-witness/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Rate to Rule Them All</title>
		<link>http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/one-rate-to-rule-them-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Starbird</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Paid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expert Fees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting Paid: Part Five Editor’s note: This is the last installment of a five-part series on making sure you get paid as an expert witness. In articles one and two, we discussed effective communication methods while in articles three and four, we analyzed a recent turn towards alternative fees. By Melinda Starbird, J.D. For some <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/one-rate-to-rule-them-all/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should Experts Implement Alternative Fee Structures?</title>
		<link>http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/should-experts-implement-alternative-fee-structures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melinda Starbird</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting Paid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alternative Fee Arrangements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expert Fees]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/?p=194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting Paid: Part Four Editor’s note: This is part four of a five-part series on making sure you get paid as an expert witness. Earlier articles included an introduction to alternative fees and effective communication methods. By Melinda Starbird, J.D. The quick answer to this question is, “It depends.” For some experts in some industries, <a href='http://experts.ims-expertservices.com/expertlibrary/2011/should-experts-implement-alternative-fee-structures/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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