How to Keep GOOD Clients: Fire All the BAD Ones

3 Tips to consistently being retained as an expert witness ... without being 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 to a lawyer:

Tip #1 - 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

• Unpaid invoices are frustrating
• Last-minute tasks are infuriating
• Failure to communicate is maddening

Don't settle.  Thank them for the experience.

And avoid working with them again.

Tip #2 - 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆

• An expert isn't always needed
• An expert might not be wanted
• An expert may come off as naggy

But when a specific expert is needed ... it goes quick

The occasional check-in isn't obnoxious ... do it.

Tip #3 - 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆

• Reply to that email
• Schedule that Zoom
• Return that phone call

Failure to be responsive is a dealbreaker.

Don't be the holdup, or they'll move to the next expert

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆:
The expert witness space is very competitive
↳𝗗𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁" 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂

𝗣.𝗦. - 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲?
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