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We provide expert opinions and
expert testimony witness services in: Legal Malpractice Disputes, Legal Ethics
Opinions, and Lawyer Fees Disputes.
"The
ultimate value of any expert witness testimony depends solely on what weight the
jury gives to the expert’s testimony."
What can you expect from Bucklin?
 | THINKING: organized, logical, covers the bases. |
| RESULTS: bottom-line, frank, efficient. |
| CREATIVITY: enthusiasm, innovation, action. |
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SPEAKING STYLE: direct response, direct eye
contact, decisive, to the point, with examples used to teach concepts involved. |
| THOROUGHNESS: detailed information, systematic approach, accuracy. |
| STRENGTHS:
understands needs of decision-maker. pragmatic, analytical, thorough, thoughtful,
confident, assertive. |
Bucklin has the
Four Traits that are part of being an
Excellent Witness.
Legal Malpractice--Our Services as an expert on attorney
malpractice and Legal Ethics. Bucklin has over 40 years of
experience in procedural and transactional work, and also in selection and
supervision of attorneys.
He has a broad background in actual management of other attorneys, and in
evaluation of attorneys and their work product, in the context of being their
supervising attorney. He has proven ability in
presenting evidence in court, for both the claimant and the
defendant.
| Review & Research is performed.
Your materials are reviewed on an objective basis, and the present
status of the professional responsibility code and the legal malpractice
decisions of the state involved are researched. Independent Review and
research by Bucklin gives you assurance that your own bias is not
affecting the resulting opinion. We are available
nationally, but most interested in accepting assignments only in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Indiana,
Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. |
| Opinions in a
report form proper
for interrogatory response and
settlement discussion are prepared. Most of our reports have
a one page summary but are 50 to 100 pages in length, with citations
to critical facts and law. Our organization of facts and
themes in the case are part of our thoroughness. What is
important to you is that attention to both detail and summarization
pays dividends to you as an attorney in your preparation for
settlement or trial. |
| Exhibits. Most
attorneys retaining us tell us we have made their job easier!
One of the ways that happens is because we devise and include exhibits in our report that can be used to
inform the jury what the case is about, and help them reach a
conclusion regarding the strength of our opinion. Court discovery rules now require an expert to disclose
exhibits that will be used in the testimony, and we customarily
prepare them with our report, so that there is no question about
proper disclosure and your use of them in trial. Importantly,
retention of an expert allows discovery to be pointed toward items that the
expert may sometimes tell you will be of use to him/her in forming an opinion.
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Testimony for deposition or trial is provided. Experience in the
courtroom counts when the jury is waiting for clear education of the
lawyer's obligations and what was right or wrong about the lawyer's
professional performance of duty. For tips on choosing an expert witness,
click here. |
Legal Fees--Our Services
as an expert on reasonableness of attorney fee bills.
Bucklin's services are available both to courts and to attorneys.
| Review and Research. We review the file and materials and
consider the eight critical factors on reasonable attorney billings and lawyer
fees, plus the available statistics on attorney fees. In legal fee
disputes, we determine the reasonableness of attorney fees. |
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Opinions and Affidavits regarding the
reasonableness of legal fees are prepared, backed by Bucklin's ability to testify in
depositions or courts. |
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Testimony for deposition or trial is provided. Experience in the
courtroom counts when the jury is waiting for clear education of the
lawyer's obligations and what was right or wrong about the lawyer's
professional performance of duty. For tips on choosing an expert witness,
click here. |
| Continuing Legal Education on how to keep time records and
present attorneys fees in fee shifting causes of action is
available, as is expert help in presenting or defending requests
for attorneys fees to be paid by the opposition.
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