"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.
• 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 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, with the four key traits that are needed when an expert witness is to present evidence in court. Read both the Four Traits and also the Excellent Witness.

• 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.
• 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.