How to Become an Expert Witness | Mark McFarland | #1
Dave Lorenzo interviews Mark McFarland, a professional engineer and expert witness.
Have you ever wondered how some people become expert witnesses? Are you an attorney looking for someone to help you explain that complex engineering issue to a judge or jury? What criteria should we use when selecting an expert?
On this edition of The Inside BS Show, Dave Lorenzo interviews Mark McFarland, a professional engineer and expert witness. Mark shares his secrets to getting work in this field and he also shares the criteria for selecting an expert to help you resolve that difficult case.
Mark McFarland’s Contact Information
https://www.discoveryengineering.net/
(720) 593-1640
mark@discoveryengineering.net
Chapters
00:00 Dave Lorenzo Interviews Mark McFarland
01:00 Mark’s Background
02:00 Can 5G Technology Cause an Airplane to Crash?
04:40 How an Electrical Engineer Helped Solve a Sex Trafficking Case
05:56 Your Phone is Tracking You
08:08 How Mark Became an Expert Witness
09:58 How Mark Solved an Electrocution Case
12:34 Mark Tracks Down Someone Making Defamatory Remarks
15:00 What Type of Case is The Most Fun?
15:40 How Do You Make Something Complex Seem Simple?
19:00 How does Bluetooth Work?
20:00 What is RFID?
22:25 What Technology Excites Mark?
25:00 How Does an Expert Witness Attract Clients?
26:15 What Qualities Does a Good Expert Witness Possess?
27:45 How Do You Prepare for Cross Examination?
31:15 How Does an Expert Witness Know If They Are Communicating Clearly?
33:00 Does the COVID Vaccine Track People?
33:45 The Crisis in Research Today
36:00 What is the Peer Review Process?
40:30 Who is the Perfect Client for Mark McFarland?
41:11 How Technology Makes a Difference in Securities Trading
42:30 How Bitcoin will Lead to Litigation
Mark McFarland’s Bio
Mark helps attorneys resolve litigation involving technical matters such as electronics, electrocution, cellular evidence, wireless, telecom, networks, securities fraud, system failures, contract & licensing disputes, and other technological & electrical phenomena. He works for plaintiff & defense counsel on civil & criminal cases nationwide.
On this edition of The Inside BS Show, Dave Lorenzo interviews Mark McFarland, a professional engineer and expert witness. Mark shares his secrets to getting work in this field and he also shares the criteria for selecting an expert to help you resolve that difficult case.
Mark McFarland’s Contact Information
https://www.discoveryengineering.net/
(720) 593-1640
mark@discoveryengineering.net
Chapters
00:00 Dave Lorenzo Interviews Mark McFarland
01:00 Mark’s Background
02:00 Can 5G Technology Cause an Airplane to Crash?
04:40 How an Electrical Engineer Helped Solve a Sex Trafficking Case
05:56 Your Phone is Tracking You
08:08 How Mark Became an Expert Witness
09:58 How Mark Solved an Electrocution Case
12:34 Mark Tracks Down Someone Making Defamatory Remarks
15:00 What Type of Case is The Most Fun?
15:40 How Do You Make Something Complex Seem Simple?
19:00 How does Bluetooth Work?
20:00 What is RFID?
22:25 What Technology Excites Mark?
25:00 How Does an Expert Witness Attract Clients?
26:15 What Qualities Does a Good Expert Witness Possess?
27:45 How Do You Prepare for Cross Examination?
31:15 How Does an Expert Witness Know If They Are Communicating Clearly?
33:00 Does the COVID Vaccine Track People?
33:45 The Crisis in Research Today
36:00 What is the Peer Review Process?
40:30 Who is the Perfect Client for Mark McFarland?
41:11 How Technology Makes a Difference in Securities Trading
42:30 How Bitcoin will Lead to Litigation
Mark McFarland’s Bio
Mark helps attorneys resolve litigation involving technical matters such as electronics, electrocution, cellular evidence, wireless, telecom, networks, securities fraud, system failures, contract & licensing disputes, and other technological & electrical phenomena. He works for plaintiff & defense counsel on civil & criminal cases nationwide.