Finding "The Best and Cheapest" Experts

In his popular plaintiff-oriented book David Ball on Damages, David Ball has a section titled "The Best and the Cheapest," which begins like this--

In every community, there is an ample supply of first-rate expert witnesses who can testify on a wide variety of topics. Explore this resource especially, but not exclusively, for smaller cases where you have no money to bring in the usual high-priced array. For between $50 and $100 an hour you can often solve some of the biggest problems in your case.

Who are these mystery experts? Look for them among "the best repository of testifying experts you can find: high school teachers."

According to Ball, high-school teachers are both cooperative and skilled at explaining difficult concepts to a lay audience.  They also have built-in credibility in the community.  As Ball writes, "They need not provide opinions. All they have to do is explain (and perhaps demonstrate) a principle or a process." (For more on this point, see my last post about experts.)

Finding an expert from among local high-school teachers is something I've never tried myself, but it's a tip worth thinking about. 

Comments

[Martin Magnusson]

Evan:

I'm all for it.

My high school teachers were awesome!

If they could explain complex issues to issues an idiot like a seventeen-year-old me, then I'm sure they could educate the jury.

Martin

[Ron Miller]

Funny, we were just talking about this yesterday before I saw this post. Everyone said the same thing: good idea but I've never tried it (or know anyone who did).