Litigation and expert witness support

Analysis for a legal team, with Amos as the expert witness or working behind an expert you have already instructed.

Where the analysis helps

Most matters draw on several of the areas below. Which ones depend on the claim and the question the court or the expert needs answered.

Preparing the data: Cleaning and joining the records a case rests on, so every figure can be traced back to its source.
Statistical analysis: Fitting the method to the question the matter raises, and reporting how firm each number is.
Open-source research: Checking a claim about a company or person against public records that the other side can also reach.
Checking the opposing analysis: Reading the other side's calculations closely to find where an assumption carries more weight than the data allows.
Supporting the retained expert: Doing the data and modelling work behind a report that an instructed expert will put their name to and defend.
Reproducible work: Writing the analysis as code that runs the same way twice, so a result can be re-derived and examined later.
Expert testimony: Amos can act as the expert himself, writing the report and standing behind it under questioning.

Analysis built to be examined

In a dispute, the other side is paid to find the weak point in your numbers. An analysis that looked persuasive in a meeting can come apart once an opponent asks how a figure was derived and why one method was chosen over the alternatives. The work that holds up is built from the start to answer those questions, with the source of each number recorded and the reasoning written down where a reader can follow it.

A good deal of the risk sits in the data. Records arrive in different formats, and the same party can appear under two names in one file. A cleaning choice made quietly can move a conclusion, so every such choice is written down, since a step that cannot be explained under questioning is one an opponent will press on.

Reviewing the other side's analysis is often as useful as building your own. An expert report usually rests on a few assumptions that carry most of its weight, and finding them early gives counsel time to test them.

How to start

The brief

Describe the matter and the question that turns on the analysis. Say what data you hold and whether an expert has already been instructed.

Lawful sources only

Research uses public and lawfully obtained material, and checks on a company or person are made without approaching them.

Who does the work

Amos Weiskopf writes the code behind every analysis he delivers, so each step can be rerun and explained.

Questions buyers ask

What is litigation and expert witness support?

It is analysis that supports a legal team or its retained expert. The work covers preparing the data and running the statistics, with the method written up so the result holds up when the other side examines it.

Can Amos act as the expert witness?

Yes. He can serve as the expert himself, or do the analysis behind an expert your legal team has already instructed.

Can you review the other side's expert report?

Yes. A review traces each figure in the report back to its data and identifies the assumptions the conclusions depend on.

How much does litigation support cost?

It depends on the question and the state of the data. The price is set once the brief is in.

Will the analysis hold up under cross-examination?

It is built for that. Each number can be traced to its source and each cleaning choice is on record, so the method can be defended step by step.

Is the open-source research legal?

Yes. Nothing illegal is done to find information, and only public or lawfully obtained sources are used.

Engagements by written brief.

Work begins from a documented problem statement, not a sales call.

Write a brief Or book a meeting