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CV & Fee Schedule Automated Assistant
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- Built for expert work: exact month and year, hospital size, trauma level, credentials with dates
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Why an expert-witness CV is different from a job-hunting CV
Your CV is often the first exhibit opposing counsel studies. In federal cases, an expert's written report must include the witness's qualifications, a list of all publications from the previous 10 years, and a list of cases where the expert testified at trial or by deposition in the previous 4 years.
| Job-hunting CV | Expert-witness CV | |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Win an interview and a job offer. | Show the court, attorneys and jury exactly why you are qualified to give opinions in this specific case. |
| Who reads it | Recruiters and hiring managers. | Retaining attorneys, opposing counsel, the judge and possibly the jury. Opposing counsel reads it looking for errors. |
| Tone | Persuasive, achievement-focused. | Factual and verifiable. Every line must be true and provable under oath. |
| Work history | Highlights; older or less relevant jobs may be trimmed. | Every relevant position: job title, unit, organization name, city and state, hospital size (beds), trauma level or other designations. |
| Dates | Years are often enough. | Exact start and end month and year. Gaps and overlaps will be asked about. |
| Expertise | A skills list. | Clearly defined areas of expertise that match the clinical issues you will testify about. |
| Credentials | Certifications listed. | Each certification with issuing organization, date earned and expiration. Licensure by state, never license numbers. |
| Education | School, degree, graduation year. | School and degree. The graduation year can be left off, but answer accurately if asked. |
| Scholarship | Optional. | Presentations and publications with dates. Federal rules require a list of publications from the previous 10 years in expert reports. |
| Updates | When job hunting. | Kept current and dated, with version control. Old versions are often still in the hands of attorneys. |
The impeachment risk
Impeachment means attacking a witness's credibility. For an expert, credibility is everything: if the jury doubts your CV, they may doubt your opinions. Common CV problems that get used on cross-examination:
Wrong or rounded dates
Dates that do not match employer records, a licensing board or your LinkedIn profile suggest carelessness or worse.
Inflated titles or roles
Calling yourself a manager, educator or professor when you were not, or listing a past role as current.
Expired certifications
Listing a lapsed certification as current is one of the easiest impeachment points.
Membership overstated
Claiming full membership or office in an organization where you were only a general or associate member.
Inconsistency
A CV that conflicts with a prior CV, your report, your online profiles or your deposition testimony can be used as a prior inconsistent statement.
Experience that does not match the case
Many states require recent active practice in the same specialty (for example, South Carolina asks for active practice or teaching in the area for at least 3 of the last 5 years). Vague dates make that hard to prove.
How the assistant protects you
- Month and year fields for every start and end date
- Separate fields for unit, hospital size, trauma level and designations, so nothing is inflated or vague
- Certification expiration dates on every credential
- States of licensure only, never license numbers
- A final accuracy confirmation before we polish anything
Sources: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B); Federal Rule of Evidence 613 (prior statements); Federal Rule of Evidence 702; S.C. Code 15-36-100; AALNC FAQs. Educational information, not legal advice; rules vary by state and court.