Q:
OK, so I'm and expert, you're going to list my CV for a one-time fee
of $100, why should I pay another $99 to join the Expert Database?
A:
You get to see
what the competitions CV looks like, or the qualifications of an expert
you're going up against in a trial.
Lawyers
aren't the only ones using the Expert Witness Network CV database.
A lot of experts do to. The CV database is especially useful if you
are ever asked by your clients for names of experts in fields not
directly related to yours. You can even offer this as a service to
existing clients. Maybe even charge them for it!
You
get to see how your CV looks, and edit it (right now there is no
mechanism for experts to get in to see their CV without charges).
Q:
How much is it for an expert to be listed in the Expert CV Database?
A:
One-time setup fee of $100. After that, any updates or changes to existing
CV's are handled for free.
Q: How much is it to establish a link to my own expert witness website
(or CV)?
A:
The cost to place a link in our Expert
Links Search Engine is $99 per year. This includes a link to your
website, a description of your services, an image of your choice (i.e.
logo) and unlimited keywords for search purposes.
Q: I found an expert through EWN. What does EWN get?
A: If you find an expert, neither you nor the expert owe the Expert
Witness Network anything. All we ask is that you let them know where
you found them.
Q: Why do you charge the legal profession for access to the CV database,
rather than charge the experts an annual listing fee?
A: Typically, both the legal profession and experts have a strong
aversion to advertising. Many experts don't like the appearances created
by advertising, and most lawyers don't like to retain experts that advertise
(for a whole lot of reasons that we won't go into here). By NOT
charging the experts an ongoing fee, the act of posting a CV in our
database can't in any way be construed as advertising. This is the single
most important reason for setting up our system this way.
On
the other hand, the database is large enough that if an attorney is
looking for an expert, there is a very high probability they will find
one or more experts with the credentials they need. Therefore, the potential
benefit to the attorneys is much greater than the potential benefit
to the experts.
Q: Some of
the CVs seem to have errors in them. Surely the originals didn't have
this many mistakes!
A: The CVs in the CV database are full text or WORD documents
of CVs submitted to us by experts. In some cases we have scanned them,
converting them to magnetic media, and uploaded them to the database.
If you find a CV with typos or errors in them there are two possible
causes: The typos were in the original document and we make no attempt
to correct them. Or, the typos are artifacts of the scanning process.
If the CV is too bad, we return it to the expert and ask for better
copy.
In
most cases, the experts have not proofed our scanned version of their
CV, so any errors do not necessarily reflect on the expert. If you are
an expert, and you don't like the appearance of your CV as it appears
on our system, download it, correct it, and e-mail it back to us.
Q: Do you offer free trial periods so I can evaluate your service?
A: No, we believe there is enough information in our public pages
for potential subscribers to fully evaluate our service. Besides, how
wrong can you get for $99? And if that seems too much, try our pay-per-use
plan of $25 per use.
Q: I got a CV from your database, and there was no phone number or
address for the expert. Why?
A: Two reasons. First, we do have some experts that have been
placed by expert referral services. Obviously they want you to call
them directly and not the expert. Then we get the expert CVs in the
mail without an address or phone number. About 1 in 100 come through
this way. We try to screen these CVs, but every now and then one slips
through. Please let us know if you find one of these.
Q:
What is your policy on building and charging for hypertext links from
you web pages to other peoples web pages?
A: Our
policy is relatively simple: First, we have to believe the link will
provide information useful to our subscribers and visitors. Next, if
it is a commercial site, there is a fee. A commercial site is defined
as any site offering something on the web for a fee, or promoting some
fee collecting person or group. And the decision of what is a commercial
site is ours alone. If the link is one we decide qualifies, and
a fee is appropriate, we will build the link for $99 per year, and post
it in our Expert Links area.
Q:
How do I add my CV?
A:
Please click the following button to complete the enrollment form and
automatically upload your CV to our database:
now or get More Info on posting your CV.
