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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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The technical record may raise questions about how a sample was collected, identified, handled, prepared, tested, and reported. Laboratory methodology, chain of custody, dry-weight calculations, and measurement uncertainty can also affect how a result is interpreted. Under the USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program, laboratory testing guidance addresses total THC testing on a dry-weight basis, appropriate validated analytical methods, sample preparation, and measurement uncertainty. Sampling and testing requirements may differ under USDA-approved State or Tribal hemp production plans. A suitably qualified industrial hemp expert witness can examine those technical details and assess whether the reported result is adequately supported by the underlying sampling and laboratory records.
Depending on the certificate and the applicable testing program, a certificate of analysis can be examined for sample identification, testing dates, reported cannabinoid concentrations, units of measurement, method information, reporting limits or qualifiers, and consistency with laboratory or chain-of-custody records. A suitably qualified industrial hemp expert can also distinguish between conclusions supported by the certificate itself and questions that require examination of the underlying testing documentation.
Planting records, crop-variety information, field documentation, sampling records, harvest records, storage information, and related production materials can help reconstruct how a disputed hemp lot was cultivated and handled. These records may be especially important when the disagreement involves crop condition, sample identity, testing results, or whether the material examined by a laboratory corresponds to the hemp at issue.
The appropriate background should match the disputed technical question. Cultivation issues may call for experience in hemp production, crop science, or botany, while cannabinoid-testing disputes may require analytical chemistry or laboratory-testing expertise. Processing knowledge may be important when extraction, handling, or product composition is disputed. The expert's actual subject-matter experience should therefore align with the evidence and opinions required in the case.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
