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ForensisGroup President and CEO Mercy Tolentino Steenwyk was featured on Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw to discuss the role of expert witnesses and the company’s approach to expert selection and litigation support. The segment highlights ForensisGroup’s multidisciplinary network, vetting process, early expert engagement, and experience connecting legal teams with qualified specialists for complex matters.
In early 2013, ForensisGroup President and CEO Mercy Tolentino Steenwyk was featured on Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw, a nationally syndicated television program known for spotlighting industry leaders. During the segment, Steenwyk shared insights into how ForensisGroup connects attorneys, law firms, corporations, and government entities with highly qualified experts, expert witnesses, and consultants across a wide range of disciplines.
Bradshaw: I am Terry Bradshaw. Please join me as I leave the field for the boardroom in search of the best and the brightest people willing to share their viewpoints.
Experts are used in a wide range of litigation today. In most jurisdictions, expert witnesses are required by law for cases involving negligence or malpractice. Experts are also used in complex legal matters where the facts and issues are not easily understood by a layperson. In other instances, expert testimony is necessary to offset an opposing legal team’s arguments. As seen in many cases, the expert witness’s opinion and testimony can carry great weight in the final outcome of litigation.
Mercy: An expert is a person who, by virtue of education, training, and experience, can deliver the most authoritative opinions about the facts of the case. The expert witness is not an advocate but can make or break a case. Therefore, prequalification or customized help in finding the right expert witness in the right discipline is critical.
Bradshaw: Steenwyk founded the Pasadena, California-based company in 1991. Many of the nation’s law firms, insurance companies, government entities, and public and private firms are turning to the services of ForensisGroup to make the process of hiring an expert witness simple.
Today, ForensisGroup provides over 2,000 consultants, experts, and expert witnesses in a wide range of disciplines throughout the United States. These disciplines include engineering, construction, business, medical, real estate, insurance, intellectual property, finance, accounting, safety, all areas of science, and others.
Mercy: ForensisGroup takes on a multi-disciplined approach, referring our clients to several experts and expert witnesses whose disciplines may have an impact on the various issues of the case. Our clients then benefit from free initial discussions with the experts, gaining better scientific and technical knowledge or clarification about their case at no cost.
In early 2013, ForensisGroup President and CEO Mercy Tolentino Steenwyk was featured on Viewpoints with Terry Bradshaw, a nationally syndicated television program known for spotlighting industry leaders. During the segment, Steenwyk shared insights into how ForensisGroup connects attorneys, law firms, corporations, and government entities with highly qualified experts, expert witnesses, and consultants across a wide range of disciplines.
Bradshaw: I am Terry Bradshaw. Please join me as I leave the field for the boardroom in search of the best and the brightest people willing to share their viewpoints.
Experts are used in a wide range of litigation today. In most jurisdictions, expert witnesses are required by law for cases involving negligence or malpractice. Experts are also used in complex legal matters where the facts and issues are not easily understood by a layperson. In other instances, expert testimony is necessary to offset an opposing legal team’s arguments. As seen in many cases, the expert witness’s opinion and testimony can carry great weight in the final outcome of litigation.
Mercy: An expert is a person who, by virtue of education, training, and experience, can deliver the most authoritative opinions about the facts of the case. The expert witness is not an advocate but can make or break a case. Therefore, prequalification or customized help in finding the right expert witness in the right discipline is critical.
Bradshaw: Steenwyk founded the Pasadena, California-based company in 1991. Many of the nation’s law firms, insurance companies, government entities, and public and private firms are turning to the services of ForensisGroup to make the process of hiring an expert witness simple.
Today, ForensisGroup provides over 2,000 consultants, experts, and expert witnesses in a wide range of disciplines throughout the United States. These disciplines include engineering, construction, business, medical, real estate, insurance, intellectual property, finance, accounting, safety, all areas of science, and others.
Mercy: ForensisGroup takes on a multi-disciplined approach, referring our clients to several experts and expert witnesses whose disciplines may have an impact on the various issues of the case. Our clients then benefit from free initial discussions with the experts, gaining better scientific and technical knowledge or clarification about their case at no cost.
Bradshaw: The company’s success in providing experts and expert witnesses in over 10,000 cases begins with the selective screening process. Mercy: We have a highly qualified group of consultants, experts, and expert witnesses who have been through our vetting process. Our experts do not pay to be a part of our resource group; rather, they are independent contractors. This gives us the freedom to deliver only the most qualified subject matter academics, executives, scientists, and technical specialists.
Bradshaw: Steenwyk advises attorneys looking for experts and expert witnesses to do so early in the litigation process because an expert can shed light on what really happened from a technical or scientific standpoint.
Attorney Paul Marks, Partner, Neufeld, Marks & Gralnek: Well, an expert witness can truly make or break a case. And although many outfits have impressive rosters of expert witnesses, what ForensisGroup does is thoroughly pre-screen all of their experts so the lawyer can be assured that, when you’re well into the litigation, there won’t be any unfortunate surprises.
Bradshaw: Attorney Steven Yee, Founding and Managing Partner of Yee & Belilove, also sees ForensisGroup as a valuable resource.
Attorney Steven Yee: My firm turned to ForensisGroup because we needed a more efficient, cost-effective way to find quality experts and expert witnesses. Normally, people turn to the internet or to colleagues, and neither method is particularly efficient. So Forensis gives you three experts with curriculum vitae and rate schedules in five hours. There’s no better way to do it. I’ve used them ever since.
Bradshaw: ForensisGroup is recognized as the go-to firm for complex litigation cases. The company has recruited experts and expert witnesses in some of the most hard-to-find, highly specialized, and unique disciplines for large cases nationwide.
Mercy: Fourteen workers were injured because of an explosion at a manufacturing facility. Our client requested an architect; however, we also referred a metallurgist and a chemical engineer specializing in ammonia refrigeration. The experts determined the cause of the explosion, resulting in a favorable resolution of the case.
Bradshaw: As the legal environment becomes ever more complex, the need for experts and expert witnesses is expected to grow. Matching legal teams with credible expert witnesses, ForensisGroup will continue to play a leading role as a premier expert witness referral company.
What is ForensisGroup?
ForensisGroup is a nationally recognized expert witness referral and consulting company founded in 1991. It connects law firms, insurance companies, and government agencies with vetted experts across a wide range of disciplines for litigation support.
How are experts vetted by ForensisGroup?
Each expert undergoes a thorough vetting process, including checks on qualifications, litigation history, subject matter expertise, and courtroom readiness. Experts are independent and not paid members of a roster, ensuring impartiality.
In what types of cases are expert witnesses required?
Expert witnesses are typically required in negligence, malpractice, product liability, and other technically complex cases where specialized knowledge is necessary to interpret evidence or establish causation.
How quickly can I get connected with an expert?
Expert witness search firms often deliver initial candidate recommendations within 24 to 72 hours. The exact timeframe depends on the complexity of the subject matter, the qualifications required, and the urgency of the case.
Bradshaw: The company’s success in providing experts and expert witnesses in over 10,000 cases begins with the selective screening process. Mercy: We have a highly qualified group of consultants, experts, and expert witnesses who have been through our vetting process. Our experts do not pay to be a part of our resource group; rather, they are independent contractors. This gives us the freedom to deliver only the most qualified subject matter academics, executives, scientists, and technical specialists.
Bradshaw: Steenwyk advises attorneys looking for experts and expert witnesses to do so early in the litigation process because an expert can shed light on what really happened from a technical or scientific standpoint.
Attorney Paul Marks, Partner, Neufeld, Marks & Gralnek: Well, an expert witness can truly make or break a case. And although many outfits have impressive rosters of expert witnesses, what ForensisGroup does is thoroughly pre-screen all of their experts so the lawyer can be assured that, when you’re well into the litigation, there won’t be any unfortunate surprises.
Bradshaw: Attorney Steven Yee, Founding and Managing Partner of Yee & Belilove, also sees ForensisGroup as a valuable resource.
Attorney Steven Yee: My firm turned to ForensisGroup because we needed a more efficient, cost-effective way to find quality experts and expert witnesses. Normally, people turn to the internet or to colleagues, and neither method is particularly efficient. So Forensis gives you three experts with curriculum vitae and rate schedules in five hours. There’s no better way to do it. I’ve used them ever since.
Bradshaw: ForensisGroup is recognized as the go-to firm for complex litigation cases. The company has recruited experts and expert witnesses in some of the most hard-to-find, highly specialized, and unique disciplines for large cases nationwide.
Mercy: Fourteen workers were injured because of an explosion at a manufacturing facility. Our client requested an architect; however, we also referred a metallurgist and a chemical engineer specializing in ammonia refrigeration. The experts determined the cause of the explosion, resulting in a favorable resolution of the case.
Bradshaw: As the legal environment becomes ever more complex, the need for experts and expert witnesses is expected to grow. Matching legal teams with credible expert witnesses, ForensisGroup will continue to play a leading role as a premier expert witness referral company.
What is ForensisGroup?
ForensisGroup is a nationally recognized expert witness referral and consulting company founded in 1991. It connects law firms, insurance companies, and government agencies with vetted experts across a wide range of disciplines for litigation support.
How are experts vetted by ForensisGroup?
Each expert undergoes a thorough vetting process, including checks on qualifications, litigation history, subject matter expertise, and courtroom readiness. Experts are independent and not paid members of a roster, ensuring impartiality.
In what types of cases are expert witnesses required?
Expert witnesses are typically required in negligence, malpractice, product liability, and other technically complex cases where specialized knowledge is necessary to interpret evidence or establish causation.
How quickly can I get connected with an expert?
Expert witness search firms often deliver initial candidate recommendations within 24 to 72 hours. The exact timeframe depends on the complexity of the subject matter, the qualifications required, and the urgency of the case.
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