TY - JOUR
T1 - Professionalism in court
T2 - The neurologist as expert witness
AU - Cheshire, William P.
AU - Hutchins, John C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Serving as an expert witness can be a rewarding experience. It affords the neurologist the opportunity to contribute expertise to the legal system's pursuit of justice and benefits the public interest. However, serving as an expert witness without understanding and incorporating relevant professional and specialty guidelines concerning expert witness testimony can place the neurologist at risk. The American Academy of Neurology has established standards governing expert witness testimony and a disciplinary process to respond to complaints of violation of its standards. Increased understanding of and adherence to these qualifications and guidelines, coupled with an aware-ness of how the legal system differs from clinical practice, will better equip neurologists serving as expert witnesses and minimize their professional risk when doing so.
AB - Serving as an expert witness can be a rewarding experience. It affords the neurologist the opportunity to contribute expertise to the legal system's pursuit of justice and benefits the public interest. However, serving as an expert witness without understanding and incorporating relevant professional and specialty guidelines concerning expert witness testimony can place the neurologist at risk. The American Academy of Neurology has established standards governing expert witness testimony and a disciplinary process to respond to complaints of violation of its standards. Increased understanding of and adherence to these qualifications and guidelines, coupled with an aware-ness of how the legal system differs from clinical practice, will better equip neurologists serving as expert witnesses and minimize their professional risk when doing so.
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U2 - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000041
DO - 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000041
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84925844858
SN - 2163-0402
VL - 4
SP - 335
EP - 341
JO - Neurology: Clinical Practice
JF - Neurology: Clinical Practice
IS - 4
ER -