His legal practice specialties include appellate practice, litigation, and family law. The Internet provides a convenient interface for experts and attorneys to find each other, through mailing lists, online directories, and through traditional referral services. This article presents an overview of the process by which a legal professional may locate an expert through the internet. The Web sites mentioned herein are examples of what is available, and represent only a small percentage of available sources on the internet. There are a growing number of directories of expert witnesses, available through the Internet.
Some services allow experts to list their websites in a public directory, at no cost.
Attorneys may search these directories for free, without incurring any referral fees. Findlaw is an ambitious legal database, offering extensive expert witness listings. Expertlaw is a specialized database, oriented toward litigators, with a highly organized directory of expert witness websites. There are several noteworthy internet directories which charge expert witnesses a monthly or annual fee for inclusion. Their databases can be searched by attorneys at no cost, and there are no referral fees.