Engaging Experts

Dr. BJ Hawkins has more than 30 years experience as a business executive in a variety of corporate structures.  She held profit and loss executive management positions with two Fortune 100 Corporations and C Suite positions in mid cap, closely held, family owned, and small businesses. Dr. Hawkins is a Licensed Professional Fiduciary with Court appointments as a Trustee, Special Needs Trustee, Estate Administrator and Conservator. She has been retained as an expert in trustee malfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty, elder financial abuse and other related matters.

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On this episode of our podcast Discussions at the Round Table, host Michelle Loux connects with Dr. BJ Hawkins to discuss what she wished she knew when she started her career as an expert witness. Dr. Hawkins explains how her gained experience of working with attorneys as colleagues informed her perspective on the importance of establishing a rapport and communication directly with the attorney responsible for the case. She also goes into detail on her experience with expert report writing, and how to transform from a competent report writer to an extremely good report writer. 

Louis G. Fey Jr. has over 40 years of hands-on multi-line insurance industry experience, Lou is an expert on claim handling standards, claim practices, claim procedures, bad faith, underwriting standards and practice, coverage, policy drafting, and agency errors and omissions. Louis is a CPCU, CIC, AIC, at Fey Consulting LLC, helping clients identify defenses and strategies, clarify coverage issues, and assisting with other insurance professionals or insurance companies, and evaluate allegations of bad faith or agent’s E&O. 

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On this episode of our podcast Discussions at the Round Table, host Michelle Loux connects with Louis Fey to gain insight on what he wishes he knew during his early days of insurance related expert witness work. He talks about how COVID  has changed the role of testifying expert and also details his storied career in mediating cases and how he developed his ability to defend his position overtime and learned to improve his expert writing skills. 

Mike Slinn is an expert witness, specializing in computer hardware and software technology. He has been accepted as a software expert witness in US Federal courts and in the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France. For more than 20 years Mr. Slinn as provided expert testimony under oath at trial, for hearings, and for depositions. The scope of his engagements include opining and providing declarations regarding hardware and software patents, commercial disputes and trade secret litigation matters.

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On this episode of our podcast Discussions at the Round Table, Michelle Loux sits down with Mike Slinn to talk about his career and how he wishes he had a better understanding of the differences between client management as a computer consultant and an expert witness. Mike shares knowledge acquired on his first case, the importance of mentorship, and how his experience as a musician improves his performance as an expert witness.  

Larry Chiagouris has been called “a branding guru" an “All-Star marketing strategist”, and “a consumer behavior expert” by the media. His opinions on modern marketing practice have appeared in hundreds of media outlets throughout the world, including the Today Show, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal.  He is one of the few marketing executives who, over the course of a career, has held senior positions in advertising, public relations, and Internet marketing.

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On this episode of our podcast, Discussions at the Round Table, Dr. Larry Chiagouris joins host Michelle Loux and shares his advice for new experts getting started in consumer behavior related cases. Larry details his experience in marketing, branding, and advertising, and how important structure and simplification is when providing a written or verbal opinion as an expert witness. He also explores the importance of avoiding assumptions as an expert and a detailed discovery process when bringing your expertise to a case.  

Rich Sanders is widely considered to be one of the only “seasoned” experts that is qualified to opine on cryptocurrency-related cybercrime. Rich is seen as a subject-matter expert by the FBI and at the “top of the Rolodex” for Special Agents who have questions concerning blockchain-related cybercrime. Rich maintains extraordinarily strong working relationships with various law enforcement and regulatory agencies both in the U.S. and around the world and helps advise them on best practices, and events that are unfolding in the industry.

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On this episode of our podcast Discussions at the Round Table, host Michelle Loux talks with Rich Sanders about his experience as a blockchain expert witness and what it is like filling a very in demand niche role. He shares his advice for up-and-coming blockchain experts and how they can approach their work given the massive demand and limited supply of experts in this space. 

Jane Downey, M.Ed, ARM is President of Clarity Concepts Inc, and provides Enterprise Risk Management consulting, insurance broker management, workers compensation claims reduction programs, and outsourced risk management along with leadership, mentoring and team training to corporations, universities and other organizations. Jane also serves as insurance expert witness in insurance related litigation. Her areas of expertise include Insurance Claims Handling, Risk Management & Risk Control Standard, Insurance Broker Service/Agent Professional Liability and Insurer Bad Faith. 

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On this episode of our podcast, Discussions at the Round Table, host Michelle Loux talks with Jane Marie Downey and they talk about her experience as an insurance and risk management expert witness. Jane shares some common occurrences within her day-to-day work as an expert, including some interesting stories about testimony and how to change the dynamics of a room.  

Dr. Steven Feinberg is Board Certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. He is a California Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) and a past president (1996) of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.  

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On this episode of our podcast Discussions at the Round Table, Steven Feinberg discusses with host, Michelle Loux, on what he teaches his younger colleagues that are new to medical legal work. He shares knowledge on what new experts should expect when working for either the defense or plaintiff, the mindset to approach casework, and the importance of making yourself available for your law firm clients.  

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Our guest today on Discussions at the Round Table is Pete Fowler, a construction consultant, professional cost estimator and President of Pete Fowler Construction Services, Inc.

On this episode, Assistant Project Manager Michelle Loux speaks with Pete on how he got started working in construction management and expert witness consulting. Pete shares everything from his early and continued inspiration from his mother to how he prepares for testimony and deposition with his attorney and how he breaks down his expert witness writing process. 

Pete Fowler Bio

Pete Fowler is a construction consultant, professional cost estimator, President and Chief Quality Officer of Pete Fowler Construction, a licensed general building contractor in California, Nevada, and Oregon. Pete received a B.S. in Construction Management from CSU, Chico. He has held certifications from AAMA, ASPE, ICBO, and others. Mr. Fowler has published articles in national magazines, has been invited to speak by the most important groups in the building industry (AAMA, APRA, ASPE, ASTM, BETEC, CAI, CLM, ICC, NIBS, PLRB, RCI, etc.), and has composed and delivered hundreds of educational programs. 

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Our guest today on Engaging Experts is Teena Sankoorikal, whose work in technology related litigation has kept her consistently fascinated and inspired throughout her career.  

Whether it be her early work on copyright related MP3 music software cases, or newsworthy trade secret and anti-trust cases, our conversation with Teena explores some of the cases that propelled Teena into a successful career in law. 

On this episode, David Seeley interviews Teena, who is a Partner at Covington & Burlington. David and Teena explore early career opportunities, technology litigation, the perfect expert witnesses, and empowering Asian American leaders through the Don H. Liu Scholars Program.  

Teena Sankoorikal Bio... 

Teena Sankoorikal is a commercial litigator who has handled numerous high-profile, complex civil litigation, and intellectual property disputes. Teena is a member of Covington & Burlington’s Evaluation Committee, and she serves as the Ombudsman for the New York Office. Teena has advised multinational companies on a variety of matters relating to trade secrets, business torts, breach of contract, trademark infringement, and more.  

Teena Sankoorikal is a commercial litigator who has handled numerous high-profile, complex civil litigation, and intellectual property disputes. Teena is a member of Covington & Burlington’s Evaluation Committee, and she serves as the Ombudsman for the New York Office. Teena has advised multinational companies on a variety of matters relating to trade secrets, business torts, breach of contract, trademark infringement, and more. 

In this episode... 

Our guest today on Engaging Experts is Teena Sankoorikal, whose work in technology related litigation has kept her consistently fascinated and inspired throughout her career.  

Whether it be her early work on copyright related MP3 music software cases, or newsworthy trade secret and anti-trust cases, our conversation with Teena explores some of the cases that propelled Teena into a successful career in law. 

On this episode, David Seeley interviews Teena, who is a Partner at Covington & Burlington. David and Teena explore early career opportunities, technology litigation, the perfect expert witnesses, and empowering Asian American leaders through the Don H. Liu Scholars Program.