Service Business Ideas: Start an Expert Witness Service

Expert witnesses are experts in their field who are retained by lawyers to give professional testimony in court or other legal proceedings.

These expert witnesses may include medical doctors, psychologists, transportation experts, communications professionals, or just about any other professional who can be deemed an expert in their fields. You job is to find these experts and have them ready for lawyers should they be needed in court cases. In some manners, you are as if an agent for these individuals, except it is important that you use high-security measures and protect your clients and witnesses. You can set presentation appointments with lawyers to introduce them to your service and discuss their needs for experts to testify.

What you need to know about this business

• The start up costs for this business range is $1000 to $2500.
• You must have excellent planning and written communication skill.
• You should consider collaborating with a lawyer
• You can collect a fee from attorneys for using your service or charge clients a commission based on the amount of money received for providing expert testimony.

How to market this business

• Advertise in legal publications
• Press releases
• Local law Journals
• Public access bulletin boards in courthouses
• Direct mail to attorneys' offices

Home business requirements

• Phone, email, high-speed Internet access
• A computer and data storage tools