I rarely have heated arguments with my wife.  She is much smarter than I am. It is usually easier and wiser for me to just give in. For that matter, I rarely get in arguments with anyone. Most of the time my thought is that the time and energy I put into arguing with someone would be better spent [...]

Oliver Twist’s Mr. Bumble famously declared, “..the law is a ass” [sic]. I imagine that every expert witness – and even many lawyers - have felt this way from time to time. Historically, one of the expert’s main irritants has been Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“FR 26″ hereinafter). But help is [...]

Earlier this month the AACE International issued for public comment Recommended Practice 29R-03, Forensic Schedule Analysis Practice Guide (November 2010 DRAFT).  I am not an impartial observer to this issuance, as one of three of the final editors and among the dozens of contributors to this effort.  If you have missed the discussion, the original [...]