EW #387 is a multifaceted insurance consultancy providing insurance litigation support, expert witness services, agency/brokerage valuations, coverage form design, offshores, non-public seminars to the industry, conflict resolution mediation, as well as corporate insurance and risk management consulting, agency/brokerage procedures consulting, and agency automation consulting..

While our offices have been located since 1989 in South San Francisco at the Oyster Point Marina Plaza office complex, we conduct our business throughout the United States.

EW #387President and owner; has had more than 40 years experience in the insurance field. A short biography is available at his site, as are detailed descriptions of the firm's various services.

Expert Witness experience is invaluable. He has been acting as an expert witness for many years. He has been designated as an expert witness in well over 175 cases, been deposed more than 65 times, and has testified in court or at arbitrations or mediations more than 35 times. An expert's function is to communicate effectively as a teacher or educator to the attorneys, judge, and jury in technical matters. He must be persuasive, but not offensive; to not only be, but to convey that he is thoughtful and sincere. He is not a "hired gun," and should not appear to be so. Above all he must know how to project an aura of confidence based on experience. Given an expert's wide latitude in presenting opinions and evidence, he must know when to be aggressive and assertive, and when to be conservative. He must not be rattled by cross examination. In reality, the cross examination process can allow the competent expert witness to get matters into evidence that are important to the case, but were somehow overlooked, or not highly emphasized, in direct examination. There are times when cross examination will allow the expert to reinforce or clarify his opinions as to complex matters.

Over the years hehas learned how to conduct himself at deposition. The deposing attorney gets accurate, concise, thoughtful answers, but seldom obtains information beyond the direct scope of the question. He understands that he is not there to convince the opposing side that they are wrong. He knows that anything he says may well be brought up at trial, and mostly in a negative way. He was once deposed by a battery of attorneys over a full three day period, and this was a great learning experience.

He generally does not take notes in discussion nor in reviewing materials; thus there are few written materials to discover beyond time sheets and letters of appointment, C.V.s and the like. Satori Associates, Inc. has produced written reports, graphs and charts, spreadsheets, etc., when so requested, or required as in most Federal cases, and we have full office facilities to prepare such documents. No databases of cases are maintained, and at the conclusion of a case, all materials furnished to Satori, as well as reports and related documents, are shredded in-house, or otherwise disposed of, in such a way as to maintain confidentiality.

Fees are generally based on hourly rates in two classifications: Sworn Testimony, and All Other Work. Expenses are charged at their direct cost. We normally request a fully creditable retainer fee in the amount of our minimum per case fee. These various figures are available upon direct request.