Expert Playbook

Expert Declaration Roadmap

Align counsel and technical experts on a structured workback schedule from retention to Daubert-ready declaration, emphasizing reproducibility, citation discipline, and exhibit preparation.1

Timeline Benchmarks

Day 0–3

Engagement kickoff, conflict checks, secure evidence transfer, and scope memo sign-off.

Day 4–10

Preliminary dataset inference runs, custodian interviews, and outline of declaration sections.

Day 11–18

Full probe execution, statistical validation, draft figures/tables, and citation log build-out.

Day 19–22

Draft circulation, redline rounds with counsel, and parallel exhibit pagination.

Deliverable Checklist

  • Declaration draft with numbered findings tied to replicable methodologies.3
  • Appendix containing statistical tables (confidence intervals, effect sizes, p-values) and model interrogation logs.
  • Chain-of-custody statement covering evidence handling, tooling versions, and reproducibility controls.4
  • Cross-examination briefing deck summarizing assumptions and common defense counterpoints.

Quality Control Gates

  1. Independent replication of all statistical analyses by a secondary engineer.
  2. Exhibit integrity check: hash each figure/table export and log provenance metadata.
  3. Privilege review sign-off ensuring technical notes align with legal strategy.
  4. Daubert stress test session covering methodology reliability and known error rates.2