I was on Linkedin.com the other day and got involved in a discussion about expert witnesses who write blogs. The premise of the discussion was whether experts should write blogs and if they do, could they be used by attorneys to discredit them.

My opinion is that a blog is no different than an article, book or even a comment you leave on someone's blog, and that the content could always be used to weaken the expert's credibility. I also believe that the opinions I express on my blog are going to be consistent with my opinions under oath.

The link below is an article that recaps this discussion very nicely. Please take a look and let me know what you think.

http://www.ims-expertservices.com/newsletters/aug/expert-blogs-loose-lips-sink-trials-082008.asp