RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Silent Expert JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 240 OP 241 VO 34 IS 2 A1 David B. Menkes YR 2006 UL http://jaapl.org/content/34/2/240.abstract AB Following a telephonic deposition, the author discovered that a psychiatrist expert witness for the other side had electronically eavesdropped on the entire six‐hour proceedings. Under cross‐examination the expert admitted eavesdropping on instruction of state's attorneys, and directing their deposition of the author, but denied wrongdoing. The ethical implications of such deceptive behavior and its rationalization are discussed.