PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Gutheil, TG AU - Simon, RI TI - Attorneys' pressures on the expert witness: early warning signs of endangered honesty, objectivity, and fair compensation DP - 1999 Dec 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 546--553 VI - 27 IP - 4 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/27/4/546.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/27/4/546.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1999 Dec 01; 27 AB - While most attorneys practice ethically and treat their retained experts fairly, there are a few that do otherwise. The authors describe "early warning signs" of the likelihood that the attorneys attempting to retain the psychiatric expert witness may compromise the expert's honesty and striving for objectivity. Experts themselves may have certain vulnerabilities that interfere with their ability to detect those early warning signs. Recommendations for the expert are offered.