GILBERTSON INVESTIGATIONS

EXPERT FEES – $29 Million in Settlements & Judgments

Email: GregoryGilbertson@proton.me / Cell: 239.571.1840

GILBERTSON INVESTIGATIONS:  Gilbertson Investigations Inc. is a licensed, bonded and insured expert witness agency. The owner and agency principal is Professor Gregory G. Gilbertson (Ret.).  Professor Gilbertson provides analysis, opinions, written reports, deposition, and trial testimony to attorneys as an expert in police practices and use of force casework.

RETAINING COUNSEL EXPERT FEES:  Attorneys are invoiced a flat rate, non-refundable retainer of $8000.00 before work begins. This fee represents 29 hours of discovery review, report writing, and client conferences at $275.00 per hour. Most reports are completed within the confines of the flat rate retainer fee. Professor Gilbertson requires six (6) weeks to complete a report. Attorneys that require reports in less than six (6) weeks agree to a pay a non-refundable retainer up-charge of $1500.00 for expedited reports.  Trial testimony is included in out-of-town travel fees which are invoiced at $2400.00 per day and/or $100.00 per hour. Travel time begins three (3) hours before Professor Gilbertson’s scheduled flight departure from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) and ends two (2) hours after his scheduled flight returns to Southwest Florida International Airport. Retaining counsel is responsible for all costs and reservations involving airline travel and previously agreed upon hotel accommodations.  Payment in full for all travel is due 72 hours prior to departure. Professor Gilbertson will not travel unless payment in full is received in advance.

DEPOSITION FEES & CONDITIONS:  Opposing counsel depositions and pre-trial interviews are invoiced at $500.00 per hour. Further, two (2) hours of deposition preparation time will also be invoiced to opposing counsel at $275.00 per hour. Professor Gilbertson limits deposition testimony to 3.5 hours on any given day. Depositions exceeding 3.5 hours will be continued to a second day.  Depositions are invoiced at $500.00 per hour with payment required 30 days from the date of deposition invoice. It is the sole responsibility of retaining counsel to inform opposing counsel of Professor Gilbertson’s fee schedule and conditions. 

DISCLAIMERS:  Professor Gilbertson and Gilbertson Investigations Inc. makes no guarantees with respect to favorable or unfavorable results in any civil or criminal case, or the admissibility of reports or trial testimony. The admissibility of any report, analysis, or opinions authored or provided by Professor Gilbertson is the sole responsibility of the retaining attorney. Professor Gilbertson assumes no liability and will issue no refunds for reports or testimony which is deemed inadmissible at trial.