What Do You Need an Opinion On?

**You have a swimming pool case. Do you actually need a swimming pool expert?** A swimming pool may be the subject of the lawsuit, but the technical question may involve electrical systems, hydraulics, fuel gas, construction, tile assemblies, structural concerns, or several disciplines at once. In this episode of the Pool Envy Podcast, Jason Davies examines a deceptively simple question: **What do you actually need an opinion on?** The discussion explores how counsel can recognize a productive relationship with a technical subject-matter expert, including appropriate scope and expertise, professional boundaries, independent technical judgment, evolving evidence, disagreement, and the ability to reach an answer that may not have been anticipated. Because finding an expert is one thing. **Identifying the expertise the case actually requires is another.** **Standards, not suggestions** ™