# Best expert witness directories and services (2026)

> 12 expert witness directories and referral services compared: who is free to search, who charges a fee, network size, medical focus and turnaround.

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## The 12 best expert witness directories and services in 2026

Use a free directory (SEAK, JurisPro or ours) to vet experts yourself, or a referral service (Expert Institute, TASA or Round Table Group) to have them found and screened. Only Expert Institute publishes a price: from $3,500 a search.

By [Ahmed Jemaa](https://medrecords.ai/authors/ahmed-jemaa/), Co-Founder & CEO of Medrecords AI · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedjemaa-aj/) · Published 27 Oct 2026 · Sources checked 27 Oct 2026

### Which expert directories are free?

SEAK, JurisPro, ExpertPages and the Medrecords AI directory.

### The 12 services at a glance

| # | Service | Type | Cost to the attorney | Size it claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1 | Medrecords AI expert witness directory — This is us | Free directory | Free | 1,989 listings |
| #2 | SEAK Expert Witness Directory | Free directory | Free: "No rate markups or referral fees" | 2,000+ experts |
| #3 | JurisPro | Free directory | Free, including help finding an expert | Not published |
| #4 | Experts.com | Paid-listing directory | Not stated; you contact experts directly | 1,265+ disciplines |
| #5 | ExpertPages | Free directory | Free search and free requests | Hundreds of disciplines |
| #6 | Expert Institute | Referral service | From $3,500 a search | 1m+ experts in network |
| #7 | TASA | Referral service | No charge unless you designate or engage an expert | Not confirmed |
| #8 | AMFS (American Medical Forensic Specialists) | Referral service, medical only | Free case review; fees not published | 212+ specialties |
| #9 | Elite Medical Experts | Referral service, medical only | Not published | 18,000+ engagements |
| #10 | Round Table Group | Referral service | No cost unless you retain an expert it refers | 40,000+ experts |
| #11 | ForensisGroup | Referral service | $0 to begin; no cost until retention | "Thousands" of experts |
| #12 | IMS Legal Strategies | Referral service plus trial consulting | Not published | Not published |

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We read each service's own site on 27 Oct 2026. The list covers 2 kinds of service. Directories let you search profiles for free and contact the expert directly; experts pay to be listed. Referral firms take your case details, find candidates and screen them; most charge nothing until you retain an expert they present.

### Short answer: which should you choose?

- **Choose a free directory if** you know the discipline you need and have time to read CVs and call experts yourself.
- **Choose Expert Institute if** you want a published price and candidates within 5 business days.
- **Choose AMFS or Elite Medical Experts if** the case is medical malpractice and you want physician-screened experts.
- **Choose Round Table Group if** the case is complex commercial litigation that needs an academic expert.

### Directory or referral service: how they differ

A directory is a list. Experts pay a yearly fee to publish a profile, and attorneys search it for free. JurisPro charges experts $449 a year and Experts.com from $450. You do the vetting.

A referral service works the search for you. It asks about the case, finds candidates, checks conflicts and passes you a short list. TASA, Round Table Group and ForensisGroup say they charge nothing unless you retain or designate an expert they refer. None of the 3 publishes what it charges after that, so ask for the fee in writing before you engage.

**Free directory** — SEAK, JurisPro, Experts.com, ExpertPages and the Medrecords AI directory.
**Flat search fee** — Expert Institute publishes a single search from $3,500 and states it does not mark up expert rates.
**No fee until retained** — TASA, Round Table Group and ForensisGroup. The fee after retention is not published.

### The services, in detail

Order: free directories first, then referral services. Our own directory is listed first because it is free and needs no account; judge it on the same facts as the others. We did not hire an expert through any of these services. Every figure is what the service publishes on its own site, read on 27 Oct 2026.

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#1

#### Medrecords AI expert witness directory

*Best for* A free search with no account
1,989 medical and technical expert witnesses who take instructions in US litigation, searchable by name, field and state. Each row links to the expert's own site where they publish one.

**Cost:** Free, no sign-up — **Coverage:** Medical, engineering, accounting and other fields — **Last verified:** 20 Sep 2026

##### Strengths

- No account, no fee, no lead form
- Medical and technical experts in 1 list
- Filter by state: California 496, Florida 157, Texas 106

##### Check before you use it

- A listing is not a referral or a vetting: you check credentials yourself
- No phone numbers or emails on the page

[Search the directory →](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/directory/expert-witnesses/)
#2

#### SEAK Expert Witness Directory

*Best for* Searching profiles that show testimony history
SEAK, a training company for expert witnesses, runs a directory of more than 2,000 experts that is free for attorneys to search.

**Cost:** Free to search — **Size:** Over 2,000 experts — **Profiles:** Education, years in practice, times testified, CV[Source](https://www.seakexperts.com/)

##### Strengths

- Free with no markup
- Profiles show how often the expert has testified
- Run by a company that trains expert witnesses

##### Check before you use it

- Vetting process not stated
- Experts pay to be listed, so coverage depends on who signs up

[seakexperts.com →](https://www.seakexperts.com/)
#3

#### JurisPro

*Best for* A free search with a free find-it-for-me request
A free online directory of expert witnesses, powered by Justia, that will also look for an expert for you at no charge if you cannot find one.

**Cost:** Free to attorneys — **Expert fee:** $449 a year to list — **Browse:** 22 top-level categories, by state[Source](https://www.jurispro.com/about-jurispro)

##### Strengths

- Free search and a free request service
- Browse by category or state
- Profiles include expert-supplied CVs

##### Check before you use it

- No expert count published
- Vetting not stated

[jurispro.com →](https://www.jurispro.com/about-jurispro)
#4

#### Experts.com

*Best for* Business and consulting disciplines alongside expert witnesses
A directory running since 1994 that lists expert witnesses and business consultants across more than 1,265 disciplines, with direct contact and no broker.

**Expert fee:** From $450 a year to list — **Size:** 1,265+ disciplines — **Since:** 1994[Source](https://www.experts.com/memberinfo)

##### Strengths

- The widest discipline list here
- Direct contact with no intermediary
- Covers business consultants too

##### Check before you use it

- No explicit "free to attorneys" statement on the pages we read
- Calls listings vetted but does not describe the process

[experts.com →](https://www.experts.com/memberinfo)
#5

#### ExpertPages

*Best for* A free search plus a free staff-run expert request
A directory run by Advice Company, a public benefit corporation, where an in-house staff of attorneys and researchers takes free expert requests.

**Cost:** Free to attorneys — **Expert fee:** $395 or $495 a year to list — **Requests:** Handled by in-house attorneys and researchers[Source](https://www.expertpages.com/request-expert)

##### Strengths

- Free request service with staff behind it
- No lead fees or fee sharing
- Long-running directory

##### Check before you use it

- No expert count published
- Vetting not stated

[expertpages.com →](https://www.expertpages.com/request-expert)
#6

#### Expert Institute

*Best for* A published price and fast candidate lists
A full-service expert search firm with a network it puts at more than 1 million experts, and the only referral service on this list with a published price.

**Price:** Single expert search from $3,500; no markup on expert rates, no admin fees — **Turnaround:** Candidates in under 5 business days; 24-hour expedited option — **Coverage:** All disciplines[Source](https://www.expertinstitute.com/process/request-an-expert/)

##### Strengths

- Published price
- States it never marks up expert fees
- Expedited option for urgent deadlines

##### Check before you use it

- $3,500 is a lot for a case where a directory search would do
- Membership plans exist; confirm which price applies to you

[expertinstitute.com →](https://www.expertinstitute.com/process/request-an-expert/)
#7

#### TASA

*Best for* Fast referrals across technical and medical fields
The Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys refers experts across thousands of categories and says most referrals arrive within 24 business hours.

**Cost:** Free unless you designate or engage the expert; fee not published — **Turnaround:** Most referrals within 24 business hours[Source](https://tasanet.com/Search-Experts/Expert-Witness-Specialties-Search/GPS-Tracking-Expert-Witness)

##### Strengths

- No charge to receive referrals
- Fast turnaround claim
- Technical and medical coverage

##### Check before you use it

- The fee after engagement is not published
- tasanet.com did not load fully on 27 Oct 2026; we relied on its earlier published pages

[tasanet.com →](https://tasanet.com/Search-Experts/Expert-Witness-Specialties-Search/GPS-Tracking-Expert-Witness)
#8

#### AMFS (American Medical Forensic Specialists)

*Best for* Medical malpractice cases
A medical-only referral firm that offers a free case review with a physician medical director and pre-screens experts across 212+ specialties.

**Cost:** Free initial case review; engagement fees not published — **Screening:** Board certified, practicing in the US, pre-screened on 20+ data points — **Track record:** 20,000 clients, 29 years[Source](https://www.amfs.com/)

##### Strengths

- A physician reviews the case with you for free
- Experts are board certified and in active practice
- Medical malpractice focus

##### Check before you use it

- Medical only
- Engagement fees not published

[amfs.com →](https://www.amfs.com/)
#9

#### Elite Medical Experts

*Best for* High-stakes cases that need academic physicians
A physician-led medical referral firm that recruits and interviews every expert itself; experts cannot list themselves.

**Screening:** Every expert identified, interviewed and selected by a physician-led team — **Turnaround:** Replies to inquiries within 1 business day — **Coverage:** Medicine, surgery, life care planning, billing and coding[Source](https://elitemedicalexperts.com/)

##### Strengths

- Hand-selected experts, no self-listing
- Priority handling for urgent matters
- Covers life care planning and billing review

##### Check before you use it

- No pricing published
- Medical only

[elitemedicalexperts.com →](https://elitemedicalexperts.com/)
#10

#### Round Table Group

*Best for* Complex commercial cases that need academic experts
A referral firm with 40,000+ affiliated experts that leans toward antitrust, patent and securities work. It operated for a time as Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services and is now Round Table Group again.

**Cost:** Free unless you retain; fee not published — **Size:** 40,000+ affiliated experts, plus outside searches — **Since:** 1994[Source](https://www.roundtablegroup.com/)

##### Strengths

- Large academic network
- Searches outside its own network
- Case managers do independent research

##### Check before you use it

- Fee after retention not published
- Weighted to commercial litigation, less to injury cases

[roundtablegroup.com →](https://www.roundtablegroup.com/)
#11

#### ForensisGroup

*Best for* Engineering and construction disputes
A referral firm founded in 1991 that leads with engineering, construction and environmental experts and charges nothing before retention.

**Cost:** No cost and no obligation until retention — **Coverage:** Business, construction, engineering, environmental, science — **Since:** 1991[Source](https://www.forensisgroup.com/)

##### Strengths

- No cost to start
- Strong engineering and construction coverage
- Over 30 years in business

##### Check before you use it

- No exact expert count
- Vetting described without detail

[forensisgroup.com →](https://www.forensisgroup.com/)
#12

#### IMS Legal Strategies

*Best for* Am Law firms that also want trial consulting
Formerly IMS ExpertServices: an expert search practice inside a wider litigation consulting firm that also runs jury and trial consulting.

**Track record:** 6,500+ trials, 70,000+ cases, 96 Am Law 100 client firms — **Coverage:** Multi-discipline, with a medical legal experts service[Source](https://imslegal.com/services/expert-witness)

##### Strengths

- Expert search and trial consulting under 1 roof
- Conflict-free experts stated
- Deep Am Law 100 client base

##### Check before you use it

- No pricing or expert count published
- Built for large firms more than small practices

[imslegal.com →](https://imslegal.com/services/expert-witness)

### What the rules ask of your expert

Since 1 Dec 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 says the party offering the expert must show the court it is more likely than not that the testimony will help the trier of fact, rests on sufficient facts or data, uses reliable methods, and applies them reliably to the case.

Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2)(B), a retained expert's report must list every opinion with its basis, the facts or data considered, exhibits, qualifications with publications from the last 10 years, cases testified in over the last 4 years, and the compensation paid. Absent a court order, disclosure is due at least 90 days before trial.

Both rules turn on the facts and data the expert relied on. In injury and malpractice cases that means the medical record, so give the expert an organized, page-cited record early.

### How to vet an expert you found in a directory

1. **Read the CV against the issue** — Match the board certification and current practice to the exact medical question in the case.
2. **Pull prior testimony** — Ask for the Rule 26 list of cases from the last 4 years and read a transcript or 2.
3. **Search for exclusions** — Look for rulings where a court limited or excluded the expert under Rule 702.
4. **Run a conflict check** — Confirm the expert has not consulted for the other side or a related party.
5. **Agree the fee in writing** — Get the hourly rates for review, deposition and trial before you send the file.

### Send the expert an organized record

Expert review hours are billed by the hour, and the record is usually the largest part of the work. Medrecords AI turns a medical record into a deduplicated chronology with every line linked to its source page, so the expert spends time on opinions instead of sorting pages.

### Expert witness directories and services: common questions

#### What is the best expert witness directory?

For a free search, SEAK, JurisPro, ExpertPages and the Medrecords AI directory let attorneys search without a fee. SEAK lists over 2,000 experts with testimony history; the Medrecords AI directory lists 1,989 medical and technical experts and needs no account.

#### How much does an expert witness referral service cost?

Expert Institute publishes a single expert search from $3,500. TASA, Round Table Group and ForensisGroup say they charge nothing unless you retain or designate an expert they refer, but do not publish the fee after that. Ask for it in writing.

#### Is the SEAK expert witness directory free?

Yes for attorneys. SEAK states the directory is free to search and use, with no rate markups or referral fees. Experts pay to be listed.

#### Is JurisPro free for attorneys?

Yes. JurisPro runs a free online directory and will look for an expert for you free of charge if you cannot find one. Experts pay $449 a year to list.

#### Where can I find a medical expert witness?

For a free search, use a directory and filter by specialty and state. For a physician-screened referral, AMFS and Elite Medical Experts focus on medical cases only, and AMFS offers a free case review with a physician medical director.

#### What must an expert witness report include?

Under FRCP 26(a)(2)(B): every opinion with its basis, the facts or data considered, exhibits, qualifications with publications from the last 10 years, cases testified in over the last 4 years, and the compensation paid.

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### Sources

Every figure about a service is what that service publishes about itself, read on the date shown. Where a service does not publish a figure, this page says so. Rules text is from Cornell LII and the US Courts.

- SEAK: [seakexperts.com](https://www.seakexperts.com/), read 27 Oct 2026
- JurisPro: [jurispro.com](https://www.jurispro.com/about-jurispro), read 27 Oct 2026
- Experts.com: [experts.com](https://www.experts.com/memberinfo), read 27 Oct 2026
- ExpertPages: [expertpages.com](https://www.expertpages.com/request-expert), read 27 Oct 2026
- Expert Institute: [expertinstitute.com](https://www.expertinstitute.com/process/request-an-expert/), read 27 Oct 2026
- TASA (earlier published pages; site did not load fully): [tasanet.com](https://tasanet.com/Search-Experts/Expert-Witness-Specialties-Search/GPS-Tracking-Expert-Witness), read 27 Oct 2026
- AMFS: [amfs.com](https://www.amfs.com/), read 27 Oct 2026
- Elite Medical Experts: [elitemedicalexperts.com](https://elitemedicalexperts.com/), read 27 Oct 2026
- Round Table Group: [roundtablegroup.com](https://www.roundtablegroup.com/), read 27 Oct 2026
- Round Table Group on Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services: [roundtablegroup.com](https://roundtablegroup.com/thomson-reuters-expert-witness-services/), read 27 Oct 2026
- ForensisGroup: [forensisgroup.com](https://www.forensisgroup.com/), read 27 Oct 2026
- IMS Legal Strategies: [imslegal.com](https://imslegal.com/services/expert-witness), read 27 Oct 2026
- Federal Rule of Evidence 702: [law.cornell.edu](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_702), read 27 Oct 2026
- Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26: [law.cornell.edu](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_26), read 27 Oct 2026
- 2023 rules amendments: [uscourts.gov](https://uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-evidence.pdf), read 27 Oct 2026

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