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Expert Witness Search Engine Help Page

Welcome to the Help Section for locating an Expert on the ARC Network. Below you will learn how to use the Expert Search page and some hits to refine your searches.

The ARC Network Expert Witness Search page allows you to search for Experts using seven (7) different criteria:

1. Expert Name: Use this criteria to search by an expert's first name, last name, or part of a name. It is best not to use the full name because some Experts use their middle initial (if you searched for "John Doe" and he is listed as "John T. Doe" the search engine will not find him. It is best and recommended to search by the last name (if you search by the first name you could run into problems with shortened names, nicknames, etc.)

2. Company: Use this criteria to search by company name or part of a company's name. It is best to use the first part of a company name instead of the entire company name depending how it is listed in our database. For example, some companies include "My company And Associates" the problem could arise if it is listed as "My company & Associates" or "My company and Assoc." or "My company & assoc." You wouln't know which one to type. But you would find it if you searched by "My company".

3. Service Area: Use this criteria to search by states/provinces where experts provide their services. This differs from searching by State. Some experts work in multiple states, for example California and Arizona, but have a business address in California. Using the "Service Area" search criteria the expert that works in both California and Arizona would be found if you searched by either California or Arizona. If you used the "State/Province" search criteria this same expert would only be found by searching California because the "State/Province" search criteria only searches business addresses.

4. City: Use this criteria to search by city location where the expert's business resides. This criteria is tied directly to the business address city where the expert's business office is located.

5. State or Province: Use this criteria to search by state location where the expert's business resides. This criteria is tied directly to the business address city where the expert's office is located. To search by States covered by expert please use the "Service Area" search criteria.

6. Zip or Postal Code: Use this criteria to search by the zip or postal code location where the expert's business resides. You may use a partial zip or postal code.

7. Specialty: Use this criteria to search by the specialties offered by each expert.

You may choose to use any ONE of the above criteria for your search OR you can combine multiple categories to REFINE your search.

Now let's look at some examples.

Ex. 1: You are looking for an expert located in Ohio.
One way to do this is to select "Ohio" in the "State or Province" pull-down menu. Then click "Search". Using this option a list of all Experts whose business address is located in Ohio will be displayed.

Another way would be to select "Ohio" in the "Service Area" pull-down menu, then click "Search". Using this option a list of all Experts who offer their services in Ohio will be displayed.

Ex. 2: You are looking for an expert located in California who is a Bicycle specialist.
Select either "California" from the "State or Province" pull-down menu OR "California" from the "Service Area" pull-down menu, then enter "Bicycle" in the "Specialty" text box and click "Search".

Ex. 3: Finding an expert by Zip Code or Postal Code.
If you know the exact zip code or postal code, simply enter that number in the "Zip or Postal Code" text box, then click "Search".
If you want to expand your search enter the first couple digits of the Zip Code or Postal Code in the "Zip or Postal Code" text box, then click "Search".
NOTE: the search function will find all Zip Codes and Postal Codes containing the numbers you enter. If you do a search for "92" it will locate all experts with a 92 in the Zip Code or Postal Codes.

If you are still experiencing problems using the Expert Search Page,
please contact the ARC Network and we will do our best to answer your question or comments.