With over 30 years as a leader in professional photographic and digital imaging business communities and the most significant trade associations, Gerald Bybee is uniquely experienced and qualified as an expert forensic witness and litigation consultant. He is directly experienced in matters relating to professional, commercial, editorial, assignment, and stock photography as well as contemporary digital imaging techniques, trade practices and ethics. His presence, manner, appearance, verbal and analytical skills along with his understanding of the creative imaging professions and practices bring support, confidence and understanding to the legal team representing individual artists, agencies or companies working with photographers and licensing photographic images for use in publications, commerce and new-media communications.
Mr. bybee has prepared expert opinion reports and provided deposition testimony on the subjects of valuation of images, lost and damaged images, photographic agreements, model and talent releases, forensic and qualitative evaluation of photographic imagery, digital capture and digital imaging issues and practices including Photoshop and other image manipulation software applications and technologies.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BA Communications Brigham Young University
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Society of Media Photographers, ASMP
Advertising Photographers of America, APA
Editorial Photographers, EP
Professional Photographers of America, PPA
San Francisco Creative Alliance, SFCA
San Francisco Advertising Club, SFAC (AAAA)
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Guest Lecturer at various Universities and Colleges
Speaker at Trade Symposiums
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Two
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Commercial and Advertising Photography practices,agreements, image valuations, image quality evaluations, photographic practices relative to copyright and licensing, image manipulation, PhotoShop and other image manipulation software applications
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 0%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 100%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Two
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Fall 2006
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Two
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: None
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Four
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, Imaging, Image evaluation, Reports, Preparation of Presentation Materials Involving photographic and digital art including large presentation prints, keynote and digital video presentations
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Consultation range from $250 - $600 / hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Range from $300 - $600
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $600
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $600
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Standard Travel expenses, Fees for materials used in prepartion of reports and presentations.
References
Charles K. Verhoeven / Rachel HerrickQuinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, SF
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
tel. 415-875-6600 fax. 415-875-6700
David Quinto / Stan Karas
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, LA
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