Diana File
Diana File is the founder of ForensicsFile, an expert witness and litigation support firm helping attorneys build clear, defensible damages analyses. ForensicsFile connects counsel with qualified experts across forensic economics, vocational evaluation and earning capacity, life care planning, business valuation, medical review, and rehabilitation and functional impact analysis. The firm supports personal injury, employment, matrimonial, and other matters involving complex economic damages. ForensicsFile focuses on careful expert matching, transparent methodology, clearly stated assumptions, well-supported analysis, and reports designed to withstand scrutiny in deposition, trial, and cross-examination. Plaintiff and defense counsel are welcome, with conflict checks and preliminary scope available within one business day.
- Business Valuation
- Compensation
- Disability
- Economics
- Employment
- Family Law
- Labor Economics
- Life Care Planning
- Lost Profits
- Vocational Evaluation & Rehabilitation
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BA in psychology from Yale University, MA in psychology from Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Jewish Bar Association, Private Directors Association, Florence Belsky Charitable Assocation
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: National Employment Law Association, Lawline, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Columbia University School of Professional Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the National Libraries of Medicine, HR Leadership Forum
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: N/A. I am the founder and CEO of ForensicsFile, a managed expert-witness practice. I identify and coordinate court-tested experts for litigation matters, but I do not personally serve as the testifying expert. Expert opinions, reports, depositions, and trial testimony are provided by the retained experts on the ForensicsFile bench.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
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- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
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- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
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- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
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- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
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- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
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- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
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- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
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- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
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- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
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- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
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- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Consulting: Starting at $350/hour
Document review: Starting at $350/hour
Deposition testimony: $6,750 per expert, half day
Deposition preparation: $1,000 per expert
Trial testimony: $12,500–$15,000 per expert, per calendar day
Trial preparation: Included in the day rate
Trial travel: Expensed at cost - Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
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- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
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- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
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