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Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Brendan McErlaine Brendan McErlaine New York, United States Last Updated: September 2024 NAICS OD4885

Revenue

$364.0m

2024

$364.0m

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xm

Employees

31,026

Businesses

9,775

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry analysis

Demand for expert witness consulting services has been pretty steady but a bit volatile during the current period. More legal services have been required as greater corporate complexity has increased the amount of litigation, fostering long-term revenue growth. COVID-19 reduced business activity since many companies were forced to shut down or implement social distancing measures, so corporate profit fell. Lower corporate profit reduced cash for businesses, so investment in expert witness consulting services declined in 2020. These trends reversed in 2021 as the economic recovery caused business income to soar. Over the past few years, interest rates have soared as the Federal Reserve has been combatting inflation. High interest rates have made it difficult for companies to borrow money, reducing aggregate private investment. Lower private investment has decreased the amount of litigation, constraining demand for the industry's services. Overall, revenue for expert witness consulting service providers is expected to inch upward at a CAGR of 0.8% during the current period, reaching $364.0 million in 2024. This includes a 1.3% jump in revenue in that year. Since profit tends to ebb and flow with revenue, relatively slow revenue growth has caused operating income's revenue share to hold pretty steady over the past five years.

Trends and Insights

  • Rising demand for legal services has fueled consistent revenue expansion over the years. This growth is linked to increased litigation and the subsequent need for expert witness consulting as businesses scale up to tackle new technological and regulatory challenges.
  • Expert witness service providers specialize in finding and training experts to present knowledgeable testimony to judges and juries, which is crucial for winning cases. This sector is incredibly lucrative, as court testimonies attract high fees, contributing significantly to revenue.
  • The Mid-Atlantic region is home to major financial institutions and government agencies. These groups engage in litigation often, so expert witness consulting service providers are prevalent in the region.
  • There's significant internal competition among expert witness consulting service providers since there are lots of establishments. Companies compete primarily on reputation and price.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.8 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $364.0m in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Rising demand for legal services has fostered long-term revenue growth

  • Companies have been forced to deal with new challenges over the past few decades, often pertaining to technological progress and increased financial regulation. These challenges have caused businesses to scale up.
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Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Steady economic growth will raise investment in the industry's services from businesses

  • Despite challenges related to high inflation, rising interest rates and recessionary fears, GDP is expected to grow steadily during the outlook period.

Biggest companies in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Fti Consulting, Inc.
16.4
2.1
12.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Expert witness testimony, In-person consultation and Document review and report preparation. Expert witness testimony is the largest segment of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US.

Trends and Insights

Expert witness testimony in court is the industry's primary service

  • Expert witness consulting service providers find, train and act as witnesses to present expert testimony on topics they're knowledgeable about in front of judges and juries.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry provides witnesses to offer expertise and specialized knowledge within particular subject areas in court cases. Providers play a crucial role in legal proceedings by providing specialized expertise and opinions in various fields. These services are used in civil and criminal cases to help the court understand complex technical or scientific matters.

What's included in this industry?

Providing expert witness testimony in courtProviding in-person consultationProviding document review and report preparation

Companies

Fti Consulting, Inc.

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Related Terms

LITIGATIONTENDERINGEXPERT WITNESS

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 54161 - Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Rising demand for legal services has fueled consistent revenue expansion over the years. This growth is linked to increased litigation and the subsequent need for expert witn...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Expert witness service providers specialize in finding and training experts to present knowledgeable testimony to judges and juries, which is crucial for winning cases. This ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Mid-Atlantic region is home to major financial institutions and government agencies. These groups engage in litigation often, so expert witness consulting service provide...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

There's significant internal competition among expert witness consulting service providers since there are lots of establishments. Companies compete primarily on reputation a...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Major players don't have a significant presence in this industry because many nonemployers and small companies sell expert witness consulting services. Since there are so man...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Fti Consulting, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fti Consulting, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

In the industry, many professionals seek ISO 9000 accreditation for quality management. It's especially beneficial when aiming for contracts with public-sector agencies and l...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit makes up a decent chunk of revenue because providers charge valuable services for their clients, so they're able to charge high premiums for their work. Revenue growth...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States is $364.0m in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in 2024?

There are 9,775 businesses in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.8 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US market in United States?

The biggest company operating in the Expert Witness Consulting Services market in United States is Fti Consulting, Inc.

What does the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US in United States include?

Providing expert witness testimony in court and Providing in-person consultation are part of the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Fti Consulting, Inc..

How competitive is the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Expert Witness Consulting Services in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Finance and Insurance in the US
  • Manufacturing in the US

Complementors

  • Law Firms in the US
  • Management Consulting in the US
  • Environmental Consulting in the US
  • Scientific & Economic Consulting in the US

International industries

  • Global Management Consultants
  • Law Firms in Canada
  • Legal Services in Australia
  • Legal Services in New Zealand

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