About
SERVICES: Expert witness reports and/or testimony in defamation of character cases, including both libel and slander, as well as portrayal in a false light and right to privacy cases. This leverages 30 years of experience as a credible journalist and one of the first practitioners of online marketing. I am familiar with most aspects of defamation, from gossip campaigns to online defamation and reputation management. Particular areas of expertise:
• Economic damages due to harm to reputation, whether business, professional, or personal.
• Mainstream media defamation through negligence or actual malice.
• Defamation through reckless disregard of publishing standards, by either social or mainstream media.
• Emotional distress due to defamation.
Conflicts: very few. I'm not inherently a plaintiffs' or defendants' expert witness; I deliver opinion based on the facts, and whether I feel I have significant expertise in the issue. My balance of plaintiff/defendant cases is about 50/50%.
BASIS FOR OPINIONS:
• Twenty years of studying defamation law.
• Twenty-five years in programming and online forums.
• Thirty years as a mainstream journalist and editor.
• Being a CFO, financial software designer, and digital analyst.
• Founding Principal of Carroll Reputation, providing reputation management, promotion, and repair. www.carrollreputation.com
• Have been the named expert in approximately 35 cases, delivered 30 reports, deposed 12 times, and testified in court 5 times.
For further information please download my CV or a list of reports and cases from this website, see a broader bio at www.nicholascarroll.com, or contact me by phone or email for a consultation or fee schedule.