Toggl doesn't know what deposition testimony is. Excel has no audit trail. Clio bills law firms, not experts. ExpertPractice bills the way expert witnesses actually work.
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Your rate schedule, applied automatically
Set a different rate for file review, research, deposition prep, deposition testimony, trial prep, trial testimony, travel, and correspondence — per case. Select the activity type on a time entry and the rate fills in automatically.
Every invoice is built from the underlying time entries — activity type, rate, and description attached to every line. When opposing counsel challenges a fee, the record is already there.
Activity types, not generic "tasks." Deposition testimony, trial prep, and travel are first-class categories, not custom tags you have to configure yourself in a tool built for consultants or agencies.
Your full rate schedule — by activity type — drops into a generated engagement letter, so your billing basis is documented and signed before work begins.
Toggl and Harvest are general-purpose time trackers. Clio bills law firms. Spreadsheets have no structure at all.
| ExpertPractice | Toggl / Harvest | Clio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-rate billing by activity type | Built in, per case | Manual workaround | Single or manual rates |
| Audit-trail invoices | Automatic | No | General invoice, not activity-linked |
| Expert witness activity presets | Deposition, testimony, travel, etc. | No — generic tasks/tags | No — law firm billing codes |
| Engagement letter generation | Yes, from your rate schedule | No | No |
| Built for | Expert witnesses | Freelancers & agencies | Law firms generally |
Billing is where ExpertPractice started. It's grown into the operating system for a solo expert witness practice — cases, contacts, calendar, credential tracking, and the business analytics that go with running one.
Every case, deadline, and dollar in one record, with a running activity feed — time entries, invoices, payments, and documents log themselves automatically alongside your own notes.
Contacts track the attorneys and firms you work with. Clients roll up every case, invoice, and balance for a firm or individual paying across multiple matters into one profile, automatically.
Depositions, court dates, meetings, and invoice due dates on one grid, with recurring events and .ics import/export to sync with the calendar you already use.
Your four-year testimony history and Daubert/Frye challenge outcomes tracked as they happen, not reconstructed from memory when a disclosure deadline hits.
Revenue and hours trends, a breakdown of billed time by activity, and invoice performance — the business side of running a practice, not just the billing side.
Case documents in one place, plus an optional public expert profile that captures inbound inquiries — built to bring work in, not just bill for it.
Yes. ExpertPractice is built specifically for expert witness billing: per-case multi-rate structures by activity type (file review, deposition, trial testimony, travel), audit-trail invoices, and engagement letter generation — not a general-purpose time tracker or law firm billing platform adapted after the fact.
Yes. The import wizard reads CSV or Excel exports from Toggl, Harvest, Clio, or your own spreadsheet, matches columns automatically, and maps entries to cases and activity types.
It replaces the parts of Clio or Excel you were repurposing for expert witness billing. Clio is built for law firm billing generally and has no expert-witness activity-type presets or Rule 26-aware engagement letters. Excel has no audit trail. ExpertPractice is scoped to expert witness practice management specifically.
$49/mo for the Solo plan ($39/mo billed annually), with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required to start.
Yes. Every invoice is generated from logged time entries with activity type, rate, and description attached, giving you a defensible record if opposing counsel challenges your fees.
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