Yeah, with what the lawyers in the room are getting per hour, there is no
reason to volunteer as an expert wittness. Ever. Even if you are there
on behalf of the IETF, if the IETF prevails, they can only recover costs
they incurred and if they don't, make a donation.
On Sun, 22 Jul 2012, John R Levine wrote:
I did not do them any favor - I did the IETF a favor (as the then ISOC VP
for Standards)
Really, if you didn't make the opposing party pay for your time, you did them
a favor. It's absolutely expected to pay hostile witnesses for their depo
time. (If nobody mentioned it, why would they offer to pay if you were willing
to do it for free?)
If it happens again, pick the highest rate you think you're worth and double
it. If you want, donate the money to the IETF trust and encourage them to use
it for better cookies.
R's,
John