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Always a results-oriented person, Maureen knew her law career would allow her to bring about real change for people.

For Maureen, life is all about helping others. That philosophy led her to explore an early career in social work, where she saw the depth of need for people facing challenges across complex organizations. Helping clients navigate the legal system was a logical next step.

Under the now widely-adopted Daubert standard, courts evaluate expert testimony based on the principles and methodology underlying the expert witness’s opinion. Admissibility of expert testimony is not governed by whether the factual underpinnings of the opinion are sound, or the conclusions correct, but rather by the relevancy and reliability of the methods applied in forming said opinion. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently illustrated these principles in Johnson v. Orton.