ABSTRACT
Many texts concerning the intersection of law and applied disciplines address ethical concerns in passing or do not address them at all. Ethical concerns are like our skin. Skin is our largest organ and the one that interacts with the world around us. However, it is simply overlooked until something goes wrong-and so it is with ethics. If ethical concerns are unaddressed, they will surely emerge during forensic consultation, with potentially disastrous results. Thus, I am happy the editors of this volume see fit to feature a chapter on ethics and the expert witness in forensic ergonomics and human factors. The goal of this chapter is to alert the reader to some concerns which, if addressed appropriately, lead to the immense satisfaction of doing a job professionally and serving society. We will address the ethical questions that face the expert at the beginning of a case, followed by some questions that might arise during the datagathering and consultation stage, and conclude with questions that arise during the concluding stage.
