| Davis, M.D., Jordan K. - Santa Fe, NM All aspects of complex spine and brain care, pain management, IMEs and Spinal Cord Injuries. Board certfied, defense and plaintiff, articulate. |
| Shaw, Ph.D., James E - Los Angeles, CA Gangs; School Safety; Youth Violence; Child Abuse Reporting (Adolescent, Child, Criminal, Counseling, Education, Crime, Prison, Jail, Police, School, and Drugs) Dr. James E. Shaw is a Superior Court-Certified Expert Witness and the author of the nationally-acclaimed book, "Jack and Jill, Why They Kill." Nationwide, he works with attorneys in Case Consultation, Litigation Support (including Report Writing and Testifying Under Oath), Deposition, and Trial Preparation. His past assignments range from celebrity cases (a homicide matter in the famed Conga Room Club owned by actors Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Smits) to a U.S. Navy Court-Martial gang case to a federal court gang bank heist matter to a West Point Military Academy gang incident to school-related child sexual abuse occurrences to a Uzi-assault event resulting in triple murders to a gang assault-with-deadly-weapon on Los Angeles Police Officers. He is a former public school administrator and former prosecutor at the Norwalk Superior Court's (CA) Truancy Court. He is the creator of the "Homicidally-at-Risk Adolescent Profile" (HARAP) instrument, used by the Law Office of the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender, and the B.R.A.V.E. ("Be Resilient Avoid Violence Everywhere") violence education and prevention curriculum, cited by the FBI/ATF as an intervention "model of best community practices." He is currently at work on a forthcoming book titled, "GANGrene: Youth Terrorism USA." Additionally, he is a consultant and television personality for "Homegirls," a documentary for HBO on female gangs, co-produced by Father Gregory Boyle, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and Luis Colina. Dr. Shaw has been a frequent guest on NBC Today Show; Good Morning America; MSNBC Live With Mitch Albom; CNN TalkBack; CBS EyeWitness News; Associated Press Radio; The Bill O'Reilly Show; and some 300 other radio and nationally-syndicated media outlets. He also writes and co-writes reality-based TV scripts and novels. "Girl Sinner, Lady Saint" is his novel, based on his four-year in-prison/in-person research on teenage girls serving time for homicide and murder. "The Life You Save" is his made-for-television screenplay, agented by the Sarnoff Company, about delinquent girls in a group home who try to go straight in a world full of curves. He holds associate membership (No. 00711062) in the American Bar Association. For a number of years, he taught the "Administration of Justice: Juvenile Delinquency and Legal Procedures" courses at the El Camino Police Academy. Dr. Shaw will work with you to help you achieve your client-objectives. His professional background and expertise can be used to great advantage for you, and provide the winning edge. You may find more information about Dr. Shaw at his website, at www.expertincourt.blogspot.com. You may feel free to call him. He may be reached at (310) 678-6950.
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Finegan, Edward - Los Angeles, CA
Besides a focus on discourse analysis and the discourses of law, Prof. Finegan’s research investigates language variation and English usage, including their treatment in dictionaries. Among his publications are Attitudes toward English Usage: The History of a War of Words (1980); Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Register (co-edited, 1994); Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English (co-authored, 1999); Language in the USA (co-edited, 2004); and Language: Its Structure and Use (2012). He has contributed chapters to the Cambridge History of the English Language (1998, 2001), The World’s Major Languages (2009), and A History of the English Language (2006). He has served on the editorial boards of American Speech; Corpora; Discourse Analysis; and English Language and Linguistics and as founding general editor of Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics. He is the delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies for the Dictionary Society of North America.
Focusing principally on linguistic aspects of contract interpretation, defamation, and trademark infringement, Prof. Finegan has consulted for scores of law firms in more than a dozen states, as well as for the offices of the Federal Public Defender and the California Attorney General. Currently vice-president of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, he will become president of the association in 2013. He served three times as president of the USC chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and is the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award; he also served for two years as co-president of the University’s Lambda Alumni Association. He is the recipient of the Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching (1980) and has been honored by USC Dornsife College with the Albert S. Raubenheimer Distinguished Faculty Award (1981 and 2004) and its General Education Teaching Award (2001). Besides his work at CET, Prof. Finegan also chairs the University’s Oversight Committee on Athletic Academic Affairs.
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| Dillin, William H. - Los Angeles, CA Specialty Focus, Special Skills, Experience: Independent spine evaluations, IME, spine surgery: critical analysis of the issue & clinical logic combined with "evidence based medicine" offers the greatest opportunity for accuracy |
| Minor, Jorge D. - Los Angeles, Ca INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION The Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) is an examination performed by a physician or other health care provider in order to clarify medico-legal issues. By definition, the physician performing the evaluation is not involved in the care of the injured or disabled person and therefore does not create a physician-patient relationship during the IME. The purpose of the IME is to generate an independent opinion for a third party, not to supply care to the person. Dr. Minor performs approximately 40 to 50 IMEs a year and has over 17 years experience in this arena. His medical reports are impartial and concise that assists in directing a medical case to a timely, safe, and cost-effective closure. QUALIFIED MEDICAL EVALUATION Dr. Minor is an independent physician certified by the DWC Medical Unit to perform medical evaluations in accordance with the State of California workers compensation division standards. He provides medical report that describes the medical condition as related to the injury in a unbiased manner that reflects the case to date. These reports are written to help clarify disputed medical issues for the injured party and employer/insurer. EXPERT TESTIMONY/EXPERT WITNESS Litigation support & Expert Testimony Dr. Jorge Minor, is board certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and has subspecialization and board certification in Pain Medicine. Dr. Minor provides case analysis and litigation support to the social security department, Department of Health and Human Services under the Medicare Hearings and Appeals Western Field Office, insurance industry, and legal community, including case evaluations, medical records review, independent medical examinations and expert testimony. As an experienced litigation consultant, he is adept at establishing issues of causation, apportionment and reasonableness of care. |
| Hannani, M.D., Kambiz - Los Angeles, CA Many expert reviews including defense and plaintiff evaluations. Specializing in spinal surgery including disc herniations, fractures, spinal nerve or cord injuries, discectomies, fusions, minimally invasive and spinal reconstructive surgery. Practice focused on patient treatment with occasional medical legal reviews and IMEs (10-12 yearly). Sample reports available |
| Read, M.D., Stephen - Los Angeles, CA Practicing psychiatrist for twenty years; qualified as medical psychiatric expert witness more than 300 cases in federal and multiple state courts; capacity, testamentary capacity, will contests; conservatorship, competence to testify; undue influence, elder abuse, financial abuse; skilled nursing homes; quality of care; psychotropic medications; dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, frontal lobe, stroke, vascular dementias, Parkinson's disease, hydrocephalus, depression, psychosis; personal injury; Americans with Disability Act (ADA). Associate Clinical Professor UCLA, board certified: Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry; medical staff at UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles VA and Air Force Base. |
| Griffiths, Jr., Cadvan O. - Los Angeles, CA Medical-legal consultation and malpractice review related to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery; Head, neck, hands, and extremities; QME; IME; AME; Certified American Board of Plastic Surgery; Certified Medical Review Officer; Member International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Society of Head and Neck Surgeons; American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons; American Arbitration Association; Society of Surgical Oncologists; Assoc. member American Bar Association. |
| Blumenkrantz, Michael - Los Angeles, CA Medical Doctor with extensive consulting and expert witness experience (plaintiff and defense) in the following areas: Internal Medicine; Dialysis (Hemodialysis & Peritoneal CAPD); Obesity; Nutrition; Geriatrics; TPN; Critical Care; Hypertension; Med/Legal Quality Assurance; Medical Malpractice; Case Evaluation. Over 80 publications. Formerly full-time Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Extensive research and consulting experience. Visiting professor numerous national and international meeting. Articulate presentor - extensive experience medical/legal testimony. |
| Black, Samuel - Los Angeles, CA General psychiatry, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, medical malpractice, stress disorders, psychopharmacology, child custody. Review of medical records, IME. No charge for initial phone contact. References, CV and rates sent on request. Assistant Clinical Prof. UCLA School of Medicine; Attending Staff, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Major, US Army Medical Corps. Both defense and prosecution; experienced in-court appearance. 30 years in practice. |
| Alvarez, Vivian - Los Angeles, CA Psychological Evaluation and psychotherapy of children, adolescents, and adults. Specializing in post-trauma reactions (vehicular accidents, dog bites, fire/explosion, crime, assault); child sexual abuse; child suggestibility; wrongful death of parent or spouse; sexual harassment; learning disabilities; psychoeducational evaluations; special education issues. Bilingual (Spanish and English) and bicultural. Currently Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Dept. of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychologist, L.A. County Dept. of Mental Health; Many depositions and trial testimony for plaintiff and defense. Member: Phi Beta Kappa; Member: American Psychological Association; Member: American College of Forensic Examiners; Member: American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. PhD in Clinical Psychology (UCLA); Licensed Psychologist PSY10817. |
| Howard, John L. - Los Angeles, CA Expertise: Orthopaedic surgery. Subspecialty: spine.
Dr. Howard is a prominent orthopaedic surgeon with an active practice who is known for his expertise to the legal community for over 30 years. Services provided: IME, QME, AME, medical/legal reports, record review, expert witnessing (trial or deposition), treatment and evaluations for personal injury and workers compensation cases. Bilingual Spanish staff. |
| MEHRBAN, MD, ESQ, MAURICE - LOS ANGELES, CA WE ARE BOARD CERTIFIED INTERNIST. WE ARE BOARD CERTIFIED CARDIOLOGIST, WE ARE FACC, FACP, FCCP, FACFM WE ARE MEDICAL LAWYERS MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MEDICAL LAW MEDICAL BOARD DEFENSE HOSPITAL SANCTION DEFENSE PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE DEFENSE ELDERLY ABUSE BATTERY & FRAUDE MEDICARE AND MEDICAL FRAUD AND WHITE COLLAR CRIME DEFEDING AGAINST BLUE CROSS, BLUE SHIELD, ETHNA, CIGNA, MEDICARE AND OTHE INSURANCE COMPANES DOMESTIC ISSUES AND DIVORCE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCT LIABILITY |
| Hayes, Kevin - Los Angeles, CA Forensic Psychiatry - IMEs, All types of forensic examiantion, both civil and criminal. Racial Discrimination and HIV. |