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The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of legal expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on legal and related issues. Legal expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these legal expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Legal Malpractice, Erisa, Personal Injury, Arbitration, Attorney Fee Dispute, Bad Faith, Breach Of Fiduciary Duty, Conflicts Of Interest, Corporate Governance, Due Diligence, Executive Compensation, Legal Ethics, Legal Fee Dispute, Legal Fee Review, and Partnerships.

John D. O'Connor

Attorney & Legal Fee Expert
Nation's Top Attny Fee Expert
53 Years of Experience.

Peter W. Leibundgut, Esq.

Legal Malpractice Expert
30+ Years Experience
Cell: (856) 912-8470

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John D. O'Connor

Nation's Top Attorney Fee Expert - NALFA

O'Connor and Associates

San Francisco, California

Legal - Attorney Fee Dispute, Legal Fee Dispute, Legal Billings, Legal Fee Consultant, Fee Review, Legal Billing Review, Legal Fee Review, Legal Fee Auditing, Fee Litigation, Legal Fee Expert, Attorney Fee Expert, Fee Shifting

John O’Connor has over 48 years of experience in a wide variety of litigation matters, ranging from personal injury to civil rights and employment to complex business cases. A significant part of that experience is the trial of over 70 cases in both state and federal Courts throughout the country, and the preparation for and settlement of many more, as well as a substantial number of arbitrations. Additionally, for 20 years, O’Connor functioned as managing partner of a substantial litigation firm. His law firm experience includes partnerships in small boutique firms, a substantial mid- sized firm, and larger nationally known firms. A significant portion of his work for over 40 years has been the evaluation, litigation and resolution of attorney fee issues. First as an Assistant United States Attorney, and later representing county and municipal governments, O’Connor has represented potential fee payors under “fee shifting” statutes. He, as well, has worked extensively for fee peti...

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Andrew E Madden, Esq., LL.M (US Law), LL.M, MSc, LL.B (Hons), CEng, CMarEng, FIMarEST, FRINA

Dual-Qualified Maritime & Legal Professional

The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden & A.M Marine Surveys LLC

Long Beach, California

Maritime, Legal - Machinery damages, Ship Explosions, Professional Indemnity, Oil Pollution, Marine Engineer, Personal injuries, Super Yachts, Lithium ion fires, Oily Water Separator, Audits, Hull damage, Law, Maritime Fires, Drydocking, Marine Casualty, Cruise Ships, Marine Surveyor, Class, Cargo, Propulsion

Andrew E. Madden, Esq. brings a distinctive and rare combination of legal, technical, and operational maritime experience. He is a California attorney, marine surveyor, and former UK-licensed Chief Engineer, with several years of seagoing service on a variety of commercial ships around the globe and 12 years’ experience as a Senior Surveyor and Senior Maritime Auditor with Lloyd’s Register. He also has specialist experience in the superyacht sector. Through The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C. — “Where Maritime Experience Informs Legal Strategy” — he provides focused maritime legal support informed by real-world vessel operations, casualty investigation, marine insurance claims, hull and machinery issues, cargo matters, audits, surveys, and technical dispute analysis. He is also President of A.M. Marine Surveys LLC (www.amarinesurveys.com), a separate marine surveying and consulting company. This dual background allows him to assess maritime matters from both the legal and engin...

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Michael G Watters, Esq.

O'Brien Watters & Davis, LLP

Santa Rosa, California

Legal, Dispute Resolution - Standard of Care of Attorneys, Attorney Fee Disputes, Attorney Ethics, Legal Malpractice, Litigation Strategy/Tactics, Litigation Coach/Consultant, Litigation Trainer, Major Trial Assistance and Augmentation, Expert Witness Depositions

Extensive jury trial and court trial experience as well as extensive appellate court experience. In trial for more than 250 days (2009 - 2014). Worked on appeals in areas of attorney conduct including two California Supreme Court cases: Flatt v. Superior Court (my firm) and Musser v. Provencer (trial counsel and my firm). See Hall v. Harker (trial and appellate counsel), Gregori v. Bank of America (trial and appellate counsel), Asman v. Revlon (trial counsel and writ counsel) plus other reported as well as non-published appeals. Expertise in complex civil litigation including professional liability, defense of professional licenses, fraud in the sale of a business, fraud in the sale of real property, employment litigation, high-end divorce, personal injury, construction defect, professional liability, etc.

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Philip S Simmons, Esq.

Real Estate Acquisition, Entitlement & Development

Simmons Group Consulting, Inc.

Culver City, California

Real Estate, Legal - Land Use, Entitlement, Real Property, Contracts, Partnerships, Development, Mixed-Use, Design, Due Digligence, Acquisition, Management, Negotiation, Agreements, Investment

I offer over thirty-five years of experience in successful private and corporate residential & mixed-use real estate acquisition, entitlement, design, investment, transaction and development operations. My specialization includes contracts and operations relating to land use, due diligence, major property entitlements, land development, project design, partnership structuring, marketing and disposition. As both an attorney and real estate broker, I regularly provide pre-litigation and litigation support – as well as expert witness services. I offer assistance to companies and legal counsel in leading complex negotiations, managing development teams, reviewing and implementing ordinances, drafting agreements, structuring compliance, and directing teams of outside counsel.

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Dr. Abdías Pedroza

Mexican Criminal Law & Human Rights Expert

Dr. Abdías Pedroza – Criminal Defense & Human Rights Expert

Aguascalientes, California

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Legal - Mexican criminal law expert, Expert on Mexican law, Amparo (Mexican constitutional remedy), Wrongful death in Mexico, Extradition (Mexico–US), Mexican criminal procedure, Mexican oral trial procedure, Human rights expert – Mexico, Personal injury in Mexico, Choice of law – Mexico, Forum non conveniens, Due process

Dr. Pablo Abdías Pedroza Salas, a Mexican attorney and legal scholar dedicated to the study and practice of criminal law, human rights, and international criminal law. My academic training includes a Law Degree, a Master’s in Criminal Procedural Law, a Master’s in Human Rights, and a Doctorate in Criminal Law. Over the course of my career I have combined public service and private practice, giving me a balanced perspective on the Mexican legal system and the ability to provide reliable and independent expert opinions for international litigation. During my years of service as an Investigating Agent and later as a Public Prosecutor in the State Attorney General’s Office, I developed a comprehensive understanding of how Mexican criminal law operates in practice, from the initial stages of investigation through trial and appeals. This institutional experience, coupled with my ongoing work as a private criminal defense attorney, has allowed me to examine criminal proceedings from both ...

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Mark R Lee

Corporate, Securities, Antitrust

San Diego, California

Legal, Securities & Investments - securities, corporations, antitrust, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, private offering, Rule 10(b)-5, Rule 506, brokers, suitability, know your customer, arbitration, freeze outs, oppression

A highly regarded legal consultant and expert witness, Professor Mark R. Lee is an expert in Securities Regulation, Corporations, Unincorporated Business Organizations, and Antitrust. He has provided consulting or expert witness services in connection with a wide variety of matters ranging from Rule 10(b)-5 liability, exemptions from registration, and compliance with SEC Rule 506 to fiduciary duties, corporate governance, “freeze outs,” and hostile takeovers to distributor terminations and revocation of hospital privileges. Professor Lee has taught at ten law schools in the United States, four in Europe. Currently, he is Professor-of-Practice and J. Lawrence Irving Senior Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the University of San Diego School of Law. He is the author of Organizing Corporate and other Business Enterprises, 6th ed. (LEXIS, 2000) (with L. Gross) [textually updated annually], Antitrust Law and Local Government (Greenwood Press 1985), and articles in academic journals. ...

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Mitchell L. Lathrop, JD, FCIArb, CArb, NADN

Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Expert Witness

Law Office of Mitchell L. Lathrop

San Diego, California

Insurance, Legal - Bad faith, insurance coverage, legal malpractice, reinsurance, legal ethics

Mitchell L. Lathrop is a lawyer licensed in California, New York and the District of Columbia. After over 40 years in trial courts throughout the United States, he today restricts his practice to arbitration and expert consulting and testimony in matters involving insurance, reinsurance, and lawyers’ professional responsibility, i.e., legal malpractice, and ethics. He is a former Presiding Referee of the California State Bar Court, with over 20 years' experience in lawyer disciplinary matters. He has served in over 100 cases as an expert in insurance, reinsurance. and legal malpractice matters.

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Guy O Kornblum

Experienced insurance claims and legal malpratice

Guy O. Kornblum, A Civil Litigation Law Firm

Alamo, California

Insurance, Legal - Insurance Claims Handling, Insurance Compliance with Good Faith Claims Principles, Standard of Care in Civil Litigation, Civil Litigation, Case Evaluation, Negotiation and Settlement

GUY O. KORNBLUM maintains his law office in the San Francisco Bay Area in Alamo, California. He has specialized as a trial and appellate lawyer for over 45 years. The firm specializes in a wide range of civil litigation, including serious injury and wrongful death, financial and physical elder abuse, and all aspects of insurance including “bad faith” claims. Mr. Kornblum himself has handled over 4000 litigated matters to conclusion and has several million dollar plus cases to his credit. He has represented hundreds of clients, small businesses, individuals, and large Fortune 500 corporations during his over 45 years of practice. He is highly regarded for his courtroom and appellate skills, and his representation of his clients in mediations, where he has a strong track record of successful settlements. Mr. Kornblum is certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the prestigious National Board of Trial Advocacy, and is a Charter Fellow, American College o...

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Ralph Cantafio, Esq.

Expert Witness – Oil & Gas and Energy Law

Cantafio Law

Denver, Colorado

Oil and Gas, Legal - Energy Arbitration, Energy Regulation, Environmental Permitting, Farmouts, Fracking Litigation, JOA Disputes, Land Use & Zoning, Mineral Deeds, Natural Resource Damages, Oil & Gas Law, Oil & Gas Leases, ORR Disputes, Petroleum Economics, Renewable Energy Projects, Surface Use Agreements, Utility Easements, Unitization & Pooling

Ralph A. Cantafio, Esq. is a nationally recognized legal expert and seasoned attorney with more than 40 years of experience in oil and gas law, energy regulation, surface use and mineral rights, natural resources development, and energy-related litigation and arbitration. He regularly serves as an expert witness, arbitrator, mediator, and subject matter educator in complex disputes involving upstream oil and gas operations, royalty underpayment, lease interpretation, joint operating agreements (JOAs), unitization, permitting, and pipeline routing. Mr. Cantafio is a licensed attorney in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, and has practiced before state and federal courts including the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials and numerous regulatory and administrative proceedings. His expertise is frequently called upon in matters involving hydraulic fracturing regulation, Se...

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Alan C. Youngs, Esq.

Police Practice Expert,Lawyer, Retired Chief

The Youngs Group

Denver, Colorado

Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures - Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice, Police Practice & Procedure, Legal, Use of Force, Police Training, Police Academies, Crisis Intervention, Field Training Program, Police Use of Firearms, Baton, Taser Discipline, Internal Affairs, Jail Operations, Gangs

Chief Alan C. Youngs retired after 33 years with the Lakewood Colorado Police Department, a suburb of Denver. He held command positions within every division of the department. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, 166th Session. He is currently a technical compliance adviser to the Department of Justice consent decree in Puerto Rico. Chief Youngs is a practicing attorney, and is a law enforcement expert witness in police policies, procedures and police academies. Mr. Youngs is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Investigative Operations Committee and the IACP Professional Standards Committee. He is a certified instructor for the recognition of Excited Delirium and Agitated Chaotic episodes, by the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc. He is also certified in Fraud Prevention. He is an Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE) certified Litigation Specialist and a member of the Board of Directors for AELE.

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George S. Georgiev

Corporate & Securities Law Expert Witness

Law Professor

Miami, Florida

Legal, Securities & Investments - corporate governance, executive compensation, SEC accounting reporting disclosure, internal controls, fiduciary duty litigation, duty of oversight, clawbacks, earn-out disputes, mergers & acquisitions, standard of care, legal malpractice, ERISA, corporate veil piercing, materiality, LLC governance, Rule 10b 5, disclosure process

Award-winning law professor specializing in corporate and securities law with extensive academic and practice experience. Author of numerous articles and frequently featured as a legal expert in prominent media outlets such as the New York Times, Financial Times, and Bloomberg. Has testified before Congress and government agencies. As a former practicing lawyer at top law firms, has a keen understanding of corporate deal making, corporate compliance, and business dynamics. Has served as an expert witness in high-profile cases in various jurisdictions. Expertise in securities litigation, fiduciary duty litigation, legal malpractice (business law), mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and related areas.

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David Bano

Insurance Claims, Agency, Underwriting, Operations

Enterprise Associates LLC

Sarasota, Florida

Insurance, Legal - Customs Standards Practices, breach & bad faith, coverage & contracts, exclusions, Agency, extracontractual, automotive, Error and Omissions, UI & UIM, class actions, homeowner, secondary evidence, commercial, catastrophe, excess surplus, Claims Sales Underwriting, Special Investigations, fraud & arson, flood, insurance archaeology

Chief Claims Officer, State Operations Officer, Regional Vice President, Chief Operations Officer - Nationwide Insurance [retired] I began my insurance career as an adjuster-trainee, and over the next 40 years, I worked through many Claims and General Management assignments to ultimately become Nationwide's first Chief Claims Officer. I was also cross- trained in Underwriting and Sales / Agency Operations and assigned to large business territories as both a Regional Manager and a State Officer, with full P/L responsibility for the Sales Agents, Underwriters and Claims associates. Initially, I led the Philadelphia market area and was subsequently promoted to manage the State of Michigan. As a hands-on leader with strong experience in both P/C general management and all aspects of Claims, I offer expertise across the entire Property & Casualty spectrum. Retiring from my role as Chief Claims Officer in 2019, I was responsible for all claims operations countrywide, across all lines o...

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Maria T. Santi

Health Insurance Expert

Health and Medicine Law Firm

Miami, Florida

Legal, HMO - Health Insurance, Health Maintenance Organization, Affordable Care Act, Preferred Provider Network, Medical Insurance, ERISA

Maria T. Santi, Esq, is a Legal advocate for Patients and Physician Directed Healthcare in Florida. She is a native Miamian and the founder of the Health and Medicine Law Firm. She obtained her JD with a certification in Health Law from Nova Southeastern University—Shepard Broad College of Law. Maria is actively involved with the Florida Bar serving on the Government Advocacy Committee, and as a member of the Health Law section. She is admitted to practice in Florida, Washington DC and the US Supreme Court. Her legal practice is focused on healthcare law, including legal disputes against Health Insurance Companies, Health Insurance Litigation for denied treatment and prescriptions, Medicaid and Medicare representation for appeals and administrative hearings for medical treatment denials, medical bill disputes and negotiations, and health insurance appeals. She also handles legal action under the Employment Retirement and Security Act ("ERISA"). She is also a Certified Human Rights C...

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Allison L Wood

Legal Ethics Expert Witness - Legal Malpractice

Legal Ethics Consulting PC

Chicago, Illinois

Legal - Legal Malpractice, Expert Witness, Legal Ethics, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Reasonable Fees, Attorney Misconduct, ARDC, Lawyer Liability, Ethics Rules

Allison L. Wood has 20+ years of experience interpreting and working with the Professional Rules of Conduct that govern attorneys. Her qualifications include: · Representing attorneys accused of professional misconduct before the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission since 2011 · Former Litigation Counsel, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Former Hearing Board Chair, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Investigated over 200 ethics complaints against attorneys · Prosecuted nearly 50 cases against attorneys accused of professional misconduct · Frequent presenter on legal ethics and professional responsibility for MCLE programs · Former ABA Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee Member · Former Illinois Supreme Court Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Member and former Chair · Former Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Board member · Taught professional responsib...

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Robert W Berliner, Jr., Esq.

Chicago, Illinois

Real Estate, Legal - Legal Malpractice, Real Estate Legal Malpractice, Standard of Care

Robert Berliner has practiced law for over 50 years, with experience in nearly every area of the law, including litigation, but with particular emphasis on real estate transactions and mediation and arbitration of real estate and other commercial disputes. Among other things, he was retained as a "third party professional qualified in financial and economic analysis" and, as such, adjudicated a dispute between the Illinois State Lottery and its then outside management company. He was general counsel and shareholder of a national real estate investment and development company which developed and owned apartments, retail centers, hotels and office buildings throughout the United States. He has been a principal in many real estate and other business ventures and taught Real Estate Investment Analysis as an adjunct professor at the Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as being a guest lecturer and teacher in courses involving real estate an...

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Stephen R. Miller

Land Use, Zoning & Real Property Law Professor

Wilmette, Illinois

Legal, Real Estate - Land Use Litigation, Zoning Law, Land Use Planning, Real Estate Law, Boundary Disputes, Permitting (Variances CUPs), PUDs, Development Agreements, Annexation Agreements, Real Estate Development, Environmental Law, Administrative Law, State & Local Government Law, Takings, RLUIPA, HOAs, CC&Rs, Easements, Fair Housing, Wildfire

STEPHEN R. MILLER is a Professor of Law and Associate Dean for the Part-Time J.D. Program at Northern Illinois University College of Law in the Chicago suburb of DeKalb, Illinois. He previously taught for thirteen years (2011-2024) at the University of Idaho College of Law’s Boise campus where he also served as the law school’s Associate Dean for Faculty Development. Professor Miller is a nationally-recognized expert on land use planning law, state and local government law, and property law. His books include The Advanced Introduction to U.S. Land Use Law, Federal Land Use Law & Litigation, Discretionary Land Use Controls, and Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law (co-authored). He also served as editor-in-chief and senior editor of the American Bar Association’s Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, and presently serves on the Journal’s editorial board. In addition, he has published over sixty law review articles, professional articles, and editoria...

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John Conlon

Legal Fee Bill Dispute Expert

Noblesville, Indiana

Legal, Insurance - attorney fee dispute, lawyer fee dispute, legal fee dispute, legal billing dispute, legal fee consultant, legal bill auditing, legal bill review, legal fee review, legal fee billing expert, attorney fee expert, environmental claims, insurance coverage dispute

Over the past 30 years, John Conlon has reviewed thousands of legal bills in all types of cases involving trusts and estates, environmental cleanup, asbestosis, and toxic tort cases, all manner of business disputes including intellectual property and employer-employee disputes, bankruptcies, real estate, legal malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death, sexual molestation, and state and federal criminal law matters to name but a few. John has provided both private opinions and court opinions on the reasonableness of fee bills and hourly billing rates in state and federal cases throughout the U.S. Case values have ranged from $50,000 to over $30,000,000 in disputed legal fees. His clients have included corporations, government and quasi-governmental entities, attorneys, and individuals throughout the U.S. who are either seeking or are opposed to attorney fees. As a Registered Mediator and a founding member of the Indiana State Bar Fee Bill Dispute Resolution Committee, John Con...

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Del Wright Jr.

Blockchain & Crypto Legal and Tax - LSU Law Prof

LSU Law Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cryptocurrency, Legal - Blockchain, Crypto, Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Tax (Federal)

Prof. Wright serves as the Vinson & Elkins Endowed Professor of Law at LSU Law Center, where he teaches in the areas of finance, business, securities, blockchain & crypto, and tax. He joined the LSU Law Center faculty in 2024, and has been a law professor since 2010. His current research focuses on the regulation of blockchain technologies, as well as tax and entrepreneurial law. Prof. Wright is the author of A Short & Happy Guide to Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Crypto (West Academic), which was published in 2020. He is currently writing Crypto & Blockchain Law – in a Nutshell (West Academic), which will be published in 2025. His scholarship has explored the intersection of tax, finance, securities law and regulation, and crypto, and he has had articles published in the Virginia Tax Journal, the Akron Law Review, the Arizona State Law Journal and BNA. He has presented on blockchain and crypto issues over three dozen times in the past two years, including to the Practicing Law Institute,...

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Alex Babitsky

expert witness

Falmouth, Massachusetts

Legal, Marketing - directories, advertising, expert witness marketing

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Robert Stolzberg

Legal Malpractice Expert with national experience

Law Office of Robert Stolzberg

Brookline, Massachusetts

Legal, Dispute Resolution - Legal Malpractice, Legal Ethiccs, Attorney Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Legal Standard of Care, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Fee Disputes, Expert, Litigation, Lawsuits, Legal Strategy, Litigation consultant, Arbitration, Mediation, Due Diligence

Since graduating from Harvard Law School, Attorney Stolzberg concentrated in representing clients in a wide variety of litigation matters, mostly in major, sophisticated and complex cases. These cases involved negotiation, mediation, arbitration, regulatory and administrative matters (including attorney disciplinary matters), as well as trials and appeals in state and federal courts, and administrative agencies, throughout the country. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of substantive matters, including contract disputes, construction and real estate disputes, medical and legal malpractice, intellectual property disputes, domestic relations, banking, and white-collar criminal matters. He served as an expert witness in legal malpractice cases involving alleged attorney negligence or other deviations from the appropriate standard of care, such as unresolved conflicts of interest, improper or incomplete advice to clients, lack of diligence, failure to comply wit...

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Susan J Koss, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA

O'Keefe

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan

Accounting, Legal - Litigation support in breach of contract, lost profits, economic damages, and fraudulent conveyance matters, business valuations utilized in estate tax resolutions, shareholder disputes, marital dissolutions, and merger and acquisition transactions

Additionally, Ms. Koss prepares complex financial analyses utilized in business turnarounds and bank workout assignments for clients. Her restructuring expertise includes a variety of industries including but not limited to distribution, real estate and manufacturing. Ms. Koss is also involved in the quantification of economic damages for large product recalls and warranty matters. Ms. Koss holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, with departmental honors, from Oakland University and is licensed by the State of Michigan as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is accredited by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA) as a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and has been awarded the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) and the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credentials by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She is a past Recording Secretary and past Chair of the Michigan Chapter of IWIRC (International Women’s Inso...

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Alex Babitsky

expert witness

New Hampshire

Legal, Marketing - directories, advertising, expert witness marketing

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John D. O'Connor

Nation's Top Attorney Fee Expert - NALFA

O'Connor and Associates

New York

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Britta M Moss, CPCU, SCLA, AIC-M

P&C Claim Handling Standards-Bad Faith Litigation

Office of Britta M. Moss, LLC

Delaware, Ohio

Insurance, Legal - Property & Casualty Claims, Casualty Insurance, P&C Claims, Insurance Claims, Insurance Bad Faith, First, Third, Industry Standards, Common Practices, Insurance Coverage, Investigation, Insurer Defense, Personal Injury, commercial, personal, auto, homeowner, bodily injury, property damage, uninsured

Independent professional providing consulting services to law firms representing plaintiffs and insurer defendants involved in disputes or litigation related to property and casualty insurance claims. Over thirty (30) years of experience as a property and casualty insurance claim professional. Experience as Claim Representative, Litigation Examiner, Supervisor, Trainer, Manager, and Consultant. Expertise include coverage analysis, investigation, liability determination, damage evaluation, negotiation, and settlement of personal and commercial lines claims. Experienced in claims involving bodily injuries, property damages, and related damages under personal and commercial auto policies, homeowner/condominium/rental policies, commercial property damage policies, commercial general liability policies, and businessowner policies. Claim types include auto accident, premises liability, auto damage, personal & commercial property damage, bodily injury, personal injury, property da...

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Richard J Gajdowski, MD, JD, MBA, MPH

Gajdowski Law PC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Emergency Medicine, Legal - Medicare Billing, Utilization Management, Medicaid Billing, Health Insurance Fraud

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Michael A Robertson, Jr

Professional Pilot Boat Captain at Top 10 US Port

Maritime Operations, LLC

Ravenel, South Carolina

Maritime, Legal - Maritime operations expert witness, Pilot boat accident expert witness, Vessel collision expert, Navigational negligence, Maritime standard of care, Maritime safety and seamanship expert, Heavy weather handling, Night navigation, Radar operations, harbor pilotage, USCG master, Personal injury, Maritime law, Charleston Harbor

Captain Andy Robertson is a USCG-licensed 100 Ton Near Coastal Master and full-time Pilot Boat Captain at the Port of Charleston with thousands of miles logged along the U.S. East Coast and Gulf waters. He specializes in maritime operations, pilot boat accidents, vessel collisions and allisions, navigational negligence, and maritime safety and seamanship standards. With extensive experience operating in restricted waters, heavy traffic, fog, night conditions, and heavy weather, Captain Robertson provides authoritative analysis on the standard of care expected of professional mariners, captains, and crew. His background as a yacht delivery captain and marine technician further informs his insight into equipment failure, maintenance standards, and bridge resource management (BRM). In addition to his seagoing credentials, Captain Robertson completed two years of law school, giving him a strong foundation in legal writing, causation and liability analysis, and the application of marit...

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Nao Takada, Ph.D., Esq.

Genetics legal consultant

Takada Legal PC

Celina, Texas

Legal, DNA - Product Liability, Genetics, Genomics, Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Bioinformatics, Biotech, Mass Tort, Molecular Biology

I am a genetic legal expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of cutting-edge biological research and complex litigation. With a Ph.D. in Genetics and Development from Columbia University and a legal career built on life sciences matters, I bring a uniquely integrated perspective that few attorneys can offer — the ability to deeply understand the science and translate it into effective legal strategy. My scientific background spans molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, DNA sequence analysis, and stem cell research. I conducted graduate research at Columbia University in collaboration with the New York Stem Cell Foundation and performed research on bacterial remediation of radioactive materials at Japan's National Institute of Radiological Sciences. I am further deepening my data-driven expertise through a Biomedical Informatics Certification from the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston. As both a scientist and a licensed attorney...

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Julian Shields, PhD, CRC

Vocational Expert

Blue Ridge Vocational Associates

Winchester, Virginia

Vocational Rehabilitation, Legal - Personal Injury, Vocational Assessment, Earning Loss, Earning Capacity, Medical Malpractice, Vocational Evaluations, Maritime Cases, Family Law, Workers Compensation, Job Analysis, ERISA

Blue Ridge Vocational Associates, LLC (BRVA) is a vocational expert practice specializing in loss of earning capacity, employability, and labor market analysis for litigation matters involving personal injury, disability, ERISA, family law, and employment related claims. Our approach combines traditional vocational methodology with real world corporate workforce insight developed through experience within large scale employment systems. We exist to assist Plaintiff and Defense attorneys in connecting functional limitations to measurable vocational damages.

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Gordon A. Kamisar, Esq.

Kamisar Legal Search, Inc.

Seattle, Washington

Legal, Employment - attorney employability, executive employability, attorney compensation, executive and attorney marketability, executive earning capacity, career assessment, job search analysis, job placement, executive recruiter, search consultant, wage loss, mitigation of damages, executive compensation

Mr. Kamisar has been a search consultant for attorneys for over 25 years and has served as an expert witness on the subjects of attorney compensation, attorney marketability, attorney employability, attorney earning capacity, attorney job search analysis, mitigation of damages. He has been deemed qualified as an expert in trial court, and was found in a court opinion to be a “credible and knowledgeable” expert on the subject of attorney compensation and attorney placements. Mr. Kamisar has experience testifying in depositions and at trial. Served as expert witness for plaintiff on the subject of attorney job search analysis and mitigation of damages in the federal district court in San Francisco case of Wadler v. Bio-Rad where plaintiff was awarded approximately $11 million in damages plus attorneys fees when jury found violations of Whistleblower protections in retaliatory firing of company’s General Counsel. In 2022-2023 Kamisar recently served as an expert witness on similar sub...

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Anya Verkhovskaya

Expert Witness & Class Action Administrator

Class Experts Group, LLC

Mequon, Wisconsin

Legal, Telecommunications - TCPA, VPPA, BIPA, CIPA, COPPA, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Video Privacy Protection Act, Biometric Information Privacy Act, Children's Internet Protection Act, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, ERISA, Rule 23, Class Action Notice, Administration, Settlement, Adequacy, Numerosity, Ascertainability, Commonality, Typicality

I am a court-tested expert witness and class-action administrator with more than two decades of experience transforming large-scale consumer, telecommunications, streaming, and payment-card data into evidence that satisfies Federal Rule 23 and withstands Daubert scrutiny. My practice spans the full range of consumer-related litigation, with an emphasis on privacy matters—particularly the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)—as well as ERISA, insurance, and other class-action statutes. As a class-action administrator, I have managed more than 1,700 cases and helped distribute well over USD 5 billion to class members. I design rigorous protocols to identify and locate putative class members and to perform comprehensive data analyses. I prepare expert opinions and reports, provide deposition and hearing testimony, and present trial evidence on numerosity, ascertainability, class-member identification, adequacy of notice, settlement-admin...

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