Administrative Decision Making Expert Witnesses
Administrative decision making expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on administrative decision making. The administrative decision making expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Education & Schools and Employment.
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Steven M. Elias, PhD
Dean - Higher Education Employment and Governance
Academic Consulting Services, LLC
Durango, Colorado
Education & Schools, Employment
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Higher Education, Faculty Affairs, Due Process, Tenure and Promotion, Faculty Termination, Administrator Termination, Non-Renewal of Faculty, Policy Compliance, Faculty Contracts, Administrative Decision-Making, Wrongful Termination (Higher Education), Employment Litigation (Higher Education), Breach of Contract
Dr. Steven Elias serves as an expert witness in higher-education litigation involving tenure and promotion, faculty and administrator terminations or non-renewals, due-process claims, policy and procedure compliance, and institutional grievance processes. His work focuses on evaluating the reasonableness of institutional decision-making, adherence to governing policies, and alignment with accepted practices in higher education.
Dr. Elias currently serves as a sitting Dean at an AACSB accredited public university, where he has direct responsibility for faculty personnel decisions, including hiring, contract renewal and non-renewal, workload assignments, tenure and promotion decisions, and administrative roles. His experience includes interpreting and applying institutional policies, managing institutional decision making processes, and making decisions under budgetary, performance, and organizational constraints. His expertise includes distinguishing between administrative discretio...
