Civil Expert Witnesses

Plastic Surgery - Burn Surgeon, Personal Injury, Product Liabilities, Medical Malpractice, Civil, Criminal, Burn Injuries, Plastic Reconstruction, Cosmetic Cases

Michael F. Brones, M.D., a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a member of the American Burn Association has served as an Expert Witness since 1981 conducting more than a thousand IME's, 300 depositions and 40 trial appearances evenly for both plaintiff and defense. Burn injuries represent 90% of his cases, but he has been involved in plastic reconstructive and cosmetic cases as well. Most of Dr. Brones’ Expert work is in the areas of personal injuries, product liabilities, medical malpractice, civil and criminal. Dr. Brones was a staff surgeon at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California for eighteen years and was Chief Resident of Plastic surgery at the UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School and served his residency in general surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has published several articles in The Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation and The Journal of Plastic and Reconstruc...

Plastic Surgery - Burn Surgeon, Personal Injury, Product Liabilities, Medical Malpractice, Civil, Criminal, Burn Injuries, Plastic Reconstruction, Cosmetic Cases

Michael F. Brones, M.D., a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and a member of the American Burn Association has served as an Expert Witness since 1981 conducting more than a thousand IME's, 300 depositions and 40 trial appearances evenly for both plaintiff and defense. Burn injuries represent 90% of his cases, but he has been involved in plastic reconstructive and cosmetic cases as well. Most of Dr. Brones’ Expert work is in the areas of personal injuries, product liabilities, medical malpractice, civil and criminal. Dr. Brones was a staff surgeon at the Grossman Burn Center in Sherman Oaks, California for eighteen years and was Chief Resident of Plastic surgery at the UCLA Medical Center. He received his medical degree from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School and served his residency in general surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He has published several articles in The Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation and The Journal of Plastic and Reconstruc...

Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering - civil, railroad, accident, cranes, failures, foundations, structures, drainage, culverts, washouts, hydrology, concrete pump trucks, corrosion, chemical, industrial, building codes, inspections, construction, OSHA Compliance, swimming pools, structural, tornado, earthquake, railroad, highway, stone

Mr. Hlinka has worked over 40 years in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management market with experience in numerous industries: Chemical, Oil Refinery, Pulp & Paper, Adhesives, Nuclear Power Generation, Nuclear Feed Stock, and Steel. His work has overlapped with residential and commercial industries. Throughout his career he has engineered and managed a myriad of projects in these industries and has provided leadership to the various companies in the capacities of: Site Manager, Design Manager, Project Manager, Construction Supervisor, and currently as President. Design engineering, analysis, and inspection experience includes structural steel, reinforced concrete, stone, masonry, wood, and stormwater drainage.

Pain Management - Medicine, Addiction Medicine - toxicology, impairment, prescription, drugs, opioids, cannabis/marijuana, alcohol, criminal, DUI/DWI, felony, civil, personal injury, dram shop, overdose

I am a physician (M.D.) who is Board Certified in Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. As a consultant in forensic/legal cases, my main area of focus involves the clinical toxicology of prescription medications, recreational drugs and substances of abuse, marijuana/cannabis, and alcohol. My training and education include the interpretation of clinical and forensic toxicology test results in multiple matrices, including blood, urine, serum, hair, and nails. In addition, my training and education include safe opioid prescribing procedures, interpretation of prescribing records, assessment of patient responses to prescribed opioids, and overdose prevention education and practices. Unlike non-physicians who review toxicology test results in forensic cases, as a clinician I am able to read, interpret, and testify on the contents of medical records. I understand that the presence of a positive test result does not necessarily constitute the presence of impairment or obs...