Hiring Practices Expert Witnesses

Sacramento, California

Employment, Human Resources - Human Resources, Workplace Investigation, Disability Leave, Reasonable Accommodation, Wrongful Termination, Medical Leave of Absence, Harassment, Recruitment, Retaliation, Sexual Misconduct, Discrimination, Hiring Practices

Award-winning HR executive and national keynote speaker with 30+ years of experience advising CEOs on culture and organizational transformation. Experienced Human Resources expert witness providing independent analysis, case review, and testimony for both plaintiff and defense matters in state and federal litigation across the United States. Employment litigation matters include workplace investigation, harassment and retaliation, discrimination, sexual misconduct, medical and disability leave, reasonable accommodation, hiring practices, and wrongful termination.

Orlando, Florida

Employment, Human Resources - Medical device, Medtech, Executive recruiting, Hiring practices, Earning capacity, Employee solicitation, Compensation, Executive pay, Candidate assessment, Lifetime earnings, Lost earnings, Executive Recruiting, Career Trajectory, Wrongful death damages, Medical distributorship, Distributor termination, Distributor termination

Paula Rutledge is a medical device employment, executive recruiting, compensation, and earning-capacity expert with 40 years of MedTech industry experience. Her career includes 22 years in corporate commercial leadership and more than two decades directing retained executive and professional search engagements exclusively within the medical device industry. Corporate experience encompasses medical device sales, sales leadership, and commercial roles with Johnson & Johnson, Synthes, Zimmer Spine, and GE Healthcare. Since founding Legacy MEDSearch in 2005, Rutledge has directed searches and talent-advisory engagements for emerging, venture-backed, private-equity-backed, growth-stage, and established global medical device companies. Throughout her career, Rutledge has evaluated, recruited, and placed medical device professionals across executive leadership, sales, marketing, business development, clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, quality, engineering, research and development, an...

Baltimore, Maryland

Human Resources, Employment - Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Workplace Violence, Negligent Hire & Retention, Whisleblower Protection, Sexual Harassment, Background Checks, Wrongful Termination, Employment Policies & Handbooks, ADA & Reasonable Accommodation, Workplace Stress, Hiring Practices, Performance Management, Retaliation, Remote Work

My name is Elliot D. Lasson. I am an Organizational Psychologist with 30+ years spanning corporate, public sector, consulting, higher education, and nonprofit environments. I bring real-world context that judges and juries understand. I bring a dual perspective advantage —not just academic theory. I have a rare credential combination. I am among the few Licensed Psychologists in the U.S. holding both Board Certification in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology (ABPP) and senior-level HR certifications (SHRM-SCP, HRCI), thus bridging the gap between psychological science and business practice. I have a proven track record, having successfully consulted on 15+ employment litigation cases, representing both plaintiff and defendant sides. I have performed document review, delivered expert reports, provided strategic consultation, and testified at deposition and at trial. Education & Credentials • Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology - Wayne State University • Lic...