Board-Certified FAMILY PRACTICE/Family Medicine;
Certificate of Added Qualifications in GERIATRIC Medicine:
Over 26 years clinical experience including 21 years TEACHING standards of care to students, residents and community physicians in office-based, nursing home, urgent care and hospitalist practice.
Multiple teaching and clinical excellence awards.
Case review and testimony experienced since 1984 nationally.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Degree: MD
Certifications:
--American Board of Family Medicine
--American Board of Internal Medicine (geriatrics)
Licensed in states of Wisconsin and Hawaii
see CV
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: See CV
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: See CV
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: Never
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 5-20 per year
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Family Practice or Family Medicine, geriatrics, hospital and nursing home care, primary and urgent care, insurance desputes relating to medical coverage.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: about 45%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: about 55%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 40
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: November, 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: ten, four defense and six plaintiff
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: ten
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Since 1984
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting and case review, testimony, review of insurance desputes
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 375
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 375
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 375, minimum of four hours
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 375, minimum of 8 hours
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: reasonable administrative (usually approximates 2-5% of billing) and expense fees including travel. Time to and from Hawaii is billed on a negotiated basis. Videoconference depositions available with technical support expenses about $575 for 3-4 hours.
References
James A. PittsSchoone, Leuck, Kelley, Pitts, and Knurr, S.C.
6800 Washington Avenue
P.O. Box 085600
Racine, Wisconsin 53408-5600
262-886-8240
japitts@pittslaw.com
Mark Thomsen
Cannon and Dunphy, S.C.
595 North Barker Road
P.O. Box 1750
Brookfield, WI 53008-1750
262-796-3703
mthomsen@cannon-dunphy.com
Michael Kokal
(also Adrian Harless, Matthew Booker)
Heyl, Royster, Voelker, and Allen
Suite 100
Mark Twain Plaza II
P.O. Box 467
Edwardsville, Il 62025-0467
618-650-7652
mkokal@hrva.com
Michael Malone
Hinshaw and Culbertson
100 East Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 2600
Milwaukee, WI 53202-4115
414-276-6464
