Matthew Madaus :: JurisPro Expert Witness Directory

Introduction

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 35 years of experience leading behavioral health executives and agencies.
I have been providing expert witness services for eight years, consulted on over 130 cases, and testified 19 times. I am the author of the 2025 Oxford University Press publication entitled No Crash Landings: Upholding the Standard of Care in Child and Youth Behavioral Health Services. As the Executive Director Emeritus of the Behavioral Health Collaborative of Alameda County, I provide leadership to mental health and substance use treatment providers serving over 175,000 of the highest need individuals in Northern California.

As the CEO of Edgewood Center for Children and Families, I led a staff of more than 500 and overseeing all residential treatment, community-based, and crisis stabilization programs. I have held multiple C-level positions and run numerous residential treatment programs, group homes, and community-based programs serving acute and high risk children, youth, and adults. I have provided training and consultation to executives and staff across the U.S. and internationally on behavioral health standards of care, clinical practice, and program design. I have presented at numerous conferences in areas such as residential treatment, complex trauma, family treatment, and crisis intervention models. I have been appointed to government and private task forces, think tanks, and work groups and have advanced understanding of industry standards of care.

Areas of Expertise

Child Abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
Community Mental Health
Drug Abuse
Emergency Medicine
Emotional Distress
Emotional Trauma
Group Home
Pediatrics
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Social Work/Social Services
Urgent Care

Expert Background

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:: A: Licensed Clinical Social worker in California, license number LCS23134
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:: A: National Association of Social Workers
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:: A: I have taught at the college level in bachelors and masters degree programs. I have taught scores of workshops and presented at the following conferences:
The Changing Landscape of Behavioral Health, Keynote Speaker, Behavioral Health Summit, Eden Health District, 2024
Payment Reform, Policy Conference, CA Behavioral Health Association, 2024
Voices from the Field: Provider Reflections on Payment Reform, Whole System Care Conference, CA Behavioral Health Association, 2024
Joy and Connection after Traumatic Stress, Breaking Barriers: Resilience, Mental Health, and Hope Conference, Mental Health Association of Alameda County, 2022
Triangulated Data and Well-being Screening, Student Mental Wellness Conference, CA Department of Education, Wellness Together, 2020
Complex Trauma Treatment, Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families Conference, 2017
Complex Trauma Treatment Models, Seneca Family of Agencies Conference, 2016
Crisis Service Models Panel, CA Alliance of Child and Family Services Conference, 2015
Behavioral Health Care Integration, Policy Conference, CA Behavioral Health Association, 2014
Residential Treatment in an ACA World, Annual Conference, Association of Children’s Residential and Community Services, 2014
Family Treatment, Regional Conference, Victor Community Support Services, 2009
Celebrate Family, Jeffery Smith Clinical Conference, Victor Family of Agencies, 2008
Aggression Replacement Training, Rose Jenkins Conference, CA Institute of Mental Health, 2006
Pyramids of Need, Family Support Counselors Conference, Victor Community Support Services, 2004
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain): A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?: A: 132
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?: A: Children's mental health, child and adult residential treatment, social work practice, child welfare practices, drug and alcohol residential treatment, inpatient treatment, crisis stabilization, outpatient mental health services
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?: A: Ranges from 60 to 65%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?: A: 35 to 40%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?: A: 18
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?: A: January 9, 2026
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?: A: I have never been disqualified, difficult to say exactly how many times I've been formally qualified, dozens I suspect.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?: A: 1
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?: A: 145
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.): A: Litigation consulting, expert witness consulting, report writing, testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?: A: $490
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?: A: $490
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?: A: $690
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?: A: $690
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.): A: $350 for travel

References

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