Expert witness services
When a matter reaches litigation or a contested hearing, the question becomes what a careful institution should have done. We help courts, counsel, and panels answer it.
Our practitioners serve as expert witnesses in state and federal cases involving Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, ADA and Section 504, and the Clery Act. We are retained by plaintiffs and by defendants, and the opinion is the same either way: an independent reading of the record against the standard of care, from people who have actually run these processes inside institutions.
Every engagement begins with a conflicts check and ends with work built to withstand scrutiny: written opinions grounded in the regulations, the guidance, and the practice literature, delivered by witnesses who can explain them plainly under cross-examination.
Ways we serve
Case review & consulting
Non-testifying support for counsel: record and file review, case theory on the compliance questions, and preparation for the examination of opposing experts.
Expert reports & opinions
Written standard-of-care analysis grounded in the regulations, the guidance, and the practice literature: notice, process, timeliness, sanctions, and documentation. Rebuttal reports included.
Deposition & trial testimony
Testimony in state and federal court, for plaintiffs and for defendants, with foundations built to survive challenge.
Campus hearing testimony
Party-retained expert testimony inside institutional proceedings, where the regulations permit it, briefed on the record and delivered with respect for the forum.
Conflicts check & scope
A focused intake call, a conflict screen across our client base, and a written engagement with the questions defined and the retainer set.
Record review
A full reading of the file against the standard of care: the policies, the timeline, the communications, and the decisions.
Opinion & report
A written opinion built for disclosure, with the reasoning shown and the sources cited.
Testimony
Deposition, trial, or hearing, delivered plainly and defended under cross-examination.
What it costs
Pricing for expert engagements.
Consulting expert
Non-testifying. Record review, case theory, and counsel support. No disclosure obligations attach.
Testifying expert
Reports and written opinions at $475. Deposition and trial testimony at $600, with a half-day minimum for testimony. A $5,000 retainer opens the engagement and is applied against fees.
Campus hearing testimony
Party-retained testimony in institutional proceedings, plus preparation at $425 per hour. Available on compressed timelines.
Every engagement opens with a conflicts check. Travel is billed at cost, retainers are applied against fees, and unused balances are returned.
