Attorney expert witnesses draw on experience as practicing lawyers, law professors, and legal consultants to clarify professional standards of care. They analyze case handling, conflicts checks, fee arrangements, ethics rules, and client communication, and they assess whether attorney conduct aligned with prevailing norms and regulatory requirements.
Legal Malpractice Standards Of Care Expert Witness
Legal Malpractice Standards Of Care Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $450/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $450/hr
- Court Fee
- $450/hr
This experienced trial lawyer has taken 105 cases to judgment and verdict, specializing in business, real estate, and legal malpractice. He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and then spent several years with law firm Meserve, Mumper & Hughes. The expert later worked as a Partner for Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel, where he was in charge of the legal malpractice unit. He also served as a Principal with Rodi, Pollock, Pettker, Galbraith & Phillips and then with Newkirk, Newkirk, Rolin & Drucker. The expert is a Member of the Superior Court Arbitration Panel and a Past President of the Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association of Southern California. He currently focuses his consulting efforts on attorney conduct in compliance with applicable standards of care.
Sole Practitioner & Legal Malpractice Expert Witness
Juris Doctor (JD), University of Southern California
Westlake Village,
California