Defamation Expert Witnesses in California

This expert has extensive experience in linguistic applications and forensic linguistics. He earned his MS in English linguistics, psychology, and educational science and his PhD in English linguistics from the University of Hamburg. He has previously served as an associate professor of English at the University of Southern Denmark and as a visiting researcher in the development and comparative psychology department at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. He currently serves as a professor of linguistics at a university in California and as the chair of English linguistics at a university in Germany.

This expert is the author of two successful books on the topics of slander and libel and has written dozens of scholarly papers in the study of defamation over the past 12+ years. He has counseled 500+ victims of defamation, addressing both their emotional distress and the nuances of defamation law. His clients as a writer and consultant have included Stanford University, Xerox, and McKesson Health. He previously served as a lecturer at UCLA and a columnist, whose works appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Toronto Globe, and the Times of London.

This highly qualified expert has over twenty years of experience in investigations. He earned his BS in business from California Coast University and is a certified social media investigations expert by the McAfee Institute. This expert is also a certified and licensed private investigator by the California Association of Licensed Investigators and The State of California, respectively. He is a member of the California Association of Licensed Investigators, the National Council of Investigative and Security Specialists, and the national Association of Investigative Specialists. Formerly, he served as a corporate security investigator at Goodwill Industries of Orange County, Inc. and as a senior investigator and case manager for RJN Investigations, Inc. He currently is the president of a full-service private investigations firm in California.