Occupational Therapy Expert Witnesses

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What is an occupational therapy expert witness?

Occupational therapy expert witness candidates are licensed, registered occupational therapists (OTR/L) and may also be Certified Life Care Planners (CLCP). Some occupational therapy experts have an advanced degree (PhD) with years of clinical experience using assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain meaningful activities. In some cases, physical therapy expert witnesses can engage in matters in coordination with an OT expert witness.

What types of cases require an occupational therapy expert witness?

The occupational therapist uses Occupational therapy is used often to treat people with mental health problems, disabilities, injuries, or impairments. Matters that require the support of an occupational therapy expert witness may involve geriatric care treatment in long-term care facilities, medical or adaptive equipment, home care assessments, or lack of patient supervision resulting in injury.

Occupational therapy expert witness case examples

When the need for an occupational therapy expert witness arises, top legal teams call on Cahn Litigation Services. The firm has performed numerous searches for experts including matters encompassing:

What litigation support work might an occupational therapy expert witness be expected to perform?

Litigation support services could include providing expert opinions, research and authoring expert reports, depositions, and expert testimony in the courtroom.

Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for an occupational therapy expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Occupational Therapy Expert Witness - Representative Bios

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Occupational Therapy experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Occupational Therapy landscape.