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   How to Join Our Expert Panels

   Thank you for your interest in MedicoLegal Consultants. Perhaps you will consider joining
   our select group of physicians and surgeons and other health-care experts. These highly
   competent professionals have agreed to serve as consultants and expert witnesses in a
   variety of health-related legal and administrative proceedings. Many perform independent
   medical reviews and examinations. Our clients include plaintiffs' and defense attorneys,
   insurance companies, regulatory and professional agencies and private individuals
   nationwide.

   All specialties are needed, especially cardiology, dental specialties, infectious diseases,
   neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics & gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics,
   otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry (including forensic) and psychology,
   pulmonary diseases, radiology, rheumatology, and surgery (including cardiovascular, general, head & neck,
   oncology, oral, plastic and thoracic), and urology. Academic physicians and medical scientists (PhD) are
   particularly welcome. We also represent a number of basic scientists (e.g. DNA specialists, toxicologists),
   nurses (RN), physician's assistants, podiatrists, veterinarians, health-care administrators and other
   paramedical specialists with outstanding credentials.

To qualify as an expert, clinicians should be board-certified in their specialty, have a minimum of five
   years practice experience and hold an unrestricted license to practice in at least one of the 50 states.
   For academic-based experts a PhD or MD with appropriate research and publication credentials is the
   usual standard. A clean record with the National Practitioner Data Bank adds to one's credibility as an
   expert but is not absolutely mandatory. There is room for some flexibility depending on experience and
   credentials. Individual situations may be discussed with our Medical Director.

   As an expert you are free to set your own fees and negotiate directly with the client we refer. We are
   paid a referral fee by the client prior to the referral. Experts' opinions are their own and we do not try
   to influence their decisions. We encourage our experts to testify in depositions and trials if required. If
   this is a problem, it should be discussed with the client before accepting the consultation assignment.

   Case assignment is a complex matter and depends mostly on our clients' preferences and time and
   geographic requirements and the availability of experts in a particular field . Consequently, we cannot
   guarantee that an expert will be offered a certain number of cases. We do offer a partial refund of the
   registration fee ($75) if we are unable to provide work within two years from the time of sign-up.

   If you are interested in becoming an expert, please register by going to the Expert Consultant's
   Information form, completing and returning it to us along with the registration fee and a copy of your
   CV. A business card is also helpful. For experts, a $100 initial registration and marketing fee* must
   accompany the application. If accepted, your name will then be held in confidence and circulated on
   request to our clients nationwide as a high quality expert in your fields(s).

        1. CV (Résumé)
        2. Consultant Information Form
        3. Registration Fee*
       4. Business Card (optional)
        5. Cover Letter (optional)
        6. Copies of Medical Credentials (optional)

   *No one will be admitted to our expert panels without payment of the $100 registration fee which is
   used for administrative and marketing purposes. The check should be made out to MedicoLegal
   Consultants. All material should be sent to our Los Angeles mailing address.


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