PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPERT

Depositions: 800+

Mediations & Arbitrations: 100+

Trial Testimony: 80

More than 10,000 properties inspected.

RETAINED BY 250 LAW FIRMS IN 16 STATES

California, Arizona, Nevada, Florida

Texas, Ohio, New Jersey, Colorado

Idaho, Hawaii, South Carolina, Alabama, Washington

North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Standard of Care; Custom and Practice

Building & Safety Codes

Fair Housing Practices (FEHA)

Personal Injury (Slip, Trip & Fall)

Premises Liability

Landlord/Tenant

PROPERTY TYPES

Apartments Managed: 25,000+

Homeowners Associations Units Managed: 100,000+

Commercial Buildings Managed: 1,250,000 sq.'

Shopping Centers

Mobile Home Parks

Hotels & Motels: 850+ Rooms

Parking lots and Parking Structures: Personal Injury; Snow & Ice

Claude D. Ammons III, the principal of Corinthian Group has over 20 years of Private Investigative experience. His expertise over the years has ranged from Workers Compensation/Insurance Fraud Investigations, Security/Security Consultation and Executive Protection Details for large corporations and VIP's, Loss Prevention/Undercover Assignments for Major Retail chains and Surveillance Operations for both Insurance Companies and the Private Sector.

Mr. Ammons is a licensed Private Investigator, with practical hands-on knowledge gained from years of field experience while working with some of the largest and well known investigative firms. His desire to provide his clientele solutions for their problems in the most cost efficient manner is unmatched in the industry. His commitment to continuing education, new cost efficient technologies and specialized background training are the primary reasons that his clients enjoy a successful team oriented working relationship.

Mr. Ammons' "think outside the box" mentality aides in his relentless pursuit for perfection in all that he endeavors. His prestigious clientele list includes major computer firms, insurance companies, municipalities, law firms, celebrities, and VIP's throughout the United States. In addition, he served as the Association President of the Professional Investigators of California Association (PICA), for the calendar year of 2009.

Services Include:

Surveillance & Counter Surveillance Infidelity / Cheating Detection Child Custody Investigations Insurance Fraud Skip Trace Computer Investigations Stationary Surveillance Reconnaissance Pre-Marital Investigations SIU & Claims Audits Business Background Investigations Stalking Investigation & Suppression Criminal Defense Loss Prevention Anti-Terrorism Training for Businesses Corporate Espionage Detection Environmental Investigations Elder Abuse Investigations

Polygraph Examinations / Lie Detection Discrimination Investigations Voice Stress Analysis TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures / Bug Sweep Detection Service) DNA Testing Witness Locating GPS Tracking Devices Security Cameras, Systems & CCTV Embezzlement & White Collar Crimes Missing Persons Investigations Finger Print Lifting At Risk Teens Investigations Process Service Crime Scene Diagramming Work Place Violence Investigation & Mitigation Threat Assessment

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Sandra J. Higelin is the owner of Ask The Expert Nurse, Inc. A consulting service providing guidance on Pathways to Health and a Wound Care Advisor to the healthcare and legal communities. She is a legal nurse consultant working with elder neglect/ elder abuse cases especially dealing with pressure ulcer prevention & management, nutrition, dehydration, falls, and nursing standard of care. Ms. Higelin can also offer legal consultation on a variety of medical malpractice issues in acute care, long-term care, home health, and hospice. Ms. Higelin provides Legal Nurse Consultation and Expert Witness Services to the legal community. She also offers Healthcare Consultation, Wound Care Consultation, Clinical Support, and Educational programs. Other Professional Experience includes:

Clinical Nurse Specialist / Medical-Surgical and Geriatrics.

General Clinical Support & expertise to interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Established standards for patient care and evaluation of interventions to improve care through the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures, protocols and programs.

Consultant for Clinical Issues, Risk Management, Patient Relations, and Regulatory Compliance.

Licensure And Certification:

Registered Nurse Licensure: California

Clinical Specialist Gerontological Nursing (California)

Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN)

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (NACLNC)

CARL BRYANT, RN, CLNC is a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the health care industry and 12 years of case review and investigative experience.

Cornerstone Medical Legal Consulting assists Attorneys-Clients and/or Health Care Providers by screening of investigating cases for merit while defining compliance to regulatory codes, professional practices and community standards.

Areas of Expertise

Consultant and Expert Witness

Review, analysis, and summarization of depositions, witness reports or other work products

Serve as liaison between attorney-client, health care providers, testifying experts, parties witnesses and other consultants

Preparation of witnesses and experts

Preparation of interrogatories for cross or direct examination or other work products

Provision of simple or in-depth reports

Identification and recommendation of potential defendants

Coordination and attendance of me

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experts - physicians, healthcare administrators, reimbursement specialists, health organization experts, health insurance experts, and other healthcare personnel - with broad, extensive experience and expertise in medical and administrative malpractice issues, physician practice operations, hospital management, health insurance and TPA issues, Medicare and Medicaid, medical billing and collections, fraud and abuse, managed care and other areas.

Healthcare Litigation Support is a team of experienced healthcare experts who consult on litigation issues and testify as needed. In addition to the four Principals, there is a larger group of Associates, individuals with specific expertise and areas of knowledge, we include in order to fully serve the needs of the legal community.

Areas of Expertise:

Audit Medical Standards of Care Dental Standards of Care Geriatrics and Nursing Home Care Standards Long Term Care Standards Health Insurance Health Insurer-Provider Relations Managed Healthcare (HMO, PPO)

TPA (Third Party Administrator National Accreditation Guidelines Medicare / Medicaid Federal Employees Health Benefits Program CDH (Consumer Driven Health Plans) ERISA, COBRA, EMTALA, HIPAA Physician / Hospital Joint Ventures Qui Tam and False Claims Act

Representing Both Plaintiff and Defense, Our Services Include:

Review Case for Merit

Analyze Medical and Administrative Events

Identify Causation

Address Standards of Care

Research Relevant Literature

Interpret Contracts in Light of Industry Standards

Evaluate Case Strengths and Weaknesses

Develop Deposition Strategy

Prepare a Defensible Report

Articulate Complex Issues to Triers of Fact

Dr. Adel Shaker is a Diplomate of The American Board of Pathology and holds certification in Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Pathology.

He has over 25 years of experience as practicing, fully licensed pathologist with extensive training in forensic pathology and testifying as an expert witness in over one hundred cases. He earned his law degree and was involved in national and international high profile cases. Dr. Shaker is fluent multilingual in Arabic (all dialects), Kiswahili, and English.

In addition, Dr. Shaker is experienced in determining Cause, Mechanism and Manner of Death involving Wrongful Deaths, Medical Malpractice / Therapeutic Misadventure, Child / Elder Abuse cases, and evaluation of variable Injuries, Trauma and Wounds. He furnishes review of Autopsy Reports, Sexual / Body Assaults, Anthropology, Toxicology, Custody / Nursing Home Death, Suicide, Accidents, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Police Intervention, and Middle East Culture litigation.

OAKLAND 300 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 700 Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 465-3300

SAN FRANCISCO 2406 Clay Street San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 461-4845

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 35 Wolfe Grade Kentfield (Marin County), CA 94904 (415) 461-4845

NATIONWIDE Dr. Raffle has testified and conducted IMEs in States and provinces throughout North America.

Stephen M. Raffle, M.D., a Board Certified Forensic Psychiatrist, has over 36 years of experience offering his expert opinion in Federal and State jurisdictions. Dr. Raffle has consulted for attorneys, insurers, employers and judges. His track record and experience is impressive: over 5000 psychiatric evaluations, 700+ depositions, 150+ trials, a successful clinical practice, teaching career at U.C. Medical School, and Hastings College of the Law postgraduate course "Trial and Appellate Advocacy" for 11 years instructing attorneys about the direct and cross-examination of expert witnesses.

Stephen M. Raffle, M.D. and Associates' expertise includes, but is not limited to the following:

chronic pain psychosomatic medicine post-traumatic stress disorder psychogenic pain traumatic brain injury and other dementias false memory syndrome malingering emotional distress intentional and unintentional infliction of emotional distress, evaluation of fitness for duty risk/threat workplace violence assessment wrongful termination discrimination (ADA, Title VII, EEOC)

harassment (sexual, etc.) employment litigation medical malpractice substance abuse testamentary capacity undue influence (including cults) toxic exposure catastrophic injury temporary and permanent disability need for treatment sexual molestation disorders of childhood and adolescence medical records review assist preparation for the cross-examination of expert witness

Licensed in California.

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