Pediatric Rehabilitation Expert Witnesses: 3

David A.Sugar, MD, is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He has been in practice since 1997. Working as a general Orthopaedic Surgeon, he has treated an extremely wide array of Orthopaedic conditions and injuries.

Dr. Sugar has served as the Managing Partner in a group as large as 11 doctors and worked on the Surgical QI Committee ( currently serves as the Chairman) at the 35th largest hospital in the United States. Dr. Sugar is currently the principal surgeon at Sugar Orthopaedics where they provide surgical and non-surgical treatments for muscular and skeletal problems of all types.

Litigation Support - Dr Sugar has offered expert witness services for attorneys representing plaintiff and defendant for 20 years. His services include independent medical evaluations (IMEs), medical record review, thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony. Dr. Sugar's cases have a heavy emphasis on Fractures, Knee, Shoulder, Sports Medicine, and Pediatric Orthopaedics.

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Jennifer Nulton, OTR/L, CHT, CLT, CEAS, is an Occupational Therapist with over 23 years in practice. Ms. Nulton has provided occupational therapy services to adults and children in an inpatient acute rehabilitation and outpatient setting. She primarily treats patients diagnosed with cancer and/or lymphedema which would often require wound care.

Litigation Support - Ms. Nulton offers expert witness services to attorneys representing plaintiff and defendant, including medical record review, thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

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 Education: Master of Art Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California; Bachelor of Science Communication Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University

John E. (Jack) Dahlberg is a Life Care Planning Expert with over for 40 years of experience. Mr. Dahlberg has been in private practice since 1981, specializing in authoring and analyzing Life Care Plans and Case Management involving catastrophic injuries and disabilities for children and adults. He has provided services for over 3,000 clients with severe injuries.

Prior to beginning his private practice as a Life Care Planner, Mr. Dahlberg was employed as a Rehabilitation Counselor at Craig Hospital working with adult spinal cord and brain injuries from 1974 to 1983. Since that time, he has lectured and consulted nationally and internationally on a wide variety of issues relevant to catastrophic disabilities.

Litigation Support - Over the course of his career, Mr. Dahlberg has worked and testified in all 50 states, as well as Europe and the United Kingdom. In his capacity as an expert witness he has testified at the request of both plaintiff and defense attorneys. His services include life care plan analysis, thorough reporting, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

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