Forensic Toxicology Expert Witness Sara Schreiber

Sara J. Schreiber, PhD, D-ABFT-FT, is a worldwide leader and highly accomplished Forensic Toxicologist, Educator, and Consultant whose work has earned recognition at both the national and international levels through leadership, teaching, professional service, and participation in major forensic pursuits.

Dr. Schreiber has more than two decades of experience in forensic science, including over 25 years in Toxicology and Controlled Substance Analysis, and has served in senior laboratory, technical director, academic, and expert roles in governmental forensic institutions.

Litigation Support - Dr. Schreiber provides comprehensive technical review and expert analysis in complex criminal and civil matters where alcohol, drugs, and poisons are at issue. Her work bridges the gap between advanced toxicological data and the courtroom by critically evaluating laboratory methods, case files, bench notes, instrumental data, and reports to determine whether testing, interpretation, and quality practices meet accepted forensic and accreditation standards, including ISO/IEC 17025, American Board of Forensic Toxicology (ABFT), and relevant professional guidelines. 

Dr. Schreiber draws on her experience as a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology and her leadership roles in organizations such as MAFS, SOFT, NAME, OSAC, and TIAFT. When requested, she provides clear, accessible expert testimony, affidavits, and consultation to attorneys, investigators, and courts, translating complex toxicological and medicolegal issues into opinions that can be understood and evaluated by judges and juries.

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Background Experience - Dr. Schreiber’s national notoriety is reflected in her repeated invitations to lecture, train, and present on forensic toxicology, opioid deaths, toxicology trends, medicolegal death investigation, expert testimony, and related forensic topics for professional associations, public defenders, prosecutors, medical and university audiences, public health groups, and scientific meetings across multiple states throughout the US. Her work has also contributed to public-health and death-investigation initiatives through overdose fatality review teams, national overdose fatality review consulting, Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and the RTI Center for Forensic Sciences technology Working Group participation, and overdose-related strategy teams.