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Forensic Expert Witness Association to Host Panel Discussion on The Use of Expert Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 06, 2014

The Chicago Chapter of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) is pleased to announce its summer 2014 educational and networking meeting focusing on the topic of “The Use of Expert Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings” for forensic consultants and members of the legal community. FEWA is a national non-profit professional membership organization of experts who provide forensic services in all technical specialties.

Panelists Diane MacArthur, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Trial Counsel, Northern District of Illinois, Mark Ertler, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Forensic Unit Supervisor and John Marshal Law School Faculty Member, and Lisa Noller, Esq. of Foley & Lardner, Vice-Chair Government Enforcement, Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice, will discuss how attorneys litigating criminal cases choose expert witnesses, what characteristics are important in the expert witness, and how attorneys find experts. The panel will be moderated by Venice Meyer, CPA/CFF, CBFE, Director, Duff & Phelps, Global Forensic Services.

According to FEWA Midwest Program Co-chair Marnie Gucciard, of McGovern & Greene, “Our FEWA Chicago summer meeting traditionally features regional leaders in the legal field. This year we continue this tradition with speakers from the US Department of Justice, the State’s Attorney Office and an international law firm which was founded here in the Midwest.”

The meeting is Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 8:00 – 9:30 am at the Conference Center of Kubasiak, Fylstra, Thorpe & Rotunno in Chicago, IL. To learn more and register visit http://www.forensic.org or call the FEWA National Office at (415) 369-9614.

Speaking will be in a personal capacity. MCLE and CPE credits are pending approval.

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Mednick Associates adds new Cardiology Experts to their Nationwide Medical Expert Network

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 28, 2014

Mednick Associates, a medical expert witness and legal nurse consulting firm, recently expanded their expert options for cardiologists by including interventional specialists. Specializing in medical experts for litigators who handle medical malpractice, personal injury and other general liability cases, Mednick Associates’ ability to recruit, pre-screen and recommend medical experts serves the needs of litigators nationwide.

Currently, Mednick Associates has over 100 cardiologists throughout the United States who review, opine and testify for both plaintiff and defense attorneys in all types of medical litigation matters. With the recent addition of 4 new board certified cardiology experts, who have completed prestigious fellowships and are widely published, their goal of focusing on expert quality over expert quantity is further achieved.

By providing currently practicing cardiology experts for witness and case opinion work, litigators can proceed with the confidence that Mednick experts are physicians first and experts second. This lends to credibility in the courtroom, something internet-advertising or familiar career experts cannot always deliver.

More information on the new cardiology experts or any other specialties can be found at http://www.mednickassociates.com or by calling 1.800.MEDNICK. Their staff of legal nurse consultants will make sure to pre-screen all cases through the experts prior to any expert recommendation and they are also available for medical record chronologies and case analysis. For direct email communication, they can be reached at cases(at)mednickassociates(dot)com.







Michael J. Slifka, Internationally Renowned Fire Protection Engineering Expert Witness and Consultant, Instrumental in Largest Civil Judgment in Wyoming History

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Middleton, WI (PRWEB) May 22, 2014

Experts.com is proud to welcome Michael J. Slifka, PE, to its esteemed cadre of fire protection engineering expert witnesses and consultants. A multi-faceted leader, Slifka’s focus is on fire research, fire code development, fire protection engineering, and health care facility design, maintenance, and operation. He is an expert in the fields of Fire Cause and Origin, Defective Construction Practices, and Wrongful Death and Injury cases.

Slifka has investigated hundreds of fires during his fire protection career and has been qualified as an expert witness in both deposition and at trial in U.S. Federal and State Courts. He was recently instrumental in winning two high-profile lawsuits concerning fire and life safety:

Slifka represented the defendants in a case involving a $ 4,000,000 generator building fire at the St. Louis Airport. His expertise was vital in finding the defendants not liable for any damages.
Working for the Plaintiff on a carbon monoxide poisoning case, Slifka’s testimony was crucial in the awarding of a $ 3,000,000 judgment plus a $ 25,500,000 punitive damages judgment, the largest civil judgment in Wyoming history.

Slifka formerly acted as Chief of Safety, Fire Protection, and Occupational Health for the Veterans Administration, the world’s largest health care organization responsible for, among other duties, the compliance of 172 hospitals and 225 outpatient clinics to JCAHO criteria. His experience consulting with hospitals regarding pre JCAHO physical plant safety assessments spans 30 years. An Expert on the Life Safety Code, Slifka was one of the developers of the Fire Safety Evaluation System (FSES) for Health Care facilities (now known as NFPA 101 A).

Slifka is a recognized and published authority on high rise fire risk and design. His major projects include Water Tower Place and McCormick Place 2 in Chicago, the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, 3 Federal High Rise Office Buildings in CA, IL & GA. He is responsible for over 50 new and/or major renovations of VA and private sector hospitals located throughout the USA. He has served on the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards (NCSBCS), the National Bureau of Standards, the National Fire Protection Association, and the U.S. General Services Administration.

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