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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
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A wheelchair fit and seating review may consider seat dimensions, cushions, back supports, footrests, armrests, positioning components, controls, and other features in relation to the user’s documented mobility, posture, function, and skin-protection needs. Clinical records, measurements, photographs, supplier documentation, and equipment specifications can help show how the wheelchair and seating system were selected and configured.
An appropriately qualified expert may review the reported event, component condition, maintenance and repair history, manufacturer information, photographs, inspections, and applicable equipment specifications or testing information. Depending on the issue, the analysis may involve brakes, wheels, casters, frames, seating components, controls, batteries, or drive systems, with different qualifications potentially needed for mechanical, electrical, clinical-seating, or maintenance questions.
Manual wheelchair analysis may involve seating, dimensions, propulsion configuration, wheels, casters, brakes, stability, and positioning, while power wheelchairs add motors, batteries, drive systems, electronic controls, programming, and powered seating functions. For Medicare-covered power mobility devices, CMS also requires documentation addressing the user’s mobility limitations and ability to operate the prescribed device safely.
A wheelchair expert may address the equipment’s dimensions, maneuvering characteristics, and operation within a space. Questions about whether ramps, doorways, accessible routes, turning areas, clearances, or other building features comply with applicable accessibility requirements may require separate architectural, ADA, premises, or accessibility expertise.
