Veterinarian providing expert witness services in veterinary forensics, this professional has more than 25 years of experience and over 15 years of experience delivering consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in legal proceedings related to animal cruelty and forensic investigations. Their work focuses on veterinary forensics, animal cruelty, crime scene investigations, animal fighting, animal neglect, animal trauma, blood stain analysis, and examination of live and deceased animals in cases involving alleged abuse and traumatic injury. This expert does not perform medical malpractice case work and instead concentrates on veterinary forensic applications within investigative and legal contexts.

Their forensic practice includes animal cruelty investigations, crime scene investigations, blood stain analysis, and assessment of injury causation and timing. This work involves evaluating physical evidence, identifying non-accidental injury patterns, and applying veterinary forensic medicine in cases involving domesticated and companion animals. The expert has participated in multiple investigations involving animal fighting operations and cruelty cases, requiring evidence collection, scene processing, and interpretation of findings. Their work also includes development of veterinary forensic medicine courses, establishment of standard operating procedures for handling animal cruelty case submissions, and advancement of forensic report writing practices within veterinary medicine.

Professional involvement includes collaboration with the Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, and multiple district attorney and law enforcement offices. Additional participation includes involvement with the North American Veterinary Community, World Small Animal Veterinary Association, International Veterinary Forensic Sciences Association, and the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. In litigation settings, this expert has provided consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony in animal cruelty cases across federal and state jurisdictions. The expert holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and maintains veterinary licensure in multiple states.