Medical-Legal Evaluations Across California

Our network of California-certified Qualified Medical Evaluators conducts panel QMEs and Agreed Medical Evaluations across all major specialties. Reports address causation, diagnosis, temporary and permanent disability, apportionment under Labor Code §§ 4663/4664, future medical care, and AMA Guides 5th Edition impairment ratings — written to comply with Title 8 CCR §§ 35–43.

Independent Medical Examinations provide an unbiased clinical opinion on the nature and extent of injuries, the relationship between the injury and the incident, the necessity of past and future treatment, and the prognosis for recovery. Our IMEs are prepared with litigation in mind — defensible findings, clear reasoning, and physicians experienced with deposition and trial testimony.

Auto accident cases often involve overlapping musculoskeletal, neurological, and pain-related complaints with a complex pre-existing history. Our examiners assess mechanism of injury, biomechanical plausibility, imaging findings, and the relationship between the collision and the claimed injuries — producing reports that withstand scrutiny in arbitration and trial.

Disability evaluations document the medical basis for a claimant's functional limitations, the degree of impairment, and the impact on the ability to perform occupational duties. Reports are tailored to the applicable standard — own-occupation, any-occupation, ERISA, SSDI consultative, or private disability policy language — with clear, defensible reasoning.

Our physicians provide expert witness services across civil, workers' compensation, and administrative venues. Engagements range from confidential record review and case-screening opinions to formal declarations, deposition testimony, and trial appearances. Each expert is selected based on subject-matter fit, jurisdictional experience, and prior testifying history.