Medical-Legal Services: Expert Witness
Dr. John Knight is a world renowned expert in the field of orthopedic surgery of the hand and upper extremity. Dr. Knight has over 25 years of experience serving as an expert in his field of expertise and has the utmost credibility in legal circles due to his representation of both plaintiffs and defense. Dr. Knight has appeared on CNN, The Doctors TV, Good Morning America and other notable media outlets. He prides himself on 50/50 ratio of both plaintiff and defense cases across the board. Click Here to view Dr. Knight’s CV.
Dr. Knight is a board certified orthopedic surgeon, qualified medical examiner and has served on the defense side of large corporate cases. Dr. Knight has been an expert in many high profile cases nationally from product liability to medical malpractice litigation. His experience and knowledge through testimony has led to many very favorable settlements out of the court room. For those cases going before a jury, the side Dr. Knight has testified for has a 99% success rate. On the plaintiff side, many of these cases have reached settlements well into the upper 6 figures.
When it comes to being an expert witness, Dr. Knight is qualified without a doubt. He is a Board certified orthopedic surgeon by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery with an added qualification in Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Knight is a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. These professional organizations represent the top standards in medicine, and Dr. Knight, a hand specialist for over 25 years has a longstanding involvement with both. Although Dr. Knight is based in Los Angeles, he has been widely recognized throughout the country for his expertise in medicine. His opinion has been cited in numerous articles by major news outlets, and he has been specifically interviewed for various editorials. With all this, Dr. Knight has fully established himself as an authority that can be trusted, and without a doubt is able use this expertise in the legal system as an expert witness.
Dr. Knight provides expert witness and medical evaluation services for the following:
- Independent Medical Examinations
- Medical malpractice litigation
- Product liability litigation
- Personal injury litigation