Community residential standard of care expert witness with more than 38 years of experience working with developmentally disabled children and adults, this expert evaluates personal injury, wrongful death, abuse, neglect, and regulatory compliance issues within group homes and community-based residential programs. His expertise is grounded in years of executive leadership, hands-on crisis management, and oversight of residential and habilitation services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, severe seizure disorders, cerebral palsy, and co-occurring psychiatric conditions.

The expert founded and led a community residential organization, serving as President and Executive Director for 34 years. In that role, he oversaw multiple group homes and supervised direct-care staff, three registered nurses, behavior specialists, and day habilitation personnel, with total staffing of approximately ninety employees. He established residential care facilities across multiple states and has directed both small and large programs within the nonprofit and public sectors.

His committee service includes participation on human rights, critical incident review, and quality assurance committees, reflecting direct involvement in internal investigations, policy development, regulatory compliance, and crisis response evaluation. His standard of care analyses address resident abuse and neglect, nursing protocol expectations, state licensure compliance, staffing ratios, supervision practices, chain-of-command accountability, adequacy of policies and procedures, and transparency in state reporting.

The expert’s experience includes evaluation of resident falls related to seizure activity or environmental hazards, medication errors, failure to recognize and respond to medical symptoms, and appropriate intervention during psychiatric or aggressive episodes, including matters involving behavior intervention, psychotropic medication management, and physical restraint. He has also been retained in cases involving nursing home residents with intellectual deficits. He has served as an expert witness in 52 cases across 19 states, representing both plaintiffs (32 cases) and defendants (21 cases). His experience includes sworn deposition testimony and trial testimony, including wrongful death and personal injury matters, with cross-examination in court.

In addition to his residential leadership, he holds a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Counseling. He is the author of two published books addressing community living arrangements and human sexuality education for individuals with developmental disabilities and has contributed chapters to additional works. He has served as a consultant to the United States Departments of Labor and Justice and has delivered professional presentations nationwide. He also served for 8 years as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for abused and neglected children, working closely with Child Protective Services, prosecutors, and circuit court judges. His opinions are grounded in more than 30 years of executive oversight, daily operational involvement in community residential facilities, and extensive familiarity with state licensure standards and regulatory expectations governing services for individuals with developmental disabilities.