What does it take to move from cutting-edge bioengineering research to high-stakes patent litigation?

In this episode of On the Stand with Ashish Arun, Dr. Chris Daft shares his journey from research labs and medical device innovation to testifying in federal district courts, the ITC (International Trade Commission), and the PTAB.

With decades of experience in ultrasound imaging, medical technology, and patent-intensive industries, Dr. Daft explains what expert witness work really looks like in complex IP disputes. From invalidity and infringement analysis to trade secret claims and accelerated ITC trials, this conversation explores how technical experts build, defend, and communicate their opinions under cross-examination.

We also dive into the evolving role of AI in expert workflows — including how experts can responsibly use AI tools without compromising confidentiality, credibility, or court compliance.

🔍 What This Episode Covers

• The transition from bioengineering research to expert witness testimony

• How medical imaging and medical device patents are evaluated in litigation

• What makes ITC trials uniquely intense and fast-paced

• Patent vs trade secret disputes — key differences for experts

• Handling “hired gun” accusations and credibility challenges

• Plaintiff vs defense balance in IP litigation

• AI in expert reports — risks, guardrails, and future implications

• Why credibility is the ultimate currency for an expert witness

👨‍🔬 About the Guest

Dr. Chris Daft is a bioengineering expert specializing in medical imaging, ultrasound technology, and wearable medical devices. He has testified in depositions and trials across federal courts, the ITC, and patent proceedings. Alongside his expert witness work, he remains actively involved in medical technology innovation, bridging the gap between cutting-edge science and courtroom clarity.

⚖️ Who Should Watch

• Patent and IP litigators

• Bioengineering and medical device professionals

• Technical experts considering expert witness work

• Litigation teams handling high-tech disputes

• Professionals interested in AI’s impact on expert testimony

🎙️ On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony across industries — from medical technology and financial crime to AI and complex data disputes.

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Money laundering and financial crime cases depend on more than suspicion. They require detailed analysis, reliable methodology, and expert testimony that can withstand legal scrutiny.

In this episode of On the Stand with Ashish Arun, Dwayne King, a financial crime and AML specialist, explains how experts trace illicit funds, analyze complex transaction patterns, and turn financial data into defensible courtroom evidence.

The conversation explores how suspicious activity is detected, how banking and crypto records are reviewed, and how expert opinions are formed in high-stakes investigations. From compliance frameworks to cross-examination strategies, this episode offers a practical look at what credible financial crime expert work really involves.

🔍 What This Episode Covers

• How money laundering investigations are conducted

• Identifying red flags and suspicious financial activity

• Tracing funds through banks, shell entities, and crypto platforms

• AML compliance and regulatory reporting

• Expert witness methodology in financial crime cases

• Preparing for testimony and cross-examination

• Building credibility in white-collar litigation

👨‍💼 About the Expert

Dwayne King is a financial crime and AML specialist with experience in investigating complex money laundering schemes and providing expert analysis in litigation and regulatory matters. His work focuses on evidence-based investigation, defensible methodology, and clear courtroom communication.

⚖️ Who Should Watch

• Financial and forensic expert witnesses

• White-collar and financial crime attorneys

• Compliance and AML professionals

• Legal teams handling fraud and money laundering cases

• Professionals interested in financial investigations

🎙️ About the Podcast

On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and real-world realities of expert witness testimony across industries. Each episode features conversations on credibility, methodology, and courtroom strategy.

#ExpertWitness #FinancialCrime #MoneyLaundering #AML #ForensicAccounting #WhiteCollarCrime #LitigationSupport #LegalPodcast #OnTheStandPodcast #AshishArun #DwayneKing

When chiropractic care becomes part of a legal dispute, expert testimony plays a critical role in how evidence is interpreted and causation is assessed.

In this episode of On the Stand with Ashish Arun, Dr. Steven Brown explains how expert witnesses evaluate chiropractic injury claims—from applying standards of care and reviewing medical evidence to addressing assumptions, uncertainty, and courtroom scrutiny.

The conversation goes beyond theory, offering a practical look at how experts think through contested chiropractic cases, assess causation, and communicate complex medical issues clearly and credibly in court.

👨‍⚕️ About Dr. Steven Brown

Dr. Steven Brown is a chiropractic expert with extensive experience reviewing injury claims, evaluating standards of care, and serving as an expert witness in litigation involving chiropractic treatment. His work focuses on evidence-based analysis, research-driven conclusions, and clear communication in legal settings.

🔍 What This Episode Covers

• How expert witnesses evaluate chiropractic injury claims

• Applying standards of care in chiropractic litigation

• Assessing causation when medical evidence is disputed

• The role of research, methodology, and clinical judgment

• Separating assumptions from defensible medical evidence

• How experts explain complex findings during testimony

• What courts and attorneys expect from chiropractic experts

⚖️ Who Should Watch

• Expert witnesses in medical or chiropractic cases

• Attorneys handling personal injury or healthcare litigation

• Legal professionals working with medical evidence

• Anyone interested in how expert testimony is built and challenged

🎙️ About the Podcast

On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and real-world realities of expert witness testimony. Each episode features conversations with experts and legal professionals on credibility, methodology, and what it takes to withstand scrutiny on the stand.

#ExpertWitness #ChiropracticLitigation #ExpertTestimony #MedicalEvidence #StandardsOfCare #Causation #LitigationInsights #OnTheStandPodcast #AshishArun #DrStevenBrown

Expert witness work is evolving — and today’s cases demand far more than experience and credentials.

In this episode of On the Stand with Ashish Arun, Seth Miller breaks down how expert witnesses approach scientific analysis, massive datasets, and AI-assisted tools while maintaining credibility, transparency, and defensible methodology.

This conversation explores how modern experts work through complex data, validate analysis, and explain conclusions in a way that withstands courtroom scrutiny. From reproducibility to judgment calls, the episode focuses on what courts actually expect when data, models, and technology become central to expert testimony.

🔬 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How expert witnesses structure workflows for data-intensive cases

• Where scientific methodology fits into modern expert analysis

• How experts validate, reproduce, and defend complex datasets

• The role AI plays in expert work — and its limits

• Why human judgment still matters alongside advanced tools

• What courts look for when data and models are challenged

• How experts translate technical analysis into clear, credible testimony

⚖️ Who This Episode Is For

• Expert witnesses working with data, science, or analytics

• Attorneys handling complex, data-heavy litigation

• Professionals curious about AI’s role in expert testimony

• Anyone interested in how expert evidence is built and defended

🎙️ About the Podcast

On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony. Each episode features conversations with experts and practitioners on credibility, methodology, and the realities of litigation-ready expertise.

#ExpertWitness #DataDriven #ScientificEvidence #AIinLaw #ExpertTestimony #LitigationSupport #SethMiller #ModernExpert #OnTheStandPodcast #AshishArun

When medical billing ends up in a courtroom, the question isn’t just what was billed — it’s why.

In this episode of On the Stand with Ashish Arun, medical coding and compliance expert Toni Elhoms breaks down how expert witnesses evaluate claims, documentation, and coding patterns to uncover the truth behind complex healthcare disputes.

From fraud investigations to payer audits to documentation gaps that reshape liability, this conversation reveals the real mechanics of healthcare litigation — and how experts turn technical billing data into clear, defensible testimony.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How expert witnesses reconstruct the clinical and billing story from documentation

• The core red flags experts identify in audits, fraud cases, and disputed claims

• Why methodology — not assumptions — drives credible expert opinions

• How payer rules, coding guidelines & compliance frameworks shape testimony

• The most common coding errors that shift liability

• How experts explain complex billing issues in simple, courtroom-ready language

• What “medical necessity” and “coding integrity” truly mean in litigation

👩‍⚖️ Who This Episode Is For:

• Expert witnesses in healthcare, reimbursement, or compliance

• Attorneys handling billing disputes, payer audits & fraud allegations

• Revenue cycle, compliance, and medical billing professionals

• Medical coders and auditors exploring expert witness work

• Anyone curious about how medical billing becomes legal evidence

📌 About the Podcast

On the Stand with Ashish Arun dives into the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony.

Each episode brings forward real-world insights from experts and litigators on credibility, evidence, methodology, and courtroom strategy.

#ExpertWitness #MedicalBilling #HealthcareLitigation #CodingDisputes #MedicalCoding #ToniElhoms #FraudAndAbuse #AuditDefense #Compliance #BillingFraud #OnTheStandPodcast #AshishArun

Pediatric injury cases are some of the most complex in litigation — not just medically, but forensically and legally.

In this episode, Dr. Robert Belfer, a leading pediatric emergency physician and expert witness, reveals how experts interpret child injuries, determine causation, and explain their findings in court.

From understanding mechanisms of injury to evaluating standards of care, this episode pulls back the curtain on how pediatric evidence is analyzed, documented, and defended in high-stakes cases.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How pediatric expert witnesses evaluate injuries and reconstruct events

• The difference between accidental patterns and red-flag injury mechanisms

• How experts determine causation in child trauma cases

• What “standard of care” really means in pediatric emergencies

• How to communicate complex medical concepts clearly in testimony

• Common pitfalls in pediatric medical malpractice cases

• What attorneys and courts expect from pediatric expert witnesses

👩‍⚖️ Who This Episode Is For:

• Expert witnesses across medical and scientific fields

• Attorneys working on child injury, trauma, or malpractice cases

• Emergency physicians, pediatricians, and healthcare professionals

• Anyone interested in the intersection of medicine and litigation

📌 About the Podcast

On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony.

Through in-depth conversations with experts and attorneys, the show uncovers the strategies, challenges, and insights behind credible, defensible expert opinions.

#ExpertWitness #PediatricInjury #MedicalMalpractice #ChildTrauma #ExpertTestimony #LitigationSupport #MedicalEvidence #Causation #StandardsOfCare #OnTheStandPodcast #AshishArun

What makes expert testimony reliable?

Not just credentials — but the strength of the evidence behind the opinion.

In this episode, medical librarian Michael Graham takes us inside the world of medical research, evidence quality, and methodology, revealing how expert witnesses can build opinions that truly hold up in court.

From avoiding weak literature to understanding how judges evaluate sources under Daubert, this conversation breaks down the research side of expert witness work that most people never see — but every credible expert needs to master.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• How medical librarians support expert witnesses with rigorous research

• Why methodology, not just expertise, is central to Daubert reliability

• What separates strong medical literature from questionable sources

• Common mistakes experts make when relying on weak or biased evidence

• How to build evidence foundations that strengthen courtroom testimony

• How judges and attorneys assess the reliability of medical literature

👩‍⚖️ Who This Episode Is For:

• Expert witnesses across all medical and scientific fields

• Attorneys preparing or challenging expert evidence

• Medical professionals entering medico-legal consulting

• Researchers interested in how evidence is evaluated in litigation

• Anyone curious about how expert opinions are built behind the scenes

📌 About the Show

On the Stand with Ashish Arun explores the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony. Each episode brings you behind the scenes with experts, attorneys, and professionals shaping how evidence is built and presented in modern litigation.

🎧 New episodes every week

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🎙️ On the Stand with Ashish Arun continues Season 3 with a thought-provoking episode featuring Dr. Pavithra Kumar, a financial and economic expert who has built her career testifying in complex financial, securities, and commercial disputes.

In this conversation, Pavithra shares how expert witness work is evolving — shaped by the rise of technology, AI, and crypto, as well as the growing importance of diversity, credibility, and collaboration in litigation consulting.

From her early experiences at leading consulting firms to her leadership role in specialized practices, Pavithra offers rare insights into what it truly takes to build and sustain a trusted expert witness career in today’s fast-changing world.

💡 In this episode, you’ll learn:
⚖️ How smaller, specialized firms are changing the dynamics of expert witness work
💼 The increasing role of technology, data, and AI in financial litigation and expert analysis
🌍 Why diversity and representation strengthen expert testimony and decision-making
🎯 What attorneys value most when selecting and working with financial experts
🧠 How experts can balance credibility, independence, and advocacy in complex cases
🚀 How to adapt your expertise for new frontiers — including crypto, fintech, and AI-driven disputes

👩‍⚖️ Who should watch:
• Expert witnesses — both experienced and aspiring
• Attorneys and law firms handling financial or technology-based litigation
• Economic and financial consultants exploring testimony work
• Law students, academics, and professionals studying litigation strategy and expert evidence

💬 Key Themes Discussed:

• The evolution of expert witness consulting and its business model

• The impact of emerging technologies on financial investigations and testimony

• Representation, inclusion, and the next generation of expert professionals

• The shift toward collaboration and agility in litigation consulting

• Lessons learned from high-stakes financial cases

📌 About the Show:
On the Stand with Ashish Arun is a podcast exploring the law, practice, and business of expert witness testimony.
Each episode features attorneys, experts, and legal professionals who share their real-world experiences — from courtroom challenges to business insights that shape the future of litigation.

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