Forensic Speech-Language Pathology Consulting for High-Stakes Legal & Healthcare Cases
I help attorneys, insurers, and healthcare organizations identify overlooked cognitive-communication and swallowing factors that impact liability, damages, capacity, and case strategy.
Forensic analysis. Institutional insight. Litigation support.
M.S., CCC-SLP | ASHA Certified | 10+ Years Clinical Experience | Multi-State Licensed
Clinical Expertise Applied to Legal Strategy
Expert witness services, independent medical examinations, and risk management consulting for communication and swallowing disorders in legal and healthcare settings.​
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Cognitive Communication & TBI Analysis
Evaluating executive dysfunction, memory, processing, and communication impairments that may be overlooked after neurological injury.
Capacity & Communication Assessment
Assessing whether cognitive and communication abilities affect decision-making, consent, comprehension, and functional independence.
Dysphagia & Healthcare Risk Review
Identifying swallowing-related risks, documentation gaps, and potential care breakdowns in medical malpractice and nursing home cases.
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📞 (410) 929-6401 | 📧 erica@ejtcommconsult.com
Representative Engagements
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Traumatic Brain Injury / Personal Injury Litigation — New Mexico (2026). Retained as forensic speech-language pathology expert. Conducted comprehensive medical record review and standardized cognitive-communication assessment addressing executive function deficits and the gap between normal imaging findings and documented functional impairment. Prepared expert findings and provided sworn deposition testimony.
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Insurance Review — Cognitive-Communication Services Following Motor Vehicle Accident (New York, 2026). Performed a comprehensive, chronological forensic review of clinical documentation, including hospital SLP evaluation records, standardized assessment results, neurological and imaging records, and prior IME reports. Rendered a written forensic opinion to a reasonable degree of professional certainty addressing cognitive-communication status, medical necessity, and causal relationship to the accident.
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Defense-Retained Matter — Fluency/Stuttering Analysis (Colorado). Retained by defense counsel to provide forensic speech-language pathology analysis addressing fluency disorder and its functional communication implications.
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Appellate Matter — Washington State. Forensic communication analysis in support of appellate proceedings.


CORE AREAS
Forensic Speech-Language Pathology
Independent analysis of communication, cognition, swallowing, and functional capacity in medically and legally complex cases.
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Medical malpractice
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Personal injury / TBI
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Nursing home negligence
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Guardianship & capacity disputes
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Criminal defense involving communication or cognition
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Institutional Consulting
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Healthcare communication risk consulting for hospitals and long-term care systems.
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Communication breakdowns in clinical workflows
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Cognitive-linguistic misinterpretation in documentation
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Discharge and continuity-of-care risk
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LTC quality improvement and regulatory exposure
Litigation Support & Record Review
Objective analysis of medical records for communication-related findings relevant to legal strategy.
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Case screening
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Medical record review
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Communication reliability analysis
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Documentation consistency review
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Expert consultation support for attorneys

Cases I Handle
My forensic SLP consulting services support cases involving neurological injury, communication impairment, swallowing safety, and healthcare liability.
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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Invisible cognitive-communication deficits following injury.
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Executive Dysfunction
Functional impacts involving reasoning, planning, judgment, and independence.
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Capacity & Consent
Communication analysis related to decision-making ability.
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Dysphagia & Aspiration
Swallowing safety concerns, aspiration risk, and care failures.
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Nursing Home Liability
Communication, cognition, feeding, and safety issues.
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Medical Malpractice
Review of communication-related clinical decisions and documentation.
When to use a forensic SLP
Licensed: Arizona | California | Colorado | Florida | New Mexico | New York | Pennsylvania | Virginia | Washington
ABOUT
EJT Communication Consultant LLC is a forensic speech-language pathology and healthcare consulting practice specializing in cognitive-linguistic analysis, communication risk, and litigation support.​
TRUSTED FORENSIC SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY EXPERTISE
Trusted by attorneys, healthcare professionals, and rehabilitation teams in complex communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing cases.
Areas of Specialization
• Forensic Speech-Language Pathology
• Cognitive-Communication Disorders
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Aphasia & Communication Reliability
• Decision-Making Capacity
• Dysarthria & Motor Speech Disorders
• Dysphagia & Swallowing Disorders
• Medical Record Review
• Expert Witness Services
• Litigation Support
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Professional Credentials
• Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
• Licensed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington
• Specialized expertise in forensic speech-language pathology and cognitive-communication disorders
• Experience conducting independent forensic evaluations, medical record reviews, and expert consultation in civil litigation matters
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Ready to Get Started?
Whether you need an expert witness, an independent evaluation,
Or healthcare consulting—I'm here to help.
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Or call to discuss your specific needs:
(410) 929-6401 | erica@ejtcommconsult.com
Available for cases and projects nationwide
Licensed: AZ, CA, CO, FL, NM, NY, PA, VA, WA