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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

  • 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.

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CORE AREAS 

Forensic Speech-Language Pathology

Independent analysis of communication, cognition, swallowing, and functional capacity in medically and legally complex cases.

Used in:

  • Medical malpractice

  • Personal injury / TBI

  • Nursing home negligence

  • Guardianship & capacity disputes

  • 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.

Focus:

  • Communication breakdowns in clinical workflows

  • Cognitive-linguistic misinterpretation in documentation

  • Discharge and continuity-of-care risk

  • LTC quality improvement and regulatory exposure

Litigation Support & Record Review

 

Objective analysis of medical records for communication-related findings relevant to legal strategy.

Includes:

  • Case screening

  • Medical record review

  • Communication reliability analysis

  • Documentation consistency review

  • Expert consultation support for attorneys

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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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[For Attorneys ]   [For Healthcare ]

 

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

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