Services
State & Federal Forums
Litigation support that begins long before the courtroom.
Four service lines, structured to meet a case at any stage — from early evaluation through deposition, trial, and post-judgment monitoring. Every engagement opens with a complimentary, privileged consultation.
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Pre-litigation consultation & case strategy
Early-stage evaluation of facts against standards of care, policy, regulation, and state/federal law — to identify the questions the case will rise or fall on, and the witnesses, records, and standards most likely to matter.
- Case theory development and issue mapping
- Document & discovery review with operational lens
- Identification of regulatory hooks and policy violations
- Witness and document-request guidance
- Standard of care analysis
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Expert reports & policy analysis
Clear, evidence-based expert analysis written for scrutiny by counsel, courts, and factfinders.
- Compliance reviews against federal and state statute, rules, and policies.
- Operational reviews of agency, facility, and program performance
- Causation and standard-of-care opinions in injury and fatality matters
- Rebuttal and supplemental reports
Reports & policy analysis
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Depositions & courtroom testimony
Clear, authoritative testimony delivered at the level a juror can follow and courts can review. Comfortable in state and federal forums, in matters under protective order, and in cases with significant media attention.
- Deposition testimony, including 30(b)(6) and analogous state rules of court
- Direct, cross, and rebuttal testimony at trial
- Daubert / qualification briefing support
- Witness preparation for agency officials
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Strategic advisory for agencies & counsel
Beyond the case file: counsel, monitorship support, and operational reform engagements drawing on three decades of running the agencies under review — with discretion appropriate to sensitive matters.
- Federal monitorship and consent-decree compliance support
- Agency self-assessment and corrective action planning
- Crisis management for agency leadership
- Legislative and rulemaking testimony
Areas of Expertise
Inter-related systems, examined as they actually operate.
Child welfare and daycare standards for safety, supervision, and quality of care are similar and often cross-relate. Bobby's expertise spans these closely aligned systems, providing informed analysis across both child protection and early childhood care settings.
A · Child Welfare
Investigations, foster care, adoption, and oversight.
Frontline investigations through executive direction of the country's largest child welfare agency.
B · Daycare & Early Childhood
Licensing, safety, and quality standards.
State Commissioner with regulatory authority over thousands of licensed providers.
Engagement
How an engagement runs.
Optimally, engagements are structured to give counsel an early read on the case before scope is set, and to produce work product on a calendar that matches the case's actual cadence — discovery, dispositive motions, trial. However, while early pre-litigation consultation provides the greatest strategic value, expert services are routinely provided throughout every stage of litigation.
Engagement · privileged consultation
An expert having held the file, written the policy, and answered for the outcome.
Initial consultations are conducted confidentially at no cost, typically within 72 hours of intake. Use the form on our contact page for new matters, or reach the office directly by email or telephone.