Welcome
Thank you for visiting.
This website is an archive of information I have shared with attorneys with whom I have worked – both defense and plaintiff – in a newsletter, “Medical Malpractice Bulletin.” There one will see a recent post and a search bar to find posts on other topics of interest.
I review cases only for attorneys. If you are a patient with a question regarding medical malpractice, please contact an attorney.
About Dr. Pilcher:
I have 40+ years experience as an emergency physician. For 25 of those years I was Medical Director of a 50,000 visit per year suburban Emergency Department and was the Medical Director of our MedicOne service for 15 years. For most of that time I have provided case review and testimony for both plaintiff and defense attorneys involving alleged medical negligence in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, EMS general inpatient and outpatient practice and personal injury. I was board certified in Emergency Medicine through 2022 (allowed it to lapse) and was also board certified in Family Medicine for 30+ years until voluntarily relinquishing my certification in 2013. I assist both plaintiff and defense attorneys with malpractice litigation. References are available from attorneys with whom I have worked.
Services:
- Medical record review. I have been reading both office and hospital medical records for my entire career and know where find evidence in a chart. Based on my experience as both a clinician and expert witness, I candidly point out to both defense and plaintiff attorneys the strengths and weaknesses of a case – in addition to addressing issues regarding the standard of care. This saves attorneys and their clients a great deal of time and money that might be wasted on either the pursuit or defense of a marginal case. My reputation and integrity are my greatest assets, and my opinions are based on an honest appraisal of each unfortunate outcome, regardless of whether the care is appropriate or substandard.
- Focus group/mock jury: I can “crowdsource” a case to over 5000 physicians to elicit their thoughts on the strengths, weaknesses and validity of a case for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. This includes my personal insights as well as feedback from responding physicians that illuminate likely defense and plaintiff arguments regarding negligence, damages and causation.
- Depositions: Should a matter proceed, I am available for depositions and am familiar with the process in several states.
- Trial Testimony: While the vast majority of cases settle before trial, I have testified at trial in several states.
- Client counseling: I am happy to discuss my opinions with the clients of the attorneys with whom I work. I find this particularly helpful when a plaintiff attorney must inform his client that the care his/her client received met the standard of care and helps the potential plaintiff avoid years of worry that the care rendered was negligent.
- Research: Should you need additional references or information, I have access to the full range of medical literature including “UpToDate Online.”
- Communications and timeliness: I respond to requests by phone or email within 24 hours and will report back to you with opinions within 2 weeks, less if the situation requires.
- Newsletter: For many years I wrote Medical Malpractice Bulletin. a free monthly email publication summarizing recent articles from the medical literature likely to be of interest to med mal attorneys. It was sent only to attorneys with whom I have worked. Those posts remain available elsewhere on this website.
Fees:
- An initial telephone consultation is free.
- My hourly rate for record review, messaging and phone calls is very competitive (less than I am billed by most attorneys for legal services.)
- “Crowdsourcing” a case is available at a fixed fee.
- Referrals to experts in most fields of medicine are billed for 1 hour only if the referral is engaged.
- There is a fixed minimum fee for depositions and trial testimony.
- Travel time and expenses are billed separately, travel time at 1/2 the hourly rate..
- I can usually provide a preliminary opinion with about 2 hours of chart review, after which I will contact you.
- Please contact me for a complete fee schedule and further information.