Forensic Audiology: A Guide for the Expert Witness is a unique book written for audiologists who are interested in broadening their practice to include acting as an expert witness in legal cases. While audiologists may feel that their training, experience, and specialization prepares them to become an expert witness, it is critical to have an understanding of the special processes, customs, etiquette, and tactics involved in the legal profession, and how to develop a forensic audiology practice.
The authors draw on their many years of experience and begin with an overview of the legal systems and the U.S. court system. The book also includes:
the rules of expert testimony the structure of criminal and civil cases the phases of discovery, deposition, and trial the roles, responsibilities, and ethics involved in forensic audiology
Foreword by Michael Metz, PhD
Preface
Prologue: The Struggle for Truth
Acknowledgements
Chapter
1. Introduction to Forensic Audiology
Chapter
2. The Rules of Expert Testimony
Chapter
3. The United States Court System
Chapter
4. The Structure of Criminal Cases
Chapter
5. The Structure of Civil Cases
Chapter
6. The Legal Report
Chapter
7. Discovery - Deposition - Trial
Chapter
8. Forensic Audiology Practice Development
Chapter
9. The Ethics of Expert Witnessing
Appendix A. American Speech Language Hearing Association Code of Ethics -
March 2023
Appendix B. American Academy of Audiology Code of Ethics - April 2023
Appendix C. Academy of Doctors of Audiology Code of Ethics
Index
Robert M. Traynor, EdD, MBA, FNAP, practiced audiology and interoperative monitoring in Greeley, Colorado, treating patients of all ages for 46 years. He is a frequent lecturer domestically and has lectured internationally in over 40 countries. Dr. Traynor is an Adjunct Professor of Audiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Salus University, and Rush University. Currently, he conducts audiology consulting and forensic audiology at Robert Traynor Audiology, LLC in Fort Collins, CO. **** Krista B. Traynor, MA, RAC-Emeritus, has extensive experience in the development of clinical trial strategies and protocols for Class II and III medical devices, in addition to numerous FDA product approval submissions, EU design dossiers, technical files, and international device registrations. Ms. Traynor has held administrative positions at Resound Corporation, Otologics, LLC (now Cochlear) and Sophono, Inc. (now part of Medtronic), and established Rocky Mountain Regulatory Consulting in 1997. In 2019, she joined Robert Traynor Audiology, LLC in the forensics department as the Director of Operations, assisting in expert witness testimony for audiovestibular injury, malpractice, and product liability cases.
