Referrals to other experts and court services

Why and how to use an expert witness

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In 1993, a ruling by the Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical 509 U.S. 579 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993), effectively made the standard in federal court, as well as many other courts, as Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence: "If scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if (1) the testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data, (2) the testimony is theproduct of reliable principles and methods, and (3) the witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case." (Amended effective December 1, 2000)

California citizens, as well as out-of State citizens, may contact the Legal Services Department of the State Bar of California for referral to a local lawyer referral service at 415-561-8398.

If you wish to research the law without the assistance of a private attorney, you can visit the Internet web site http://www.leginfo.ca.,.gov/calaw.htm. where you can research California's laws online.

You may wish to consult the law librarian at your nearest law library. For the location of your county law library, please refer to your local telephone directory section on County Government Offices under "Law Library."

Attorney and Physician Referrals

From Safe Access Now, basically for medical marijuana or marijuana cases in the state of California.

CrimeLynx

Lots of good links, referrals and information

National Attorneys

This has a database of attorneys, you can read their resumes online.

Dr. James Woodford

Specializing in smell and detection. News article mentioning Woodford: pdxnorml.org/980201.html. Send an email.

Brian Sedgwick (Email)

Specializing in detection and toxicology

Raymond Grimsbo, PhD

President / Director, Intermountain Forensic Laboratories, Inc.
11715 NE Glisan St., Portland, Oregon 97220 / (503)257-7177, fax (503)257-8352

  • Forensic Scientist specializing in smell and detection. Email.
  • Video Depositions
  • California, based in the San Francisco Bay area
  • Raymond A. Grimsbo, Ph.D., D-ABC, FAAFS

Jay Cavanaugh

Biochemist and Immunologist, plus 27 years experience in Treatment. I qualify for:

  • Drug Testing
  • Family Monitoring in custody cases
  • Evaluation for suitability for child custody
  • Evaluation of Defendants for referral to Treatment

William Logan 559-561-4695

Expert and attorney can testify on marijuana and legal issues

Kent Holtorf
Author of Urine Trouble: 310-379-0609

Zehnder, Jeffrey
"drug detection laboratories" 916-366-3113

Other resources for expert witnesses:

List of expert witness links

Calif-Legal.com Address: 122-A E. Foothill Blvd., PMB 123, Arcadia, CA 91006. Email: info@calif-legal.com

Safe Access Now: Guidelines for Medical Marijuana dosages and cultivation

Other cannabis information sites