Medical-legal and expert witness services
Dr. Chin is a diplomate of the American College of Disability Evaluating Physicians and a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California. His medical-legal opinions are well considered and unbiased, oriented toward neither the Applicant or Plaintiff nor the Defense.
Well considered, unbiased, and oriented toward neither the Applicant or Plaintiff nor the Defense.
Whether a referral comes from the Applicant or Plaintiff or from the Defense, Dr. Chin's conclusions rest on the medical evidence rather than on the party who requested the evaluation. His opinions are well considered, consistent, and grounded in more than 20 years of hand and upper-extremity practice.
What the evaluation examines
Dr. Chin's medical-legal work concentrates on the questions that decide industrial-injury and disability claims across California and federal jurisdictions.
- Industrial injuries
- Causation
- Disability apportionment
- Disability rating under California and federal jurisdictions
- Low-energy cumulative trauma disorders (CTD)
- Repetitive stress injuries (RSI)
Evaluation and testimony services
A complete medical-legal workup for hand and upper-extremity claims, from the first evaluation through deposition and trial testimony.
- Expert witness testimony
- Qualified Medical Legal Evaluations (QME)
- Agreed Medical Legal Evaluations (AME)
- Fit-for-Duty Evaluations
- Jones Act Medical Legal Evaluations
- Department of Labor Disability Evaluations
- Deposition
- Trial Testimony
- Worksite Evaluations
Who Dr. Chin works with
Referrals come from both sides of a claim and from state and federal programs.
- Injured workers
- Employers
- Insurance companies
- Jones Act litigants
- Longshoremen
- U.S. Department of Labor
Credentials
Dr. Chin holds the medical-legal credentials that qualify him to perform these evaluations.
Qualified Medical Evaluator
State of California
Diplomate, American College of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Request a medical-legal evaluation
Attorneys, adjusters, and claims examiners can reach the Oakland office to schedule a QME, AME, or independent evaluation, arrange a deposition or trial testimony, or ask whether a case fits Dr. Chin's expertise.