Every case starts with a measurement.
Alignment Expert Witness matches medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys with board-certified orthopaedic and spine surgeons — curated by subspecialty, introduced in days, not weeks.
From referral to introduction, in four steps
No formal retention is required to get a fast read on whether a case has the right expert available.
Send the case
Share the medical records and/or a brief description of the case and standard-of-care or causation question at issue.
Records organized
Our founder, an RN, synthesizes and organizes clinical records, imaging, operative notes, and treatment timeline into a summary the right specialist can evaluate quickly.
Right expert, matched
Experts are matched to each case with a curated summary, which optimizes review efficiency for the client and expert witness.
Direct contact
You're introduced to the expert with the summary already in hand — typically within a few business days.
Fit matters more than list size
Subspecialty precision
A shoulder specialist and a spine surgeon read the same standard-of-care question very differently. Every case is matched to the subspecialty that actually governs it — not the nearest generalist.
Vetted, not just listed
Every expert on the panel is selected for active clinical practice, courtroom and deposition experience, and a communication style that holds up under cross-examination — not simply availability.
Direct access on spine cases
Spine cases aren't screened and passed along — they go straight to our lead spine surgeon, with 10+ years of expert witness experience across case types, who reviews every one personally.
Speed
A curated panel means less time spent scrolling a 10,000-name database and more time in front of the person who can actually evaluate your case.
Orthopaedic & spine subspecialties
All orthopaedic and spine subspecialties are represented on the panel. Spine cases are reviewed personally by our lead spine surgeon; every other case is matched to the right panel specialist.
Spine Surgery
Reviewed directly by our spine surgeonAdult Reconstruction — Hip & Knee
Curated panel matchOrthopaedic Trauma
Curated panel matchSports Medicine
Curated panel matchHand & Upper Extremity
Curated panel matchFoot & Ankle
Curated panel matchPediatric Orthopaedics
Curated panel matchMusculoskeletal Oncology
Curated panel matchThe people behind the match
Our Spine Surgeon
Board-certified orthopaedic spine surgeon. Every spine case referred through Alignment Expert Witness is reviewed personally by our spine surgeon — attorneys are talking to the surgeon who evaluates the case from day one, not routed through layers of screening first.
Sara Stephens, BSN
A Registered Nurse with clinical experience in orthopaedic and spine care, our founder organizes and summarizes case materials for every referral and matches each case to the right specialist from the curated panel — the connector, not the reviewer.
Built for plaintiff and defense
We work with medical malpractice and personal injury attorneys evaluating cases that turn on an orthopaedic or spine question — whichever side of the case you're on.
- Medical malpractice — standard-of-care and causation questions involving orthopaedic or spine treatment
- Personal injury — orthopaedic or spine injury claims requiring an independent clinical opinion
- Firms evaluating case merit before committing to a full expert engagement
- Firms who already know they need a specific subspecialist and want a fast, qualified introduction
Tell us about the case
Send over the basics and we'll follow up with next steps — no formal retention required to get a read on fit.