Expert Witness Fees
Initial Retainer Fee: 3,500.00
The retainer fee is applicable to any work conducted on the case and is due upon the designation of the expert witness.
Office Rate Fee: 300.00 per hour
The work conducted in the office encompasses document review, report preparation, deposition preparation, and preparation for the courtroom testimony, as well as telephone consultations.
Examination of K9: 300.00 per hour
Does not include travel and milage.
Travel Fees: 50.00 per hour
Travel expenses are structured at 50.00 per hour, in addition to 0.50 per square mile from Jurupa Valley, California. For out-of-town travel, a per diem of 350.00 per day is required, along with reimbursement for hotel accommodation. Out-of-town travel is defined as being beyond 50 miles from our location in Jurupa Valley, California.
Deposition and Trial Testimony: 450.00 per hour
- Late charges: All invoices must be settled within 30 days of the invoice date. A late fee of 10% per annum will be applied to overdue payments after this period.
- Discount: A 20% discount on trial and deposition testimony will be extended to agencies currently contracted with Adlerhorst for monthly maintenance training.
Credentials:
Adlerhorst was the first to implement a program based on importing pre-trained dogs. This has been proven to be the most cost-effective method of providing dogs and training. This is now the industry standard.
Adlerhorst has provided dogs for over 500 law enforcement agencies.
First in California to have a comprehensive written standard of performance.
This has evolved into being qualified for courts in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Kansas as an expert on dog behavior, training, deployment of police service dogs, detection dogs, and privately-owned dogs. With additional qualifications as a dog bite expert.
Retained or consulted in numerous cases referred to the U.S. Court of Appeals: 9th Circuit. Use of a Police Service Dog deemed acceptable in all cases:
Duvall v Santa Monica
Shannon v City of Costa Mesa
Brooks v City of Santa Ana
Quintanilla v City of Downey
Jetton v City of Downey
Martineau v City of Cypress
Vera Cruz v City of Escondido
Parra v City of Chino
Chrysler v City of West Covina
Kish v City of Santa Monica
Sebulsky v City of Riverside
Sorchini v City of Covina
Viehmeyer v City of Santa Ana
Lowry v City of San Diego
Licenses & Certificates:
California Lifetime Teaching Credential
Certified POST Instructor
POST Evaluator
German Kennel Club Certificate of Merit
DEA licensed
ATF licensed
Partial list of cases in which Adlerhorst has been designated as an expert, this includes pending and settled cases:
2013 State of California v Herring Superior Court LA
2015 Vega v Riverside US Federal Court Riverside
2015 Casey v Kern County US Federal Court Fresno
2015 Garlick v Kern County US Federal Court Fresno
2016 Ali Alkhafaji v CHP US Federal Court San Diego
2016 Deferraz v City of Hemet US Federal Court Riverside
2016 McQuery v San Diego US Federal Court San Diego
2017 Newman v Fresno County US Federal Court Fresno
2018 Koistra v San Diego US Federal Court San Diego
2018 Reader v Arizona DPS Superior Court Maricopa County
2018 Cheatum v San Diego US Federal Court San Deigo
2018 Chavarria v Downey US Federal Court Los Angeles
2018 Rocha v Spokane County US Federal Court Spokane
2018 Cash v San Diego US Federal Court San Diego
2018 Rushing v Butte County US Federal Court Sacramento
2018 Judge v LA County US Federal Court Los Angeles
2019 People v Alex Geiger Superior Court San Los Obispo
2021 Judge v LA County Superior Court Los Angeles