Michael has spent more than 25 years leading sales and marketing teams in pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare diagnostics. He has managed P&L up to $150M and has a track record of taking products from launch to national scale — including 10 product launches, among them blockbuster brands like Prilosec and Nexium.
Most recently, Michael served as Chief Commercial Officer at WearLinq, a remote cardiac diagnostics startup, leading its U.S. commercial launch. Before that, as President and CEO of Artella Solutions, he grew patient volume 10x in six months for a digital cardiac diagnostics platform.
Earlier, Michael spent over a decade at Ferring Pharmaceuticals — redesigning training, analytics, and territory alignment for a 300+ member field organization, then running a $150M national business as Director of Sales, U.S., where his 52-person team beat plan in 7 of 9 years.
He holds a BA in Speech Communication from Lamar University.
15 articles by Michael
Medical Patent Expert Witnesses: Physicians in Device and Pharmaceutical IP Litigation
Why patent cases over medical devices and drugs need physician experts, what the POSA standard demands, and how to choose the right one.
September 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Medical Billing and Coding Expert Witnesses: Fraud, Overbilling, and Reimbursement Disputes
Where billing and coding experts fit in FCA, payer, and fee-dispute litigation, and when you need a physician versus a certified coder.
September 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Physician Compensation Expert Witnesses: Fair Market Value, Stark Law, and Pay Disputes
Where compensation experts fit in Stark and Anti-Kickback matters, FMV opinions, and physician contract litigation.
September 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Medical Expert Witness Training: What Physicians Actually Need to Learn
What training exists for physicians entering expert-witness work, what actually matters, and what no course can teach.
September 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Adriamycin (Doxorubicin) Litigation: When Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity Needs an Expert Witness
Why Adriamycin cases turn on cumulative dose, cardiac monitoring, and informed consent, and which experts attorneys retain to prove or defend them.
August 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Abnormal Chest X-Ray Cases: Radiology Expert Witnesses in Missed-Finding Litigation
How missed lung nodules and uncommunicated chest X-ray findings become malpractice cases, and the radiology experts who decide them.
August 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Expert Witnesses: Audit Trails, Metadata, and Documentation Disputes
How EHR audit trails, late entries, and copy-paste documentation shape medical litigation, and when to retain an EHR expert witness.
August 22, 2026 · 2 min read
What Is an Expert Witness?
What qualifies someone as an expert witness, what they do at each stage of litigation, and how courts decide whose opinion the jury hears.
August 14, 2026 · 2 min read
How to Find an Expert Witness
The four ways attorneys find experts, what each costs, and how to vet a candidate before disclosure.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
How to Become a Medical Expert Witness
A practical guide for physicians: qualifications, how to get your first case, setting fees, and what the work actually involves.
August 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Expert Witness Fees: What Physicians Charge in 2026
Typical hourly rates for record review, deposition, and trial by specialty, and how engagement structures and retainers work.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Daubert vs. Frye: Expert Admissibility Standards Explained
How the two admissibility standards differ, which states use which, and what each means for selecting and preparing your expert.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness vs. IME: What's the Difference?
Independent medical examinations and retained expert opinions serve different purposes, here's when each applies and how they interact.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness Qualifications: What Courts Require
The qualification standards for medical expert witnesses, evidentiary rules, state malpractice statutes, and the practical credibility bar.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms attorneys and physicians encounter in expert witness work.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read