Dog Bite | Animal Behavior Expert Witness

Richard H. Polsky, Ph.D. CDBC
Los Angeles, California

“Bringing the science of animal behavior to attorneys”

Animal behavior expert on dog bite attacks

Richard H. Polsky, Ph.D. CDBC
Los Angeles, California

“Bringing the science of animal behavior to attorneys”

Meet Richard Polsky, Ph.D. | Dog Bite Expert Witness

Here’s a snapshot of Dr. Polsky’s qualifications:

Dog bite expert witness
Richard Polsky Ph.D. 

Education & experience

  • Ph.D. in animal behavior, University of Leicester
  • Postdoctoral fellow in animal behavior at the University of Birmingham (England) & University of California at Los Angeles 
  • Well-published in peer-reviewed journals
  • 35+ yrs. private practice treating and analyzing aggression in dogs as an applied animal behaviorist in Los Angeles

 Expert witness work – Civil

  • The number of occasions retained as an animal behavior expert witness in civil matters: Over 300. Read testimonials from attorneys.
  • The number of occasions retained as a cat behavior expert in civil matters: Approx. 7.
  • The number of occasions retained as a dog behavior expert in criminal matters: Approx. 20.
  • The division between work for Plaintiff vs. Defense: 50% plaintiff, 50% defense
  • Number of times testifying in Deposition: Over 75
  • The number of times testifying at trial: Approx. 50.
  • Counties in California where deposition or trial testimony has been given (partial listing): Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Alameda, Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, San Mateo, Tuolumne.
  •  Venues outside California where deposition or trial testimony has been given (partial listing): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Virginia, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Kansas, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia, Ontario.

 Expert witness work – Criminal

  • 1999. State of California v. Carter. Case # KA 044228. Pomona Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
  • 1999. State of California v. Corral. Case # PA 029842. San Fernando Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
  • 2000. State of South Carolina v. Speagle. Case # F-945152. Fairfield County, South Carolina
  • 2000. State of California v. Graham. Case # SA 038179 Los Angeles Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
  • 2000. State of California v. Gomez Case # KA 046685 Pomona Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
  • 2000. State of California v. Bates. Case # BA 205430 Los Angeles Division, Los Angeles Superior Court
  • 2001. People v. Robert Noel. Case # SCN 181813-2. Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
  • 2008. People v. Moody. Orange County Superior Court (CA), Westminister Division.
  • 2019 People v. Geiger. San Luis Obispo County, SLO, CA.
  • 2020  People v. Almond. San Luis Obispo County, SLO, CA.

Expert witness work –  Police K9s

  • The number of occasions retained by plaintiff: Approximately 25
  • The number of occasions retained by defense: 1
  • Courtroom & deposition testimony: Approximately 15

Expert witness work –  Dangerous dog hearings

 

 

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