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Outline the clinical question, pick the specialty, choose how many opinions you want. We help you strip identifying detail before any expert sees it.
Default window: 5 days, rush option available.
Medical-legal expert network
Know which cases have merit. In 48 hours.
Post an anonymized case. Get multiple opinions from credentialed medical experts within the week. Pay-as-you-go — only for the opinions you ordered. No retainer required.
- 48h
- Typical time to first opinion
- 3
- Average opinions received per case
- 90%
- Cases that get at least one opinion
- 50%
- Cases that lead to a retained expert
Get your answer, reliably.
Double-blind by default
To minimize bias, the expert's identity, and the attorney's identity and which side they represent remain confidential. Introductions happen privately, upon request and a declaration of no-conflict.
NPI-verified, manually reviewed
Every expert is identity-checked against the federal NPI registry and reviewed by a credentialing reviewer before giving their first opinion. Kalivar keeps track of each expert's performance and reputation on the platform.
Pay only for the opinions you requested
Order three opinions, pay for three - even if you receive five. No retainer required to begin.
Avoid the case-screening bottleneck.
Most cases on your desk don't have merit, and the ones that do are easy to miss. Traditional pre-screening with a retained expert costs thousands and takes weeks or months — You over-invest in cases that won't go and pass on cases that should. Kalivar helps you identify which cases have merit before you commit a retainer.
Four simple steps. Multiple opinions.
$0 to start. $100 to open a case. Billed per opinion that arrives — nothing more.
We match the right experts
Our matching engine notifies the strongest-fit experts within minutes, then widens the pool if needed. First opinion typically arrives in a matter of hours.
Average first opinion: within 48 hours.
Review opinions. Pay only for what you received
Structured clinical commentary from each expert, each under an anonymous handle. Ask follow-ups in the case thread. Billed only for the opinions that came in.
90%+ of cases receive at least one opinion.
Contact to the opining expert. Or someone else entirely
Request a conflict-screened introduction to any expert who gave you an opinion. If the expert confirms no conflict, then contact details are exchanged. Or skip the case screening loop and request directly from our roster of experts.
50%+ of cases lead to a retained expert.
The right credentials for your case.
Three layers of quality checks: an automated identity check at signup, a structured profile the expert maintains, and continuous reputation signals from their work on the platform.
1. Verified at signup
- Federal NPI registry lookup (when applicable)
- Name + license number cross-checked against the NPI record
- Mismatches and edge cases routed to a human reviewer before listing
2. Maintained by the expert
- Sub-specialty selected from a 500+ entry taxonomy
- Board certifications, fellowships, publications, and prior expert work on file
- Experts who keep a thin profile are surfaced less often in attorney searches
3. Earned on the platform
- Every opinion submitted machine-scored for quality, manually-rated by attorneys
- Response time and acceptance rate tracked and visible
- Conflict declaration required before each introduction
Two sides. One simple platform.
Attorneys
- Free signup, no card required
- Pay-as-you-go
- Receive opinions over 5 days, or rush opinions in 48 hours
- Conflict-screened introductions when you're ready to retain
Medical experts
- Earn per opinion, on your schedule
- 10-20 minutes per opinion, anonymous until you accept introduction
- You pick which cases to take — decline anything
- No platform commissions if an attorney retains you
Simple, transparent pricing.
Pay-as-you-go for solo attorneys, with custom plans in the works for firms and higher case loads.
Solo
For attorneys and medical experts.
$0/mo
- Case open fee
- $100
- Per opinion (varies by specialty)
- from $250
- Intro fee
- from $750
Custom
For firms and higher case volumes.
Talk to us
- Plan structure
- Tailored to your firm
- Billing
- Invoicing available
- Support
- Dedicated success contact
What attorneys and experts say.
I am a trial lawyer in New York who has specialized in representing plaintiffs in malpractice cases for more than 40 years. There is a requirement in New York that simultaneously with filing a summons and complaint a lawyer must file a Certificate of Merit affirming that he has consulted with a competent physician in the specialty involved and been informed that the case has merit. I have used Kalivar several times to fulfill this requirement, which of course is good practice even were it not required, and been extremely satisfied with the very economical but very professional feedback. I recommend their services without reservation.
As the managing partner of one of the few firms limiting its practice to medical negligence litigation in the state of Florida, I was introduced to Kalivar.com by a medical expert I have worked with on many occasions. Our firm intakes between 100 and 150 new medical malpractice intakes per month. While we choose to investigate only a small percentage of those cases, even that small percentage can be daunting from a cost and technical perspective. Since being introduced to Kalivar, our “time to expert review completion” have been greatly streamlined and reduced to weeks as opposed to months. The quick, cost-effective, reviews by excellently credentialed, professionals have allowed us to make quicker decisions concerning case acceptance and has allowed us to retain extraordinarily well trained and credentialed experts that we, otherwise may not be able to locate. Kalivar has been extraordinarily useful in assisting us to obtain reviews by hard to find specialties such as pediatric surgeons and other pediatric subspecialties. I highly recommend Kalivar to any medical malpractice attorney.
I am the managing partner of a national law firm specializing in medical malpractice and personal injury. I have been using Kalivar.com to screen potential medical malpractice cases and I find it to be an efficient cost- and time-effective tool. Kalivar has allowed me the opportunity to quickly identify cases with no merit sparing me the expense of a formal review. I have been very impressed with the extremely qualified physicians that Kalivar has introduced and have retained many of these medical experts for the case they initially reviewed.I have been very pleased with Kalivar’s platform and will continue to use the services to screen potential medical negligence cases and retain qualified experts.
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