Hector V. Pazos, PE

Ocean-Oil Expert Witness, Inc.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Phone: (727) 347-2556
Cell: (504 367- 4072
Fax: (727) 343-9717
Email: hectorpazos75597@aol.com
Website: www.siterrific.com/pazos

General Specialty Area 1: Maritime
General Specialty Area 2: Accident Reconstruction

Specialty Focus, Special Skills, Experience: Boating & Ship Accidents/Collisions, Barges and Tugboats, Engineering, Equipment Failure, Product Liability, Offshore Oil Equipment, Latent Defects, Slip, Trip and Fall, Passenger Vessels, Safety, Admiralty, Aquatic & Boating Safety

Additional Information: Mr. Pazos has assisted plaintiff and defense lawyers' and insurance companies for over 40 years in maritime and boating litigations, as well as offshore oil industry cases. Mr. Pazos is a Naval Architect, Marine Engineer and a Registered Professional Mechanical Eng. His areas of expertise are maritime, boating and offshore accidents, including safety in relation to design, construction and operations. He has participated in over 1,200 litigations and have testified in more than 400 cases.

Education: BS - Naval Architect, Industrial School #3; MS - Naval Architect and Marine Eng., National University of Buenos, Aires; MS - Mechanical Engineer, National University of Buenos, Aires; Various Certificates, Univ. of Michigan - Tulane University, Penn State Univ., Princeton Univ.

Years in Practice: 50
Number of times Deposed/Testified in the last 4 years: 8