Safety Expert Witness Listings

Tucson, Arizona

Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Construction, Engineering, Equipment & Machinery, Ergonomics, Hotel & Restaurant, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Slip Trip & Fall, Transportation, Warnings & Labels

Additional Information: Focus disciplines include human factors/ergonomics, biomechanics, safety, and industrial/systems engineering sciences as applicable to premise, product and personal injury liability in civil and criminal matters. Focus areas include human interactions and interfaces between people, technology and the environment involving tasks, hardware, software, policies, procedures, and warnings/instructions. Activities include design consulting, incident investigation, injury causation, and issues involving railroad, trucking, vehicle, pedestrian, construction, and falling merchandise incidents.

Phoenix, Arizona

Hotel & Restaurant, Investigations, Product Liability, Safety, Risk Management, Statistics, Gaming & Gambling, Financial, Employment, Banking, Automotive, Architecture

Fullerton, California

Mold, Indoor Air Quality, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Exposure, CIH, Safety

Additional Information: Eric Nicholas Brown is a Certified Industrial Hygienist/CIH and Certified Safety Professional/CSP. For over fifteen years, Eric has conducted thousands of health and safety inspections. He has specialized in indoor air and microbial investigations. Eric possesses a Master's Degree in Public Health in Occupational Health/Industrial Hygiene.

Santa Clarita, California

OSHA compliance, incident investigations, safety compliance audits, training, workers' compensation, airline employee safety, emergency preparedness, recordkeeping, industrial safety

Additional Information: Dana began her career as an active duty helicopter pilot in the US Army. As an army reservist, Dana held positions as combat safety officer and risk management trainer at the US Army Safety Center. Dana held safety positions in the semiconductor industry before she became a corporate safety manager for Northwest Airlines. Dana was the safety manager for a TSA contractor, as well as a senior loss control consultant for a workers’ compensation carrier. Dana holds an MS degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and is a CSP. Dana is a member of the ASSE, and the CA Mobile Emergency Patrol.

Denver, Colorado

Industrial Hygiene and Safety, Manufacturing and Welding, Air Sampling-Solvents, Chemical Exposure, Petroleum and Coal Energy, Coal Tar, Indoor Air Quality, Moldy Buildings, Insurance Investigations, Workers Compensation

Additional Information: Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional

Lebanon, Connecticut

Construction, Accident, Slip, Falls, Heavy Equipment, Truck, Roadway, Reconstruction, Concrete, Excavation, Collapse, Crushed, Run over, Backed over, Safety, Soil Erosion, Grading, Traffic Zone, Flagman, Underground, Utilities, Pipe, Water, Sewer, Drainage, Schedule, Sidewalk, Curb, Driveway, Paving

Additional Information: 32 Years of daily Construction Management and Ownership Experience. Osha certified with a Diploma in Construction/Contractor Management. Specializing in Work Zone and Work Site Accidents. Accidents involving Construction Equipment and Trucks, Grading and Soil Erosion, Landscaping, Trenches, Slips and Falls, Concrete Surfaces, Water, Sewer and Drainage Lines, Steps, Stairs, Handicap Ramps, Guide Rails, Guard Rails, Pavements, Temporary Structures. Construction Means and Methods. Industry Standards of Care. Project Overruns and Disputes. Manpower and Scheduling Disputes. Worker Classification and Production. Public and Private Contracting Procedures. Experienced in Deposition Testimony and Opinion Letters.

Essex, Connecticut

Failure Analysis, Safety, Construction, Architecture

Miami, Florida

Construction, Safety, ADA, Construction Defects, Copyright Infringement, Architecture, Slip and Fall

Additional Information: Gene Farmer is president of Gene Farmer and Associates, Architects and Planners. In addition, he is an Associate Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of Construction Management, in the College of Engineering at Florida International University. He has served as an expert witness in numerous construction related cases.

Tallahassee, Florida

Safety, safeguarding, machinery, mechanical products, such as: saws, presses, conveyors, mixers, tools, etc.

Additional Information: Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Has qualified to testify in court 130 times. Has served as an expert on product liability cases from California to Puerto Rico and from Florida and Texas to Canada. US Navy guided missile programs in the 1960s.

St. Petersburg, Florida

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.

Roselle, Illinois

Medication, Error, Toxicology, Adverse Drug, Pharmacology, Clinical Trials, Pharmacy, Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Prescription, Prevention, Safety

Additional Information: Specialization of pharmacology and toxicology of medications utilized both in the hospital and retail pharmacy settings. Detailed analysis of medication errors and adverse drug reactions and synthesis of strategies for prevention. Particular focus on the intensive care unit setting.

Louisville, Kentucky

Lifts, hoists, jacks, cranes, hydraulics, fork lifts, scissors lifts, industrial machines, safety

Additional Information: Drawing on 40 years of engineering, manufacturing and management experience, Heath and Associates provides forensic engineering services and litigation support relating to lifting equipment (lifts, cranes, jacks and hoists) industrial machines, manufacturing tools, material handling equipment and rigging hardware.

Frederick, Maryland

Employment practice, discrimination/harassment; EEOC/OFCCP; Employee Health, Safety and Security, Human Resources

Additional Information: Expertise in employment practice risk mitigation, discrimination, harassment, negligent hiring and retention, policies and procedures, employee handbooks, performance management, EEOC and OFCCP investigations, and general human resources. SPHR recognized expert by Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) with appointment on the Special Expertise Panel for Employee Health, Safety and Security.

Williamston, Michigan

Wrongful Death, Premises Liability, Property Liability, Negligence Actions, Building Code Expert, Residential Structures, Commercial Structures, Fire, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Zoning, Workmanship, Water Testing, Building Inspections, Maintenance, Research, Safety, Code Research

Additional Information: Defense and Plaintiffs Representation for 34 years. Tens of Thousands of Inspections performed. We specialize in solutions not seen by others. We find defects others miss. We often are called upon to perform thorough research to disqualify opposition reports, depositions, testimony. Adjunct Codes Instructor at Michigan State University. Team Member, Abu Dhabi Project, United Arab Emirates, Construction Practices Assessment, International Code Council, International Accreditation Service. We have negotiated with Building, Fire Officials, and Prosecutors on behalf of Building Owners. Performed complex online Plan Reviews. Written complaints against jurisdictions and officials. Most cases are so well prepared they are settled prior to deps or trial. BOCA, Building Officials Conference of America, Basic Building Code, ICBO, Uniform Building Code, ICC, International Code Conference. Many do not understand how the codes and the supporting legislation properly apply to a given situation.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Construction job site accidents only, OSHA standards, causation, responsibility determination, 60/40;D/P, safety construction, construction safety

Stratham, New Hampshire

Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Hospitality, Food Franchising, Gaming, Gambling, Casinos, Cruises, Racetracks, Hotel & Restaurant, Restaurants, Hotel Operations, Hotel Premises Liability, Safety, Hotel Security, Hotels/Hospitality, Lodging, Management, Risk Management, Slip, Trip & Fall, Wrongful Death

Additional Information: Safety, Security, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, Slip, Trip & Fall, Scalding, Drowning, Other Personal Injuries, Franchise and Management Contract Disputes, Industry Operating Standards & Product Standards, Safety & Security Standards, Emergency Procedures, Integrity Standards, Human Resources, Employee Qualifications & Hiring Practices, Standards for Employee, Wrongful Termination, Training, Sales & Marketing Practices, Casino & Gaming Operations, Food & Beverage Service, Alcohol Service

Princeton, New Jersey

Ergonomics, Noise, Confined Space, Workers' Compensation, OSHA, Exposure, Mold, Construction, Audits, Training, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygienist

Additional Information: American Industrial Hygiene Association since 1977. Fellow 2008; Member of AIHA Ergonomics Committee 1988-1991, 1994-1996, 2001-current.

Toms River, New Jersey

electronics, equipment & machinery, failure analysis, products liability, safety, lightning, fires, radiation, illumination/lighting, premises liability, telecommunications, intellectual property

Additional Information: Electrical engineer and scientist specializing in electrical power, lightning, electromagnetic radiation, grounding, electrocution/electrical accidents, electrical fires (including batteries,) lighting/illumination and safety. Experienced expert witness, providing testimony and depositions for many cases. Licensed Professional Engineer (NJ) Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Principal Member and Chair of Lightning Protection Committee. Inspector Member, International Association of Electrical Inspectors.

Morristown, New Jersey

Occupational Health, Public Health, Industrial Hygiene, OSHA Compliance, TSCA Compliance, Construction Safety, Chemical Exposure, EHS Program Management, OSHA Fine Negotiation & Reduction, Toxicology, Accident Investigation, Workers Compensation, Multi-owner work place, and Hazard Assessments.

Additional Information: Mr. Groves is a Certified Industrial Hygienist with over 30 years of IH, safety, loss control and risk management experience. This includes 25 years as Pres. of Emilcott, a EHS consulting firm; 6years in various H&S and loss control positions in the mining industry, & 3 years as an OSHA Compliance Officer. Mr. Groves has provided technical expertise for corporate & legal counsel for means of peer review, litigation strategy and support, forensic analysis, and expert witness testimony. He has worked with both plaintiff and defendant legal representatives.

Buffalo, New York

Human Resource, Discrimination, Evaluation, Sexual Harassment, Safety, Supervision, Tenure, Administration, Teacher Dismissal

Additional Information: 18 years experience assisting plaintiff and defense attorneys as consulting expert and expert. Particular expertise in teacher-student sex abuse, supervision, discrimination, employment issues, and schooling option comparisons (e.g., in divorce or custody cases). Free initial discussions. Currently tenured university professor; former teacher, principal, director of personnel & labor relations, and superintendent.

Williamsville, New York

Products Liability, Safety, Communications, Advertising, Marketing, Intellectual Property, Trademark Infringement, Warnings, Evaluation of Warnings, Adequacy of Warnings, Failure to Warn, Safety Communications and Product Instructions

Additional Information: Extensive experience in the evaluation, design and implementation of product warnings for major US companies. Consultant to CPSC on a variety of issues. Created warning labels for ATV industry, Playtex tampons and 7 UP that are in use today.

Raleigh, North Carolina

Electrocution, Safety Training, Electric Power Safety, Lineman Training, OSHA Citations, OSHA Hearings, High Voltage Electrocutions, Electrocution Investigation, Power Line Safety Rules, Power Line Accident Investigation, Electric Hazard Analysis, Electric Substation Accidents

Additional Information: Twenty five years experience in directing an managing the engineering, operations, maintenance and construction of power lines and substations in a major investor owned utility. Five years as a corporate safety director of a major investor electric utility. Represented the utility in accident investigations and as an expert witness in court cases.

Mooresville, North Carolina

Consumer product safety, recalls, warnings, design flaws, corporate responsibility, industry standards, CPSC regulation, human factors & risk management.

Additional Information: Served as CPSC Commissioner for 7 years, and acting-Chairman. 23+ years consulting with manufacturers & retailers, and in products litigation. Presented expert testimony in deposition and at trial 125+ times. Related areas: responsible manufacturing & marketing practices; risk assessment; product recalls, testing & labeling;safer design considerations; more than 350 consulting assignments.

Maumee, Ohio

Excavation means & methods, Utility Damage & Investigations, Hydroexcavation, Potholing, GPR, Trenchless Technologies, Buried Facility Damage Prevention Initiatives, Earthwork, Utilities and Right of Way Mgmt, One Call Systems, Excavation Equipment, Buried Water, Sewer, Gas, Phone, Utility Locating

Additional Information: OSHA 301 certificate, damage prevention coalitions, damage prevention council, excavation and trenching instructor, common ground alliance member, coordinating utility installations for 18 years, Ohio Horizontal Directional Drilling Association, NUCA, Member of AWWA, Certified Fire Main Installer Ohio, National Utility Contractors of Ohio Immediate Past President

Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Construction Vehicles, Construction Equipment, Cranes, Forklifts, Aerial Lifts, Construction Accidents, Accident Reconstruction, Electrocution, Machinery, OSHA, Safety, Slips, Trips & Falls

Additional Information: Eckstine & Associates, Inc. (E & A) provides litigation support, safety consulting, safety training, and engineering consulting services relating to safe and design of cranes, aerial work platforms, lifts and other construction, industrial, and agricultural equipment. Our expertise regarding lifting equipment is unparalleled.

Exton, Pennsylvania

Mold, Air, Indoor, Odor, Microbiology, Moisture, TB, Legionella, Bird, Industrial, HVAC, IAQ, Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygienist

Additional Information: Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), 1993; American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Diplomat

Indiana, Pennsylvania

OSHA, Accident Investigations, Slip, Trip & Fall Accidents, Forklifts, Demolition, Asbestos, Chemical Processes, Drilling, Material Handling, Electrical Hazards, Machine Guarding, Confined Space.

Additional Information: Over 30 years experience; safety, industrial hygiene, environmental, PA state OSHA consultant, construction management, demolition, "hands-on" forklift operations in industrial and chemical operations; forklift trainer and forklift "trainer-the-trainer" trainer; loading docks, slip, trip and falls; material handling, dumpsters, drum/pallets; "hands-on" industrial and chemical plant operations; slip, trip and falls; falls from elevations/trucks/mobile platforms; hot work/fires/explosions; machine guarding; electrical hazards; safety and health programs; asbestos identification/abatement; enviro

Houston, Texas

Medical Device, Equipment, Safety, Biomedical, Clinical engineering, infusion pump, ESU, laser, Monitor, Equipment Labeling, Healthcare technology compliance, Risk mitigation plans, Equipment repair, Maintenance, Medical technology life cycle, Wireless networks, FDA, Telemedicine, Regulation, Defect

Additional Information: Independent consultant with 30 years of experience directing hospital biomedical engineering programs at the largest medical center in the world. Experience includes 20 years of service in technical standards writing committees/organizations and seven years service on the FDA advisory panel. Recipient of technical awards and authors of numerous manuscripts, chapters and books. Holds Master and Doctorate degress in engineering and education. Register professional engineer (P.E.), certified in clincial engineering (C.C.E.) as well as certified clincial engineer, and forensic engineering expert.

Houston, Texas

1. Intellectual Property, 2. Research & Development, 3. Laboratories & Testing, 4. Oil & Gas, 5. Petrochemicals, 6. Coal, 7. Synfuels, 8. Specialty and Fine Chemicals, 9. Forensic Science, 10. Failure Analysis, 11. Environmental, 12. Safety.

Additional Information: Broad R&D and corporate experience at Exxon, GE, Halcon SD; executive service in synfuels development at the U.S. Dept. of Energy; and 14 years owning and managing a private R&D chemical laboratory including five professionals with doctorates, three with master's and two with bachelor's degrees, all in chemical engineering or organic chemistry. I have expertise in petroleum, gas, coal, petrochemicals, synthetic fuels, specialty chemicals and fine chemicals at laboratory, pilot plant and plant scale. Cases I've supported as an expert have reached favorable pretrial settlements or resolutions.

Bastrop, Texas

Power Lines, Linemen, Power Line Training, High Voltage, Lineman Accidents, Power Line Safety, Electrical Burns, Electrocution, Electrical Contacts, High Voltage Flashes, Power Line Fires, Accident Reconstruction, Broken Poles, Electrical Accidents

Additional Information: Electrical lineman and supervisor with 20+ years experience in power line industry. Developed lineman safety and training programs.

Alpine, Utah

Aerial Lifts, Truck, Mechanical Engineering, Exercise Equipment, Garbage, Trailers, Material Handling, Accident Reconstruction, Drilling Rigs, Forklifts, Machinery Guards, Safety

Additional Information: We have been in the consulting engineering field for over 25 years and specialize in the development of equipment. We have over 100 U.S. patents. We have testified 50+ times regarding product liability, mechanical design, human factors, industrial safety, accident reconstruction, failure analysis, DOT compliance, compliance with standards, hydraulic systems, patents, patent infringement, intellectual property and patent validity. We give honest, understandable opinions with the underpinning required to help attorneys, judges and jurors make good decisions.

Richmond, Virginia

Camp Director, Camp Operations Analysis, Camp Staffing, Camp Management, Camp Site Assessment, Camp Business Model/Planning, Camp Risk Management Analysis, Camp Receiver, Retired Scouting Executive.

Additional Information: “Through your masterful understanding of the applicable industry standards and knowledge of industry practices we were able to present a compelling case. Indeed, your expert analysis was so persuasive the other side was unable to produce a witness to contradict you, which was critial in obtaining a significant settlement." -Fred D. Smith Jr., Attorney

Neenah, Wisconsin

Hazardous Materials, DOT, Safety, Transportation Safety, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Commercial Vehicles, Driver Compliance, OSHA Regulations/Standards, Driver Training, DOT Regulations, Motor Carrier Safety

Additional Information: My area of expertise is transportation safety and compliance. I’ve participated in a number of litigation situations in which I provide subject matter expertise in the interpretation of DOT regulations, driver safety and risk minimization. I’m present to clarify what can be a very complex subject. In an accident that involves a commercial motor vehicle, it’s critical to have a credible source that understands literal and practical application of regulations. Without this expertise, get ready to go to court.

Neenah, Wisconsin