Workplace Expert Witnesses

FOLSOM, California

Psychology, Employment - Psychlegal Consultant, PTSD, depression, anxiety, retaliation, employment, discrimination, termination, harassment, peer reviewer, medical, workplace, labor, Defense & plaintiffs, abuse, employees, bullying, unlawful, emotional distress, workforce

Dr. Rowe is a licensed psychologist in the state of CA. She received her doctorate at an APA accredited university, the gold standard in the field of psychology. She has been working in this field since 2010. Dr. Rowe is a litigation consultant, provides expert testimony, and conducts medical-legal/psych-legal evaluations. She works with defense and plaintiff attorneys throughout the country. She has completed thousands of hours of evaluations, interpreting psychological tests, research, and report writing to meet the standard of care. She also evaluates malingering or exaggeration of psychiatric symptoms within litigation. Dr. Rowe works on cases involving personal injury, employment, and sex abuse. She has a private practice in California called Dr. Jess’ Mind Care Center where most of her practice is working in the psych/med-legal field. Dr. Rowe has been in private practice for the last six years, and she has also worked for hospital(s), government entities, prisons, and she h...

Champaign, Illinois

Safety, OSHA - safety, OSHA 31000, Risk, Lockout Tagout, Confined Space, University, College, Inspection, Workplace, Liability, Scaffold, Injury, Forklift, Ladder, Construction

Armonk, New York

Human Resources, Investigation - Workplace Investigations, Employment practices, Employment Law, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Employment Compliance, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, workplace

I received my law degree from Fordham Law School, where I was a senior editor for the Urban Law Journal. While in law School I founded Fordham’s chapter of the Unemployment Action Center representing unemployment insurance claimants in DOL hearings, served as an intern for two federal judges in the Eastern District of New York, and as an intern in the United States attorney’s office criminal division. After graduation in 1997, I worked as a law clerk for a federal judge, The Honorable Nicholas Tsoucalas of the United States Court of International Trade, who also sat by designation on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and several district courts nationally during my clerkship from 1997-1999. After my clerkship, I worked as a litigation associate of commercial and employment matters with the Wall Street law firm Seward and Kissel from 1999-2000, until I was offered a second federal clerkship in the Southern District of New York with the Honorable Andrew J Peck from 2000 through 2002...

Bellingham, Washington

Mechanical Engineering, Fire - Plumbing, Appliances, Automotive, Equipment, HVAC, Fire Protection, Natural Gas, Propane, Workplace, Forklifts, Construction Defects, Motorcycle, Product Liability, Explosions, Sprinkler Systems, Failure Analysis, Forensic Engineering, Accident Investigation, Safety, Guarding

James Laird holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and a Master of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. Mr. Laird is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E) in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, DC and South Carolina. He is a Certified Fire Investigator (CFI), Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) and a Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator (CVFI). Mr. Laird has 15+ years of experience in forensic engineering investigations and expert witness services. His forensic investigation and technical expertise encompass heavy equipment, vehicle systems, automotive crash data download, vehicle/equipment fire origin and cause, weld and fastener failures, power tools, consumer equipment, motorcycle crashes, forklifts, aerial work platforms, workplace safety, plumbing fixtures, exercise equipment, HVAC equipme...