Meteorology Expert Witnesses in New York

Meteorology - Past weather reconstruction, all weather related accidents, certified weather records and reports, weather graphics, expert testimony, slip and fall

Certified Consulting Meteorologist. President and Chief Meteorologist, over 40 years experience providing warnings, general forecasts, weather analysis, reports, and studies to commercial users. Tom, an Aurora, IL native is a degreed meteorologist and has been with Murray and Trettel and Weather Command since 1975. Tom has more than 45 years of experience in the field of meteorology with more than 30 years in positions of management. In 1987, he was named President of the Operational Forecast Division. In 1991, he was named Executive Vice President of the Company and in 2001 he became the President and CEO. In addition to his administrative responsibilities as President, Tom earned the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation, earning CCM # 661 in 2010. He provides expert testimony and reports for a variety of legal cases. Tom is also the CIO of the company handling all aspects of information technology, computer systems and appl...

Slip Trip & Fall, Meteorology - Meteorology, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Wind Damage, Auto Accidents, Flood Damage, Hail Damage, Environmental Law, Lightning, Hurricanes, Building Collapse, Ice Storm, Insurance Claims, Climate, Weather, Agricultural Weather, Aviation Weather, Fire Weather, AI Weather Data

John Bryant - Forensic Meteorologist Expert Witness Professional Summary Federal Court-Qualified Meteorologist | 30+ Years Meteorological Experience | Next-Day Settlement Results John Bryant has secured millions in settlements through forensic weather analysis for plaintiff and defense clients, including a wrongful death flooding case that settled the next day at mediation. With federal court-accepted reports and over a dozen years as a Chief Meteorologist, John delivers courtroom-ready evidence that wins cases on either side of the litigation. Certified by the Gold Standard American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, John has provided deposition testimony and prepared forensic meteorological reports accepted in federal court, demonstrating the highest scientific rigor and legal acceptance. His forensic methodology combines historical weather database analysis, radar interpretation, and atmospheric modeling to reconstruct precise conditions at specific ...

Cropseyville, New York

Meteorology - Weather, Forensic Meteorology, Severe Weather, Weather Radar, Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Weather Preparedness, Slip & Fall, Weather Related Accidents, Weather Reconstruction

Dr. Alicia Wasula, President of STM Weather, formerly Shade Tree Meteorology, earned her Bachelor, Master and Doctoral Degrees in Meteorology at the University at Albany and recently earned her CCM as well. She developed a passion for severe weather and traveled to the Great Plains to study it in the field. She spent a summer in Norman, Oklahoma at the National Storm Prediction Center, doing research with Bob Johns, a prominent severe weather scientist. In graduate school, Alicia developed a skill for making difficult meteorological concepts understandable in the classroom. Alicia taught a variety of courses from upper level science to entry level courses for non science majors, earning praise for her communication style. During her post-graduate studies, Alicia continued to work closely with operational forecasters on research projects at the Albany National Weather Service Office and the the Storm Prediction Center on both her Master and Doctoral research projects. Alicia cont...

New York

Meteorology - Forensic Meteorology, Weather modeling, Weather reconstruction, Slip and fall weather conditions, Wind and storm damage, Aviation weather incidents, Weather-related liabili, Decision support, Historical weather analysis, Expert testimony, Testifying expert, Deposition and trial testimony

I am a Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist specializing in forensic meteorology for litigation and regulatory matters. I provide expert analysis of weather conditions, hazards, and causation for civil and criminal cases across the United States. My forensic work includes reconstruction and interpretation of severe weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, turbulence, and aviation-related weather hazards. I routinely analyze historical observations, radar and satellite data, reanalysis products, numerical weather model output, and site-specific meteorological conditions to assess weather impacts at precise locations and times. I am one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather and thunderstorms, with extensive experience in weather modeling, forecasting, and decision support. I am widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have led more than $10 milli...

New York

Meteorology, Environmental - Climate Change, Climate Science, Severe Weather, Winter Weather, Precipitation, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Lake-Effect Snow, Storm Damage, Thunderstorms, Forensic Meteorology

Dr. Connor Chapman is an experienced meteorologist and climate scientist. With a career spanning research, teaching, and military service, Connor specializes in communicating technical weather information to all audiences. Starting from his childhood in Upstate New York, Connor developed a fascination for weather across all four seasons. These interests led him to study meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, where he served as president of the local American Meteorological Society (AMS) chapter. He then earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State, where he studied land-atmosphere interactions and precipitation patterns across the Central and Eastern United States. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. While completing his doctoral research, Connor has been working full-time as an educator and Air National Guard weather officer. With this background, he brings a strong work ethic, commitment to integrity, and relentless pursuit of excellence to e...