Profile: Consolidated Consultants company (CCc) provides broad-based Expert Witness and Medical Expert Witness Referrals on a national level. CCc's experienced Professionals cover many fields, professions, and medical, technical and scientific disciplines. Please contact us toll free @ 800-683-9847 for additional information.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Animal Attacks / Bites Accident Reconstruction Aquatic Accidents Architecture Aviation Accidents Biomechanical Injuries Computers Corrections/Jails/Prisons Dentistry Document Examination Economics Elevators Engineering (All types) Escalators Escrow Failure Analysis Banking & Finance Fingerprints Fire & Arson Investigation Firearms

Human Factors Insurance Intellectual Property Ladders Medical Malpractice Issues Legal Malpractice Meteorology/Weather OSHA Physicals Police Issues Premises Liability Product Liability / Defects Railroad Real Estate Recreational Hazards School/Playground Injuries Security Sports Recreation & Safety Toxicology Trial Consulting

Sample Cases: CCc clients have been involved in cases relating to Mass Disasters, Railroad Accidents, Railroad Appraisals, Lockouts, Prison Gangs, Toxic Molds, Fungus and Mildew, Nuclear Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, Policy Analysis, Power Plants, Oil & Gas Pipelines, Private Placements & Stock Offerings, Psychotropic Agents, Nursing Homes, Hotels, Restaurant Sanitation, Securities and Stock Trading, Records & Electronic Data Recovery, Regulatory Compliance, Residential & Commercial Construction, Resilient Flooring, Retaining Structures & Walls, Reusable Medical Products, RF Devices, RIA Activities, Inssurance Coverage & Risk Management, Industrial Hygiene, Sewer and Sanitation Systems, Ski Lifts & Slope Stability, Various Sports, Stadium Seating and Facilities, Steel Fabrication, Roads and Street Design, and many other areas.

H. Harvey Cohen, Ph.D., CPE – Dr. Cohen is the Senior Partner of EAI. He has over 35 years of professional experience in Human Factors and Safety. A former Federal government research scientist, Dr. Cohen has over 150 refereed publications, including 8 books and book chapters, has investigated over 7,500 injury accidents, has given over 1,250 depositions and has testified in court on over 350 occasions, equally for plaintiff and defense, in 38 states, territories and Canadian provinces.

Specializations:

Human Factors

Slips & Falls

Warnings

Premises

Products

Workplace

Motor & Commercial Vehicles

Pedestrians

Perception-Reaction

Visibility/Lighting

Safety Standards of Care

Dr. Daniel W. Vomhof, Ph.D. is a Certified Accident Reconstruction Specialist with specialized knowledge in Traffic Signal Timing. Dr. Vomhof has been a full time reconstructionist since 1992. He has been engaged in over 20 cases to determine the signal sequencing in “who had the green?” cases.

Dr. Vomhof has reconstructed over 3,000 accidents and appeared in over 500 trials as a testifying expert witness.

Areas of Expertise:

Traffic Signal Timing related to Vehicle, Pedestrian, and Motorcycle Accidents

Reconstruction of Vehicle, Pedestrian, and Motorcycle Accidents

Pedestrian / Facility / Walking Surface Interactions

Measurement and Evaluation of Lighting as it Affects Perception of Hazards

Measurement and Evaluation of Sound Levels

Documentation of Vehicle Evidence and Scene Conditions through Photography and Measurements

Preparation of Scale Scene Diagrams / Exhibits for Use in Depositions, Arbitration Hearing, Trial

Reanalysis of Blood and Urine Samples for Alcohol, Typing of Blood Samples

Review of DUI Arrest Reports for Determination of Driving Behavior

Ray Helmer is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama and Ohio. He is available to perform Expert Witness Services in all 50 states.

At present, Mr. Helmer enjoys working in depth on Water & Wastewater cases such as: water supplies, toxic contamination, industrial pollution, water intrusion, and flooding.

Areas of Expertise:

Civil, Structural and Forensic engineering

Highway engineering, roadways, sight distance

Concrete and Asphalt Pavements

Highway / Street lighting

Traffic engineering, signals, signs, striping

Traffic noise studies

Accidents – automobile, train, motorcycle, pedestrian

Traffic accident testimony involving city / County / State DOTS

Hydraulics, hydrology, drainage, flooding

Sanitary engineering, sewers, overflows

Water treatment, distribution, pumping

Water disinfection byproducts (DBPs)

Wastewater treatment plants, lift stations

Soil expansion, contraction, settlement

Foundation failure, structural damage

Plumbing, leaks, water intrusion

Airports, FAA standards, runways, taxi ways, ramps

Bridges, buildings, corrosion, concrete cracking

Construction defects, fraud, accidents, delays, estimates

Lighting Technologies & Services, Inc. is an independent consulting firm providing litigation support regarding losses encountered by individuals and companies.

Our specialization includes expert Investigation, Testing, Analysis, Inspection, and Reporting of Lighting Product Design, Application, Electrical and Lighting Product Failure & Product Liability. Our service includes study of illumination systems design, application, and adequacies for all indoor and outdoor facilities and areas including roadway and automotive applications.

Metal Halide Lamp violent failure analysis and the resulting fire is a particular specialty of Mr. Rhiner.

We have been involved in Light Trespass and Pollution cases and have helped Municipal, County and State Governments write codes and ordinances to control all aspects of trespass, pollution and energy efficiency lighting.

Areas of Expertise

• Fiber Optic Lighting
• LED
• Incandescent
• Fluorescent and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Mercury Vapor
• Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium lamps and luminaires

James L. Rhiner, BSEE is an Electrical Engineer who was responsible for 2 different patents for the design of HID lighting fixture reflectors - designs that eliminated light pollution and spill light. A published author, he has received two awards from The IES Edwin F. Guth Memorial Lighting Design Award Of Excellence for the lighting design of The Green Bay, WI Prison and The University of WI McClain Athletic Center. Mr. Rhiner is a Member of The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and The National Fire Protective Assoc, Electrical Section.

For forty years, PAUL KAYFETZ, INC. through Mr. Kayfetz' expert testimony, has routinely admitted the following into evidence:

Driverseye Visibility Studies

Night-Time Photography

Computer and Video Simulations

Accident Reconstruction Photos

Photogrammetry Photo Measuring

Our computer engineers, video engineers and engineering photography experts:

Apply Accepted Engineering Measurements Procedures

Have Published Numerous Peer-Reviewed Engineering Papers

Use HD Video Systems that Produce Movie Theater Quality

Apply Cutting Edge Computer Techniques for Lifelike Photorealistic Images (not Computer Cartoons)

Coordinate with the Best Accident Reconstruction and Human Factors Experts for Technical Accuracy

We frequently help plan complete technical testing, visibility study, computer simulation and demonstrative evidence strategy - coordinating a group of technical witnesses who are independently retained by counsel. This is requested by many clients because of Mr. Kayfetz' track record, his previous career as an attorney, his extensive contact with top experts from his forty years experience as an engineering photography consultant working with the best forensic witnesses on many of the major cases during those decades, and upon his membership and participation in major engineering societies.

Each year we help attorneys win and save hundreds of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements.

This results primarily from our experience and expertise. It also stems from our ability to discover measurements from existing photos. We are ahead of everyone in our field because we invest in HD cameras costing 250,000 each, six figure computer systems, custom engineering computer programs and staff engineers - not artists.

A major part of our work is evaluating and keeping out of evidence opponents' forensic photography, computer simulations, or computer animations which do not comply with the rules of evidence. This has swung multi-million dollar results several times in recent years.

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Crash Group at Robson Forensic

The crash group at Robson Forensic consists of Experts in Crash Reconstruction, Vehicle and Highway Engineering, as well as Commercial Trucking and Fleet Operations. We have experts who specialize in all types of vehicles, including trucks, buses, motorcycles, trains, bicycles, and forklifts. When appropriate, the Crash Group is supported by specialists in disciplines that impact vehicle crashes such as conspicuity, lighting, meteorology, biomechanics, human factors, and dram shop.

Our Crash Group consists of more than 20 experts across 17 locations. Please contact one of our experts directly to discuss your case and determine which of our experts is most appropriate to assist with your matter.

Thomas P. Lacek, P.E.
Crash Reconstruction & Occupant Kinematics

Tom can piece together a vehicle from start to finish: the brake system, transmission, shocks, engine, power steering, air conditioning, fuel systems. He has 30 years experience in automotive engineering with expertise ranging from used and new vehicles to antiques and classics. His vehicle expertise also includes areas of product liability, specializing in engine, transmission, ABS, sudden acceleration, brakes, steering, suspension, seat belt, air bag and other vehicle failures. Tom is a Professional Engineer, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine and is ASE certified. View Curriculum Vitae

Erin M. Shipp, P.E.
Heavy Truck & Bus Engineering

Erin brings more than 35 years experience designing, testing, and building heavy trucks, buses, motor homes and passenger vehicles. Specializing in vehicles as small as the Chrysler Pacifica and as large as Thomas Built Buses and Freightliner trucks; Erin's experience includes engines and emissions; chassis; bodies and sleeper boxes, including handicap accessibility; as well as overall structural stability for crash performance. Erin is a Professional Engineer with experience testifying in heavy truck cases. View Curriculum Vitae



Erin B. Higinbotham, P.E.
Motorcycle & ATV Expert

Erin is a two-time national champion with the American Motorcyclist Association. He has more than 30 years experience with operation, maintenance and design of motorcycles and ATV's. As a Project Engineer for the Automotive Testing Laboratories and TRC Inc., he completed federal regulatory testing on motorcycles and ATVs. He has completed contract testing for several US and foreign motorcycle manufacturers. Erin has completed plaintiff and defense casework across the United States and Canada. View Curriculum Vitae

Harold M. Wasserman, PE, has over 20 years experience with small to large professional engineering services, construction, and real estate development operations and over 10 years of experience as an Expert Witness. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a licensed Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor, and has served as a Site Safety Manager in City of New York, OSHA Outreach program trainer and Adjunct Professor, and Former Lobbyist to the NYS Legislature.

Areas of Expertise:

Civil & Structural Engineering Materials Engineering Systems Design Industrial Safety Industrial Hygiene Construction Safety Safety Engineering Construction Claims Premises Liability

Building Codes Standards Compliance Ergonomics Human Factors OSHA Standards & Compliance Slips, Trips & Falls Premises Accidents Lighting Construction Defects Safety Engineering Traffic Work Zone Safety

Services Include:

• Litigation Support and Expert Witness Testimony
• Exhibit Preparation, Computer Modeling and Animation
• Inspections/Photo-Documents & Evidence Collection
• Cost Evaluation & Estimating
• Code & Local Law Compliance
• Project Schedule Analysis
• Buyer/seller, owner/contractor dispute resolutions
• Personal injury/death cases
• Plans and specifications for construction and repair of: commercial, industrial, residential and public works: sites, subdivisions, and structures
• Second Opinion Reports
• Forensic Engineering – Consultation, technical investigation, testing and analysis.

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