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Market Consulting CorporationMarket Consulting Corporation
Phone: 888-397-9867
National Coverage
United States

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Market Consulting Corporation specializes in Securities Litigation and Broker / Customer Disputes. With 20 + years of experience nationwide, Market Consulting Corporation, serving both plaintiff and defense attorneys and provides consulting to such entities as the NYSE, Options Clearing Corporation, CBOT, CME, COMEX, TIAA/CREF, banks and other major clients.

The Principal at Market Consulting Corporation earned his Sc.D. from MIT and is a mediator with NASD training. Dr. Cornew has served as a member of the Compliance and Legal Division, Securities Industry Association.

Services Include:

  • Consultation
  • Statistical and Damage Analysis
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Court Testimony

    Areas of Expertise:
  • Stocks and Bonds
  • Options
  • Commodity Futures and Currency Trading
  • Derivatives Including Swaps
  • Limited Partnerships
  • Hedge Funds
  • Managed Futures (suitability, churning, unauthorized trading, lack of supervision, spreading and hedging, due diligence, and marketing
  • Asset Management
  • Pension Investments
  • Securities and Futures Tax Matters (IRS examinations, appeals and US Tax Court appearances)



  • Acorn Consulting Services, LLCAcorn Consulting Services, LLC
    William Acorn, P.E., FASHRAE
    Principal
    Phone: 520-322-6150
    Fax: 520-327-0062
    2830 North Swan Road, Suite 140
    Tucson, Arizona 85712
    United States

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    Profile: William R. Acorn is principal and founder of Acorn Consulting Services, LLC (ACS). For over 30 years, he has been involved in the analysis and design of hundreds of projects ranging from institutional laboratories to cleanroom facilities for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Acorn has significant experience as an expert analyst of system design, system failures, code compliance issues and cause/effect relationships of problems related to the built environment. He has received numerous awards for technical excellence and is recognized for his technical achievements, innovation and foresight by peers, associates and clients in the advanced technology industry.

    Mr. Acorn is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University; the author of the book Code Compliance for Advanced Technology Facilities; and a frequent lecturer to the industry and academia on a variety of technical topics related to building and cleanroom design, construction and project management.

    Expertise & Services:

    • Strategic Planning: Conceptual Design; Feasibility Studies & Evaluations; Value Engineering.
    • Design Consulting and design review.
    • Program Management: Project Delivery Strategies; Selection of Design and Build Teams; Code Compliance Analysis and Negotiation.
    • Facility Retrofit and Renovation Feasibility Analysis.
    • Litigation Consulting, Forensic Analysis & Expert Testimony: Evaluation of System Failures - HVAC, Cleanroom, Refrigeration, Piping, Construction, Building & Fire Code, Product Liability (mechanical equipment).
    • Claim preparations and analysis.
    Mr. Acorn is registered as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah, he is also registered with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

    For more information, please visit our website www.acs-eng.com or contact us.



    Alvin W. Cohn
    Dr. Alvin W. Cohn
    President, D.Crim.
    Phone: (301) 929-3224
    Fax: (301) 929-3223
    15005 Westbury Rd.
    Rockville, Maryland 20853
    United States

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    Dr. Alvin W. Cohn has had almost 50 years of academic, professional, and administrative experience in the field of Criminal Justice Administration and Criminology. He has specialized in the development of management and training programs, focusing on organizational theory, behavior, and development.

    Areas of Expertise and Expert Witnessing:

  • Jails
  • Prisons
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Assaults
  • Suicides
  • Standards
  • Electronic Monitoring
  • Policies / procedures
  • Program Development / Evaluation

    References and resume available upon request.



  • Emergency Medicine ExpertEmergency Medicine Expert
    Bruce Wapen
    MD
    Phone: 650-577-8635
    Fax: 650-577-0191
    969-G Edgewater Blvd #807
    Foster City, California 94404-3760
    United States

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    Board certified Emergency Physician and experienced teacher/public speaker offers consultation, chart review, and testimony as an expert witness for plaintiff or defense involving litigation arising from the Emergency Department.



    Helmer EngineeringHelmer Engineering
    Ray G. Helmer, P.E.
    Principal
    Phone: (713) 777-7611
    Fax: (713) 774-6881
    9314 Bankside Drive
    Houston, Texas 77031-1713
    United States

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    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



  • Highland Park Medical Association
    Dr. Richard Snepar
    MD, FACP
    Phone: (732) 613-0711
    East Brunswick, New Jersey
    United States

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    Dr. Richard Snepar is an Infectious Disease Specialist with over 28 years of experience. He is qualified in all aspects of infectious diseases including hospital acquired Infections (mrsa, c. diff, etc), Endocarditis, Meningitis, Sepsis, Osteomyleitis, Pneumona, as well as Antibiotic Use, Infection Control and HIV.

    Dr. Snepar is available for medical record review and will lend litigation support for both Plaintiff and Defense.

    Commendations:

  • Best Doctors: NJ Monthly: Infectious Diseases 2008, 2009
  • BestDoctors.com 2006-present
  • 25 year Award: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 2006

    Professional Memberships:
  • American College of Physicians: elected to fellowship 3/05
  • Infectious Disease Society of America
  • American Society for Microbiology
  • International Society of Travel Medicine
  • HIV Medical Association
  • American Academy of HIV Medicine
  • New Jersey Infectious Diseases Society
  • Middlesex County Medical Society
  • NJ State Athletic Commission-Physician/Consultant



  • Kenneth M. Chekofsky MD, MBA, LLCKenneth M. Chekofsky MD, MBA, LLC
    Kenneth Chekofsky
    Phone: (918) 625-8224
    4214 East 97 Street
    Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137
    United States

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    Kenneth Chekofsky MD, MBA is an actively practicing Board Certified Orthopedic Hand Surgeon with 20 years experience licensed in Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey and Florida.

    Specializing in:

    • Hand – Wrist – Forearm fractures, dislocations, ligament injuries
    • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
    • Nerve compression syndromes of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm and Upper Extremity
    • Residual traumatic disorders and disabilities of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm
    • Occupational, sports, and avocational related injuries
    • Tendon and Nerve injuries / Lacerations
    • Tendinitis Hand – Wrist – Elbow
    • Hand and finger Contractures Trigger fingers
    • Hand / Wrist Arthritis
    • Ganglions, cysts & tumors
    • Traumatic injuries / Amputations primary and residual treatment
    • Infections of the Hand – Wrist – Forearm
    • Independent Medical Exams
    • Medical Case Reviews
    • Disability Evaluations, Management and Utilization



    Reed Tinsley, CPAReed Tinsley, CPA
    Reed Tinsley
    Owner
    Phone: 281-379-5988
    Fax: 801-912-1197
    21175 Tomball Parkway, #194
    Houston, Texas 77070
    United States

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    Reed Tinsley, CPA has provided consulting services to physicians and physician related entities and their legal counsel for more than 20 years. A sampling of his services to physicians include all aspects of physician practice management and econcomics, managed care contract review / negotiation, profit growth strategies, strategic planning, practice merger facilitation, physician contract reviews, physician buy-ins/buy-outs, regulatory compliance, and litigation support.

    Mr. Tinsley's litigation support specific services have included billing and collection reviews, medical practice or healthcare entity business valuation, lost profits analysis, covenant not to compete valuation, wrongful termination damage analysis, and overhead allocation reviews. He has also been engaged as a court appointed Special Master and Receiver.

    Areas of Expertise:

  • Practice and Healthcare Entity Valuation
  • Economic, Financial and Statistical Analysis Expert Witness
  • Physician Economic Disputes
  • Billing, Collection, Accounts Receivable Reviews
  • Managed Care Contract Reviews
  • Office Sharing and Physician Compensation Overhead Allocations
  • Physician Contract Disputes
  • Lost Profits and other Damage Analysis / Calculations
  • Physician Regulatory Compliance

    Reed Tinsley is a Houston-based CPA, Certified Valuation Analyst, and healthcare consultant. His entire practice is devoted to providing tax, accounting, and healthcare consulting services to physicians and their attorneys. Reed has published numerous articles in national and regional publications and is frequently asked to speak on a variety of health care topics, including capitation, revenue enhancement, and integration strategies. His articles have been published in the Journal of Medical Practice Management, MGMA Journal, Hospital Physician, Texas Medicine Family Practice Journal, and Group Practice Journal. Mr. Tinsley also serves on the Editorial Panel of Consultants for the publication Managed Care Contract Negotiator.



  • SLConsultingSLConsulting
    Kim Dimino
    RNC, MS, NNP
    Phone: 801-949-8234
    Fax: 619-923-3109
    700 W E Street
    Unit 2304
    San Diego, California 92101
    United States

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    SLConsulting is an independent Legal Nurse Consultancy specializing in the review of Neonatal / Perinatal Malpractice Cases.

    SLConsulting is headed by Kim Dimino, a licensed advanced practice nurse in the State of Utah and a former member of the Neonatal Critical Care Services team at Primary Children's Medical Center, a regional level IV pediatric facility located in Salt Lake City. Kim has been working in Neonatology since 1990 and practiced from 1989-2009 as a nurse practitioner in a children's hospital setting and high risk delivery service. In 2009 Kim left her clinical practice to attend Law School at California Western School of Law in San Diego. Kim is still doing consulting work while in school.



    Swingle Lawn, Tree, and Landscape CareSwingle Lawn, Tree, and Landscape Care
    Steven D. Geist
    Phone: (303) 306-3144
    Fax: (303) 337-0157
    8585 E Warren Ave
    Denver, Colorado 80231
    United States

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    Steven Geist, Plant Pathologist, has 25 years of Landscape Care Experience with Swingle Lawn, Tree and Landscape Care in Denver, Colorado. He is a Registered Consulting Arborist, ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, and a Certified Professional Agronomist.

    Mr. Geist specializes in working with urban landscapes, diagnosing plant problems and designing solutions. As part of his work at Swingle, he has had the opportunity to consult with homeowners concerned with a single tree all the way up to 1,000 acre casualty losses.

    Mr. Geist's consulting has included property in Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado and NewMexico.



    Bartel and AssociatesBartel and Associates
    Dr. Eugene W. Bartel
    Partner
    Phone: (412) 787-8166
    Fax: (412) 787-5506
    5578 Aiken Road
    McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136
    United States

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    Dr. Eugene W. Bartel is an experienced Electrical Engineer who has been engaged in the scientific investigation of the various aspects of Fire Origin and the Evaluation of Electrical and Mechanical Accidents since 1968. In addition to the preparation of detailed expert reports, technical photographic documentation, laboratory testing and analysis and trial testimony, Dr. Bartel can also develop and assemble unique laboratory testing equipoment to meet the individual needs of any investigation.

    Services Offered:

  • Fire scene evaluation, examination, reconstruction, and assessment relating to the determination of the origin and cause of fires
  • Electrical accident reconstruction and evaluation relating to case assessment, pursuit, and trial
  • Product evaluation and testing relative to design deficiencies and standards compliance
  • Forensic engineering and analysis of accidents, events, and fires relating to a wide variety of incidents



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