Areas of Expertise:

We specialize in Recorded Evidence Analysis, Enhancement and Restoration Services of Video, Audio, Sound, Voice, Surveillance and Time Lapse Recordings; both digital and analog; through the use of custom and professional analysis systems.

 We provide qualified expert witness services to assist litigation support, public defenders, law enforcement, attorneys, government, and the general public.

Our goal is to help you get the most from your recorded evidence.   Call now to get started.

Memberships, Affiliations and Training:

• American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFE)
• American Board of Record Evidence (ABRE)
• Audio Engineering Society (AES)
• Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE)
• Law Enforcement Video and Emergency Services Video Association (LEVA)
• New York Institute for Forensic Audio (NYIFA)
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
• Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado (PPIAC)

FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESS - PHOTOGRAPHY

Professor Jeff Sedlik has decades of experience at the highest level of professional photography including advertising, corporate, editorial and stock. He is a respected and acknowledged authority on photography having served as Past National President of professional photography's leading trade organization, "Advertising Photographers of America". Professor Sedlik is also an experienced Expert Witness.

Areas of Expertise:

Salvatore R. Raimondi, Sr.,VP of A.A.F.S. Associates, Inc. is a Forensic Accident Investigator, Level 2 Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic "Master" Mechanic. A distinguished Diagnostician, Mr. Raimondi's experience encompasses Forensic Auto Body and Framing, Structural Integrity, Crash Worthiness, Paint, Refinish and Frame and Structural Restoration. He specializes in Forensic Accident Investigation and Analysis in cases involving death, multiple deaths and serious injuries in complex or unusual scenarios.

Mr. Raimondi provides Consulting and Expert Witness Services for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Judicial Systems, Law Enforcement Agencies, Municipalities & affiliated Legal Entities, Adjusters, Appraisers, Corporations, Manufacturers, Dealerships and the Transportation Industry.

Areas of Expertise:

• Automobile, Truck, Tractor Trailer, Motorcycle, Heavy Equipment & Machinery
• Accuracy of Traffic Crash Homicide Reports
  
  
• Causation Analysis - Rate of Speed, Velocity, Distance, Reaction Time, Stopping Distances / Time Friction / Crush Factors, Tire / Skid Marks, Absence of Tire / Skid Marks
• Roadway - DOT, NHTSA, SAE, Mapping, Available Artificial / Natural Light Analysis, Roadway Rise and Pitch Factors, Elevation & Super-Elevation Factors
• Defect Analysis
• Improper / Negligent Repair
• Mechanical / Component Failure - ABS Factor Considerations
• Fire / Arson
• Fraud / Lemon Law
• Theft Cases

Thomas Kalajian, BS, CRTP, AVA, ABAR, President of Provident Valuation Professionals, specializes in Business Valuations, Appraisals and Accredited Business Appraisal Review. He provides litigation support services as a consulting expert, including reviews of FRCP 26(a)(2)(B) business valuation reports of privately-held, small-to-medium-sized businesses.

A highly trained and experienced Financial Services Professional, Mr. Kalajian is unique in his proficiency in integrating, planning and coordinating multiple financial disciplines to apply to his task assignments and objectives.

Mr. Kalajian holds a business valuation designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts as an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) and a senior business appraisal designation as Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) from the Institute of Business Appraisers. He was among the first 25 candidates to earn the ABAR designation in 2009. Mr. Kalajian's business valuation and appraisal practice provides legal consulting expert services exclusively.

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Jacqueline A. Joseph, BA, CDE is a board certified examiner of documents and handwriting. She has been a practicing forensic science researcher since 1992 and has published 23 papers in peer reviewed and legal journals. Her knowledge on a wide variety of topics (Including: Guidelines for Attorneys, Forensic Disguise, Signature Disputes, and Expert Opinions) has allowed Ms. Joseph to lecture in the Criminology Department at Portland State University and to various professional groups throughout America and Canada.

Ms. Joseph has given expert witness testimony in courts, arbitrations and depositions, and maintains professional memberships in legal and forensic associations.

Services Include:

• Forgery Detection and Defense
• Court-Qualified Testimony
• Signature Investigations
• Trial Consulting
• Forensic Laboratory
• Civil and Criminal Cases
• Forensic Document Examination

ADVANTAGE REPRESENTATIVES (based in Los Angeles) assists plaintiff personal injury attorneys by providing reliable, experienced forensic observers to accompany clients (as an attorney's representative) during their Independent/Defense Medical Examination. Our primary function is to uphold limitations, audio-record, document and evaluate the IME/DME. We are also available for expert witness testimony at deposition, arbitration or trial.

Specifically requested by hundreds of personal injury lawyers, Dr. Magarian is readily familiar with many local orthopedic and neurologic defense experts and can thereby provide valuable insight about their particular style and technique.

Since 1988, Dr. Magarian's gracious and professional demeanor, along with discerning and experienced attention to detail, have ranked her as one of the most sought-after independent observers in Southern California.

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About Data Chasers, Inc.:

• Intellectual property claims, including allegations of patent, copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement, that require analyses of consumer opinions, behavior, and potential confusion
  
  
• Fraud and misrepresentation allegations, such as false advertising, that require analyses of potential customer confusion
  
  
• Class certification issues involving analysis of whether claims or defenses of the representative parties are typical of those of the putative class
  
  
• Alleged anti-competitive behavior and antitrust violations, which require a definition of the relevant market based on consumer use and alternative products

Michael West is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Legal Investigator, and Certified Law Enforcement Instructor in Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. With 30 years of investigative experience, Mr. West has worked with commercial firms, local, state and federal agencies including the Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General's Office, the US Attorney, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and others. He is considered an expert at evaluating the investigative practices of investigative agencies.

Mr. West has investigated allegations into Ethics Violations, Corporate, Procurement and Medical Fraud and he is a former Computer Forensics Examiner who has conducted detailed analysis of millions of Medicare records for healthcare fraud investigations.

Mr. West's Experience Includes:

Dr. Randall Atlas AIA , CPP is a registered architect, NCARB certified, and he practices criminal justice architecture and environmental security design. Atlas is a certified protection professional (CPP) with the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS), and is an appointed member of the ASIS Security Architecture and Engineering Committee. Atlas has his doctorate in criminology and a masters of architecture. Dr Atlas is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Architecture for Justice Committee.

Dr. Atlas has taught CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) and criminal justice courses at Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami, Keiser University, and he is a trainer with the National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville. Dr. Atlas has been a technical Assistance consultant with the National Institute of Justice, National Institute of Corrections, and the Florida Department of Corrections and U.S. HUD Drug Elimination CPTED Program.

He has conducted ADA accessibility compliance audits for private and public sector clients, and served as an expert witness on over 200 premises liability lawsuits.

Dr. Atlas has been a speaker and trainer at security conferences from New Delhi, India to Seattle, Washington and has written over 200 articles in various publications on security, safety, and counter terrorism issues.

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Sherwin A. Brook, CPA
Member of the Firm
sherwin@brookweiner.com
312-205-3226

Responsibilities:

Sherwin A. Brook provides tax, business consulting, risk assessment and legal support services for numerous corporate and individual clients. He represents clients in the financial services, real estate, and professional services industries. Mr. Brook has acted as special advisor to legal counsel on numerous matters.

Experience:

Sherwin has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. His career includes five years in the Financial Services Audit Division of Arthur Andersen & Co. and two years with Touche Ross & Co. (now Deloitte Touche). He then partnered with a friend, Sheldon Weiner, and formed the firm of Weiner & Brook, eventually merging it into the firm that is now BrookWeiner. Through the years, Sherwin has successfully handled and resolved accounting issues and provided professional advice for a broad spectrum of clients.

Education and Professional Activities:

A senior clinical faculty member at Harvard Medical School, he is active in patient care in medical, psychiatric and judicial education nationally. He is qualified in both state and federal courts and is nationally recognized as a distinguished impartial, clinical, ethical and forensic expert to P/D attorneys and institutions. Individual and multispecialty team consultations available.

Mike Caryl is a Trial Lawyer with over 34 years of experience. He has tried more than 400 civil and criminal cases and arbitrations. Mr. Caryl's specialty is representing and counseling lawyers, law firms and clients in the area of Attorney Fee Disputes.

Mr. Caryl has served in civil trial work including: Personal Injury, Commercial and Construction Litigation, Collection Work and Insurance Litigation. He also assists lawyers and firms with the legal implications of lawyers leaving their firm, legal malpractice and attorney discipline issues and frequently serves as an expert witness in courts and arbitrations.

Mr. Caryl frequently speaks and writes on fees and ethical issues and has served on the Board of Governors of the Washington State Trial Lawyer’s Association. He has taught Litigation for Paralegals at City University in Seattle, and has been an “AV” rated lawyer for over 25 years with the Martindale Hubbell law list.

Michael K. Ryan has over 35 years of experience in the Real Estate Industry. He earned his MBA from USC and has a CA Broker and Contractor License. Mr. Ryan has extensive entitlement, development and homebuilding experience having been involved in transactions valued at over $1,000,000,000. The majority of Mr. Ryan's work is done in Hawaii, California and Colorado.

Areas of Expertise:

OUR MISSION: To assist our clients SETTLE their Industrial Cases OUT OF COURT, which significantly reduces the time and cost of extensive litigation.

To provide compelling COURT TESTIMONY, documents and exhibits for the cases that eventually do go to Trial.

Since 1983, 94% of our 565 Industrial Cases have settled OUT OF COURT – as representatives for Insurers, Defense and Plaintiff Attorneys. Our group of Associates has in depth expertise in a broad spectrum of Industries – specializing in Industrial and Construction Safety, and Accident Reconstruction. Available worldwide for plaintiff and defense cases.

COMPANY PROFILE: Causey Engineering has been providing Expert Witness, Forensic Engineering, Investigation, and Litigation Support services NATIONWIDE since 1983. Our experts have hands-on industrial and construction, field and office experience.

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The Clear Case Legal team is a group of seasoned media professionals — former national television producers, educators, information designers, editors, trial technicians — with over 30 years experience producing Legal Demonstratives for judges and juries. They combine their extensive knowledge of cognitive research and judicial experience with decades of multimedia production in education, corporate communications and national broadcast television.

Peter Lengsfelder is recognized as a pioneer in Visual Litigation Strategy. Mr. Lengsfelder's experience includes 17 years producing and directing Emmy-award winning national television and corporate media. His extensive national broadcast, educational media, and cognitive studies expertise, informs his consultation to the nation's most influential law firms.

Peter Lengsfelder is the author of many articles on legal visuals, new research on cognitive approaches in court, and media and its impact on juries and litigation strategy.

His storytelling, visualization and analytical skills have produced successful strategy, legal graphics and video in such notable cases as:

• Amazon.com v. Barnes&Noble.com
• Hilgraeve v. Symantec
• National Resources Defense Council v. Patterson
• US v. Koch Industries
• Williams Companies, Electronic Data Systems and McKesson/Bear Stearns Securities Class Actions

• Visual Litigation Strategy
• Graphic Services
• Video Services
• Pre-Trial Testing
• Court Presentation
• Document Management

David E. Cole is a Retired USCG Commander with 20 years of service. Mr. Cole holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University of New Orleans, LA, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Transportation from the State University of New York Maritime College. Mr. Cole’s maritime consulting business is practiced Nationwide. He provides various consulting services in all areas of Maritime & Admiralty, for both Plaintiff & Defense. Mr. Cole is qualified to testify in both Federal and State Courts. His 20 years service as a US Coast Guard Officer, retiring as a Commander, enables him to thoroughly analyze maritime matters.

Mr. Cole is a member of the American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Maritime Law Association of the US, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, American Boat & Yacht Council.

Consulting Services Provided:

Company Background:Coloney Bell Engineering provides consulting & engineering services to clients throughout the United States. With the combined backgrounds and experience of our principals and staff, we are able to respond to many types of engineering assignments.

Allow us to be your company for consulting and investigative engineering services.

Services

William R. Ducharme is a Residential Construction Document and Conflict Resolution Consultant. His CDT, CCA and CCS certifications qualify him among the best in his field, as only a distinguished group in the nation hold all three certifications with an extensive residential construction background.

Mr. Ducharme's experience includes Residential Construction, Managment of Construction Operations, Design and Construction Management, Residential Construction Conflict Resolution, and Residential Design Project Conflict Resolution. He has over twelve years of experience managing client relations during project development, construction, and close-out and his project management consultation includes custom home construction, high-end residential renovations and custom home design.

Since 2005, Mr. Ducharme's time has been devoted to developing written construction documents and specifications designed to avoid disputes. His services are available to homeowners, architects, builders and attorneys looking for conflict resolution assistance or construction documentation on high-end residential homes.

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