American Consulting Group, Inc. Don Smith President

Don Smith is a nationally known marketing & sales expert. 40 years as a (1) Fortune 1000 hands-on executive, (2) Consultant with world-class companies, (3) Faculty at Cornell Graduate School of Business, (4) Marketing & sales seminar leader. His expert witness references are outstanding. His 30+ expert engagements include jury trials, arbitration hearings, depositions and numerous expert reports.

Areas of Expertise

David E. Cole, B.S., J.D. Commander, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

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.

View Mr. Cole's Curriculum Vitae.

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Safety Compliance Management Inc. Mr. Paul Gantt President

Paul Gantt has more than 30 years of experience in the Emergency Management Field. His career includes 15 years in the fire service where he held a variety of positions from firefighter to fire chief. He is certified by the State of California Office of the State Fire Marshal, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the University of California to provide training programs in hazardous materials handling and response, emergency preparedness and response, occupational health and safety, and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Gantt holds Certifications as a Safety Professional, Fire Officer, Fire Prevention Officer, Public Education Officer, Radiological Officer, Fire Instructor, Emergency Medical Technician, Hazardous Materials Technician and Specialist, Paramedic and Registered Environmental Assessor.

Academy of Personal Protection & Security James Buford Tune

James Burford Tune, founder of the Academy of Personal Protection & Security offers full time professional training and certification for businesses and individuals. This training includes 'Street Survival' Handgun Courses for beginners and the advanced users. Classes in Shotgun, Electric Stun Devices, Air Tasers, Defensive Sprays, Batons / Nightsticks, Rape Defense for Women and Personal Protection using non lethal force. These training courses are designed for civilians, private security officers both armed and unarmed as well as law enforcement.

Mr. Tune's Academy was the first full time private State Certified Handgun Training academy for civilians. There they can teach you the "do's and don'ts" of Civilian Firearm Use, 'Street Survival' (not target shooting), Personal Protection, Laws (both civil and criminal) and much more!

Services Provided:

BEC Consulting, LLC Judi McGinnis Marketing Director

B.E.C. Consulting, LLC was established in 1982. Since that time, we have provided top-level consulting engineering services and accident reconstruction to our clients; law firms, insurance companies, state and local agencies, manufacturing companies, and clients who are seeking product design analysis and other engineering related services.

Our engineers represent a broad range of engineering disciplines which enables us to work on a variety of cases using the team approach. The teams at B.E.C are comprised of Engineers, Technical Specialists, Graphics Specialists as well as Research and Administrative Personnel, so that each case is given personal attention and is handled efficiently and effectively.

Areas of Expertise:

Lamar Law, PLLC Barbara Lamar

Lamar Law, PLLC - A Business and Tax Law Firm with a Focus on Small Business

Lamar Law offers you the expertise you would hope to find in a large firm. We take a personal interest in your business - to help you plan, maximize profits, minimize risk, identify options, overcome obstacles and maintain control of your personal life while achieving your business goals.

We work with a network of other small firms to provide integrated legal, accounting, and consulting services in all areas that a small business is likely to need.

Areas of Expertise

LIBRX Brian E. Gagan Senior Consultant

Brian E. Gagan has over 40 years of experience in Insurance Underwriting, Marketing, Brokerage and Consulting for corporations and government.

His Consultation and Expert Witness Services are in the area of Insurance Litigation, including broker/agent standard of care, coverage interpretation (property and casualty coverages), construction defect, disputed premiums (dividends and retrospective rating adjustments), duty to defend, lost policies, and rescission due to misrepresentation.

Mr. Gagan has served as an Expert Witness in over 50 cases on property and casualty insurance matters, with deposition and trial experience for plaintiff and defense.

Expertise:

Southeastern Legal Exhibits Richard Shealy

Richard Shealy is a Principal at Southeastern Legal Exhibits. His company offers Accident Recreations and Visual Communication for Litigation. To ensure that their work accurately reflects the details of the incident and the findings of experts, Southeastern Legal Exhibits will perform a comprehensive review of all materials related to the incident.

This commitment to a complete accuracy helps ensure admissibility. Their work has not only been ruled admissible by various courts across the southeast, but has been upheld by the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals and Alabama Supreme Court.

Southeastern Legal Exhibits can help you accomplish accurate, effective Visual Aids by producing Demonstrative Aides ranging from complex Computer Animations, Detailed Trial Presentations, to Simple Photo and Document Enlargements.

They believe that when preparing for trial, it is essential that you have a comprehensive strategy for clearly presenting evidence and communicating key points. Southeastern Legal Exhibits is able to create impressive visual communication tools that bridge the gap between juror and information, ultimately giving you a decisive edge on accident recreations in the form of computer animations, which help jurors visualize complex situations much more clearly than verbal descriptions alone.

Types of Case Files:

Dr. Jeffrey W. Whiting Ph.D.

Dr. Jeffrey W. Whiting is a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Certified with the National Register of Health Care Providers and qualified to testify in both State and Federal Courts. Dr. Whiting is a member of the American Family Therapy Academy, the Los Angeles County Psychological Association and the American College of Forensic Psychology.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Buckholz Traffic Dr. Jeffrey Buckholz Ph.D., PE, PTOE

Dr. Jeffrey Buckholz is a practicing design engineer with 30 years of experience in Traffic Engineering, Traffic Signal Timing, Signal Design and Signal Construction. He is also proficient in Pavement Marking Design, Roadway Signing, and Work Zone Traffic Control. Dr. Buckholz has authored 3 national training manuals in signal design, construction and inspection. He is a PE in 6 states: FL, GA, CA, MA, MI, OH and is a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. Dr. Buckholz has been chief engineer of his engineering company for 20 years and has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Florida since 2005. He has served as an expert witness in about 50 cases.

Past Project Experience:

Integral Research Inc. Dr. Harriet Zellner President & Senior Economist

Integral’s expert Labor Economists and Statisticians have been serving the legal community for over 25 years. We have earned a reputation for the excellence of our work and for its objectivity. Our practice is split about evenly between plaintiff and defense cases and, in all our cases, we have consistently applied the same professionally-accepted economic and statistical methodology.

As expert witnesses, we specialize in two areas: the estimation of lost earnings streams and the statistical testing of employment discrimination charges. As consultants to in-house counsel and management, we specialize in providing statistical pre-testing services aimed at avoiding the kind of litigation reductions in force so often bring.