Marine - Maritime - Admiralty Consultants

Dr. Alan Steinman is an expert in Maritime Medicine with particular emphasis on Sea-Survival, Drowning and Hypothermia. He has served as Surgeon General and Director of Health and Safety for the U.S. Coast Guard, as medical advisor to the Coast Guard's Chief of Operations, and as rescue physician on numerous Coast Guard search and rescue missions. He has an international reputation in hypothermia and cold-water survival.

Dr. Steinman is widely published in the field of environmental medicine, including a chapter on immersion hypothermia in a leading textbook of emergency medicine. His research into human cold-water immersion and hypothermia merited the prestigious Arnold D. Tuttle Award from the Aerospace Medicine Association. The results from his human hypothermia studies contributed to the basis of current U.S. Coast Guard cold-water survival time charts.

Dr. Steinman is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine; he is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine. His Doctor of Medicine degree is from the Stanford School of Medicine; his post-graduate medical training was at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Dr. Steinman has experience in both federal and state courts serving as an expert witness in numerous cases involving sea-survival, drowning, and hypothermia.

Smith Aquatic Safety Service (SASS) was created in 1981, upon Dr. Smith's retirement from 25 year's service in the U.S. Coast Guard, to provide aquatic safety training. At retirement Dr. Smith was Chief, 2nd Coast Guard Boating Safety Division, St. Louis, MO, responsible for all federal boating safety activities in 15 primary states.

Litigation Support - In 1981 Dr. Smith first testified as an expert. Both aspects of SASS have grown markedly, with Dr. Smith being retained in hundreds of legal cases, for plaintiff and defense while also training thousands of aquatic safety/rescue personnel. He has been qualified in numerous state and federal court cases as a boating accident reconstructionist.

SASS provides consultation and related services to law firms in aquatics cases, plus water rescue and boating safety training seminars for fire, police, lifeguarding and EMS providers throughout North America.

Areas of Expertise:

Drowning Boat Collisions Diving  Personal Watercraft (PWC’s)  Personal Flotation Devices (PFD’s) Rules of the Road Alcohol

Hypothermia Pool and Beach Design Life Guarding and Supervision Water Skiing and Tubing Dams Rafting Environmental Stressor

Mitchell S. Stoller offers Consulting and Expert Witness services to Admiralty / Maritime Industry.

• Experienced in testifying in Federal/State Court, Judicial Arbitration, Mediation Services.
• Represented both Plaintiff and Defense in over 900 cases, including 52 trials.
• Expertise covers issues relating to Blue/Brown water, Jet Skis, towing, super tankers, pleasure crafts, tugs & barges, maritime safety, safety environment, personal injury, slips & falls, fire fighting, chemical exposure, fumes, gas, & ergonomics.

Experience Summary:

• Los Angeles Harbor Pilot: Piloted oceangoing vessels of any size, any gross tons, safely upon the waters of the Port of Los Angeles, to and from their berths and anchorages in accordance with local and national laws.
• Captain at Exxon: Youngest Captain and holds an excellent vessel safety operational record.

Recent Accomplishments

• Consultant to Florida Board of Pilot Commissioners
• Featured speaker on International Safety Management (ISM) Code
• Represented U.S. Coast Guard during administrative hearing regarding largest oil spill in Boston Harbor history.

G. Fred Liebkemann IV, PE, is a Mechanical Engineer and an experienced designer and analyst of heavy handling and construction equipment, oilfield drilling equipment & structures, and service vessels including liftboats & jackup rigs.

Mr. Liebkemann is a qualified Crane Operator, Mechanic, and Rigger in accordance with API RP2D 7th edition. His current projects include investigation of crane, heavy equipment, and oilfield accidents, and the design of heavy machinery for various manufactures. Other areas of design experience include personnel access equipment such as manlifts, ladders, stairs, & scaffolding. Mr. Liebkemann's Marine Design experience includes hull structures, facilities, pumping & piping systems, propulsion & steering systems, and launching arrangements.

Mr. Liebkemann has delivered presentations and lectures on inspection and damage assessment of crane structures for crane mechanics. Speaking engagement topics have also included new regulatory requirements and rule changes for crane mechanics and inspectors.

Litigation Support - Mr. Liebkemann's services have been retained 134 times by attorneys in connection with accidents and disputes. Many of these cases are currently active. His services are retained several times per year by industrial and manufacturing clients to investigate major equipment failures. Available to counsel for both plaintiff and defendant, his services include accident investigations, site inspections, still and video photography, engineering design & failure analysis, preparation of drawings and scale models, reports, and testimony.

Areas of Expertise:

Crane Design and Operations Rigging Forklift Operations Amusement Ride Design Manual Lifting Practices Pile Driving Operations

Ladders & Scaffolds Walking & Working Surfaces Machine Guarding Oilfield Drilling Equipment Design & Operations Personnel Access Equipment Design and Operations Liftboat Jackup Drilling Rig Design / Operations

Capt. Gregory Daley has over 40 years of Marine Operations experience, 10 years as an oilfield service vessel captain on OSV's around the world. He has operational and command experience with commercial workboats, tankers, cargo ships, sailboats, and powered yachts. Capt. Daley has commanded oilfield workboats in US, Mexican, South American, Asian, and African waters and has accomplished several trans-ocean deliveries.

Capt. Daley holds three Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering Degrees from MIT. He has an MBA from OSU. He has successfully completed many formal maritime classes, including operations, search and rescue, instruction, weather, and command. These classes were provided by maritime schools and in association with his volunteer work with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and volunteer disaster assistance with FEMA.

Consulting and Litigation Support - Capt. Daley brings an analytical, operations-based approach to maritime consulting and litigation. His expertise includes Marine Operations and Safety, including regulations, manning, navigation, personnel baskets, oilfield services, and marine engineering. His experience includes offshore and inland, domestic and international, with all size vessels.

Ideal Client Engagement: Attorney or Marine Operator needing consulting, report, deposition and / or trial testimony in marine cases offshore or inland involving complex operational concerns resulting in injuries and / or damages. Capt. Daley has provided expert consulting services on over 40 cases with numerous reports, depositions, and trial testimony. He provides logical expert reports which are used as a guide to trial planning and has a professional presence and demeanor on the witness stand.

Degrees / Certifications::

• Certified Associate Safety Professional - ASSP
• Associate Fellow and Dynamic Position Operator - Nautical Institute
• MS & BS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT
• MBA from OSU. LAMPI studies leading to USCG Ocean Unlimited Masters license
• Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) from Professional Photographers of America (PPA)

AAC Marine Group, Inc. is a Florida-based Accredited and Certified Marine Surveyor providing Boat Inspection, Appraisal, and Consulting services throughout the state of Florida, including St. Petersburg, Tampa, Sarasota, Stuart, Palm Beach, and Fort Lauderdale. From Tampa Bay to Fort Lauderdale and surrounding areas of Central and South Florida, AAC Marine inspects everything from 18-ft sport-fishing boats to 700-ft yachts and cruise ships, boat engines, tugs, barges, and more – all utilizing state-of-the-art technology including maritime thermal imaging systems.

Captain Arlen Leiner, MMS, AMS, Principal at AAC Marine, is an Accredited Marine Surveyor, Master Marine Surveyor, and has an engineering degree from the University of Toledo. He is trained for MARPOL, SOLAS, and IMO. He uses only state-of-the-art equipment and engine computers to ensure a full and accurate survey. Capt. Leiner's services are available to both commercial and private entities throughout the state of Florida and include:

• Surveys - Pre-Purchase, Insurance, Appraisals, Damages, Trip and Tow, Tug and Barges, Workboats, Fishing Boats
• Thermal Imaging - Variations in Temperature, Defects in Parts, and the Health of Large Motors for Boats, Machinery for Manufacturing Equipment
• Offshore Fishing Charters - All Licenses Included

St. Petersburg / Tampa / Sarasota Office Florida 727-647-7112

Fort Lauderdale / Palm Beach Office Florida 954-895-2628

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