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Reconstruction expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including accident reconstruction, building reconstruction, crime scene reconstruction, fire damage reconstruction, and historical site reconstruction. Some of the most common specialties among these experts also include vehicular accident reconstruction, structural failure analysis, forensic engineering, arson investigation, and architectural conservation. They have provided opinions on the effects of construction defects, vehicle collisions, fire origin and cause determination, preservation techniques for historical sites, and evidence interpretation at crime scenes.

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Review Fee $595/hr
Deposition Fee $595/hr
Court Fee $595/hr

With over 30 years of automotive engineering experience, this expert has dedicated his career to the field of accident reconstruction. Holding Masters and Doctoral degrees in automotive mechanical engineering and highway safety, he is a recognized expert whose clients have included U.S., State and Foreign Governments. He has extensive court experience, having been deposed and testified in approximately 200 trials, while he has acted as an automotive engineering consultant in more than 3,000 vehicle crash cases.

President, An accident reconstruction firm in MD

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Moscow Polytechnic Institute

Potomac |

Maryland

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Review Fee $295/hr
Deposition Fee $295/hr
Court Fee $295/hr

This expert has over 32 years as an Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic Engineer, and is ACTAR Accredited. He is a certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) technician, operator and data analyst. He is a former Chair of the Engineering Sciences section and Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of 5 additional forensic groups including CAARS, NAPARS, SAE, SATAI and SOAR. He has 100 publications and presentations in the field of forensic automotive engineering and is currently the owner of an Accident Reconstruction firm.

Mechanical Engineer, A Private Consulting Group in CA

Master of Science (MS), University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara |

California

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Review Fee $225/hr

A 3rd generation Gunsmith. This expert has over 15 years of experience as an authority on firearm and related subject. He currently provides his expertise to a variety of clients in need of accurate assessment of firearm analysis, GSR, accidental discharge, and bullet trajectory. In addition, he teaches a course on firearms and deadly force law, and has extensive experience reviewing evidence and speaking to the impact of firearms on the outcome of cases.

CEO and proprietor, A major ballistics related consulting firm

Juris Doctor (JD), Thomas M. Cooley School of Law

Lansing |

Michigan

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Review Fee $350/hr
Deposition Fee $400/hr
Court Fee $400/hr

This expert has an expertise in bicycle accident reconstruction with his extensive cycling experience and his education in human factors, biomechanics and engineering. He has experience analyzing a variety of bicycle issues such as rider behavior/bicycle safety, accident reconstruction, bicycle helmet component failure, and bicycle maintenance.

Human Factors Bicycle Specialist, A private consulting company in PA

Master of Science (MS), Arizona State University

Penns Park |

Pennsylvania

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Review Fee $750/hr
Deposition Fee $750/hr

This board-certified orthopaedic surgeon completed his M.D. at a top medical university, and completed his residency and fellowship at prestigious university medical centers. This expert is a member of numerous orthopaedic associations, and is a well published and reputable orthopaedic surgeon. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at a top university medical center.

Assistant Professor, A top university medical center

Doctor of Medicine (MD), George Washington University School of Medicine

Chapel Hill |

North Carolina

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Review Fee $450/hr

This accident reconstruction expert earned a masters degree in kinesiology from California State University Northridge and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA. He is a certified traffic reconstructionist and specializes in accident reconstruction and biomechanics for transportation related accidents (trains, subways, motor vehicles, buses, etc). He belongs to numerous prestigious societies in his field, including the National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructions, National Association of Railroad Safety Consultants and Investigators and the International Society of Biomechanics. He is currently the President of an Accident Reconstruction & Biomechanics firm.

President, A Biomechanics & Accident Reconstruction Consulting Firm in CA

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California-Los Angeles

Arroyo Grande |

California

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This expert is a registered professional architect, earning his degree from the University of Florida. He has worked in various architectural capacities, including design and safety. He is a former president of a corporation involved in both the design and construction of projects in the commercial and residential markets, and is currently the head of an architectural firms specializing in a similar space. His chief areas of expertise include forensic reconstruction of on-premise injury, construction/architecture defects, ADA compliance, building code compliance, construction disputes, premises liability, professional standard of care, document review, coefficient of friction testing, and water intrusion in structures.

Architect, Private Architectural Firm

Bachelor of Architecture (BArch), University of Florida

Georgia

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Review Fee $250/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr
Court Fee $250/hr

This EDR expert is a principal at a vehicular accident reconstruction consultancy. He retired from law enforcement after a twenty-five year career, during which time he investigated over 2500 motor vehicle collisions. Fourteen of those years he served with the Bergen County (NJ) Prosecutor's Office Fatal Accident Investigation Unit. This expert earned a degree in mechanical engineering, summa cum laude, from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and he is ACTAR accredited. He has testified as an expert in depositions and trials. He participates in crash testing with the University of Tulsa Crash Reconstruction Research Consortium and the University of North Florida. This expert teaches advanced accident reconstruction classes and lectures throughout the country at accident reconstruction conferences. He has performed more than 100 EDR downloads.

Principal Engineer, Vehicular Accident Reconstruction Consultancy

Bachelor of Science (BS), New Jersey Institute of Technology

New Jersey

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Review Fee $300/hr
Deposition Fee $350/hr
Court Fee $350/hr

This highly qualified engineer has 25+ years of industry experience. He is a member of several professional societies including the American Association of Snowboard Instructors, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, American Water Ski Association, and American National Standards Institute. This expert teaching experience and serves as a reviewer for several peer reviewed publications including the American Society for Testing and Materials and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Currently, this expert is the President of an engineering consultancy. He earned his BSME and MSME at Worcestor Polytechnic Institute.

President, An Engineering Consultancy in IL

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New Mexico

Rochelle |

Illinois

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Review Fee $200/hr
Deposition Fee $275/hr
Court Fee $275/hr

This highly qualified expert specializes in accident reconstruction. Receiving his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida, he has completed several training courses and certifications in safety and accident consultation. He is is a licensed professional engineer and is recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR) and is a Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH). This expert has had extensive training regarding this field and was responsible for reconstructing hundreds of accidents. Some of the projects he has worked on include commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, pedestrians and motorcycles. He has worked as an Engineer for Quest Engineering and Failure Analysis as well as an accident reconstructionist. Currently, he is the senior consultant for an engineering and accident consulting firm in Florida.

Principal Engineer, A Forensic Engineering Firm in FL

Master of Science (MS), Purdue University

Tallahassee |

Florida

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Review Fee $450/hr
Deposition Fee $450/hr
Court Fee $450/hr

This expert has provided consulting services in accident reconstruction, biomechanics, EDR/ECM data retrieval, forensic vehicle examinations, product safety, system safety, and human factors engineering for over 25 years. He has full accreditation as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist [ACTAR 738]; is a Certified Professional Ergonomist [N. 017]; is a specialist in using PC Crash computer simulation for the purposes of accident reconstruction; has specialized training and certification in Crash Data Retrieval Systems [both passenger vehicle EDRs and Transport Heavy Truck ECMs]; and is a licensed Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator. He has conducted over 3000 technical accident investigations and reconstructions, and has qualified to testify in courts in both Canada and the U.S. He is currently a Principal Associate for an accredited Accident Investigation and Reconstruction firm, which has offices throughout the northeast: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Ontario,Canada.

Founding Principal Associate, An accredited accident investigation and reconstruction firm in NY

Master of Science (MS), University of Western Ontario

Buffalo |

New York

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Review Fee $500/hr

This highly qualified, board certified and extremely well published expert earned her bachelor's degree from Harvard University and her medical degree from Albany Medical College. This was followed by an internship in general surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and a residency in urology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. This expert then completed her formal medical education by pursuing a fellowship in Reproductive Medicine & Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. This expert is a member of numerous prestigious medical societies. This expert is extremely well published, having authored 17 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 book chapters and 10 abstracts. This expert's mastery of research has allowed her to serve as a reviewer for 2 leading medical journals. This expert previously served as Assistant Professor of Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This expert currently serves as Director of Male Fertility, Microsurgery and Sexual Health at a private group practice, Co-Director of a vasectomy reversal center, Clinical Instructor of Urology at a major university hospital center, Founder and Director of a Aesthetic surgery center and as Regional Director of Male Fertility at a reproductive science center.

Regional Director, A MD Fertility Clinic

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Albany Medical College

Hunt Valley |

Maryland

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Review Fee $500/hr
Deposition Fee $600/hr
Court Fee $600/hr

This expert has 17 years experience in demonstrative evidence consulting, specializing in crime and shooting scene reconstruction. His reconstruction creation and design of forensic animations includes but is not limited to 3D modeling, illustration, Medical and Surgical Animation, Demonstrative Evidence Creation, Design and Consulting. Cases using such reconstruction platforms include homicides, officer involved shooting scenarios, human anatomy, surgical and disease demonstrations with mechanism of injury and/or death. His firm has been the exclusive provider of demonstrative evidence for the City of Cleveland Police Department and Department of Law since 1998. He is also a consultant to CBS New's 48 Hours. He has both an office in OH and CA.

Owner and Principal Consultant, A Forensic Animations and Exhibits Firm

Fairview Park |

California

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Review Fee $360/hr
Deposition Fee $360/hr
Court Fee $360/hr

This highly qualified expert is trained for every type fo accident reconstruction with the except of aircraft. This expert can assist in profduct defect causation and has extensive court experiencve. Additionally, he is a member of multiple soceities. He has over 35 years of expwereince in motorsports and is hte author of 400 technical articles and 3 books.

Chief Instructor, Specialty Vehicle Institute of America

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), California Coast University

El Dorado Hills |

California

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Review Fee $850/hr

This expert is a board-certified Facial Plastic Surgeon with extensive experience in all facets of facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. His practice is focused on cosmetic and reconstructive rhinoplasty (nose job) and facelift surgery. He performs a large number of Botox and filler injection treatments and trains physicians and nurses throughout the country on the safe and effective use of these products.

Owner, A Private Practice in CO

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Boston University

Lone Tree |

Colorado

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Review Fee $400/hr

This New York City traffic maintenance, street design, accident reconstruction, and building codes expert leverages his civil engineering background in his forensic work. He graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and maintains the distinction of Professional Engineer in both New York and New Jersey. A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Past President (2006) and Fellow in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, he has previous experience in the design and rehabilitation of highways in the New York area. He is adept at 2D and 3D computer analysis.

Forensic Engineer, Private Practice

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), City College of NY

New York |

New York

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Review Fee $200/hr
Deposition Fee $200/hr

This expert received his AS in Science from Lincoln Trail College and is an Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. He has certifications in Bosch EDR, Level I Event Data Recorder Use in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, and is a Crash Reconstruction Specialist. He is an active member in the Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators and the Illinois Traffic Safety Leaders. Currently, he is a police officer and the Chief of Police at a police department in Illinois, as well as an owner and lead crash reconstruction investigator at a large accident reconstruction firm in Illinois.

Owner, A traffic accident reconstruction firm in IL

Associate of Science (AS), Lincoln Trail College

Hutsonville |

Illinois

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Review Fee $650/hr
Deposition Fee $650/hr

This highly qualified expert has over 45 years of experience as an orthopedic surgeon. He earned his BA in psychology from Lafayette College and his MD from New York Medical College. He then went on to complete a medical-surgical internship and orthopedic surgery residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, and his fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of California, San Diego. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, the National Board of Medical Examiners, and the American College of Surgeons. He is a licensed physician in California. He has published 5 books, 23 chapters, and over 150 journal articles, as well as presenting extensively on topics in his field. He specializes in post-trauma limb reconstruction, including non-unions, mal-unions, shortening and post-trauma infections of bones and joints. He has been in active clinical practice for decades and has taught at some of America's premier academic medical institutions. Formerly, he served as the president of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society and the Association of Bone & Joint Surgeons. Currently, he works as an orthopedic surgeon for a private practice in Southern California and as a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at at a University and Medical Center in California.

Physician, Several medical centers in CA

Doctor of Medicine (MD), New York Medical College

Long Beach |

California

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Review Fee $150/hr
Deposition Fee $250/hr
Court Fee $250/hr

This expert in traffic accident reconstruction has over 35 years of experience as a traffic and transportation engineer. He received his BS in traffic and transportation engineering from the University of Belgrade, his MS in civil engineering from the University of Zagreb, and his PhD in traffic and transportation engineering from the University of Zagreb. He has published four textbooks and over 60 professional publications on topics in transportation engineering. Formerly, he has served as a roadway specialist at the Tennessee Department of Transportation and a transportation planner at Gary Struthers Associates. In addition, this expert has held roles as a leading traffic engineer at CHS Consulting Group and a dean and professor in the college of engineering at Pan-European University. Currently, he is a program and project manager at a major transportation department.

Program/Project Manager, A Major Transportation Department

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Zagreb

Nashville |

Tennessee

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FAQs for Reconstruction Expert Witnesses

What is a reconstruction expert witness?

A reconstruction expert witness is a professional who uses scientific methods to recreate events or scenes, often for legal cases. They can specialize in various areas like accident, crime scene, or architectural reconstruction.

What types of cases does a reconstruction expert witness handle?

Reconstruction experts are typically involved in personal injury cases, criminal investigations, insurance claims, and construction disputes where recreating the event or scene is crucial.

Are there subspecialties within the field of reconstruction expertise?

Yes, there are several subspecialties including traffic accident reconstruction, fire investigation and reconstruction, crime scene reconstruction, and structural failure reconstruction.

How can a traffic accident reconstruction expert witness contribute to my case?

They can provide detailed analysis of crash data, vehicle dynamics, road conditions and driver actions to establish the cause and circumstances of an accident.

Why would I need a structural failure reconstruction expert witness?

If your case involves a building or infrastructure collapse, this type of expert can identify design flaws, material failures or construction errors that may have led to the incident.

How does Expert Institute select its Reconstruction expert witnesses?

Expert Institute offers a personalized approach to help you find the highest quality experts. We source actively-practicing professionals who match all your requirements for specialty areas, work experience, litigation history, fee range, certifications, location, and more.

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