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EXPERT WITNESS TESTIMONY AND LITIGATION SUPPORT

         
Filice Brown Eassa & McLeod (Oakland, CA) 2005, 2006 Prepared expert report regarding proper standard of care on use of asbestos piping. (Personal liability case)
Seyfarth Shaw Attorneys (Boston, MA) 2005, 2006 Prepared expert report identifying that welds were compliant to ASME B31.1 Code requirements.
McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington (Wichita, KS) 2005, 2006 Prepared expert report in personal liability case showing that piping had been tampered with at a no-hub connection after defendant had repaired the pipe.
Lustig & Brown, LLP (Buffalo, NY) 2005
Provided expert support in personal liability case showing that repair work on Pressure Vessel was outside the scope of the ASME Pressure Vessel Code.
Hicks, Thomas & Lilienstern, LLP. (Houston, TX) 2004 Provided expert report in personal liability asbestos case showing that defendant met all the standards of care and standards of engineering.
Holland & Hart (Denver, CO) 2003 Expert testimony and support regarding ASME Code requirements for pressure vessels and undetected cracks in welds.
Vinson & Elkins (Houston, TX) 2003 ASME Code requirements for full penetration welds.
Godwin, Pappas, Langley, & Ronquillo (Dallas, TX) 2002 Expert support regarding personal liability in release of ammonia by a railroad tank car.
Piper, Marbury, Rudnick (New York, NY) 2001 Responsibilities of ASME Authorized Inspectors.
Wasserman, Comden & Casselman
(Los Angeles, CA) 2000, 2001
Expert testimony and support regarding Quality Control related to construction of Los Angeles subway system.
Hawkins & Parnell (Atlanta, GA) 2000, 2001 Expert testimony and support related to failure of quick opening closures which resulted in personal injuries.
Dryden, Margoles (Claremont, CA) 1998 Expert testimony related to failure of quick-opening closures which resulted in personal injuries.
McClintock, Weston, Benshoof
(Los Angeles, CA) 1996-1997
Expert testimony and support related to hydrostatic testing of pressure piping systems, welding programs, quality assurance and piping codes.
Cousineau, McGuire & Anderson (Minneapolis) Expert testimony and support regarding ASME requirements for design of pressure vessels and cause of failure of a quick-opening closure
Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro (Costa Mesa, CA) Expert testimony for wrongful discharge case regarding issues related to quality assurance, ASME Code requirements for power boilers, and management conduct.
Milner Fenerty (Calgary, Canada) 1993 Expert testimony and support related to traceability of material, cause of failure, guidance on Code requirements, and evaluation of technical expert reports including materials, fabrication, and examination.
Cardozo, Curtis & Arata (Modesto, CA) 1993 Expert testimony and deposition regarding the design of a jacketed pressure vessel with a quick opening closure. (Personal injury).
Watt, Tider, Killian & Hoffar (McLean, VA) 1993 Expert testimony regarding inadequate quality assurance efforts and cost over- runs of nuclear power plant construction.
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
(Grand Rapids, MI) 1992
Deposition and report related to ASME Code requirements, and mismanagement of design requirements for containment vessel.
Grippo & Elden (Chicago, IL) 1990 Expert support regarding ASME Code requirements and mismanagement of design requirements for containment vessels.
Mudge, Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon
(New York, NY) 1989
Export support regarding ASME Code requirements and mismanagement of design requirements for containment vessels.
Baker & Botts (Houston, TX) 1989 ASME Code requirements for piping and supports, welding, and quality assurance issues. (Deposition and Testimony)
Tennessee Valley Authority (Knoxville, TN) 1989 Expert testimony for TVA on improper welding.
Gadsby & Hannah (Boston, MA) 1988 Report and testimony regarding applicability of quality assurance and Code requirements to install piping and supports. Report on management practices, and scheduling issues.
Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims
(New Orleans, LA) 1988
Prepared expert testimony on construction of Nuclear Power Plant.
Bradley, Arant Rose & White(Birmingham, AL)
1987
Expert support related to construction of containment vessel, quality assurance, design, welding and application of ASME code rules.
Taylor & Hintze (Sacramento, CA) 1987 Provided testimony and support regarding construction practices, quality assurance, welding, and prudent management related to spent nuclear fuel storage facility.
Newman & Holtzinger (Washington D.C.) 1985 Support related to quality assurance issues and adequacy of welding at nuclear power plant.
Tennessee Valley Authority (Knoxville, TN) 1981 Testified as expert witness regarding adequacy of structural welds.


   


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