Expert Witnesses for Failure Analysis

Found 7 experts for Failure Analysis

Dr. Frank Will
San Francisco, CA
Automotive Engineer with 30 years experience. Details see CV.
Steve Roensch M.S.
Appleton, WI
Steve Roensch has a robust background in engineering mechanics, physics and mathematics. He has 43 years of professional experience, has served as an expert witness on 83 cases for both defendant and plaintiff investigations, including 10 patent cases, and has testified 24 times. As an engineering consultant, he has worked on hundreds of mechanical designs and performed thousands of engineering analyses on a wide range of products, from medical devices to marine engines, rock crushers to aircraft, farm equipment to the International Space Station. Steve has taught engineering classes at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marquette University, IBM Research & Development, and at client locations. In addition to a very strong theoretical background, he is a hands-on engineer, and has performed maintenance and repairs on his own SUVs, boats and aircraft. Steve investigates product failures and accidents from a fundamental engineering perspective. He specializes in determining if the product design meets applicable standards and is sufficient to survive. He documents his efforts thoroughly from the start, for concise presentation to the legal team, other experts and the jury. For example, Steve has served as an expert witness on Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) and All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) cases. These vehicles require special consideration of design, stability and modes of injury. He has also worked on many oilfield, transportation and consumer product cases. Steve is a certified private pilot and enjoys boating and fishing.
Matthew Latham
Houston, TX
Matthew Latham - ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (#TX-3737B) | ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist (#859) | Expert Witness & Consulting Arborist I am an industry-leading ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, specializing in forensic arboriculture, litigation support, and expert witness services. With extensive experience in tree risk assessment, forensic tree failure analysis, and property damage evaluations, I provide unbiased, science-based expertise to attorneys, insurance professionals, municipalities, & property owners. I have consulted on a wide range of high-profile cases, including tree-related personal injury, wrongful tree removals, construction damage to trees, storm-related failures, and tree valuation disputes. My professional reports adhere to ANSI A300 standards, ISA Best Management Practices, American Society of Consulting Arborist (ASCA), and industry-leading methodologies, ensuring credibility in court and mediation settings. Areas of Expertise: - Forensic Tree Failure Analysis & Litigation Support - Tree Risk & Hazard Assessments - Construction & Development Impact on Trees - Insurance & Property Damage Claims (Tree Loss & Liability) - Wrongful Tree Removal & Trespass Cases - Tree Valuation & Appraisals (Trunk Formula Method, CTLA Standards) - Right-of-Way & Vegetation Management Disputes I provide clear, authoritative testimony and expert reports that hold up under scrutiny, helping clients navigate tree-related legal disputes effectively. I offer pre-trial consulting, site investigations, expert opinions, and courtroom testimony, ensuring clients have the strongest foundation for their case.
Mr. Steven Paul ASE, CVA, NRVIA, DOT
St. Louis, MO
Steven S. Paul is a highly qualified vehicle inspection and appraisal expert with over 25 years of experience in automotive service, heavy equipment maintenance, and forensic vehicle analysis. Specializing in Lemon Law, misrepresentation, cause of failure, and improper repairs, he has provided expert opinions in over 500 cases and is court-qualified in multiple state and federal jurisdictions. As Principal of TDT Vehicle Inspection Services, he performs comprehensive evaluations on exotic, luxury, collector, and commercial vehicles. Steven holds ASE Master Certification in Automotive & Heavy-Duty Trucks, NRVIA Level II RV Inspector, ASCAA Certified Vehicle Appraiser, NAAA Frame/Unibody Structural Inspector, I-CAR PL3 Structural Technician, and USPAP certification. He actively contributes to automotive education, professional associations, and technical program development.
Adam Olshove PE, MSE
Ann Arbor, MI
Adam is a registered mechanical professional engineer with over 12 years of experience providing consulting services to industry and the legal profession. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Michigan. He focused his studies on the modeling and control of dynamic systems, with a particular emphasis on battery modeling. He continues to work with the University of Michigan’s Battery Lab on projects involving battery failures, design, and testing. His projects at Miller Engineering have focused on a wide range of consumer product design issues and industrial accidents. He has performed dozens of on-site investigations nationwide in relation to these projects, including failure analysis and testing. He has particular expertise in the areas of slip/trip/falls, battery failures and warnings, residential and commercial code compliance, product tip-overs, furniture failures, machine design, and electro-mechanical testing. Adam has also designed and evaluated warning labels for corporate clients, as well as developed instruction manuals for novel products. His past professional experiences include product development on the pressure sensor team at Caterpillar, Inc., and implementation of energy saving solutions at Rhetech, Inc., a plastic resin manufacturing company. As an undergraduate, he conducted research at the University of Michigan’s Composite Structures Lab under the supervision of the Aerospace Engineering Department Chair, Dr. Tony Waas. Recently, Adam has been involved in the evaluation, design, and testing of batteries including Lithium Ion (Li-ion) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), particularly those used in e-cigarettes and vapes. Affiliations: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee F15 on Consumer Products; American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME); National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
DR Saeed Fararooy PhD
Los Angeles, CA
Saeed Fararooy is a major in electrical, electronics, computer and telecommunications engineering with a PhD in Control and Instrumentation. Saeed has 35+ years expertise in automation and system/software safety assurance. He has led multi-disciplinary engineering teams in delivering infrastructure projects. Saeed has attended multiple court cases and litigation or depositions as an expert witness. His forensic and systemic approach allowed him to offer impartial and independent opinion whilst maintaining absolute integrity based on an ethical approach. Saeed has developed software for safety case management using Goal Structuring Notation (GSN) and the Claim-Argument-Evidence methodology. This approach is also applicable to complex technical and legal challenges across many safety-critical transportation, energy, manufacturing market sectors.
Mr. David D Hunter
Corvallis, OR
David D. Hunter is a consulting arborist without the salesman. Consulting and Expert Witness work in arboriculture, forestry, tree forensics, and wildland fire. Consulting includes tree inventory, tree health and risk assessments, tree forensics as to why a tree or tree part hurt or killed someone or damaged property, wildland fire assessment having worked wildland fire 25+ seasons in leadership roles, timber trespass plant appraisals. David D. Hunter has over 50+ years of field experience and over 30+ years of consulting and expert witness work. Servicing the western United States.