David Grimes is president of Grimes Surveying & Mapping, Inc., a general land surveying firm,specializing in forensic surveying and the preparation of Certified Court maps depicting to-scale graphic representations of all types of accident scenes. He has been reponsible for the personal preparation and/or direct supervision of over 5000 court exhibits depicting vehicular, pedestrian, rail and aircraft accident scenes, and surveys involved in expert boundary line determination; he has over 30 years of extensive deposition and courtroom testimony in support of these exhibits. GSM Court Maps are used by accident reconstruction experts and traffic engineers. GSM also provides high-quality architectural design maps, ALTA (extended coverage) title surveys, boundary and topo maps, film industry measurement and support.
Ventura County Office:
4568 N. Clubhouse Drive
Somis, CA 93066
(805) 485-2515 fax: (805) 485-0358
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: California Licensed Land Surveyor No. LS 3774
Arizona Registered Land Surveyor No. LS 9233
Nevada Registered Land Survey No. LS 3674
BA, California State University at Los Angeles
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: California Land Surveyors Association
American Congress on Surveying & Mapping
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Surveyors Historical Society (Charter Member)
California Council of Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors (1984-1992)
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Over 5000
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Over 5000
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: approximately 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: approximately 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Over 100
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: January 25, 2001
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: over 100
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Over 100
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 30
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Certified Court Map preparation and accompanying expert testimony; boundary line determination
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 175
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 175
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 375
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 375
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Special instrument fees may apply, expenses at cost + 15%
References
Attorneys:Steven Thomas, Esq.
Irell & Manella
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 203-7694
Tighe Hudson, Esq.
Los Angeles County Counsel
500 W. Temple Street, Suite 653
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 974-1885
James Eiler, Esq.
Eiler & Aicklen, LLP
4510 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Suite 310
Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 494-1316
William Weston, Esq.
Weston & Herzog, LLP
4640 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 514
North Hollywood, CA 91602
(818) 755-8555
David Mains, Esq.
Law Offices of David Mains
801 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 110
Glendale, CA 91203
John Girardi, Esq.
Girardi & Keese
1126 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90017
John Hager, Esq.
Kinkle, Rodiger & Spriggs
600 W. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 629-1261
Gerard Fisher, Esq.
Pollak, Vida & Fisher
1801 Centura Park East, Suite 2500
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Robert Stoll
Stoll, Nusbaum & Polakov
11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 996-7500
Thomas Wilson, Esq.
Law Offices of Thomas D. Wilson
2201 Dupont Drive, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 252-8000
Richard Watters, Esq.
Miles, Sears & Eanni
2844 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93716
(559) 486-5200
Experts:
Stephen A. Blewett
Stephen E. Blewett & Associates
2406 N. Lake Ave.
Altadena, CA 91011
(626) 798-3028
Robert C. Peckham
Robert C. Peckham & Associates
1925 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201
(818) 845-7400
John McKibben
McKibben Engineering Corporation
13451 Prospect Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 832-1994
