A&C AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTING: SPECIALIZING IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION and INVESTIGATIONS; VEHICLE DEFECT EXAMINATIONS, including CRASHWORTHINESS (cars, truck cabs), BRAKING and STEERING SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, SEATS, SEAT BACKS, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS, JACKKNIFING, ETC.
A&C AUTOMOTIVE CONSULTING HAS ANALYZED OVER 2,000 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASES ON BEHALF OF PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, CAR RENTAL COMPANIES, and CAR and TRUCK DEALERSHIPS.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Engineering Degree in Automotive Engineering from Gothenburg Institute of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the American Society of Safety Engineers, the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists.
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Have been an instructor in Mathematics, Physics, Vehicle Dynamics, Operation of Commercial Vehicles, Truck and Car Repair.
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: More than 2,000 occasions
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Traffic accident reconstruction, vehicle defect investigation, vehicle safety standards, vehicle rollover accidents, vehicle fires.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: About 60%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: About 40%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: More than 50 occasions
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Oct 20, 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: More than 50 occasions
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: More than 50 occasions
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Over 30 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, computations of vehicle dynamics for accident reconstruction, examinations of vehicles, site inspection, reporting, testimony.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $375.00/hour
Out of state travel billed at one half of actual travel time.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $300.00/hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $475.00/hour
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $475.00/hour
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: No charge for copies or faxes.
Out-of-pocket expenses billed at actual cost.
References
Craig McClellan, Esq.McCLELLAN & ASSOCIATES
1144 STATE STREET
SAN DIEGO CA 92101
619-231-0505
Dennis Donnelly, Esq.
BLUME GOLDFADEN BERKOWITZ DONNELLY FRIED & FORTE
1 MAIN STREET
CHATHAM NJ 07928
973-635-5400
Peter Perlman, Esq.
388 South Broadway
Lexington KY 40508
859-253-3919
Susan Handler-Menaham
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Federal Building - Suite 700
970 Broad Street
Newark NJ 07102
973-645-2843
