Mr. Mogil is a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (M.S. Meteorology). He has an extensive weather background, including working nearly 30 years with NOAA. He is also experienced in public speaking, computer graphics, weather visualizations and photography. In addition to working for the National Weather Service as a forecaster, researcher and severe storm program manager, he provided satellite training to many governmental agencies and hundreds of TV meteorologists.
Mr. Mogil has worked dozens of cases (both civil and criminal), supporting both plaintiff and defendant. He is able to access varied data sources (not only nearby airport observations) to ensure honest and accurate event reconstruction. He has worked on cases involving lightning, rainfall, snowfall, flooding, roof collapses, visibility, boating accidents, slip and falls and hurricane- and thunderstorm-related wind damage.
While Mr. Mogil strives to provide an accurate assessment of weather phenomena and their impacts, he is also able to present information orally and through varied visual media to ensure understanding by judges, juries and attorneys.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: - American Meteorological Society's Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM)
- American Meteorological Society's TV Meteorologist Seal of Approval
- American Meteorological Society's Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Meteorological Society
National Weather Association
Commercial Weather Services Association
National Council of Industrial Meteorologists
National Science Teachers Association
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: - Able Toastmaster
- Adjunct faculty since 1979 at various colleges and universities teaching courses in meteorology, satellite imagery interpretation and physical science
- Dozens of presentations at weather and education conferences
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 3 dozen
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Lightning, flooding, rainfall, snowfall, roof collapses and damage, visibility, boating accidents, slip and falls and hurricane- and thunderstorm-related wind damage.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Approximately 30%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Approximately 70%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: About 8
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: September 2009
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: About 6
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: About 6
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 13
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, event reconstruction, report writing, site inspections, trial preparation, courtroom graphics/visualizations, consultation with other experts
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Available upon request
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Available upon request
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Available upon request
