I've helped a lot of attorneys in both case preparation and testimony. I know chemistry and chemicals. My experience includes engineering, environmental issues, safety, chemical research, production trouble shooting, and warnings and labels. I am experienced at being both scientific and practical.
Background
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A List of Cases Where I Provided Testimony
James Goldstein of James A. Goldstein, P.C. of Atlanta, Georgia, 404-869-8600. I testified for plaintiff in deposition in a suit where an employee was injured by caustic, solution while unloading a truck.
Jerre M. Hood, Winchester, Tennessee, 931-967-0838. I testified for plaintiff in deposition. The case involved a do it yourselfer receiving inadequate warning about the hazards of liquid concrete.
John Amato IV of Goodman, Meager & Enoch L.L.P., Baltimore, MD, 410-752-3666. I testified for plaintiff in deposition. The case involved a truck driver carrying a cargo of ferric chloride. He was directed to pump his cargo into the wrong tank.
Peter Culbert of Felker, Ish, Ritchie & Geer, Santa Fe, NM, 505-988-4483. I testified for plaintiff in deposition and at trial. The case involved exposure to the solvents, toluene, hexane, petroleum distillate and acetone.
Jeff Blackwell of Hornsby, Watson, Hornsby & Blackwell, of Huntsville, Alabama, 256-650-5500, I testified in deposition for plaintiff in a case involving an hydrogen sulfide explosion in a paper mill. I testified for plaintiff in deposition for Ralph Hornsby, Jr. This case involved a spill of agricultural products along a neighborhood and public highway.
Kevin Boissoneault of Gallon & Takas, Toledo, Ohio, 800-352-1976. I testified for plaintiff in a suit where an employee was injured by falling refractory.
Russ Heald, Hilliard & Heald, Beaumont, TX, 409-832-7171. I testified for plaintiff in deposition. The case involved a former fertilizer plant that had contaminated the neighborhood.
Robert Reeves, Reeves Law Office of Lexington, KY, 859-226-0700. I testified for plaintiff in deposition. The case involved a plant contaminating the area by the release of nickel metal and nickel compounds.
Shawn Isbell, Rodriguez, Colvin & Chaney, L.L.P., 956-542-7441 and Mike Davis, Slack & Davis of Austin, TX, 1-800-455-8686. I testified for plaintiff in deposition and in a courtroom hearing. The case involved an oil refinery that polluted the neighborhood. Slack & Davis retained me for a second case where a zinc smelter has polluted a neighborhood. I testified in deposition for plaintiff.
Floyd Thomas of Compton, Prewitt, Thomas & Hickey of El Dorado, Arkansas, 870-862-3478. I testified for defendant in a case involving occupational exposure to a wood flooring coating and in a second case for plaintiff involving occupational exposure in a pesticide manufacturing plant. Floyd retained me for a third case involving exposure to molten phthalic anhydride. I testified in deposition and in court on this case for plaintiff. I have testified in deposition in a fourth case for the defense involving responsibility for a chlorine dioxide exposure.
Matthew Shepherd of Compton, Prewitt, Thomas & Hickey of El Dorado, Arkansas, 870-862-3478. I testified for plaintiff in a case involving acetone contamination of a groundwater monitoring well.
Kelly Utsinger and Charles Mallard of Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson, Amarillo, TX, 806-376-5613. I testified in deposition for defendant in a case involving an occupational injury due to an acid spill.
John J. Wojick, Anderson, Stull & Associates, Lansing, Michigan, 517-484-0090. I provided testimony in deposition for plaintiff in a case involving misapplication of a pesticide. The testimony was videotaped and was to be used in the trial.
Mike Wade, Denbow & Wade, Fort Worth, Texas, 817-336-6446. I testified in court for plaintiff in a case involving misapplication of a pesticide.
Joe Guida of Guida, Slavich & Flores, Dallas, TX, 214-692-0009. I testified for defendant in court in a case involving alleged pollution of a site with waste oil.
Scott Sanes of Sanes & Stanford, Houston, Texas, 1-713-799-8400. I testified in deposition for plaintiff in a case involving misapplication of hydrogen peroxide to a young girl’s hair. The issue was labeling on the bottle.
Le Ann Cross of Calhoun & Stacy, Dallas, TX, 1-214-748-5000. I testified in deposition for plaintiff in a case involving a confined space entry. Calhoun & Stacy have dissolved. Ms. Cross has a white pages listing of 972-608-4959.
Michael Lockwood, Keister & Lockwood, Austin, TX, 512-477-5796. I testified for plaintiff in a case involving defective plastic roofing. That was the second case where I had worked for Mr. Lockwood.
Steven Goldston of Pace and Goldston, Dallas, TX, 214-368-6308. I testified for plaintiff in a case involving misapplication of pesticide in a restaurant.
James Byrne of Berry, Byrne & Randall, 214-915-9810. I testified for defendant in a case that involved a concrete batch plant being an alleged source of dust, which caused a traffic accident.
Jeffrey Kobs, Fort Worth, Texas, 817-332-5956. I testified for plaintiff in deposition in a case involving exposure to boiler water treatment chemicals.
I have worked on cases that did not go to trial and I am working on cases where it has been indicated that I will be asked to testify.
