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As a licensed Professional Engineer, inventor, scientist, manager, machinist, artist, scale model builder, and published author, Philip J. O'Keefe has been characterized by more than a few as “a true Renaissance Man.” His professional accomplishments cover the gamut from a recognized expert within the electric utility industry to patent recipient in within the medical device industry.
With over 26 years of engineering experience, Mr. O’Keefe provides expert witness services and litigation support in patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, product liability, personal injury, regulatory compliance, and professional malpractice cases. He has specific experience in the development, design, testing, and operation of medical devices, electronic devices, electric power tools, gasoline engine powered tools, hand tools, electrical appliances, manufacturing equipment, material handling systems, electric utility power plant equipment, industrial control systems, safety interlocks, and railway equipment. He currently manages a design group for a contract engineering firm, specializing in electronics design, industrial control system design, and production tester integration projects.
In addition, Mr. O’Keefe has over seven years of experience in developing and administering quality management systems in compliance with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations.
Mr. O'Keefe has worked on a wide variety of cases for both plaintiffs and defendants all over the country. His patent litigation experience includes performing infringement analysis, constructing claim charts, and writing Rule 26 reports to render opinions on literal infringement and infringement under doctrine of equivalents. He is very familiar with the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, so he understands the idiosyncrasies of claim drafting and esoteric concepts like anticipation, non-obviousness, enablement, and recapture. As a member of the American Bar Association, he is active in the Intellectual Property Section and sits on several IP committees. He is also an active member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association.
Accomplishments aside, Mr. O’Keefe is approachable and easily understood. Technical venues are not particularly accessible, especially to the layperson, and it is here that his abilities to communicate in a succinct fashion are truly appreciated.
EngineeringExpert.net, LLC
Engineering Expert Witness and Litigation Support Services
Chicago: 630-204-6963
Minneapolis: 612-756-3273
email: pokeefe@engineeringexpert.net
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BSME, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Registered Professional Engineer, State of Illinois, License No. 62-058772
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Bar Association (ABA) ñ Intellectual Property Law Section, Inventorís Committee
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society of Industrial Archeology (SIA)
Michigan Antique Phonograph Society
Great Western Railway Society
Central Electric Railfansí Association
Fox River Trolley Museum
Illinois Railway Museum
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teaching/speaking experience includes:
Turbine Heat Rate Testing ñ A course created to train utility power plant engineers and technicians in setting up and performing steam turbine efficiency tests in accordance with ASME Power Test Codes and turbine manufacturer guidelines. Course content included practical thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics as applied to power plant efficiency testing.
Transformers ñ Course content included theory, design, and operation of single phase and three phase high voltage utility transformers.
Problem Solving, Decision Making and Planning ñ
Course content included methods to identify true causes of problems and develop decision-making strategies to correct the problems.
First Line Supervisor Training ñ Course content included lessons in utility power plant operating procedures, maintenance procedures, and safety procedures. Course content also included lessons in management and supervisory skills.
Media experience includes:
Understanding: Tunnels - Appeared on the television program as a subject matter expert with regard to the design and operation of Chicagoís abandoned narrow gauge freight subway system.
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?
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Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Cases involving patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, professional malpractice, product liabilty, personal injury, regulatory compliance, and property damage.
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Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: About 70%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: About 30%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Please contact me for this information.
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: Please contact me for this information.
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: Please contact me for this information.
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: Please contact me for this information.
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Since 2000.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Expert witness and litigation support services including site inspections, analysis of evidence, forensics, testing, reports, and testimony.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 260
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 260, $520 for expedited work
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 260
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 260
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Please contact me for more detailed information about hourly rates, retainers, expense reimbursement, and your obligations for payment as a client.
