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As a licensed Professional Engineer, inventor, scientist, teacher, manager, machinist, artist, scale model builder, and published author, Philip J. O'Keefe's professional accomplishments cover the gamut from a recognized expert within the electric utility industry to patent recipient within the medical device industry.
With more than 28 years of engineering experience, Mr. O'Keefe provides forensic engineering, engineering expert witness services, and litigation support services in patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, product liability, personal injury, property damage, 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.
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. In addition to his engineering expertise, Mr. O'Keefe is a certified training instructor in private industry. He currently teaches seminars on a variety of technical subjects.
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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
- Registered Professional Engineer, State of Minnesota, License No. 45527
- Model Law Engineer, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Certificate No. 29725
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: - American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section, Inventor Committee
- Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teaching/speaking experience includes:
Fossil Power Plant Fundamentals - A 2-day seminar that provides an overview of a utility power plant, from the coal pile to the electrical switch yard, illustrating the functions and operations of equipment used to generate electricity.
Arc Flash Program Fundamentals - A 90-minute web conference on the hazards created due to the rapid release of energy during an electrical fault that creates an arc between phases, neutral, or ground. The conference also covers setting up an Arc Flash Program to mitigate risk to electrical workers and comply with OSHA regulations, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, and Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards.
Turbine Heat Rate Testing - 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 - Course content included theory, design, and operation of single phase and three phase high voltage utility transformers.
Problem Solving, Decision Making and Planning -
Course content included methods to identify true causes of problems and develop decision-making strategies to correct the problems.
First Line Supervisor Training - 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 Chicago's abandoned narrow gauge freight subway system.
"Antique Phonograph Music Program" - Guest hosted an hour-long radio show on WFMU-FM, a radio station broadcasting at 91.1 Mhz FM in Jersey City, NJ,
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: Please contact me for an Exemplary Case List
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 liability, personal injury, regulatory compliance, and property damage.
Please contact me for an Exemplary Case List.
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 consulting, site inspections, scientific analysis of evidence, forensic engineering, testing, reverse engineering, expert reports, technical illustrations for courtroom visual aids, scale models for courtroom demonstrations, deposition testimony, and courtroom 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
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.
