Offering forensic, expert witness and legal services. Ronald J. Parrington, P.E. has over 20 years of experience in testing and failure analysis of metallic and nonmetallic materials. Ron has presented and published numerous papers on failure analysis, teaches several courses on failure analysis, and is a past chairman of the ASM International Failure Analysis Committee. Furthermore, Mr. Parrington is able to leverage the capabilities of IMR Test lab’s state-of-the-art, fully equipped materials testing laboratory.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: BS and MS in Materials Engineering
PE license
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: ASM International
SPE
NACE International
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Teach "Principles of Failure Analysis", "Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist", "Nonmetallic Materials", "Product Liability and Failure Analysis", and "Visual Examination op Failures"
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: >50
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Failure Analysis
Materials Engineering
Materials and Product Testing
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 50%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: two
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2/2/06
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: two
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: two
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 8
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: consulting, testing, site inspections, expert reports, expert testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $240
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $240
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $360
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $360
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: travel expenses
References
Catherine A. TallericoFowler, Schimberg & Flanagan
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Denver, CO 80203
(303)298-8603
c_tallerico@fsf-law.com
James A. Partacz
Attorney at law
3890 Seneca Street
West Seneca, NY 14224
(716)674-1590
Marc Brown
Phillips Lytle
3400 HSBC Center
Buffalo, NY 14203-2887
(716)504-5755
mbrown@phillipslytle.com
