• Accident Investigation
• Admiralty & Maritime
• Cruise Lines
• Transportation Safety

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: 30+ years formal training and education, no degree held • USCG Senior Marine Inspector Course • DNV Hull General design and surveying • USCG Passenger Control Verification Course • USCG Rights/Human Relations Awareness • DNV Machinery General • USCG Wooden Boat Inspection • USCG Sexual Harassment Prevention • DNV Electrical Systems • DNV Thrusters for Propulsion • USCG Law Enforcement Officer Course • DNV Control and Monitoring Systems • DNV Survey Arrangements Machinery • USCG Rescue Summer Course • DNV Electrical and Instrumentation • DNV Survey Arrangement Mach PMS • USCG Basic Procurement Course •DNV Electrical - high voltage • DNV Class Notation TMON A3.23.1 • USCG Leadership/Management • USCG Coxswain “C” School • DNV Passenger ship - SIO • USCG PCO/PXO Ship handling •USCG Boatswain’s Mate “A” School • DNV Additional class surveys - SIO • USCG Officer in Charge/XPO School, • USCG Training-Coordination Unit • Thrusters for Propulsion • USCG Vessel Damage Control Team Training • USCG Deck Watch Officer Course • DNV Machinery General - SIO • USCG System Administration • USCG Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic.

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: U.S. Coast Guard Retired
DNV Senior Surveyor

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Several live and taped television and newspaper interviews.
Experienced Speaker/Instructor with hundreds of hours of podium time.
Published in several Coast Guard publications and informational letters, including “USCG Proceeding”.
Guest or keynote speaker at numerous formal events including “Maritime Day” at UN Facility New York.

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: 2023 Morgan v. Joseph LaCorte, Gordon & Partners, Boating Accident
2023 Putu Sugiartha v. RCCL, Meister Law, LLC , Crew Covid-19 Death
2022 Cannarozzo v. Princess, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP, Passenger Covid-19
2022 House v. Princess, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP, Passenger Covid-19
2021 Green v. Royal Caribbean Cruises , LAL Law Firm, LLP , Passenger Covid-19
2021 Archer v. Carnival Corporation, Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, Passenger Covid-19 Death
2021 Dorety v. Princess Cruise Line, David W. Singer & Assoc., PA, Passenger Covid-19
2021 Dhillon v. Princess, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Passenger Covid-19
2020 Hooks v. Holland America Line, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, LLP, Passenger Covid-19
2020 Bland v. Carnival Corporation, Georgelin Law PLLC, Passenger Injury Case
2020 Saridakis v. Officer Beard, Myers & Company, PLLC, MLE Use of Force
2019 Fulton v. Globalia, Preston Turnbull LLP, Charter Mitigation
2018 PGCL v. Paul Gauguin Cruise Cox, Wootton, LLP Charter Mitigation
2015 Palermo v. Bright Touch, Kandell & Kandell, Boat Damage

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Boating Accident
Crew Covid-19 Death
Passenger Covid-19
Passenger Covid-19 Death
Passenger Injury Case
MLE Use of Force
Charter Mitigation
Boat Damage

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 90%

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 10%

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: 5 Depositions

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: 2022

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: None as Expert Witness

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: 2 Arbitrations

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: 7 Years

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Consulting, Surveying, Safety Compliance, Environmental Compliance Safety inspections

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: $300 Per Non-Testimony Hour
$500 Per Testimony Hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $300 Per Non-Testimony Hour
Time spent on casework, including but not limited to reporting, reviewing, research, meetings, wait times, preparations, and travel time less than 3 hours round trip. The rate is per person, per hour, a minimum of 4 hours

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $500 Per Testimony Hour
Time spent testifying in Arbitration, Deposition, or Trial, including wait times and travel time less than 3 hours round trip. The rate is per person, per hour, a minimum of 4 hours. Rate commences upon departing home or hotel.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $500 Per Testimony Hour
Time spent testifying in Arbitration, Deposition, or Trial, including wait times and travel time less than 3 hours round trip. The rate is per person, per hour, a minimum of 4 hours. Rate commences upon departing home or hotel.

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: $1750 Per day
Time spent traveling more than 3 hours in a single day, including but not limited to travel to and from airports, hotels, project sites, or vessels, including layovers and standby time. The rate is per person, per day, minimum half day.

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