Mr. Larry L Dunville
Sawyer, MI 49125
Office: 574-210-8612
Larry Dunville is a University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School graduate. For almost 40 years, he was the President and Owner of Dearborn Overhead Crane and is presently the President and Owner of Overhead Crane Consulting, LLC.
Larry is currently a member of;
- ASME/ANSI B30.2 Overhead and Gantry Cranes
- ASME/ANSI B30.16 Electric Hoists
- ASME/ANSI B30.17 Single Girder and Under Running Cranes
- AIST (American Institute of Steel Technology) Technical Report 13, Mill Buildings with Overhead Cranes
Larry is an authorized OSHA Trainer and certified overhead crane inspector. He was the former Executive Director of the Crane Certification Association of America.
Larry has spoken at the American Institute of Steel Technology Crane Symposium (six times), the Crane Certification Association of America annual conference, the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association annual conference, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers World Class Crane Maintenance Conference (twice), and the Forensic Expert Witness Association (twice).
His clients include General Dynamics/Electric Boat, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 3M, Freeport McMoRan, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and the United States Air Force.
- Construction Safety
- Construction Site
- Cranes
- Equipment & Machinery
- Failure Analysis
- Human Factors
- Machine Guarding
- OSHA
- Personal Injury
- Safety
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: - Graduate of the University of Notre Dame, BBA Finance 1975
- Graduate of Harvard Graduate School of Business, OPM13, 1988 - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: - ASME/ANSI B30.2-Overhead & Gantry Cranes
- ASME/ANSI B30.16-Overhead Hoists
- ASME/ANSI B30.17-Overhead Cranes, Under Running
- AIST TR-13 Guide for the Design and Construction of Mill Buildings
- FEWA: Board member of Forensic Expert Witness Association
- Former: AIST Technical Report No. 6- Specification for Electric Overhead Traveling Cranes for Steel Mill Service
- Former: Executive Director of the Crane Certificaiton Association of America
- Former: FMA (Fabricated Manufacturing Association) Board Member - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: - AIST (American Institute of Steel Technology) Crane Symposium, six times
- FEWA (Forensic Expert Witness Association), twice
- OSHA 30-hour training (Northern Indiana), crane safety training section, twice
- SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) World Class Crane Maintenance Seminar, twice
- API (American Petroleum Institute) Lifting Conference
- CMAA (Crane Manufacturers Association of America) Modex Conference - 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: Dozens of times
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: - Overhead crane contractural issues
- Overhead crane safety/accident cases
- Lifting safety/accident cases
- OSHA safety/accident cases - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: roughly 50/50.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: roughly 50/50.
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Over a half dozen times.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Fall 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Not sure how to answer this. I've given expert testimony in court about half a dozen times.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: I've given expert testimony in court about half a dozen times.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 2016.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: - site visit
- deposition review
- report writing
- deposition
- trial testimony - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: - Initial consult, no charge.
- Post engagement work charged at $495/hr. - Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Flat rate, $495/hr for all services. Travel time is charged at a ½ hourly rate, plus expenses are charged at my cost.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Flat rate, $495/hr for all services. Travel time is charged at a ½ hourly rate, plus expenses are charged at my cost.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Flat rate, $495/hr for all services. Travel time is charged at a ½ hourly rate, plus expenses are charged at my cost.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Flat rate, $495/hr for all services. Travel time is charged at a ½ hourly rate, plus expenses are charged at my cost.
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