Richard C. Rinker
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Richard Rinker is a retired Sergeant of Police with the Los Angeles Police Department, founding member of the LAPD Collision Reconstruction team, and retired Collision Reconstructionist with L.A. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He currently teaches Collision Investigation classes for U. S. Department of Transportation. He specializes in traffic related felony criminal defense matters, including Watson Murders, Manslaughters and Felony DUI cases. He is an accredited Collision Reconstructionist with the Accreditation Committee for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists, ACTAR, #1461 and has offered Expert testimony over 55 times in various courts in Southern California.
- Accident Investigation
- Accident Reconstruction
- Bicycle
- Bus & Truck Safety/Accident
- Human Factors
- Motorcycles
- Personal Injury
- Transportation Safety
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BS in Administration of Justice, Union Institute and University, MA in Organizational Leadership, Woodbury University. ACTAR #1461. Transportation System Safety Program in Rail and Bus Safety, US Department of Transportation. Accident Reconstruction, Northwestern University, additional classes from University of N. Florida and Texas A&M.
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Member of Society of Accident Reconstructionist, California Association of Accident Reconstructionists, National Association of Professional Accident Reconstructionists.
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Instructor, Traffic Collision Investigation, Los Angeles Police Department, Fundamentals of Bus Collision Investigation and Advanced Problems in Bus Collision Investigations, U.S. Department of Transportation, Adjunct instructor, Traffic Control, San Jacinto Community College.
- 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: over 200
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Speed, injury, liability, suspected fraudulent collision, criminal defense
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 5%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 95%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 100, approximately
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 60
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: over 100
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 43
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Drag Factor testing, collision reconstruction, EDR analysis, criminal defense
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $225
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $225
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $225
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $225
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Actual cost, pass through or overnight accommodation, airplane travel, specialized equipment rental, other costs as required.
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