Dr. Theodore J. Hogan
Lemont, IL 60439
Dr. Hogan has worked on over 150 litigation matters (across the U.S. and multinational). He is a tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University, and was the former corporate head of Safety and Industrial Hygiene for the electric utility ComEd (18,000 employees).
Ted has testified in about 40 cases since 2000 regarding occupational and environmental exposures, workplace injuries and fatalities, biohazards, safety/hazard warnings, safety management practices, safety/industrial hygiene policies and procedures, and other matters. He has provided Environmental, Health and Safety consulting services to over 400 clients since 1990.
Dr. Hogan was on the ACGIH National Board of Directors from 2008-2010 and was a member of the ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Chemical Substances Committee from 2012-2022 and 2026-present.
Business sectors that Dr. Hogan has worked with include litigation, manufacturing, gas/water/electric utilities, food and meat production, metals production and processing, hospitals and health care, construction, chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, waste management, recycling, landfills, insurance, and transportation. His consulting work is separate from his Northern Illinois University employment.
- Accident Investigation
- Chemicals
- Hazardous Materials
- Industrial Hygiene & Mold
- Labels & Warnings
- Safety
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: MS and PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago.
BA Chemistry, Loyola University of Chicago - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: ASSP National Member
ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLV) Chemical Substances Committee from 2012-2022, and is currently a member from 2026-present.
Member of the Argonne National Laboratory Institutional Biosafety Committee
Board Member for the NEIL ASSP
Board Member for the AIHA Chicago Section
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Dr. Hogan is a tenured Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University teaching 5 environmental, health, and safety-related courses each school year. His consulting work is separate from his work at NIU.
- 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 100
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Chemical workplace and environmental exposures, workplace injuries and fatalities, laboratory safety, safety management practices
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 30
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 70
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: About 40
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: April 2026
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: About 10
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: About 10
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 26
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Litigation support and reports
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $400/hr.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $400/hr.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $400/hr.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $400/hr.
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