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Automotive expert witnesses specialize in a variety of fields, including vehicle engineering, automotive safety, mechanical engineering, traffic accident reconstruction, and automotive repair. Some of the most common specialties among automotive expert witnesses also include vehicle dynamics, crashworthiness, automotive electronics, brake systems, and tire failure analysis. They have provided opinions on the effects of vehicle design flaws, faulty repairs, traffic accidents, product liability issues, and driver behavior.

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Nicholas Joseph Durisek, PE, PhDView profile

ID: 14435

Mr. Nicholas Joseph Durisek, PE, PhD

Mr. Nicholas J. Durisek has over 25 years of experience in Engineering and Mechanics. He earned his BS, his MS, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Project Engineer at Ford Motor Company and as an Engineer at Tandy...

Automotive Lemon Law & Warranty Breach of Contract Expert Witness | FloridaView profile

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Automotive Lemon Law & Warranty Breach of Contract Expert Witness | Florida

This highly-qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, with expertise in automotive Lemon Law and warranty breach of contract. He holds several certifications, including as a certified service writer, a certified master technician auto and HD truck, and a certified appraiser. He is active in his field as a member of the International Automotive Appraisers...

Peter Mark Lillo, CFEI, CVFI, PE, PhDView profile

ID: 29837

Dr. Peter Mark Lillo, CFEI, CVFI, PE, PhD

Dr. Peter M. Lillo has over 20 years of experience in the field of Mechanical Engineering. He earned his AS in Automotive Chassis Systems, Automotive Engine Performance, and Automotive Engine Machining and service from De Anza College, his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan....

Accident Reconstruction and Automotive Engineering Expert Witness | MarylandView profile

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Accident Reconstruction and Automotive Engineering Expert Witness | Maryland

With over 30 years of automotive engineering experience, this expert has dedicated his career to the field of accident reconstruction. Holding Masters and Doctoral degrees in automotive mechanical engineering and highway safety, he is a recognized expert whose clients have included U.S., State and Foreign Governments. He has extensive court experience, having been deposed and testified in...

Kevin Charles Breen, PEView profile

ID: 49676

Mr. Kevin Charles Breen, PE

Mr. Kevin C Breen has 38 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Automotive Inspection and Manufacturing. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and his MS in Industry Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin. Formerly, he served as a Quality...

Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Expert Witness | CaliforniaView profile

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Vehicle Collision Reconstruction Expert Witness | California

This expert has over 32 years as an Accident Reconstructionist and Forensic Engineer, and is ACTAR Accredited. He is a certified Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) technician, operator and data analyst. He is a former Chair of the Engineering Sciences section and Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and a member of 5 additional forensic groups including CAARS, NAPARS, SAE, SATAI and SOAR....

Gregory Dickson StephensView profile

ID: 57733

Mr. Gregory Dickson Stephens

Mr. Gregory D. Stephens has 37 years of experience in Accident Reconstruction and Automotive Engineering. He earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering from Boston University College of Engineering. Formerly, this expert served as a Design Engineer for the Pima County Department of Transportation and Flood Control. Currently, this expert is a Research Engineer at Collision Research and Analysis, Inc.

Automotive Safety Expert Witness | CaliforniaView profile

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Automotive Safety Expert Witness | California

This expert has 25-plus years of Automotive Safety Research and Development, Accident Reconstruction, Concept Vehicle Design and Manufacture as a Scientist Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Project Engineer, Systems Engineer, (Design, Development, Manufacturing and Test Engineer). Qualified as a Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Bio-Mechanical Engineering Expert in Los Angeles, Orange,...

Erin Brian Higinbotham, PEView profile

ID: 60436

Mr. Erin Brian Higinbotham, PE

Mr. Erin Higinbotham has decades of experience in Mechanical Engineering and Crash Reconstruction with a focus on Automotives and Motorcycles. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 14 states. Formerly, this expert served as a Project Engineer of Emissions Laboratory at Automotive Testing Laboratories,...

Automotive Retail and Dealership Operations Expert Witness | MissouriView profile

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Automotive Retail and Dealership Operations Expert Witness | Missouri

This expert has been working in the retail automotive industry for over 40 years. He has been a contributing monthly columnist to an automotive dealer publication for nearly 20 years, while he is the co-author and co-presenter of an automotive management course. He has extensive hands-on experience in dealership sales, development, operations, and management, and he has been an invited speaker...

Peter James Leiss, PEView profile

ID: 61246

Mr. Peter James Leiss, PE

Mr. Peter J. Leiss has 22 years of experience in the field of Automotive Engineering and Accident Reconstruction. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in Connecticut, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, New Mexico, Nevada,...

Forensic Electrical Engineering Expert Witness | ArizonaView profile

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Forensic Electrical Engineering Expert Witness | Arizona

This expert is a registered professional engineer and certified journeyman electrician, belonging to such societies as the Association of Electrical Inspectors and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He has served as an electrician and electrical engineer on various projects over his 35+ year career, and is currently the president of a Forensic engineering consulting firm...

Matthew John SzymanskiView profile

ID: 83301

Mr. Matthew John Szymanski

Mr. Matthew J. Szymanski has over 16 years of experience in Automotive Engineering. He earned his Diploma in Automotive Technology from Universal Technical Institute. Formerly, this expert served as a Technician at Al's Performance, and as an Automotive Technician at Consult-A-Tech Automotive Specialist. Currently, this expert serves as a Technician at Vehicle Technical Consultants, Inc. and a...

Electrical Engineering Expert Witness | WisconsinView profile

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Electrical Engineering Expert Witness | Wisconsin

This highly qualified expert is the founder and principal of a consultancy for technology and intellectual property investigation in electrical machines, electromagnetic devices, and their applications, particularly in the automotive, aerospace and transportation fields. He holds 49 US patents with 4 more applied for, and authored or co-authored twenty-two papers in referred journals. He is the...

Jeffrey Vahan Dagdigian, PhDView profile

ID: 86116

Dr. Jeffrey Vahan Dagdigian, PhD

Dr. Jeffrey Vahan Dagdagian has over 33 years of experience in Engineering and Mechanics. He earned his BS in Biology and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California. Formerly, this expert served as a Regional Manager and the Senior Vice President of West Coast Operations at McLaren-Hart, Inc., and as an Instructor of Environmental Management at the University of California,...

Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness | MinnesotaView profile

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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness | Minnesota

This expert has over 35 years of forensic engineering experience, and he has investigated and worked up more than 100 cases in each area of slip/trip/miss and fall, accident reconstruction and crash analyses, and product failure. He has published papers in the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE). He has long been active in professional societies and is a past chairman of...

Benjamin James Ewers III, PE, PhDView profile

ID: 93776

Dr. Benjamin James Ewers III, PE, PhD

Dr. Benjamin J. Ewers III has 21 years of experience in Biomechanics. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and his MS in Applied Mechanics at Michigan State University. He also earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics from Michigan State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of...

Automotive System Dynamics and Control Expert Witness | VirginiaView profile

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Automotive System Dynamics and Control Expert Witness | Virginia

This expert is a nationally renown expert in automotive engineering and currently is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at a top ten automotive design and engineering school, where he also holds the position of Director of Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety and the Railway Technologies Laboratory. This expert is the founding director of the Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and...

Eric Jason Rossetter, MS, PE, PhDView profile

ID: 99476

Dr. Eric Jason Rossetter, MS, PE, PhD

Dr. Eric J. Rossetter has 18 years of experience in Engineering and Mechanics. He earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Davis, and then both his MS and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. Today, he is licensed as a Professional Mechanical Engineer in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as a Senior Engineer in the Vehicle...

Rental Cars Expert Witness | TexasView profile

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Rental Cars Expert Witness | Texas

This expert has 30+ years in the automobile rental industry and most recently held leadership positions in such renowned organizations as Hertz Rent-a-Car. Having working in numerous environments involving foreign jurisdictions and nationals, he is comfortable navigating the regulations and industry best practices relevant to automobile rental services.

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