Hydraulics Expert Witnesses

Mr. Smart has 50 years of experience in transportation & fleet/driver management. This includes but is not limited to operations, maintenance, specifications, DOT & FMCSA regulations/compliance, driver training & safety, transportation personnel management, drug and alcohol program...

Rapperport Associates provides forensic engineering services: fire and explosion investigation, failure analysis and accident reconstruction services. The company has built a reputation for superior work product and professional integrity since 1974.

Applied Forensic Engineering, LLC (AFE) is a multi-disciplined, independent consulting firm with an emphasis on forensic engineering investigations, condition assessments and expert witness services. We pride ourselves on finding and reporting the facts, without bias, based on the physical evidence.

Reza Marshal has worked in the traffic engineering field since 1982. He has worked on tort liability cases related to traffic engineering, construction and safety. He has analyzed traffic signal designs, traffic signal timing, highway design issues, accident histories, road maintenance and...

Legacy Engineering, LLC represents over 500 highly experienced scientists, engineers, managers, and executives who have had outstanding careers in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. These professionals were carefully vetted based upon their industry performance. Most are “semi-retired”...

Bison Engineering, Inc. is contacted by legal professionals who require a high degree of excellence and integrity to scientifically conduct investigations to determine the cause of destructive events. Bison specializes in forensic engineering and failure analysis services to the legal, gas,...

Crane Inspection & Certification Bureau (CICB) provides the highest quality training, inspection, consulting certification and safety services in the industry. Established in 1969, CICB's reputation has been earned through the volume and depth of our experience. With over 44 years combined...

WRCS provides worldwide litigation support in surface water hydrology and hydraulics, forensic flood evaluations and flood control systems design and operation. Mr. Van Bruggen has over 30 years of civil engineering experience, and has testified over 100 times as a water resources engineering...

Reed Transportation Service provides training and consultant services from hands-on experience of management, operations, safety and maintenance of trucks, buses, tractor-trailers and various specialty construction and off-road equipment. This unique insight has assisted on over 100 various...

Experienced in the design, specification, procurement, installation, start-up, education of personnel, and maintenance of equipment in highly technical metal processing facilities. Has repeatedly carried out multi-million-dollar projects from the original idea to the successful completion and...

Ruvin Grutman has over 35 years of experience in civil engineering and land surveying. From 1988 to 2006 he was an owner of a medium size engineering company in Los Angeles (GM Engineering). He is an expert in land development projects which include drainage investigations, design of streets,...

Schwerin & Associates, headed up by firm Principal Walter Schwerin, provides Civil Engineering and Planning services on many of the forensic skills required in today's legal environment. If your needs are related to land use matters, storm drainage events, estimating, you would be well served...

James G. Rice, Ph.D. has over 35 years of technical and managerial experience in both industry and academia. He has a strong technical background in broad areas of mechanical engineering ranging from fluid mechanics and heat transfer to basic design. Dr. Rice’s primary expertise is in computational...

EAG Laboratories has been in business for 35 years in the Los Angeles area serving legal clients as expert witnesses for failure analysis in the areas of metallurgy, electronics and chemistry.EAG has an extensive laboratory testing facility with Ph.D. experts. We have the experience in failure...

Robert T. Tolbert, P.E. (BSME, MSCE) is a licensed Professional Engineer in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Mr. Tolbert has many other certifications and qualifications, including the completion of the Northwestern Automobile Accident Reconstruction course. He has over 38...

Cowan Associates is one of the oldest full service civil engineering firms in the Region. We have been providing multi-disciplinary engineering and technical services to our clients since 1958. CAI has designed many specialty and challenging land developments and facilities over the last forty five...

George Govatos, Ph.D., PE provides analysis and testimony in Accident Reconstruction, and Highway Design and Safety. With over 27+ years of experience and 1700+ cases, Dr. Govatos has had the opportunity to testify numerous times in both deposition and at trial. His other forensic work has included...

Forensic Analysis & Engineering Corporation offers specialists in forensic analysis, forensic investigation, forensic science, carbon monoxide poisoning, forensic psychology, forensic evidence, product liability, defective product determination, boating safety, structural analysis, brain injury...

ELA was formed to provide the legal community with an integrated team of consultants and expert witnesses in the environmental sciences and engineering. ELA is comprised of senior scientists and engineers with exceptional technical ability in one or more scientific or engineering disciplines.

Specialist in industrial power generation including cogeneration, standby emergency power, landfill and digester gas fueled engines, geothermal, solar power, fuel cells, gas turbine generators, power plant instrumentation & control systems and economic analysis of power generation systems and...

Board certifed forensic marine engineer with over 25 years experience and over 600 forensic cases involving the design, construction, operation and repair of marine structures and vessels of all types. Former ship's engineering officer, U.S. Navy port engineer, marine underwriter's surveyor, safety...

Noria Corporation specializes in all fields of machinery lubrication, oil analysis, and tribology. Among the specialists engaged by the firm include tribologists, chemists, formulation experts, reliability engineers, hydraulic system experts, and oil analysts. In addition to consulting the firm...

Expert witness and consultant for oil & gas facilities engineering, maintenance, operation, troubleshooting and failure investigations. Facilities include marine oil & gas terminals, onshore and offshore pipelines, rotating equipment, fixed equipment such as various storage tanks, heat...

Mr. Whelan is a Licensed Professional Engineer and United States Patent Agent. His work is performed in support of litigation, intellectual property disputes, product recalls, insurance investigations, and industrial problem solving. He has investigated, analyzed, and reconstructed accidents...

Aviation Technical Representation specialists consulting and expert witness assistance in Corporate and Commerical Aviation related matters. We have been designated as expert witnesses on numerous cases involving both plaintiff and defendant.

Professional support, consultation and expert services for Attorneys, Insurance Companies, Judicial Systems, Law Enforcement Agencies, Municipalities, Automobile Truck Heavy Equipment Manufacturers, Law Firms and affiliated Legal Entities, Adjusters, Appraisers, National and International...

CASE Forensics (CASE) provides forensic and consulting engineering services, expert scientific analysis, litigation support, and expert testimony. Services include: fire and explosion investigations, product failure analysis, accident reconstruction, construction defect investigations, building...

Mr. Weller is a registered professional engineer with degrees from first tier engineering schools and 40 years of practical, hands-on experience in industry. As a former owner of companies which manufactured and marketed towtrucks, car carriers, and construction equipment, he has real world...