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In Questions Attorneys Pose Regarding Document Examination, document examination expert witness Jan Leach writes:

4. How are document examiners paid? The document examiner is paid a retainer to begin the case. Fees are generally posted and set . The fees are not related to outcomes. Document Examiners are paid for their time and research design for questioned issues.

5. How calendared are Document Examiners? Often Document Examiners are scheduled out three to four months ahead. It is good to inform the examiner of hearings, depositions, court appearances, and any other deadlines critical to the case. Since the field of Document Examiners is small, DE’s often travel several states to fit attorneys’ needs.

Personal injury expert witness Dr. Gidon R. Vardi says the possibility of personal injury is always present no matter how safe the property owner thinks his building might be. “Any floor surface can become a hazard if not properly designed, installed and maintained,” says Dr. Vardi. “That is especially true when it comes to commercial floors where pedestrian traffic encounters a variety of distraction and obstacles.” The expert is experience in coefficient of friction testing, light level testing, construction standards, and OSHA compliance.

In Questions Attorneys Pose Regarding Document Examination, document examination expert witness Jan Leach writes:

1. Should I hire an expert as a consultant or as an expert witness?

Consultants can sit with you during a trial proceeding and offer insight. An expert witness will present a finding in court and will only appear for testimony.

In Report Writing and Opinion Terminology, document examination expert witness Ronald N. Morris writes:

INTRODUCTION At the conclusion of the analysis phase of an examination and comparison, the Forensic Document Examiner (FDE) writes a report that should be complete, standing on its own without having to rely on the availability of other documents for descriptions. The results of this analysis should be easy to understand. He uses language to accomplish this purpose, but because language is not always precise, the same words can have different meanings, or slightly different meanings, to different people. This is particularly true when he states his conclusions using probability statements. The purpose of this paper is to assist the reader in:

A. Understanding the format of a questioned document report B. The way examined documents should be described and how the appropriate probability statements are chosen by the FDE C. The language and terms are chosen to express the conclusions reached in the examination D. How the language and terms should be interpreted and understood by the reader of the report.

Trucking expert witness Lew Grill specializes in the standard of care of truck drivers and the motor carriers who employ them. See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulations and their interpretations governing highway transportation on his website:

http://www.lewgrill.com/LIBRARY%20FILES/FMCSRs/LG_FMCSRs.htm

Trucking expert witness Lew Grill specializes in the standard of care of truck drivers and the motor carriers who employ them. See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s regulations and their interpretations governing highway transportation on his website:

http://www.lewgrill.com/LIBRARY%20FILES/FMCSRs/LG_FMCSRs.htm

OSHA expert witness Michelle Copeland, President of Occupational Safety Resource Inc., writes this on Workplace Assessments:

Audits and program reviews are a critical and too often overlooked aspect of any effective management program, including safety management. They are tools that give you the feedback and information to accurately determine your actual needs, identify the gaps or weaknesses in your program, and achieve an increased measure of control and predictability in your safety and health process.

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Occupational safety expert witness Michelle Copeland, President of Occupational Safety Resource Inc., writes this on Exposure Assessment and Control:

Industrial hygiene monitoring is your primary tool in determining employee exposures to chemicals, noise, heat, radiation, and other workplace hazards. Accurate exposure determination enables you to ensure compliance with OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations by implementing controls that are necessary, reasonable and effective.

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In More effective use of experts in slip-and-fall cases – The right expert will help you to better prepare the case and win it at trial, attorney David Reinard writes:

There is a second reason (besides trial) to retain an expert. A good expert can help you prepare the case. The expert can (and should):

Help you prepare for key defense depositions,

Night clubs expert witnesses may advise regarding bar security, lounge security, and night club security. In SECURITY: By Design And Decree security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes:

“Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design” is a concept which blends psychology, architectural design, landscape and open space planning, physical security systems, lighting design, visual surveillance opportunities, access control, crime history, and general crime prevention theory to create an inherently crime free environment. Projects built – or remodeled – under this concept have security and crime resistance measures incorporated into their basic design. This approach is substantially more effective from both a performance and cost standpoint than addressing security concerns after project completion. The Environmental Design approach to crime prevention is applicable in virtually any residential, commercial or special use setting.

Read more: http://www.crimewise.com/library/lr&a.html.