Aerial Adventure Course Standards Expert Witnesses
Aerial adventure course standards expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on aerial adventure course standards. The aerial adventure course standards expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Athletics & Recreation and Risk Management.
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Michael R Smith
Zip Line Expert & Aerial Adventure Park Expert
AdventureSmith, Inc.
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Athletics & Recreation, Risk Management
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Michael R. Smith is an industry-recognized expert in zip lines, challenge-course, and aerial-adventure-park design, operations, and risk management, with more than three decades of experience in the field. He is regularly retained by plaintiff and defense counsel to provide expert-witness services, accident investigations, and standards-compliance opinions under ASTM F2959, ANSI/ACCT, PRCA. and related industry standards.
Mr. Smith is the principal of AdventureSmith, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in risk management, technical inspections, operational audits, staff training, and business development for adventure-tour operators. From 2009 to 2023, he also served as founder and managing partner of an award-winning zip line canopy tour and aerial adventure park operations in Vermont and Tennessee.
He holds a B.A. in Wilderness Leadership from Prescott College (1998) and a Master’s in Training and Development from Oakland University (2004). Mr. Smith currently serves on the ...
