Cargo Expert Witnesses

Long Beach, California

Maritime, Legal - Machinery damages, Ship Explosions, Professional Indemnity, Oil Pollution, Marine Engineer, Personal injuries, Super Yachts, Lithium ion fires, Oily Water Separator, Audits, Hull damage, Law, Maritime Fires, Drydocking, Marine Casualty, Cruise Ships, Marine Surveyor, Class, Cargo, Propulsion

Andrew E. Madden, Esq. brings a distinctive and rare combination of legal, technical, and operational maritime experience. He is a California attorney, marine surveyor, and former UK-licensed Chief Engineer, with several years of seagoing service on a variety of commercial ships around the globe and 12 years’ experience as a Senior Surveyor and Senior Maritime Auditor with Lloyd’s Register. He also has specialist experience in the superyacht sector. Through The Law Office of Andrew E. Madden, P.C. — “Where Maritime Experience Informs Legal Strategy” — he provides focused maritime legal support informed by real-world vessel operations, casualty investigation, marine insurance claims, hull and machinery issues, cargo matters, audits, surveys, and technical dispute analysis. He is also President of A.M. Marine Surveys LLC (www.amarinesurveys.com), a separate marine surveying and consulting company. This dual background allows him to assess maritime matters from both the legal and engin...

Jacksonville, Florida

Trucking, Safety - FMCSA, FMCSR, DOT, OSHA, Tank Truck, Loading, Unloading, Forklifts, Driver Qualifications, Drug & Alcohol, Hours of Service, Hazardous Materials, cargo, Safety, Vehicle Inspection, Fleet Safety, Commercial Drivers, CDL, Driver Hiring Standards, Record Retention

Richard W. Carr is the principle of R W Carr, Inc., a Risk Management & Safety Consulting company based in Jacksonville, FL. which primarily serves the transportation industry, insurance industry and the legal profession. Mr. Carr has been Operations Manager – Transportation for Olin Chlor Alkali Products, Inc. in which he oversaw a private fleet of tractor trailers delivering hazardous materials throughout the western United States until June 2014. Prior to this he was Director of Risk Management, Safety & Health for Masco Contractors Services, Inc.; a nationwide company employing as many as 20,000 employees at 350 facilities and operating up to 10,000 motor vehicles. Prior to this he was Managing Director of Transurance Risk Retention Group, Inc. and Phoenix Risk Services, Inc., an Arizona licensed Risk Retention Group and a third-party claims administrator respectively whose specialty was commercial motor vehicle fleets. Prior to this, he was Vice President-Safety & Risk Man...

Ft Lauderdale, Florida

Meteorology, Maritime - Cruise Lines, Maritime, Forensic, Marine, Ocean, Wave, Wind, Ship, Vessel, Weather, Storm, Hurricane, Meteorology, Container, Cargo, Tanker, Damage, Sea, Harbor

Forensic maritime meteorological expert witness providing consultation, investigation, data gathering, report writing, rebuttal, deposition, and court testimony services. Extensive cruise industry experience to include hurricane, tropical, and severe weather knowledge. Emmy award winning former television meteorologist with public speaking, teaching, and on camera experience. American Meteorological Society Certified Consulting Meteorologist (board member).

jupiter, Florida

Maritime, Transportation - yacht, shipyard, tug, barge, longshoreman, crew, seaman, stevedore, super yacht, workmanship, limitation of liability, appraisal, salvage, damage, sailing, cargo, sinking, collision, allision, offshore

Knoll Marine Services is committed to providing the best marine surveying and consulting services to the maritime industry by performing our job safely; with prompt and accurate reporting. Servicing yachts, cargo, inland and offshore commercial maritime sectors. Services include, but are not limited to: Condition Surveys, Appraisals, Damage Surveys, Salvage, On/Off Hire Surveys, Pre-Purchase Surveys, Trip in Tow Surveys, Load Out Surveys, New Construction and Repair Project Management, Ultrasonic Thickness Measurement, Ship Checks for Engineering and Drawings. Matt has extensive experience in shipyard repair of yachts, tugs, barges, and offshore support vessels. Including working with composite materials, steel and aluminum. Matt has extensive experience liaising with classification societies, and United States Coast Guard concerning vessel inspections and compliance issues. Matt regularly performs appraisals of commercial vessels and yachts for many purposes, including limitation...