Events Expert Witnesses

North Hollywood, California

Bicycles - Bicycle Expert, Accidents, Road, Gravel, Mountain Bike, e-bike, Electric Bicycle, Cyclist, Bicyclist, Events, Races, Fondo, Group Rides, Cycling Coach, Bike Fitting, Bike Maintenance, Equipment Failures, Bicycle Standard of Care, Bicycle Safety

Providing expert testimony in litigation matters since 2018. Expertise related to on-road, off-road, and e-bike accidents involving vehicles, pedestrians, other bicyclists, unsafe event routes, roadway defects, and other dangerous conditions. Experienced with bicycle safety, bicycle standard of care, safe/unsafe solo and group riding, how roadway defects and other dangerous conditions affect bicyclists, rider skill assessments, fault contributions, bike maintenance, bike fitting, coaching practices, and in-depth Strava analysis. Bicycling experience includes 4x Masters World Champion, U.S. Olympic Cycling Team Member, 300,000+ miles ridden, pro mountain bike racer, bicycle skills coach since 1984, and Hollywood Stuntman for 17 years as a crash/jump specialist. Coaching experience includes conducting 6,000+ private and grouped skills sessions for novice-pro riders and racers ages 2 to 85 years since 1984, organized and guided 100+ multi-rider “Epic Rides” with skills coaching a...

Leesburg, Florida

Athletics & Recreation, Safety - Parks, Playgrounds, Play Spaces, Events, Supervision, Instruction, Facilities, Ballfields, Outdoor Recreation, Equipment, Emergency Action Planning and Response, Aquatics, Basketball, Softball, Risk Management, Racket Sports, Physical Education, Fields, Spectators, Loss Prevention

Over the course of my career as an academic, I have produced over one-hundred and twenty-five scholarly works – to include peer reviewed journal articles, textbooks and book chapters, professional presentations and research grants – that address safety in sport and recreation. Additionally, I have taught safety and risk management practices and principles – to include topics such as risk management process and assessment; professional responsibility; playground safety; parks and outdoor recreation; safety in supervision, instruction, facilities, and equipment; emergency action planning; safety in participatory sport, collegiate sport and professional sport; health and fitness; spectator safety; safety in hospitality settings; aquatics safety; lightning safety; event safety- to thousands of students at top tier universities. I've also presented on safety issues to city managers, operations staff, school administrators, coaches, physical education teachers, park staff, educators, f...