Hazardous Materials Expert Witnesses

Hazardous materials 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 hazardous materials. The hazardous materials expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accident Reconstruction, Chemistry & Chemicals, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Preparedness, Industrial Hygiene, Intellectual Property, Mold, Toxicology, Transportation, Trucking, and Warnings & Labels.

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Dr. Eric N Brown, CIH, CSP

Industrial Hygiene and Mold Expert

Indoor Environments

Los Angeles , California
Mold, Industrial Hygiene - Asbestos, Bad Faith, Construction Safety, Environmental, Ergonomics, Hazardous Materials, Human Factors Engineering, Industrial Hygiene & Mold, Landlord / Tenant, Lead Poisoning, Occupational / Environmental Health, OSHA, Safety, Wrongful Death, Thermal Comfort, Heat Stress
NO-COST CASE FILE REVIEW AND PRELIMINARY OPINIONS! Dr. Eric N. Brown, CIH, CSP, is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), with both certifications in good standing with the issuing boards. Dr. Brown holds a Doctorate in Public Health with an Industrial Hygiene specialization from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in Public Health with an Occupational Health specialization from the Medical College of Ohio. He has over 25 years of experience in: Health and Safety Industrial Hygiene Indoor Air Quality Exposure Assessments Heat Stress and Thermal Comfort Litigation Support Dr. Brown has been a designated expert in thousands of cases, been deposed over one hundred times, and has testified in both trials and arbitrations. His services are available to attorneys representing both plaintiff and defendant.
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Justin Sambur, PhD

Professor, Analytical Chemist-Hazardous Materials

Fort Collins, Colorado
Chemistry & Chemicals, Intellectual Property - Hazardous materials, Environmental contamination, Toxic torts, Hazardous materials storage, Hazardous materials spills, Chemical exposure, Chemical handling, Forensic chemical analysis, Identifying unknown substances, Spectroscopy, Trace-level analysis, Surface/interface analysis, Energy
Dr. Justin B. Sambur is an analytical and materials chemist with extensive experience identifying the composition, structure, and failure mechanisms of materials. He specializes in determining the presence, absence, identity, and quantity of hazardous or regulated materials in complex systems, and he brings a deep, methodical approach to measurement, data integrity, and clear explanation of findings. Dr. Sambur has spent his career studying materials relevant to energy, sustainability, and advanced manufacturing. He is qualified to opine in matters involving battery, solar, and electrolyzer technologies, nanotechnology and nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, and general materials failures or contamination events. Dr. Sambur earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Colorado State University in 2011 and was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to conduct research at Cornell University. Since joining the Colorado State faculty, his expertise ...
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Thomas I. Fitzgerald, Esq.

Boynton Beach, Florida
Transportation, Accident Reconstruction - Trucking, Trucks, Commercial Vehicles, Truck Safety, Overweight, tank truck, weight restrictions, hazardous materials, compliance, fatigue, work zone, distracted driving, cargo tank, impaired driving, rollovers, Data Q, DOT, Driver qualifications, OSHA, loading
Thought leader on trucking and commercial vehicle safety and accident reconstruction. Lieutenant and Commanding Officer, Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section (2010-2022). Certified accident reconstructionist. Licensed attorney. Experienced expert and fact witness.
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Richard W Carr, PhD, CDS

R W Carr, Inc.

Jacksonville, Florida
Transportation, Trucking - 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...
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Sean Graham, DEM, AEM, HcEM, NRP

Professional Doctoral Fire/EMS/EM Expert

Cumming, Georgia
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Preparedness - Fire Fighting, Hazardous Materials, Risk Management, Emergency Medical Services, Helicopter EMS, Fire Inspections, Education, Emergency Management, Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Healthcare Preparedness, Disaster Mitigation and Resilience, CBRN Preparedness, Risk Assessment, Hazard Analysis, Nuclear Power Preparedness
Dr. Sean Graham is a nationally recognized emergency management, public health preparedness, and incident response professional with more than two decades of experience spanning frontline operations, executive leadership, academic instruction, and applied research. His career integrates real-world response experience with strategic planning, regulatory compliance, training, and systems-level analysis, making him a highly qualified expert in complex emergency and disaster-related matters. Dr. Graham currently serves in senior public health emergency preparedness leadership, where he supports statewide planning, training, and response initiatives aligned with federal preparedness frameworks, including the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) and Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP), as well as the National Incident Management System (NIMS). His work includes emergency operations planning, multi-agency coordination, resource management, and the design and evaluation of lar...
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Kenneth H Brown, PhD

Experienced Chemical Expert Witness - PhD

KHB CONSULTING SERVICES

Evanston, Illinois
Chemistry & Chemicals, Warnings & Labels - chemistry, household chemicals, industrial chemicals, chemical exposure, chemical accidents, labels & warnings, paint & coatings, hazardous materials, patent infringement, product liability, premises liability, wrongful death, accident reconstruction, laboratory testing & analysis, failure analysis, cosmetic chemistry, aerosols
I am an experienced expert witness who has written hundreds of reports of opinion, testified at deposition over 5o times, and has testified at trial 6 times. I have over 25 years in the paint and coatings industry, followed by 3 years academic appointment at Eastern Michigan University, followed by 25 years as Chemical Expert Witness. I also have numerous scientific publications, and have taught chemistry at local universities. I will be your translator of highly technical jargon into easy-to-understand language.
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Kevin Mathews

Former CDL Instructor for Major Trucking Company

Mathews Consulting

Prospect, Kentucky
Trucking - commercial driver, commercial carrier, hiring, training, hours of service, fatigued driving, CDL, trucking accident consultation, commercial vehicle, doubles coupling, pre-trip inspection, distracted driving, coupling, hazardous materials, dropped trailer, illegal parking, warning devices, doubles, truck accident, tractor trailer
As a former Class A commercial driver (CDL) instructor with multiple endorsements, I bring extensive practical knowledge and hands-on experience in the trucking industry, including serving as an instructor/trainer for a major trucking company. Mathews Consulting specializes in providing comprehensive services focused on commercial driver actions and responsibilities. This includes in-depth expertise in hours of service, endorsements, and more. Moreover, our consulting services encompass the training, hiring, qualifying, supervising, monitoring, and auditing of drivers by commercial carriers.
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Carla J. Kinslow, Ph.D.

Toxicology and Food Safety Expert

Rimkus

Portland, Oregon
Toxicology - Alcohol Drug & DUI Testing, Chemicals, Food Safety, Hazardous Materials, Industrial Hygiene & Mold, Wrongful Death, Biology, Pesticides, Veterinary, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Biotechnology, Aerosols, Agricultural, Addiction Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Mass Torts, Personal Injury, Medical Toxicology, DNA
Dr. Carla Kinslow holds a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology/Molecular Toxicology with over 35 years of biomedical, regulatory, and environmental experience. She has expertise in inhalation and oral toxicology; derivation of regulatory screening values for oral and inhalation exposure, toxicogenomics; toxicological risk assessment and communication of such risk to diverse stakeholders; human health impacts analysis from emission events; air, soil, and water monitoring data; modeling data related to ambient air and drinking water quality; water contamination from oil and gas operations; and stakeholder communication. She specializes in risk-based evaluation of air, soil, and groundwater toxicology under the USEPA, as well as state and federal guidelines. She has served as manager for various regulatory projects where she helped design and implement air monitoring networks, groundwater monitoring projects, and remediation scopes, with subsequent assessment and commun...