Meteorology Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania
The SEAK Expert Witness Directory contains a comprehensive list of meteorology expert witnesses who testify, consult and provide litigation support on meteorology and related issues. Meteorology expert witnesses and consultants on this page may form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, and provide expert witness testimony at deposition and trial. The issues and subjects these meteorology expert witnesses testify regarding may include: Forensic Meteorology, Insurance, Weather, Weather Reconstruction, Accident Reconstruction, Admirality Law, Aviation Weather Incidents, Boating Accidents, Climate Change, Climate Science, Construction, Consulting Meteorologist, Extreme Cold, Extreme Heat, and Extreme Waves.
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Thomas R. Piazza, CCM
Weather Command/Murray & Trettel, Inc.
Meteorology
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Past weather reconstruction, all weather related accidents, certified weather records and reports, weather graphics, expert testimony, slip and fall
Certified Consulting Meteorologist. President and Chief Meteorologist, over 40 years experience providing warnings, general forecasts, weather analysis, reports, and studies to commercial users.
Tom, an Aurora, IL native is a degreed meteorologist and has been with Murray and Trettel and Weather Command since 1975. Tom has more than 45 years of experience in the field of meteorology with more than 30 years in positions of management. In 1987, he was named President of the Operational Forecast Division. In 1991, he was named Executive Vice President of the Company and in 2001 he became the President and CEO. In addition to his administrative responsibilities as President, Tom earned the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation, earning CCM # 661 in 2010.
He provides expert testimony and reports for a variety of legal cases. Tom is also the CIO of the company handling all aspects of information technology, computer systems and appl...
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John Bryant, AMS, NWA, EPA Certified
Slip-N-Fall, Forensic Meteorologist, Wind Damage
Weather and Climate Consulting, LLC
Slip Trip & Fall, Meteorology
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Meteorology, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Wind Damage, Auto Accidents, Flood Damage, Hail Damage, Environmental Law, Lightning, Hurricanes, Building Collapse, Ice Storm, Insurance Claims, Climate, Weather, Agricultural Weather, Aviation Weather, Fire Weather, AI Weather Data
John Bryant - Forensic Meteorologist Expert Witness
Professional Summary
Federal Court-Qualified Meteorologist | 30+ Years Meteorological Experience | Next-Day Settlement Results
John Bryant has secured millions in settlements through forensic weather analysis for plaintiff and defense clients, including a wrongful death flooding case that settled the next day at mediation. With federal court-accepted reports and over a dozen years as a Chief Meteorologist, John delivers courtroom-ready evidence that wins cases on either side of the litigation.
Certified by the Gold Standard American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, John has provided deposition testimony and prepared forensic meteorological reports accepted in federal court, demonstrating the highest scientific rigor and legal acceptance. His forensic methodology combines historical weather database analysis, radar interpretation, and atmospheric modeling to reconstruct precise conditions at specific ...
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Steve Wistar, CCM
AccuWeather for Business
State College, Pennsylvania
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall
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Insurance, Construction, Wrongful Death, Slip and Fall, Accident Reconstruction, Wildfires, Hail, High Wind, Tornadoes, Fog, Visibility, Rainfall, Flooding, Roof Damage, Lightning, Insurance Claims, Snow, Ice, Weather
As a Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) and Expert Senior Forensic Meteorologist with 45 years of experience with AccuWeather, Steve has worked on numerous cases involving slip and falls, flooding, highway accidents, building and crane collapses, severe wind impacts, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. Steve uses his tremendous attention to detail and his excellent communication skills to explain meteorology to the non-scientist. At AccuWeather, Steve constructs impartial scientific reports for use in courts of law to support both plaintiff and defense. He has testified more than 150 times in courtrooms or at depositions in 18 states.
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Richard A Shema, CCM
WeatherGuy.com, LLP
Lakeville, Pennsylvania
Meteorology, Maritime
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Weather reconstruction, forensic meteorology, weather, marine meteorology, maritime, admirality law, weather routing, ship accidents, boating accidents, consulting meteorologists, tropical cyclones, hurricanes, tropical meteorology, extreme waves, oceanography, waves, marine insurance, insurance
• Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) by the American Meteorological
Society
• Over 30 years experience in meteorology and physical oceanography
• I am a U.S. Navy veteran with sea duty and therefore have firsthand
experience in the effects of weather on operations
• Past AMS board member that certifies CCM’s for technical knowledge,
communication skills, and ethics
• I provide quality testimony using the scientific method
• My testimony is clear, concise, and technically complicated subjects are
plainly described
• Sound communication skills describing complex atmospheric processes
are put into easily understandable words and presentations
• My written testimony is quality controlled and peer reviewed to produce
an error free report that stands up to scrutiny of cross examination
• I keep abreast of the latest scientific developments in meteorology and
physical oceanography by attending conferences, re...
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John M Peters
Professor, PhD, Certified Consulting Meteorologist
State College, Pennsylvania
Meteorology
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Forensic Meteorology, Weather modeling, Weather reconstruction, Slip and fall weather conditions, Wind and storm damage, Aviation weather incidents, Weather-related liabili, Decision support, Historical weather analysis, Expert testimony, Testifying expert, Deposition and trial testimony
I am a Professor of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at Penn State University and a Certified Consulting Meteorologist specializing in forensic meteorology for litigation and regulatory matters. I provide expert analysis of weather conditions, hazards, and causation for civil and criminal cases across the United States.
My forensic work includes reconstruction and interpretation of severe weather events, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, turbulence, and aviation-related weather hazards. I routinely analyze historical observations, radar and satellite data, reanalysis products, numerical weather model output, and site-specific meteorological conditions to assess weather impacts at precise locations and times.
I am one of the world’s leading experts on severe weather and thunderstorms, with extensive experience in weather modeling, forecasting, and decision support. I am widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and have led more than $10 milli...
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Connor Chapman, Ph.D.
Forensic Meteorology Expert Witness
Sky Synoptics Weather Services
Bainbridge, Pennsylvania
Meteorology, Environmental
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Climate Change, Climate Science, Severe Weather, Winter Weather, Precipitation, Extreme Heat, Extreme Cold, Lake-Effect Snow, Storm Damage, Thunderstorms, Forensic Meteorology
Dr. Connor Chapman is an experienced meteorologist and climate scientist. With a career spanning research, teaching, and military service, Connor specializes in communicating technical weather information to all audiences.
Starting from his childhood in Upstate New York, Connor developed a fascination for weather across all four seasons. These interests led him to study meteorology at SUNY Oneonta, where he served as president of the local American Meteorological Society (AMS) chapter. He then earned an M.S. and Ph.D. from Penn State, where he studied land-atmosphere interactions and precipitation patterns across the Central and Eastern United States. His research has been published in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
While completing his doctoral research, Connor has been working full-time as an educator and Air National Guard weather officer. With this background, he brings a strong work ethic, commitment to integrity, and relentless pursuit of excellence to e...
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