Sports & Recreation Consultant
Expert Witness No. 596
New York
| Professional Experience & Qualifications |
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| Professional Experience:
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| • | Accident Analyst/Sports Liability consultant - Plaintiff, Defendant, Non-Litigation Matters
| • | Expert in a variety of sports injury negligence suits against schools, and recreational facilities
| • | Sports and recreational accidents caused by faulty equipment, improper supervision, poor facilities, non-adherence to standards, human error
| • | Sports Risk Management
| • | TESTIFIED IN OVER 200 CASES IN BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
Professional Qualifications:
| • | Board Certified Forensic Examiner Fellow designation, American College of Forensic Examiners
| • | Board Certified Forensic Examiner Diplomats designation, American Board of Forensic Examiners, Listed in the National Registry of Forensic Examiners
| • | National Hockey League - Off-Ice Official, 25 years
| • | Former Chairman of Task Force FO 8.52 Ice Rinks and Facilities - American Society of Test Materials
| • | Member of Playground Surface Committee - ASTM
| • | Member of Playground Equipment Committee - ASTM
| • | Member of Committee ASTM - HECC (Hockey Equipment Certification Council)
| • | National Recreation and Parks Association-Professional Designation
| • | New York State Recreation and Parks Society-professional Designation
| • | Associate Member - International Association of Auditorium Managers
| • | Former Assistant to Commissioner, Nassau County Department of Parks and Recreation
| • | Former Coordinator - Town of Oyster Bay High School Hockey Program, 3 years
| • | Former Coordinator - Town of Hempstead Hockey Program, 3 years (1971- 72- 73) Newbridge Road Park
| • | Former Governor - Long Island Hockey Association
| • | Risk Manager - New York District - Kiwanis International
| • | Member of National Bureau of Professional Management Consultants
| • | Member American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
| • | Member American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
| • | Member National Association for Sport & Physical Recreation
| • | Academy Certified Diplomate - American Academy of Certified Consultants and Experts (AACCE)
| • | Member of The International Recreational Go Kart Association
| • | Manner of National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officers
| • | Former Governor - Long Beach Hockey Association
| • | Member - New England Ice Skating Managers Association
| • | Member - National Safety Management Society
| • | Director - Recreation Safety Institute
| • | Former Assistant to President - SUNY Farmingdale
| • | Former Vice Chairman - Skating Facilities Sub-Committee of the Outdoor Recreation - Committee Public Safety Division - National Safety Council
| • | NYS Vice President of the National Safety Management Society
| • | Member of the Mini Playground Committee - ASTM
| • | Member of ASTM - F8 Sports Facility and Equipment Committee
| • | Former General Manager New York Appolos - American Soccer League
| • | Former General Manager The New York Eagles - American Soccer League
| • | Presenter Second International Symposium on Safety in Ice Hockey
| • | Member Nassau County Sports Commission
| • | Former President Corsairs Soccer Club - Super League - Semi Professional
| • | Former Coach Massapegus Soccer Club - Youth Soccer
| • | Former Sports Information Director at SUNY Farmingdale
| • | Former Member Intercollegiate Athletic Committee SUNY Farmingdale
| • | Director of Sports Information District 15 - National Jr. College Athletic Association, University of Alabama
| • | Associate Member of the Sport’s Lawyers Association
| • | Member of the American Board of Forensic Examiners
| • | Director of Litigation Support - Lockwood, Kessler and Bartlett, Inc. Consulting Engineers - Syosset, New York
| • | Adjunct Professor of Business - State University of New York
| • | Adjunct Professor - St. John University - St. Vincent College - Athletic Administration
| • | Panelist - International Association of Defense Counsels 1996 - Mid Year Meeting
| • | Lecture on Safety in Sports and Recreation at various Bar Associations and Chapters of the American Trial Lawyers Association
| • | Youth Sports Coach - Football, Hockey, Soccer
| • | Published Book - "The Road To Glory" Dealing With Games For The Disabled
| • | Association member of Colombian Lawyers of Nassau County
| • | Association member of Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
| • | Timekeeper - National Lacrosse League
Speaking Presentations:
| • | International Association of Defense Counselors - Mid Year Convention 1996
| • | Second International Symposium on "Safety On Ice"
| • | Suffolk County Bar Association
| • | Hewlett/Woodmere Public School
| • | Cigna Insurance Company
| • | Aetna Insurance Company
| • | New York State Recreation and Parks Convention
| • | Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County
| • | Nassau County Bar Association
| • | Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Association
| • | New Hampshire Bar Association
| • | Middlesex County Trial Lawyers Association
| • | Broome County Bar Association
| • | Nassau County Bar Association - Defendant & Plaintiff Round Table
| • | Sixth Annual National Expert Witness & Litigation Seminar
(Member of Faculty)
| • | Rhode Island Bar Association
| • | Nassau Lawyers Association
| • | New York State Insurance Reciprocals
| • | Connecticut Bar Association - Mid Year Meeting
Consultants:
| • | Cable TV
| • | Town of Oyster Bay
| • | Town of East Hampton, New York
| • | Town of Huntington, New York
| • | Consequat School District
| • | New Jersey Sports Authority
| • | City of Tacoma, Washington
| • | Babies-R-Us
| • | New York District - Kiwanis International
| • | Massapequa School District
| • | Wright Risk Management Services
| • | NYSAR - New York State Association of Reciprocals
| • | Town of Greenburgh
| • | Town of Brookhaven
| • | Village of Southampton, New York
| • | County of Nassau, New York
| • | Village of Patchogue, New York
| • | State of New York Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
| • | East Hampton RECenter
| • | Lawrence, Massachusetts Housing Authority
| • | Nassau County Vets Memorial Coliseum
| • | Pearl River, New York School District
| • | Plainview/Old Bethpage, New York School District
| • | PONY League Baseball
| • | Sag Harbor, New York - Skate Board Park
| • | Staten Island Academy - Staten Island, New York
| • | Village of Floral Park, New York
