Background Check Expert Witnesses in Michigan

This expert is a qualified Forensic Examiner by the FBI Laboratory Training, and has been working in the field for more than 10 years. He is the first vice president of the Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and has authored several publications focusing on forensic firearm/toolmark identification and gunshot residue testing. He is a former Forensic Firearm and Tool Mark Examiner for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Laboratory Manager for the Michigan State Police Northville Laboratory, and is currently the president and owner of a private forensic consulting group.

This expert's major practice area involves the scientific investigation of accidents resulting in injury. He utilizes the information provided by injuries and mechanical failure of objects to reconstruct the events of an accident and answer questions related to liability. He holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University. This expert is a licensed professional engineer and has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and abstracts. He has presented scientific findings at both medical and engineering conferences. Currently, this expert is the principal engineer of a consulting firm focusing on the forensic investigation of accidents.

This expert is an empirical economist and law professor with testifying experience. His research interests revolve around employment law; the dynamics of civil litigation, particularly settlement; criminal law; and sentencing law and reform. He earned his JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was the treasurer and an editor of the Harvard Law Review; he went on to earn a PhD in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

This expert is a shareholder with a major law firm. He focuses his practice on complex labor issues, with a special focus on union matters, contract negotiations, unfair labor practice litigation, National Labor Relations Board practice, organizing attempts by unions, mass picketing and violence, secondary boycotts and pressure, and Federal and State OSHA matters. He is a member of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers and annually has been selected as one of the Top 100 Labor Lawyers in the U.S. by the Labor Relations Institute. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Michigan Super Lawyers, DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, The American Lawyer Top Lawyers, Crain's Detroit Business Best Lawyers and The American Registry's Top Lawyers in Michigan. He is a member of the National Labor Relations Board's Practice and Procedure Committee for Region 7 (Michigan). Among his numerous industry and professional associations, he is president of a construction management association and serves on the boards of directors for the Michigan Association of Home Builders and Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Rochester in 1971 and a law degree from Syracuse University College of Law in 1974.

This highly qualified expert has been working in video and audio forensics for over 35 years. After earning his BA in communications with a minor in criminal justice, this expert worked as a probation officer for the city of Troy, Michigan. He then began work as an audio engineer and investigator at Ambience Recording Studio where he began consultancy work with the FBI, local police departments, and other governmental entities. As a certified forensic consultant and registered investigator, this expert is now the CEO, president, and lead consultant at an audio and video forensic consultancy in Michigan. He has extensive experience working on both criminal and civil cases by enhancing video and audio files for a variety of applications. He is a member of several associations and committees in the field of audio and video forensics and remains active in the educational field by attending and speaking at conferences, teaching courses, and attending continuing education opportunities.