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2016 EXPERT WITNESS,
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2016 EXPERT WITNESS, CONSULTANT & LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
1-World Language / Interpretation & Translation Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Audubon Consulting, Inc . / Construction & Building Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Bondy Advisors, L .L .C ., Peter J . Bondy / Actuarial & Insurance Advisory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Bourgeois Bennett, L .L .C ., CPAs & Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Joseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . / Maritime Solutions & Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7CMC Advisors, Wayne Citron / Insurance & Financial Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David E . Cole / Consultants-Expert Witness / Admiralty & Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . / CPAs & Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Tom Foutz / ADR inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . / CPAs & Business Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Hymel & Ready, APAC / CPAs & Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Legier & Company, APAC / Forensic CPAs & Business Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC / Accounting & Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCS . Paul Provenza / Oil & Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Leonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . / Consulting & Forensic Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . / Forensic Engineers & Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Schafer Group, Ltd . / CPAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Special Masters / Thomas Keasler Foutz & Hon . Carolyn Gill-Jefferson (Ret .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Stokes & Associates, Inc . / Vocational Rehabilitation & Life Care Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Titan Construction, L .L .C ., Stephen Fleishmann / Construction Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16U .S . Forensic, L .L .C . / Forensic Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFCWillis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. / Forensic Scientists & Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC
LOUISIANAAlexandriaWillis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IBCBaton RougeAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Bondy Advisors, L .L .C ., Peter J . Bondy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OBCS . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
MandevilleLeonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Metairie1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Bourgeois Bennett, L .L .C ., CPAs & Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Schafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Titan Construction, L .L .C ., Stephen Fleishmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16U .S . Forensic, L .L .C . / Forensic Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC
New OrleansJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7CMC Advisors, Wayne Citron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Ericksen, Krentel & Laporte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Tom Foutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Hymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Special Masters / Thomas Keasler Foutz & Hon . Carolyn Gill-Jefferson (Ret .) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Stokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
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TEXASBedfordDavid E . Cole / Consultants-Expert Witness / Admiralty & Maritime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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Accident ReconstructionLeonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . 12Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Willis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . IBC
ActuaryBondy Advisors, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Admiralty and MaritimeDavid E . Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Admiralty and Maritime Expert WitnessJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Aerial PhotographyWillis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . IBC
Bad FaithCMC Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Banking/Finance Litigation ExpertsThomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . 15
Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical Litigation ExpertsThomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . 15
BoatingJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David E . Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Business ValuationsBourgeois Bennett, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . OBC
Certified Court Interpreters1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Certified Public AccountantsSchafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Civil/Structural ExpertsAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Class ActionsSpecial Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Class Action Administration/AccountingBourgeois Bennett, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . OBC
Commercial Litigation ExpertsThomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . 15
Consulting ServicesLeonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . 12
Construction/Defect EvaluationsAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Titan Construction, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16U .S . Forensic, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Cost Estimates/Replacement and ReproductionTitan Construction, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Court Interpreters/Translators1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Deposition Testimony/Narrative ReportsTitan Construction, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Discovery AssistanceBourgeois Bennett, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Economic DamagesHymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . OBC
Economic Damages/Joint Marital Property ValuationBondy Advisors, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Electrical EngineeringRimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Electrical/Mechanical ExpertsLeonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . 12
Emerging Business ServicesSchafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EnergyS . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Expert Witness/TestimonyAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11S . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Stokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Financial Damage AnalysisBourgeois Bennett, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Financial ServicesSchafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Forensic AccountingEricksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Hymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . OBCSchafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Forensic EngineeringAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Leonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . 12Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Willis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . IBC
Fraud / Embezzlement InvestigationsBourgeois Bennett, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . 9Hymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General ContractingTitan Construction, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Health/Life InsuranceCMC Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
HydrologyWillis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . IBC
Inland Marine StructuresU .S . Forensic, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Insurance ExpertsBondy Advisors, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 CMC Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Insurance Laws & RegulationsCMC Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Insurance Litigation ExpertsThomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . 15
Jury Focus GroupsTom Foutz / ADR inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Labor Market SurveysStokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Language Services1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Life Care Planning/Medical Cost AnalysisStokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Life Settlements & Structured Settlement AnnuitiesBondy Advisors, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Litigation ServicesSchafer Group, Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Lost Profit Damages and CalculationsEricksen, Krentel & LaPorte, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hannis T . Bourgeois, L .L .P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Hymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Legier & Company, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC . . . . . . . . OBC
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Mass JoindersSpecial Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Mock TrialsTom Foutz / ADR inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Offshore OilJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Oil & GasS . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Willis Engineering and Scientific, L.L.C. . . . . IBC
OSHADavid E . Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Patents/Intellectual Property Litigation ExpertsThomson Reuters Expert Witness Services . . . 15
PermittingS . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Personal Injury Damage CalculationsHymel & Ready, APAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Premises Liability EvaluationsU .S . Forensic, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Property and Casualty InsuranceCMC Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Real Estate AppraisalsTitan Construction, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
RegulatoryS . Paul Provenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Rules of the RoadJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David E . Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ShipsJoseph R . Bridges, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7David E . Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Special MasterSpecial Masters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Structural EngineeringAudubon Consulting, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Leonard C . Quick & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . 12
Telephonic Interpretation Services1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tire FailuresU .S . Forensic, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Translation Services1-World Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Trial ConsultingTom Foutz / ADR inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Valuation of Life Insurance Policies/Annuity, Retirement & Disability BenefitsBondy Advisors, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle Accident ReconstructionU .S . Forensic, L .L .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Vocational Rehabilitation AssessmentsStokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wage Earning Capacity StudiesStokes & Associates, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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