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Ocean - Lake Lifeguarding - Expert Infographic on Rip Currents & Beach Safety
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Food Safety – Expert Introduction to Food Safety/Contamination Prevention
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Traffic Roundabouts - Expert Article on How Roundabouts Differ from Traffic Circles
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Building Demolition - Expert Article on Structural Engineers in Demolition
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Robson Forensic Practice Areas

Robson Forensic Practice Areas

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Admiralty / Maritime Expert Witnesses
... Stem to Stern. The maritime industry spans a wide variety of operations, both afloat and ashore. This includes commercial shipping, cruise lines, intermodal services, and the recreational boating sec...

Adult Care/Rehabilitation Expert Witnesses
... Our adult care and rehabilitation investigations begin with an evaluation of injury causation and are followed by an analysis of the incident, including the policies and procedures that were in place...

Agricultural Safety Expert Witnesses
... The Agricultural Industry in general and Farming Operations in particular encompass many hazards and risk conditions requiring specialized analysis. These include equipment use, machine guarding, pr...

Agriculture / Food Expert Witnesses
... On the Farm. Our professional engineers are concerned with, and understand the importance of, creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for growing and raising agricultural commodities ...

Amusement Expert Witnesses
... Our amusement and theme park investigators survey the causes of a client's injuries and claims to determine: Amusement and theme park equipment safety, defects, maintenance, use, and malfunction pro...

Product Liability > Aquatic Facilities Expert Witnesses
...Our aquatic experts specialize in equipment failures caused by chemical degradation, incompatible materials, improper equipment selection and installation, and defectively designed equipment. Robson F...

Construction > Aquatic Facilities Expert Witnesses
... Aquatic facility design and construction requires specialized expertise and in-depth understanding of the many systems involved in the complex operation of waterparks, swimming pools, hot tubs, spray...

Aquatics Expert Witnesses
... Our aquatics experts can evaluate and assess a company's risk management procedures to determine if the procedures are correct and adequately followed. From the pool and spas to the shore and beach o...

Sports > Aquatics Expert Witnesses
... Our aquatics experts evaluate the causes of participant injuries and claims to determine if the equipment used was maintained and handled correctly. Our aquatics product liability experts can de...

Architectural Expert Witnesses
... Forensic perspective beyond the architectural process. Architecture cases and claims call for a professional, experienced expert with a proficient and focused skill. We have experts specializing in a...

Arson Defense Expert Witnesses
... Arson is a criminal charge that is brought when it is determined that a fire has been intentionally set. The cause of an intentionally set fire is referred to as incendiary. Since 2000, the Unite...

Auto Expert Witnesses
... Today’s vehicles have new features that help to reduce the number of crashes due to driver loss of control, minimize injuries to occupants, monitor safety system readiness and performance, and record...

Aviation Expert Witnesses
... Investigating and providing detailed analysis for aviation accidents, injuries, maintenance practices and product defects. From complex crash reconstruction to maintenance practices to component fail...

Bicycle Expert Witnesses
... Our bicycle experts are all riders and some have engineering backgrounds related to their work. Some can design, assemble and maintain a bicycle. Some know about roadway safety standards for bicycl...

Product Liability > Biomechanical Expert Witnesses
... Investigating the challenges of products liability. Our products liability group includes engineers and scientists who have designed, manufactured and repaired a wide array of consumer, medical and i...

Biomechanical Expert Witnesses
... Applying engineering principles to forces exerted on the body. The biomechanical experts at Robson Forensic provide scientific and analytical evaluation of injuries to determine causation. Our expe...

Boating Expert Witnesses
...Our boating experts can reconstruct incidents involving any type of watercraft. Our experts excel in product liability and boat accident reconstruction for cases and claims, and court testimony. Our e...

Brownfield Expert Witnesses
... Brownfields are real properties of which the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Our invo...

Civil / Site Expert Witnesses
... Designing for quality of life in residential and commercial buildings and structures. We have experienced civil engineers that can handle residential site development, road layout and drainage, comme...

Construction Expert Witnesses
... Investigating a wide range of construction matters. Construction cases require focused expertise. We have experts in architecture; geotechnical and material sciences; civil, structural, mechanical, e...

Workplace > Construction Expert Witnesses
... Construction is statistically one of the most dangerous industries. The orchestration of multiple, concurrent, tasks on a single site requires professional management and strict attention to safety s...

Contracting Expert Witnesses
... Contracting cases or claims require focused expertise. Our experts can assist in the litigation of cases resulting from personal injury, commercial, or insurance claims regarding, management preparat...

Crashworthiness Expert Witnesses
... Crashworthiness refers to the ability of a vehicle or structure to protect its occupants from injury during a collision. Today’s vehicles have an array of increasingly complex features designed to av...

Criminal Science Expert Witnesses
...Our criminal science experts have performed thousands of civil and criminal investigations. Most of our criminal cases involve arson or motor vehicle charges, such as homicide or assault. We can also ...

Cyber Forensics Expert Witnesses
... Robson Forensic provides quality expert services in computer forensics. Our experts provide support in investigations involving Internet security, premises security, data retrieval, electronic tracki...

Dendrology Expert Witnesses
...Trees are often involved in litigation surrounding accidents, trespass, and other events. Typically, the critical questions may involve the health and condition of the tree and its status as a potenti...

Dram Shop Expert Witnesses
... Most states hold the liquor licensee and the licensed premises responsible for the bodily injuries and/or property damages to a third party caused by a patron who may have become visibly intoxicated ...

Driver Action / Performance Expert Witnesses
...Drivers must remain attentive and observant behind the wheel. Drivers not only encounter motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians, but they must contend with the hazards of construction zones, volati...

Early Childhood / Day Care Expert Witnesses
... Our early childhood experts investigate injuries to children in respect to the standards of care established to keep young children safe. Our experts consider the physical, emotional, social and inte...

Electrical Expert Witnesses
... The electrical engineers at Robson Forensic are Licensed Professional Engineers who have extensive hands on experience in the design, operation, manufacture, installation and maintenance of electrica...

Electronics / Communication Expert Witnesses
... We are experienced with all types of electronic communications including wireless, data, cell phones, VoIP, surveillance equipment, and electronic communications standards and protocols. Our electron...

Elevators / Escalators Expert Witnesses
... Our elevator and escalator experts are veterans in the industry having worked for manufacturers, installation contractors, and maintenance companies as mechanics, inspectors, designers and engineers....

Energy Expert Witnesses
...Our energy practice includes engineers with backgrounds in the production and sale of energy. Our experts have experience in the electric power industry, including generation and transmission, and in ...

Environmental / Health & Safety Expert Witnesses
... Unearthing environmental issues. Industrial, commercial, laboratory, and household activities leave their imprint on the environment. Uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances into the air, water...

Fire / Explosion Expert Witnesses
... Our fire and explosion practice group provides origin and cause investigations, reporting, and testimony suited to the size of the loss and your budget. The group includes certified fire and explosio...

Fire / Explosion > Fire Modeling Expert Witnesses
... Robson Forensic offers many other areas of expertise through science, engineering and architecture, and supporting professionals. It is often difficult for our clients to determine what kind of techn...

Product Liability > Glass / Ceramics Expert Witnesses
... Investigating the challenges of products liability. Our products liability group includes engineers and scientists who have designed, manufactured and repaired a wide array of consumer, medical and i...

Heavy Truck / Bus Expert Witnesses
... In a crash involving a truck or bus it’s not just the reconstruction that requires an expert... We have heavy truck reconstruction experts but we also have experts in the areas of driver qualificatio...

High Voltage / Pole Line Expert Witnesses
... Power lines and poles are often involved in injury and property damage cases and claims: poles break, lines fall, and fuses blow. Our high voltage and pole line experts investigate issues related to...

Highway / Roadway / Traffic Expert Witnesses
... Our highway experts examine crash sites, use field measurements, scrutinize crash scene photos and perform accident reconstruction to determine if highway factors and road conditions were a...

Human Factors / Ergonomics Expert Witnesses
... Human factors and ergonomics is a science that studies how people interact with or use all types of products, machines, equipment, and environments. Human factors experts study the effects of people’...

Hydrology Expert Witnesses
... The experts at Robson Forensic have a wealth of experience in water resources management, surface-groundwater interactions, groundwater allocation policy, and ground and surface water hydrology, incl...

Workplace Safety > Industrial Expert Witnesses
... Our industrial/workplace safety group includes engineers, occupational safety specialists, toxicologists and certified industrial hygienists. We are well versed in federal OSHA regulations and state ...

Marine Expert Witnesses
... A professional marine engineer, with an advanced license, is responsible for all facets of marine construction; from design through testing and operation. This includes welding procedures, piping des...

Mech / Elec / Plumbing Expert Witnesses
... Mechanical Systems Experts The mechanical engineers at Robson Forensic are Licensed Professional Engineers who have extensive hands on experience in the design, operation, manufacture, installation a...

Mechanical Expert Witnesses
... The mechanical engineers at Robson Forensic are Licensed Professional Engineers who have extensive hands on experience in the design, operation, manufacture, installation and maintenance of heating, ...

Medical Devices Expert Witnesses
... Our medical device experts analyze cases involving device failures, as well as patients' adverse tissue reactions to medical device products. Our experts review the device supplier's design and manuf...

Medical Malpractice Expert Witnesses
... In a hospital, medical office, medical laboratory or patient care setting, a clinical engineer is responsible for all medical equipment, facilities, infrastructure, machines, medical devices, procedu...

Meteorology Expert Witnesses
... Our forensic meteorologist provides readily understandable technical explanations of how weather and lighting conditions affected your client’s on-scene experience. These detailed forensic analyses ...

Motor Vehicle Collisions Expert Witnesses
... Our motor vehicle experts aren’t just mechanical engineers and reconstructionists, they have direct, professional experience in the design, development, and manufacture of vehicles of all sizes. Our...

Motorcycle / ATV Expert Witnesses
... Our motorcycle and ATV experts are enthusiasts who combine their engineering and industry knowledge of motorcycles and ATVs with hands-on experience. We evaluate issues of operator actions, product d...

Noise Expert Witnesses
... The Trouble with Noise Environmental or community noise can be a significant environmental problem not only in major urban centers, but also in suburbs and small towns. Aside from the annoyance issue...

Pedestrian Expert Witnesses
... Not only do we know how to reconstruct crashes, we also know how to determine causation. Our vehicle crash group consists of reconstruction experts, vehicle and highway engineers supported by special...

Playground Expert Witnesses
... According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), each year more than 190,000 children sustain injuries on public playgrounds that are serious enough to require emergency room medical ...

Plumbing Expert Witnesses
... The mechanical engineers at Robson Forensic are Licensed Professional Engineers who have extensive hands on experience in the design, operation, manufacture, installation and maintenance of hot and c...

Police Procedures / Security Expert Witnesses
... Reconstructing incidents and evaluating actions. Our police procedures/security team of police officers and private investigators is trained to investigate cases involving police actions, fraudulent ...

Premises Safety Expert Witnesses
... Finding answers to premises liability. Our premises safety team of architects and engineers is trained to investigate cases involving the design, construction, operation and maintenance of residentia...

Premises Security Expert Witnesses
... Our premises security experts evaluate the adequacy of active or passive security measures on a property and determine whether or not they were a contributing factor in matters involving personal inj...

Product Liability Expert Witnesses
... Investigating the challenges of product liability. Our product liability group includes engineers and scientists who have designed, manufactured and repaired a wide array of consumer, medical and ind...

Professional Liability Expert Witnesses
... Experienced professionals often times suffer losses due to lawsuits filed against them or a client of a professional can suffer damage from negligent professional services. Robson Forensic experts ca...

Scuba Expert Witnesses
... The scuba diving and boating experts at Robson Forensic investigate diving accidents and associated injuries to determine if: Applicable safety standards and procedures were followed Equipment was...

Skiing Expert Witnesses
... We provide skiing and snowboarding expertise in skiing and winter sports injuries. Our winter sports experts perform investigations involving lift operations; snow making; ski instruction; ...

Sports / Recreation Expert Witnesses
... Our sports and amusement investigations evaluate the causes of participant injuries and claims to determine: Were the equipment and facility safely designed, used and maintained? Was equipment pro...

Structural Expert Witnesses
... Forensic perspective beyond the construction process. Structural cases often require an expert with focused expertise. We have licensed professional structural engineers who have experience with resi...

Supervision / Education Expert Witnesses
... Supervision Experts Our supervision investigations evaluate the impact of supervision, or lack thereof, on the injury of an individual as it applies to a variety of settings. Effective supervision re...

Sports / Recreation > Team / Individual Sports Expert Witnesses
... Our sports and recreation experts include coaches, trainers, educators and accomplished athletes. They recognize the hazards and risks associated with specific sports and understand how to effective...

Motor Vehicle Accidents > Tires Expert Witnesses
... Our tire experts have extensive tire engineering and forensic experience. We understand how to determine if a tire failure caused a vehicle crash and why tire explosions occur during tire service. Ou...

Toxic Torts Expert Witnesses
... The environmental practice for toxic torts is staffed with experts in the areas of natural resource damages; remediation cost recovery, toxicology and risk assessment. Natural Resource Damages (NRD)...

Toxicology Expert Witnesses
... Toxicology Experts at Robson Forensic have a thorough understanding of dose response relationships and other fundamental principles of toxicology that are brought to bear in analyzing causation issue...

Traffic Signal Expert Witnesses
... Traffic signal malfunctions or improper design can be contributing factors in crashes occurring in or around intersections. Issues may include design, installation, or maintenance. A traffic signal i...

Train Expert Witnesses
... Our railroad experts are civil engineers with backgrounds in railroad engineering and grade crossing safety. We are frequently retained to evaluate grade crossing collisions and train/subway collisi...

Vehicle Recovery / Towing Expert Witnesses
... Trailer Towing Our experts listed to the right have specific, real world, experience in towing trailers in sizes ranging from small utility trailers to 40+ foot long RV and Car hauling trailers. Thi...

Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Witnesses
... Our vocational rehabilitation investigators evaluate the manifestations of acquired and congenital disabilities and how they impact the individual in the workplace. Medical, vocational and psycho/soc...

Water Resources Expert Witnesses
... Water resources engineering has its roots in the tasks of supplying water for human use, removing water when humans are finished using it, and developing methods for avoiding damage from excess water...

Woodworking Tools Expert Witnesses
... Sharp knives, teeth, and abrasives, rotating at high speed, characterize woodworking tools and machinery. These tools that cut and shape wood can do the same to the equipment operator. Guarding, wa...

Working From Heights Expert Witnesses
... We've all seen the famous photographs illustrating the construction of the Empire State Building. Workers were perched on a steel beam high above the NYC skyline eating their lunch, while others “wal...

Workplace Safety Expert Witnesses
... Resolving matters of the workplace. Our multidisciplinary workplace safety group includes engineers, hazardous material management professionals, occupational safety specialists, toxicologists, profe...



WHO WE ARE
Robson Forensic is a leading forensic expert witness firm with numerous vital and comprehensive practices.

We provide investigations, reports and testimony where technical and scientific answers are needed to help resolve both civil and criminal litigation and insurance claims.
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