Personal Injury Accidents Expert Witnesses: 50

George Zeitler, MSc, has over 30 years of experience in the Marine Industry in various regulatory, management, and consulting roles. He is an Accredited Marine Surveyor (Y&SC) by the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors and a Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveying.

Background Experience - Mr. Zeitler served 18 years as a USCG Marine Inspector / Casualty Investigator, and 7 years as a Class Society principal surveyor (DNV).  He then spent 1 year as VP of Operations for a niche cruise line. Mr. Zeitler went on to serve 5 years as a technical consultant for various segments of the marine industry, including 2 years as third party environmental auditor for criminal pollution cases. He has been an Accredited Yacht and Small Craft Surveyor for over 15 years. 

In 2002, Mr. Zeitler formed Zeitler Marine Services (ZMS), using his experience and knowledge to offer condition and valuation (pre-purchase and insurance) and damage survey services to the yachting and recreational boating communities in south Florida. He is currently the Director of the Chapman School of Seamanship Yacht and Small Craft survey course.

Litigation Support - Mr. Zeitler uses his vast experience verifying Compliance with Applicable Maritime Laws / Regulations through on site surveys and audits of client's vessels. His years of operational and regulatory enforcement help provide clients with a unique perspective that is key in identifying vulnerabilities onboard vessels as well as gaps in policies and procedures. He functions as a Court Appointed Monitor in situations where vessel operators are negotiating a plea agreement for a DOJ-approved Environmental Compliance Programs.

Areas of Expertise:

• Vessel Design and Construction
• Vessel Compliance with International and US Laws and Regulations
• Compliance with Federal and Voluntary (ABYC) Standards for Yachts and Small Craft
• Casualty Investigation
• Vessel Operations
• Cruise Ship Management, Operation, and Safety
• Environmental Compliance and Auditing

Howard F. Berkowitz has extensive experience in the Passenger Transportation Industry. Since 1982, his career for over three decades qualifies him as expert in the industry of passenger transportation and provides critical knowledge and expertise in:

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT), Luxury Sedan & Limousine, Paratransit Operations, Expert Witness, Mass Transit, Compliance, Policy & Procedures, Safety Practices, Wheelchair & Stretcher Securement, and Transportation Network Companies

We provide comprehensive services in healthcare damage valuation, including life care planning, rebuttals to life care plans, expert witness testimony related to standards of care, and medico-legal consulting. These services are delivered by an experienced Autonomous-Practice Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practitioner and Certified Life Care Planner. Available to both Plaintiff & Defense firms.

Life Care Planning - Life Care Plan Rebuttals - Litigation Support - Expert Witness Services

An accomplished attorney and thought leader in the SEO space, Seth Price is a founding partner of Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP. The firm is based in Washington, D.C.,and covers multiple practice areas. Seth grew a two-person law firm to over 40 attorneys in less than a decade. He is also the CEO of BluShark Digital, where he has taken the same digital power that built the firm to create a cutting-edge digital agency focused on the legal sector, called BluShark Digital.

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Dr. David H. Schaffer, MD, MRO is a Harvard-trained, dual-boarded MD in both Medical Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, serving as the Director of Medical Toxicology at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, SC and Prisma Health–Upstate hospitals. He is also a certified Medical Review Officer (MRO, MROCC).

Dr. Schaffer is extensively published and is an experienced expert witness in cases including Med Mal, wrongful death, personal injury, child custody, and more.