Consultant, Expert Witness, Electrical & Mechanical Accidents

Lawrence Kamm
Licensed Prof. Engr.
B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering
"I calls 'em as I sees 'em"
phone: 619-224-3494
fax: 619-224-3495
LJKAMM@LJKAMM.COM
1515 Chatsworth Blvd.
San Diego CA 92107

I am a consultant and expert witness in cases of electrocution, electric shock, flash burn, electrical injury, other electrical and mechanical accidents, and product liability.

I work for both plaintiffs and defendants. ("I calls 'em as I sees 'em" and have no reluctance to reporting an unfavorable opinion to a client, although this usually loses me the client.) My testimony has won million dollar cases. So far I have successfully refuted every adversary expert.

I have testified in court and in many depositions, and have sometimes even visited the event site to examine objects not cleaned up or removed after the accident. Some articles are sent to my office for examination. Most of my clients require only a verbal or written opinion based on my analysis of documentary evidence in my office.

Phone me to discuss your case (619-224-3494). Then you may send me a package of evidence and I will phone you an opinion. (No charge). You may then decide whether or not to retain me as a consultant or expert witness.

For a free consultation, call me at 619.224.3494
  

How I Help You

Typically you first retain me as a consultant with priviledged communication. I help you collect evidence that you may not have considered, then I study the evidence and form an expert opinion. If my opinion is favorable to your case you designate me as an expert witness. If my opinion is unfavorable, you use it as an aid in conducting your case and I disappear. "I calls 'em as I sees 'em." Often I provide a tutorial on the technology involved in your case to help you conduct your case.

As I build my opinion I visualize a cross examining attorney before me, ask myself what difficult questions he might ask me; and prepare full answers. When I don't know I say I don't know. So far, no embarassments. I assume no technical training in the jury and speak as if addressing a non-technical friend.

I work for both plaintiffs and defendants. My testimony has won million dollar cases.

I do not charge for cross-country travel time so I have cases around the country.

For the web site listing electrical accident cases in which I analyzed causes and responsibilities, www.ljkamm.com/forensic.htm.

For the web site listing factory and industrial accident cases in which I analyzed causes and responsibilities, www.ljkamm.com/indust.htm.

For the web site showing letters of reference from attorneys, www.ljkamm.com/ref-ltrs.htm.

For my full CV: Education and professional and business career and detailed listing of degrees, licenses, positions, memberships, issued patents, books and other publications, and businesses based on my invented products, www.ljkamm.com/resume.htm.

Accident Reconstruction

I analyze accidents ("Accident Reconstruction") and defective products. I am an experienced expert witness applying electrical engineering to lawsuits for:

  • Electrical injury
  • Electric Shock (less than electrocution)
  • Electrocution (a lethal electric shock)
  • Electrical Fire
  • Electrical Explosion
  • Electrical Flash Burn
  • Electrical Medical Devices
  • Electric Power tools
  • Electrical Heat
  • Automation
  • Electrical Safety
  • Electrical accidents
  • Product Liability (defective products)

Curriculum Vitae

My formal education includes a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia, a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and Professional Engineer licenses from New York, Maryland, and California (California Professional Engineer License E5897).

My professional societies include Sigma Xi, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), San Diego Forensic Consultants Association (SDFCA), American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and, when working in those fields, American Rocket Society [now American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)], and Robot Institute.

Before becoming an expert witness I worked as an employed engineer in both small and large companies, as an entrepreneur (Numerical Control Corp., Devonics, Inc., Typagraph Corp., Mobot Corp., L. J. Kamm Co.), as a teacher and author in design theory and practice, and as a consulting engineer, inventor, and author.

Publication or presentation of seven books, 27 technical papers, many tutorials, and much trade literature and lectures at three universities and several companies. A regular column in Electronic Design and frequent tutorials in Chipcenter.com. A lecture series on "Energy" at UCSD. Consulted by the National Academy of Science to evaluate grant proposals.

Lectured at the University of California San Diego on: Energy, Man- In-Space, and the Challenger Disaster and gave a course based on my book, "Real-World Engineering."

I practice as a consultant and expert witness in the analysis of electrical and mechanical accidents.

Full Resume

Other Writings

  
  1515 Chatsworth Blvd. San Diego CA 92107 | phone: 619-224-3494 | fax: 619-224-3495 | E-mail: ljkamm@ljkamm.com | www.ljkamm.com