Get a Better Fire Expert Witness.
Are you an Attorney or Insurance Claims Pro who is tired of hiring…
These guys
Engineers who claim to be a “Fire Expert Witness” but can’t communicate at the jury’s level when they testify?
Or…The smooth-talking, say what you want to hear, “Fire Expert Witness” whose science doesn’t hold up under cross examination.
Then you need Richard Meier as an expert in your fire case.
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Richard Meier knows fire science & can explain it.*
*to you, in reports & depositions, & to the jury.
Accomplished and Confident Fire Expert Witness
As an experienced fire investigation instructor, he knows that being a great witness starts with being a great teacher.
Knows how to translate complex fire science into plain English.
Creating analogies and examples that anyone can understand is key to unlocking the complex science & conclusions in your case.
Understands how products fail and why.
With 25 years experience as manufacturing/mechanical engineer, Rich knows how products are built and the processes and materials used.
Meier Fire Investigation performs origin and cause investigations for plaintiff, defense and insurance subrogation. Our forensic fire investigations are science based and NFPA921 compliant.
Richard Meier is an accomplished and confident Fire Expert Witness and fire investigation educator. He is a fire cause expert, a fire and arson investigation expert and a fire code expert. In his role as a fire expert witness, He has helped his plaintiff clients recover over $100 million dollars in losses. As an expert for the defense, he’s saved his clients even more in potential exposures.
Whatever the size of your loss, he can help you make the best case for your clients.
Fire Expert Witness Subjects
Richard Meier investigates all types of fire and explosion cases, including:
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Meier Fire Case Successes
Many factors go into whether or not a fire investigation case is successful: the facts, fire codes, law, weather, physics, all come into play. Although there are no guarantees, one thing you can control is your choice of expert. Meier Fire can help you make the most of the case you have and, maybe more importantly, we’ll tell you the case’s strengths and weaknesses from the start. Here are some examples of how we helped our clients.
Manufacturer out of the hot seat
After a multiple fatality, hi-rise condo fire, our fire investigation expert definitively proved that our client’s products were not in the area of origin and not the cause of the fire.
Our fire origin and cause investigation helped our client avoid a huge exposure for the loss and deaths.
House Fire Investigation
House fires quite often turn into products liability cases. Recently, our work helped the attorneys for seriously injured child get a settlement from the manufacturer that will provide the lifelong medical care his burn injuries will require.
Arson Charges Dropped
After reviewing our forensic fire investigation expert’s report, the DA filed a Motion to Enter Nolle Prosequi. Citing “Insufficient Evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt based on Defenses expert report as to the actual cause of the fire”
Strong report writing skills and a science based fire investigation saved an innocent man from wrongful prosecution.
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