Expert Witness Marine

Mr. W.P. (Bil) Stewart, P.E., President of Stewart Technology Associates (STA) has provided expert testimony in many marine and offshore litigation cases. These cases have involved vessel collisions, vessel sinkings and groundings, vessel capsizes, production platform toppling, barge buckling, major structural damage to jack-ups under tow, jack-up elevated failures, anchor failures, and mooring system failures. Mr. Stewart has provided expert opinions for cases in the United States, in the United Kingdom, and in South Africa. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Texas) and a Chartered Engineer in Europe.

Numerous technical papers and articles have been written by Mr. Stewart, who is also closely associated with the activities and research undertaken by several learned societies, particularly the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. A broad background in Civil Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Hydrodynamics, Offshore Structures and Structural Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, enables STA to provide a wide and well balanced service to lawyers. Many legal cases, especially those involving forensic examination of accidents, require knowledge and experience spanning several of the above technical disciplines.

STA produces high quality technical reports including clear diagrams which enable the technical analyses to be easily understood. Extensive use is made of computer software and state-of-the-art analytical and simulation techniques. Almost invariably a color “notebook” computer and printer accompany Mr. Stewart when he attends (or provides) depositions, visits clients’ offices, or simply travels out of town. With this computer, reports can be immediately modified, new analyses performed, existing analyses revised, and hard copy provided anywhere in the world, offshore and onshore.  Technical reports produced by STA have won clients millions of dollars over the last fifteen years.

In addition to a wide range of technical analysis software, STA maintains computer databases of offshore and marine accidents, tanker oil spills, plus databases of construction and other offshore costs. These, and other databases, can be most useful in maritime litigation. STA also produces graphic visual aids and physical models for use at trial.

Expert testimony work is a small but important part of the normal STA workload.

Expert Witness Marine Services by STA

[Posted on May 6, 2008]

Expert witness marine is an important component of investigating the causes of accidents to marine craft and structures.  In fact, expert marine witness can be highly useful not only to establish which party is at fault for an accident or mishap, but also help to prevent future occurrences of a similar event.  Whether you are an individual or business, expert witness marine is just one of the many services that are offered by Stewart Technology Associates.

STA Provides Experienced Expert Witness Marine
Stewart Technology Associates and specifically Mr. W.P (Bill) Stewart, P.E. has provided expert witness marine testimony for a wide range of marine and off-shore litigation cases and has been an invaluable resource for many types of marine events.  Some of the cases that STA has provided expert testimony and consultation for include:  vessel sinkings and grounding, vessel collisions, vessel capsizes, barge buckling, major structural damage to jack-ups, anchor failures, mooring system failures and much more. 

While STA has primarily offered its expert witness marine services to entities in the United States, we also have provided expert testimony all over the world including the United Kingdom and South Africa.

We Offer Plenty of Resources to Help You State Your Case
Stewart Technology Associates offers a wide variety of expert witness marine resources that have helped companies and individuals state their case.  Besides knowledgeable expert testimony, STA can produce a wide variety of high quality technical reports and digital diagrams that make it extremely easy for a technical analysis of an event to be easily understood. 

Knowledge, Experience and Technology
STA has been on the leading edge of knowledge and research.  Numerous articles and technical papers have been written by Mr. Stewart.  Mr. Stewart is also a member of many societies in this field including:  Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.  In addition, Mr. Stewart comes equipped with technology and software to almost all professional meetings so that specific types of analysis can be updated, diagrams and data can be shown and hard copies of select information can be printed.

For those looking for an extremely competent expert witness marine firm, Stewart Technology Associates are an excellent choice.  Our knowledge, research and know-how have won clients millions of dollars over the last fifteen years. For more information regarding our expert witness marine services, please contact us directly today.

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