Testimony Record

July 17, 2008 – Trial – Country Companies v. Harold Bruch, Cook County,
Illinois for the Defense Attorney Johnathan Barger of Smith Amundsen. Fire
Origin and Cause.
April 7, 2008 – Deposition – Country Companies v. Harold Bruch, Cook County,
Illinois for the Defense Attorney Johnathan Barger of Smith Amundsen. Fire
Origin and Cause.
March 3, 2008 – Deposition – Pike v. Pickell Builders, Lake County, Illinois
for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Grotefeld & Hoffman – Fire
Origin and Cause.
February 13, 2008 – Deposition – Leucht v. Nieman Marcus, Cook County,
Illinois for the Defense Attorney Joseph Schreiber of Stellato & Schwartz –
Fire Department Operations and Management.
December 17, 2007 – Deposition- Luke Oil v. NIPSCO, Lake County, Indiana for
the Plaintiff Attorney Robert Peters of Lucas, Holcomb & Medrea. Fire Origin
and Cause.
December 6, 2007-Deposition- Pytko v. Employers Fire Insurance, Providence,
Rhode Island for the Plaintiff Attorney John Lynch Jr. of Lynch & Friel-
Fire Origin and Cause.
November 5, 2007-Deposition- Fleming v. T&R Communications, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Grotefeld and
Hoffman-Fire Origin and Cause.
September 7, 2007-Deposition-Vroman v. Volusia County Florida, Volusia
County, Florida for the Defense Attorney Larry Smith of Volusia County Legal
Department-Fire Department Management and Operations.
August 8, 2007-Deposition- Jordan v. Horry County School District, Horry
County, South Carolina for the Plaintiff Attorney Gene Vaught of
McCutcheon,Mumford, Vaught- Fire/Explosion Origin and Cause.
July 16, 2007- Deposition- Turner v. Housing Authority of New London; New
London, Connecticut for the Plaintiff Attorney Stephen Reck of Reck Law
Offices; - Fire Department Practices and Operations.
June 8, 2007- Deposition – Pennsylvania Lumbermans Mutual Ins(Ort Lumber
Mill v. Rural Insurance (CNC Repair) , Madison, Wisconsin, for the Defense
Attorney Rick Mundt of Winner Wixson Pernitz.- Fire Origin and Cause.
January 11, 2007- Deposition #2- Kappy=s Restaurant v. Fox Valley Fire &
Safety; Cook County, Illinois for the Defense Attorney Mary Crawford of
Cassiday Schade-Fire Origin and Cause; Fire Protection Equipment.
November 27, 2006 - Deposition - State Farm/Eddy v. Hitachi, Lake County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Mulherin, Rehfeldt &
Varchetto-Fire Origin and Cause.
November 6, 2006 - Deposition - Woltman v. American States Insurance, United
States Central District Court for the Plaintiff Attorney Steven Blakely of
Acton & Snyder- Fire Origin and Cause
September 30, 2006- Deposition- Estate of Chauncey Body v. Larry Ancona(Auto
Owners Insurance) Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the Defense Attorney Richard
Schmidt of Piper and Schmidt- Fire Origin and Cause, Fire Codes.
September 20, 2006- Deposition- State Farm/Tuttle v. Romano=s Tile, Dupage
County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Mulherin,
Rehfeldt & Varchetto- Fire Origin and Cause.
September 14, 2006- Deposition- Commercial Union Insurance v. TDI
Associates, Waukesha County, Wisconsin for the Defense Attorney Eugene
LaFlamme of McCoy & Hofbauer S.C.- Fire Origin & Cause, Fire Codes, and Fire
Department Operations.
June 28, 2006- Deposition- Kappy=s Restaurant v. Fox Valley Fire & Safety;
Cook County, Illinois for the Defense Attorney Mary Crawford of Cassiday
Schade-Fire Origin and Cause; Fire Protection Equipment.
May 5, 2006-Deposition- Kyles v. Maryville Academy, Cook County, Illinois
for the Defense Attorney Jeffrey Kehl of Yelton & Kehl-Fire Cause and
Origin, Fire Fatality.
December 30, 2005-Deposition- Collins v. City of Belle Glade Florida, Palm
Beach County Florida for the Defense Attorney Misty Taylor of George, Hartz,
& Lundeen.-Fire Department Operations & Procedures.
December 7, 2005-Trial- Lazemby V. Mark Builders, Cook County, Illinois for
the Defense Attorney Eric Jones of Bullaro & Carton- Fire Department
Operations & Procedures; Firefighter Injuries.
November 10, 2005-Deposition- State Farm v. BG Mart, Dupage County, Illinois
for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Mulherin Rehfeldt & Varchetto-
Fire Cause and Origin.
September 13, 2005-Deposition-State Farm(Schroeder) v. Sunbeam, Lake County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Hoffman of Mulherin Rehfeldt &
Varchetto, Fire Cause and Origin
June 8, 2005- Deposition- Lazenby v. Mark’s Builders, Cook County for the
Defense Attorney Eric Jones of Bullaro & Carton-Fire Department Operations &
Procedures; Firefighter Injuries.
March 18, 2005-Deposition- Howard v. East Lake, Cook County for the
Plaintiff Attorney Leonard Becker of Becker Law Offices- Fire Codes;
Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues.
March 11, 2005-Deposition- Kelly v. Pacult, Cook County, Illinois for the
Plaintiff Attorney Joseph Curcio of Curcio Law Offices. Fire Cause and
Origin; Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
February 11, 2005- Deposition- Luong v. Hallmark & Johnson, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Kevin O’Connor of Harman Fedick &
O’Connor. Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
December 14, 2004-Deposition-American Alternative Insurance v. Neldner Ford,
McLean County, Illinois for the Defense Attorney Jonathan Stump, Quinn,
Johnson,Henderson & Pretorius. Fire Cause and Origin; Fire Codes; Building
Codes; and Life Safety Issues
December 9, 2004-Trial- State Farm v. High Tech Electric, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Greg Oltman of Cosby, Oltman & Bell.
Fire Cause and Origin
December 1,2, 2004-Trial-State of Ohio v. Woogerd, Franklin County, Ohio for
the Defense Attorney Kirk McVay, McVay Law Offices. Criminal Arson Defense;
Fire Cause and Origin..
September 10, 2004-Deposition- Enriquez v. Vakil, Cook County, Illinois for
the Plaintiff Attorney James Harman of Harman, Fedick & O’Connor. Fire
Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
September 9, 2004-Deposition- King/Allstate v. Broan Mfg., Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Grotefeld of Grotefeld &
Denenberg, Fire Cause and Origin.
July 28, 2004- Deposition - Sanders v. Midwest Family Mutual, Lake County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Thomas Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick,
Blackey & Associates, Inc. Fire/Explosion Cause and Origin.
June 22, 2004 - Deposition- Mauldin v. Highland Homes, et.al, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Ed Eshoo of Childress & Zdeb. Fire Cause
and Origin.
May 26, 2004 - Deposition - Sowa v. Cooper City Fire Department, et al.
Broward County, Florida for the Defense Attorney Oscar Marrero of Law
Offices of Oscar Marrero. Fire Department operations and procedures.
April 22, 2004- Trial- Jackson v. Maier, et al, Racine County Circuit Court,
Wisconsin for the Plaintiff Attorney Robert Hankel of Hartig Bjelajac Hankel
& Koenen, Fire Cause and Origin.
January 6, 2004-Deposition- Jackson v. Maier et.al. Racine, Wisconsin for
the Plaintiff Attorney Robert Hankel of Hartig, Bjelajac, Hankel & Koenen,
Fire Cause and Origin.
December 30, 2003- Deposition- Thermal Design v. Indoor Courts of America,
United States District Court, Western District of Wisconsin, for the
Plaintiff Attorney
Illinois Fire Department Operations | Illinois Fire Department Procedures | Illinois Fire Department Management | Illinois Fire Department Safety Practices
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Thad Stankowski of Von Briesen & Roper, Fire analysis case.
October 17, 2003-Deposition- Kevin Reeser v. Country Companies
Insurance, Woodford County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney George
Wood of Hartwig, Turner, Wood. Civil Arson Defense; Fire Cause and
Origin.
August 15, 2003- Deposition- Allstate Insurance v. Lamplight Farms, Cook
County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Elizabeth Weber of Sanchez
and Daniels Law Firm. Fire Analysis.
July 17, 2003-Trial- Wahba v. IBM, Cook County, Illinois for the
Plaintiff Attorney Thomas Patterson of Patterson Law Firm. Fire Cause
and Origin.
July 14, 2003-Deposition-Castanedo v. Box, Cook County, Illinois for the
Plaintiff Attorney Kevin O’Connor of Harman, Fedick & O”Connor. Fire
Cause and Origin. Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
June 30, 2003-Deposition- The Hartford/Majors v. Broan Manufacturing,
Cook County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Brett Sarason of Daar,
Fisher & Kanarik. Fire Cause and Origin.
January 28, 2003-Deposition- Dunmore v. Daimler Chrysler, 01M1124888,
Cook County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Alex Weissberg of Krohn
& Moss. Fire Cause and Origin.
December 27, 2002-Deposition-Wahba v. IBM, 00L2482, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Thomas Patterson of Patterson Law
Firm. Fire Cause and Origin.
November 26, 2002-Trial-Missouri v. Uriah Hester, CR501-234F, Linn
County, Missouri, for the Defense Attorney Michael Watkins of the
Watkins Law Firm. Fire Cause and Origin; Criminal Arson Defense.
November 11, 2002-Deposition-Curry v. Tanis, Cook County, Illinois, for
the Defense Attorney Greg Bolduc of Morse & Bolduc. Fire Codes; Building
Codes; and Life Safety Issues
October 10, 2002-Deposition- State Farm F & C v. Aurora Hydromatic Pump,
99L11200, Cook County, Illinois, for the Plaintiff Attorney William
Potratz of Potratz & Hollander. Fire Cause and Origin.
July 25, 2002-Deposition- Crowder v. Williams, Cook County, Illinois for
the Plaintiff Attorney Kevin O’Connor of Harman,Fedick & O’Connor. Fire
Cause and Origin; Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
June 14, 2002-Deposition-Snyder v. Martin Group,11D01-0001-CP-02,
Indiana Case, for the Plaintiff Attorney Sam Swaim of Hanner & Hanner.
Fire Cause and Origin.
January 16, 2002-Deposition-Zimmerman v. Fasco Mills, 96L219, Winnebago
County, Illinois for the Defense Attorney Mark McClenathen of Heyl
Royster Voelker & Allen. Fire Department Operations/Firefighter
Fatality.
December 7-10, 2001-Trial-Bouraxis/Secura Insurance v. Wisconsin Gas &
Electric, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin for the Defense Attorney Catherine
LaFleur of the LaFleur Law Offices. Fire Cause and Origin.
November 6, 2001-Deposition-State Farm F & C v. White Consolidated
Industries, Ogle County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Ray
Rittenhouse of Mulherin Rehfeldt & Varchetto. Fire Cause and Origin.
September 26, 2001-Trial-Illinois v. Chris Mitchell, McLean County,
Illinois for the Defense Attorney Joseph Cannell of Koth & Cannell. Fire
Cause and Origin; Criminal Arson Defense.
August 6, 2001-Deposition- Soo Man Chu v. Sentry Insurance,
Appleton,Wisconsin, for the Plaintiff Attorney Frank Kowalkowski. Fire
Cause and Origin.
May 11, 2001-Deposition-Allstate Insurance v. Sentrol Inc., Cook County,
Illinois, for the Plaintiff Attorney William Grotefeld of Grotefeld &
Denenberg. Fire Cause and Origin.
November 15, 2000-Deposition-Bouraxis/Secura Insurance v. Schlicht
Plumbing/Wisconsin Gas & Electric, 99CV007493, Milwaukee County,
Wisconsin for the Defense Attorney Russ Klingman of Hinshaw Culbertson.
Fire Cause and Origin.
November 3, 2000-Deposition-Falco v. Lucas Builders, Dupage County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Nicole Andre. Fire Cause and Origin;
Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
July 17, 2000-Deposition-State Farm F & C. v. Hi-Tech Electric, Cook
County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Greg Oltman. Fire Cause and
Origin. .
July 12, 2000-Trial- Illinois v. Judith Knilans, Oregon, Illinois for
the Prosecuting Attorney Paul Goddard. Fire Cause and Origin/Arson
Prosecution.
June 15, 2000-Deposition-Rose Domenick v. Dominicks Foods, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney Stephen Blandin of Romanucci &
Blandin. Fire Codes; Building Codes; and Life Safety Issues
May 25, 2000-Deposition-Powers v. O & G Spring and Wire, Cook County,
Illinois for the Defense Attorney Jeff Lipe of Williams & Montgomery.
Fire Department Operations/Firefighter Injuries.
March 29, 2000- Deposition-Adams v. NIGAS, Cook County, Illinois for the
Plaintiff Attorney. Fire Cause and Origin.
March 23, 2000-Deposition-Groves/Allstate Insurance v. Maytag, Cook
County, Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Grotefeld of
Grotefeld & Denenberg. Fire Cause and Origin.
March 23, 2000- Deposition- Dagons/Allstate v. Maytag, Cook County,
Illinois for the Plaintiff Attorney William Grotefeld of Grotefeld &
Denenberg. Fire Cause and Origin.
January 13, 2000-Trial-Iowa v. Michael Inman, Lee County, Iowa for the
Defense Attorney Clinton Boddicker. Fire Cause and Origin; Criminal
Arson Defense.
December, 1999-Deposition-Iowa v. Michael Inman, Lee County, Iowa for
the Defense Attorney Clinton Boddicker. Fire Cause and Origin; Criminal
Arson Defense.
October 6, 1999-Trial-West Bend Insurance v. Belvidere Electric/State
Farm Insurance, 97LM360, Winnebago County, Illinois for the Defense
Attorney Ruth Robinson of O’Hagan Smith & Amundsen. Fire Cause and
Origin
Additional testimony history available upon request
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