Carl Berkowitz, Ph.D., PE, AICP is a transportation expert and has served as a litigation consultant since 1997.  Because of Dr. Berkowitz’s 46 years of transportation and traffic engineering expertise, he is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for impartial input that can make the crucial difference between success and failure.  As a transportation expert he is able to assess the technical merits of a case and advise the client if the action is worth pursuing.

Dr. Berkowitz has the background and experience that makes him ideally suited to contribute important information at every stage in the litigation process.  He has the ability to explain complex technical issues in layman terms, suggest strategies, investigate and uncover facts, perform literature reviews and research, prepare reports and safety evaluations.

Expert Area:

• Depositions and courtroom testimony
• Safety analysis, evaluation and study report
• Best industry practices and standards
• Guidelines and standards: AASHTO, APTA, AREMA, ITE, TRB, USDOT
• Pedestrian and passenger: slip, trip and fall
• Crowd management
• Pedestrian accident countermeasures
• Transportation rules, regulations and Americans with Disabilities Act
• Subway and commuter rail accidents
• Platform gaps, door incidents and on-train falls
• Ramp, stair and escalator falls
• Train accident investigations and analysis
• Train speed, time and distance analysis
• Rail-highway grade crossing
• Rail safety and training
• Bus stops, shelters and terminals
• Bicycle facility design
• Manuals on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
• Intermodal facilities
• Parking facilities
• Geometric design of highways and streets
• Waterborne transportation
• Conflict resolution
• Rail human factors
• Public information systems
• Effective training
• Infrastructure maintenance

Dr. Berkowitz as a transportation expert, looks forward to being of assistance.