*Captain Kirk Greiner
Marine Safety Specialist
Captain Greiner is the Webmaster of www.maritimeconsultant.com, and can be reached at landline (425) 640-3048, fax (425) 640-0814. Captain Greiner's website is both authoritative and informative in that not only does it contain Captain Greiner's personal bio, it also lists numerous references, publications and resources on important marine safety issues, and has links to important marine safety sites.
Captain Greiner serves as a marine safety expert for claimants, as well as defense firms, and has been qualified as an expert in State and Federal Courts throughout the United States, as well as in quasi-judicial administrative proceedings. We have enjoyed the benefits of Captain Greiner's expertise for over eight years, and have found him to be extremely well-qualified, always prepared and thoroughly knowledgeable of litigation matters, including the practical aspects of case presentation. He is both an attorney and marine safety specialist.
Captain Greiner has an extensive marine education, starting first with a B.S. from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, followed by extensive marine follow up of practical education and assignments, including numerous courses dealing with marine safety management, accident investigation, ergonomics, OSHA regulations, vessel inspections and fishing vessel safety. From 1978 to 1982, he served as the Coast Guard Captain of the Port and Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, Portland, Oregon; from 1975 to 1978, he served as Executive Secretary of the Marine Safety Council, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C.; and, from 1970 to 1975, he served on the staff of Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Seattle, Washington. He has a combined 20 years in the Coast Guard Commercial Vessel Safety Program, including approval of new vessels, construction inspection, annual safety inspections, dry docking inspection, and casualty investigation. Captain Greiner retired from the Coast Guard in 1982.
What we most appreciate about Captain Greiner's services is his "case hardened," practical approach to serving as an expert in matters under litigation; in our offices, these are mostly Federal Court proceedings. Whether it's a deposition, preparation of a report, scorching cross-examination at trial, or simply dealing with the practical issue of how to keep billing expenses down, we have found Captain Greiner to be a superb expert to work with. In the recent past, we have used Captain Greiner on safety issues involving lifting and safe lifting practices; slip and fall on factory trawlers; ladder safety and fall on passenger ferry; slip and fall aboard a skiff serving with a purse seiner; repetitive motion / carpal tunnel injury from overuse syndrome and, most recently, complex and technical issues relating to the sinking of the F/V ARCTIC ROSE. |
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Captain Greiner
www.maritimeconsultant.com
landline
(425) 640-3048
fax
(425) 640-0814
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Captain Greiner serves as a marine safety expert for claimants, as well as defense firms |
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What we most appreciate about Captain Greiner's services is his "case hardened," practical approach to serving as an expert in matters under litigation |
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*John F. Berg, M.Ed., CRC, CDMS, ABVE,
Professional Vocational Consultant,
Vocational Consulting, Inc.
John Berg serves us as a retained vocational expert, primarily testifying on issues of earnings loss as a result of personal injury. John can be reached at: Vocational Consulting, Inc., (206) 933-8870, or fax (206) 937-6236. He has offices in Seattle at 3515 S.W. Alaska Street; in Tacoma at 625 Commerce Street, Suite 210; and Bremerton, 245 Fourth Street, Suite 507.
John is frequently retained by plaintiffs and defendants, and has extensive practical experience in writing reports and testifying as a vocational expert. His educational training includes a Master's of Education in Guidance and Counseling issued May 1977 from the University of Idaho, preceded by a Bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho in 1974. John has also completed the Skagit Valley Community College Alcohol and Treatment Diagnosis Program, and has many certifications, including as a certified disability management specialist, certified rehabilitation counselor, Board-certified Diplomat of the American Board of Vocational Experts, a registered vocational rehabilitation counselor, State of Washington Department of Labor & Industries, and a registered vocational counselor by the Washington State Division of Professional Licensing.
From 1985 to date, John has been the owner/operator of Vocational Consulting, Inc., a private vocational rehabilitation practice, which includes extensive forensic assessment for litigation cases involving personal injury, employment law, workers compensation, assessment of employability, transferable skills, labor market surveys and analyses, and job training development for individuals with a variety of disabilities.
John is also an experienced, "case hardened" litigation expert. We most appreciate John's very prompt response to issuance of vocational reports; he is often able to issue a report almost immediately, following a last minute request. Since John's litigation experience allows him to handle file management and client information and development with an eye toward, and sensitivity to, discovery issues and trial of contested claims. John is also well able to support his conclusions and analyses under cross-examination. He is always calm, cool and collected, with a demeanor and composure that gives him credibility at every stage of the proceedings.
In the past several years, we have used John Berg's services on a large variety of injury cases. We have asked him to present a case for loss of earnings on matters involving claimants in their late fifties (last earnings years), as well as those in their early 20's. He is often able to make a case where the earnings history is limited. John has also served us on a variety of injury cases, ranging from repetitive motion / carpal tunnel injury, severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and back injury claims. John is also capable of providing sound figures for loss of earnings, loss of earnings capacity, costs of retraining, costs of employment re-injury. His ability to include these figures in his analyses has, on occasion, saved us the additional expense of retaining formal economic analysis. |
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John Berg can be reached at:
Vocational Consulting, Inc,
(206) 933-8870
fax (206) 937-6236
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John is frequently retained by plaintiffs and defendants, and has extensive practical experience in writing reports and testifying as a vocational expert. |
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John Berg has offices at the following locations:
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3515 S.W. Alaska Street
Seattle, WA
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625 Commerce Street
Suite 210
Tacoma WA
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245 Fourth Street
Suite 507
Bremerton, WA |
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*Dr. Theodore Becker
Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation
E.P.I has created specific rehabilitation programs that are designed to:
- Supplement return to work initiatives
- Prepare for return to full work status
- Be flexible and accomodating to work schedules
E.P.I, Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation, is the premier evaluative and rehabilitation facility based in the Pacific Northwest specializing in advanced biomechanical/physiological procedures developed to facilitate patient recovery.
The center's founder and current director is Dr. Theodore Becker, eminent former head trainer of the United States Swimming Olympic Team. In conjunction with this distinction, Dr. Becker's career includes:
- Inventor/Patent holder of calibration devices to assure accuracy of muscle test dynamometers
- Contributor to professional journals and texts including Clinics in Sports Medicine, Spine, Federation Proceedings and Clinical Management
- Adjunct faculty for human performance curriculum, State Universities of Washington
- Faculty Seminar Contributor University of Washington Medical School
- Faculty appointments at: Indiana University, University of Illinois and University ofTexas
- Reasearch Award Recipient:
NADEP-SANDELL Research Award,
NATA Outstanding Research Award
- Rehabilitation consultant for baseball's St. Louis Cardinals professional athletic training staff
- Certified athletic trainer
- Cardiac exercise technologist
- Disability examiner
E.P.I has been a preferred rehabilitation site for the medical/chiropractic community since its inception in 1985, providing state-of-the-art evaluation/rehabilitation. Services include:
- Comprehensive spinal/limb isokinetic evaluation/rehabilitation
- High speed digitizing analysis of spinal/limb biomechanics
- Full spectrum muscle speed analysis
- Primary supplemental strength restoration approach to injuries
- Full service physical rehabilitation approach to the deconditionaing syndrome
"Rehabilitating all the nooks and crannies, particularly of the shoulder is a specialty of Ted Becker, PhD., the physical therapist/trainer who treated Steve Lundquist, the swimmer who broke the 100 meter breaststroke at the Los Angeles Olympis. Becker put the shoulder back together; part of that Olympic Gold Medal, Lundquist said, belongs to Ted."
Sports Illustrated, August 6, 1984
Dr. Becker may be reached at:
Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation
11627 Airport Road
Suite H
Everett, WA 98204-8714
website: www.epirehab.com
email: epinfo@epirehab.com
425-353-9300
FAX 425-290-3688
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Dr. Theodore Becker
Everett Pacific Industrial Rehabilitation
11627 Airport Road
Suite H
Everett, WA 98204-8714
website: www.epirehab.com
email: epinfo@epirehab.com
425-353-9300
FAX 425-290-3688
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E.P.I has created specific rehabilitation programs that are designed to:
- Supplement return to work initiatives
- Prepare for return to full work status
- Be flexible and accomodating to work schedules
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"One of Becker's great talents is inventing prescription rehab exercises to cure specific problems"
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*Elizabeth Spencer Steffa, OTR/L, CHT
Betty is a 1969 graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Occupational Therapy. She has been a clinical faculty member of the University of Washington since 1987 and has made numerous presentations nationally and internationally in hand and upper extremity evaluation and treatment. She worked at Children's Hospital, Seattle for nearly 12 years and became a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists in 1987. She has worked for the plaintiffs and defendants with court testimony beginning while employed at Children's Hospital. She continues to treat patients and perform One-Day Upper Extremity Physical capacity Evaluations as a partner/owner at Highline Hand Therapy.
The One-Day Upper Extremity Physical Capacity Evaluation is a comprehensive evaluation of an individual's ability to use the hand and upper extremity in all areas of function, including but not limited to active and passive motion, strength and endurance and the ability to perform personal care, daily activities or specific occupations.
Betty Steffa may be reached at:
Highline Hand Therapy
201 SW 153rd Street, Suite A
Seattle, WA 98166
206-244-4263
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Elizabeth Spencer Steffa
OTR/L, CHT |
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201 SW 153rd Street, Suite A
Seattle, WA 98166
206-244-4263
FAX 206-244 8703 |
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* We are often asked - what experts do you recommend? For that reason we have listed, above, some of our recommended experts. Injury At Sea recommends experts based on the experts' objectivity, fairness, experience, training and credentials. Injury At Sea contracts with all experts only on a case by case basis and has no agreement for compensation which is in any way contingent on case outcome or opiniions expressed. The basis for compensation paid to all experts is no different than what the expert charges any other client. From time to time Injury At sea may obtain an internal, non-binding opinion from an expert prior to retaining the expert, primarily for purposes of determing the expert's interest in a matter. Some experts may be listed by Injury At Sea as a possible expert for a matter. Such a listing does not commit the expert to the case and does not mean the expert has or will render an opinion regarding the case. All experts recommended by Injury At Sea are retained, frequently, for both plaintiff and defense work.
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