Expert Witness / Arbitrator | Homer R. Peterson II, P.E., CSP, CFLC

Video Introduction to Mr. Peterson’s Subject Matter Expert and Arbitrator Experience:

https://www.adr.org/videoresume?paramName=374159468

Expert Witness and Arbitrator Experience:

1. Subject Matter Expert and Expert Witness in the following types of cases:

Construction disputes
Contractor termination for cause related to safety
Contractor termination for cause versus for convenience
Cranes and rigging
Dropped objects and overhead protection
Fall protection
Falls from height
Forklift safety (rough-terrain forklifts)
General industry
Holes and hole covers
Ladder safety
Material handling
Means and methods of construction
Negligence
Occupational health and safety management systems
OSHA matters
Personal injury
Precast concrete panel erection
Safety
Safety training
Scissor-lift safety
Skylights and skylight protection methods
Standards of care
Steel erection
Tilt-up wall panel erection
Wrongful death

2. Arbitrator – American Arbitration Association (AAA) Construction Panel

Case Types / Panel Sizes / Track Types as follows:

Construction Issues / Three Arbitrators / Regular Track
Construction Issues / One Arbitrator / Regular Track
Construction Issues / One Arbitrator / Fast Track
Construction Issues / One Arbitrator / Fast Track Documents Only

Expert Witness Training

Training from the following organizations including continuing education credit hours on topics such as testifying skills, report writing, and being deposed:

Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA), Chicago, IL

Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) 07/26/2019
2015-2024 127 credit hours

SEAK, Inc., Falmouth, MA

2015-2024 98 credit hours

Arbitrator Training:

2019 AAA ACE019 Case Finances
2018 AAA ACE018 Arbitrator Performance and Demeanor
2017 AAA ACE013 Dealing with Difficult Attorneys in Arbitration
2016 AAA Vacatur and Enforcement of Arbitration Awards
2015 AAA Five Ways to Reduce the Cost of Construction Arbitration
2014 AAA ACE006 Challenges at the Preliminary Hearing
2013 AAA Construction Professionals Guide to Conducting an AAA Arbitration
2012 AAA Fundamentals of Effective Mediation Advocacy
2011 AAA Managing Your First Arbitration
2010 AAA ACE005 Chairing Arbitration Panels: Procedures, Process, Dynamics
2007 AAA ACE004 Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration
2007 AAA ACE003 Arbitrator Ethics and Disclosure
2007 AAA ACE002 Pro Se: Managing Cases Involving Self-Represented Parties
2007 AAA ACE001 Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding, Award Writing
2007 AAA Fundamentals & Best Practices for New AAA Arbitrators, Modules I,II
2005 AAA Straight Talk about Construction Arbitration
2005 AAA What Arbitrators Wish Advocates Knew