Dr. Ronald B. Standler
Consulting to Litigators
Torts Involving Technology
Example Subject Areas
- damage by lightning or electrical surges
I was actively engaged during 1971-79 in scientific research on
lightning,
and actively engaged during 1982-93 in engineering research on
electrical surges
on ac power, telephone, and data lines, so I understand
the problems well. Employers and utilities often do a poor job of
protecting their employees and customers from injury.
Some surge suppressors are a fire hazard.
- products liability
I designed electronic instrumentation from 1973 to 1989
and I have programmed computers since 1968. This personal experience in
engineering design, as well as my legal knowledge, makes me useful in cases
involving liability for design or manufacturing defects in
electronic equipment, computer hardware, or computer software.
- personal injury
- personal injury from lightning, electricity, or ionizing radiation (e.g., X-rays, radioactivity)
- injury to pupils or students in school or college science laboratory
- repetitive motion injuries from computer keyboards or mice
- nonconsensual medical experiments on people
- liability of utilities for electrical surges or interruption of service
- misuse of computer hardware or software
computer virus,
tort liability for computer crime
- liability for errors or harmful information
(i.e., "information torts")
- privacy law
- meteorology law, e.g., lightning, negligent
weather modification (i.e., cloud seeding) or
negligent weather forecasts
I am also interested in writing amicus briefs.
Summary of Credentials
By way of introduction, here is a terse synopsis:
- Ph.D. in physics 1977, J.D. 1998,
- was a professor of electrical engineering for ten years,
- was an employee of, or consultant to, manufacturers
for seven years,
- programmed computers since 1968
(mostly numerical models of physical phenomena,
automatic collection of data from scientific instruments,
statistical analysis of data, and
design of numerical algorithms),
- research on lightning and atmospheric electricity in thunderstorms 1971-1979,
- designed electronic circuits and instrumentation 1973-1989,
- research on electrical surge suppressors and arresters 1982-1993,
- wrote more than 35 archival technical papers and one book,
- consulted to litigators since 1981, and
- attorney in Massachusetts since Dec 1998, and also licensed to practice before:
- the U.S. Patent Office,
- the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts,
- the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and
- the U.S. Supreme Court.
My curriculum vitae gives full details,
including a complete bibliography of my publications,
and a summary of my professional experience.
I will personally do all work on my client's case or problem,
so that my client gets the full benefit of my education and experience.
I suggest that my record of creativity in scientific and engineering
research, as well as my skills and experience in
legal research and scholarly writing,
would make me a valuable addition to your legal team.
Furthermore, in legal issues involving complicated technology
(e.g. computer hardware or software, electrical engineering,
electromagnetics, radiation, etc.) my understanding of both
the science and the law allows me to find legally significant
facts and interpret those facts in the context of law.
For more information, see the
webpage about my consulting services on
scientific evidence in torts involving technology.
Contact:
Because I am an attorney only in Massachusetts,
if you are a plaintiff or defendant outside of Massachusetts,
please have your attorney contact me.
How to contact Dr. Standler.
Copyright 1998-2004, 2009 by Ronald B. Standler
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revised 28 Mar 2013.
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