HALL, DAVID W.
David Hall & Associates
3907 Silverspring Drive
Austin, Texas 78759
(512) 343-1646
E-Mail: dhall49@austin.rr.net
Traffic Engineering Consultant. Experienced in Traffic Control Devices (signs, signals and markings) for rail-highway grade crossings. Expertise in geometric design and sight distance requirements
for rail and vehicular traffic at rail-highway grade crossings. Accident reconstruction and expert testimony. Associate of Science, BS, Civil Engineering and MS Engineering. Member, Institute of
Transportation Engineers.
HALL, JAMES E.
Hall & Associates, LLC
233 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 200
Washington, D. C. 20003
(202) 312-0600
Fax: (202) 312-0606
E-Mail: JHALL@HALLASSOC.NET
Transportation Safety Consultant. Mr. Hall is a leading expert on transportation safety, security, crisis management and government relations. He has served government and private clients for more
than 35 years. He has served as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (1994-2001). During his tenure as Chairman, the NTSB issued landmark safety studies on commuter airlines, the
air tour industry, the performance and use of child restraint systems, the dangers to children from passenger-side airbags in automobiles, personal watercraft, transit bus operations, railway passive
grade crossings and train accidents/collisions. He visited more than 30 nations as Chairman and oversaw a period of unprecedented activity as the NTSB investigated numerous major aviation, rail,
pipeline and maritime accidents in the U.S. and international locations.
Prior to serving as NTSB Chairman, Mr. Hall was a Cabinet Member for the State of Tennessee, a member of the staff of U.S. Senator Al Gore, Sr., Counsel to the Senate Subcommittee on
Intergovernmental Relations, Attorney in private practice and a commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army (1967-1973). He was recognized with the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Vietnam in
1969. He is Co-Chairman for the U.S. Forest Service blue ribbon committee to review and study U.S. firefighting aircraft. He serves in the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on
Combating Terrorism and the Aviation Institute Advisory Board of George Washington University. Mr. Hall has appeared before several Congressional Committees to provide testimony and
information involving Transportation Safety. He has also appeared on several television networks including NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, FOX, BBC, PBS and A & E.
HALSTEAD, ROBERT W.
President/IronWood Technologies, Inc. (IWT)
300 Sedgwick Drive
Syracuse, New York 13203-1315
(315) 424-2500
(800) 473-2476
E-Mail: rwh@ironwoodtech.com
Railroad operations and signaling consultant, accident investigator and reconstructionist. Expert on railway signaling matters, including the design, maintenance and testing of rail-highway grade
crossings. BS-Electrical Engineering - Syracuse University. 22 years in railway operations, 9 of which with Conrail as a Signal Design Engineer and Supervisor of Signal Construction and
Maintenance - Albany Division. Planned and directed numerous "cutovers", the extensive signal testing required when placing new signal and rail-highway grade crossing installations in service.
Formerly qualified as a locomotive engineer on a shortline railroad in upstate NY. Familiar with FRA rules and Regulations and railway operating and safety rules compliance issues. Fully accredited
by ACTAR as a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist, recognized as an expert in Human Factors as they relate to drivers approaching rail/highway grade crossings.
Extensive experience in railroad-related computer-generated animation for accident reconstruction and advanced concept visualization. Film professional-grade video in the field and produce finished
productions in IWT's in-house video editing suite. Pioneered the technique of precisely determining motorist sight distance through vegetation at crossings using digital video, as well as other
time/speed studies using digital video. Apply cutting-edge film special-effects techniques to accurately re-create accident circumstances, and is designated by the National Court Reporters Association
as a "Certified Legal Video Specialist (CLVS)." Conduct advanced scientific railroad accident investigation and reconstruction for either plaintiff or defense, presenting findings via deposition and/or
trial.
IWT is the industry leader in the application of advanced information technology to railroad safety-related information storage and retrieval, and maintains the nation's largest electronic repository of
railroad safety-related information, samples of which are available for individual purchase via IronWood's Website http://www.ironwoodtech.com. Maintains an extensive list of individual railroad
safety-related electronic documents available for individual purchase and download via IronWood's Website http://www.ironwoodtech.com. Mr. Halstead also manages IWT's exclusive
Data Mining service, serving attorneys and fellow investigators alike with state-of-the-art railroad safety-related information products.
Memberships: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Transportation Engineers (Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee), NARSCI President, Past member -
Toastmasters International (Area Governor 1999-2000).
HINDS, LESLIE "Les", Ph.D.
Hinds Consulting & Contract Services, Inc.
4973 Hubbard Drive
Troy, Michigan 48085
(248) 689-4289
Cell: (248) 709-6860
Fax: (248) 689-5035
Railroad Safety Consultant/Expert Witness. Presently in private practice offering his services to those individuals or groups that need technical expertise, information and assistance with railroad
related issues or litigation of railroad accidents, incidents or personal injury cases. Mr. Hinds has a profound knowledge of the Railroad Industry gained through forty plus years of experience working
for several railroad companies, railroad labor organizations and law firms representing railroad employees. Utilizing his skills, knowledge, expertise and hands-on experience, he will help his clients
interpret all of the evidence and establish the facts necessary to formulate an opinion for presentation to a jury.
As a railroad employee, he worked as a non-agreement and agreement employee. He held several management positions including Assistant Trainmaster, Trainmaster, Terminal Trainmaster, Division
Trainmaster, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent. As an agreement employee, he worked several positions including Switchman/Brakeman, Conductor, Retarder Operator, Dispatcher and
Yardmaster. He was qualified as a Locomotive Engineer and High-Rail Operator. Serving as a Union Officer, he held several positions including Vice Local Chairman, Division Local Chairman, Vice
General Chairman, Legislative Representative and President.
During the course of his career, he investigated over 5,600 train accidents, derailments, collisions, personal injuries and fatalities to determine the cause of and the responsibility for the accident. He
can assist clients with issues involving Railroad Operations, Railroad Safety Development, Railroad Operating Rules, Railroad Safety Rules, FRA Rules and Regulations, Railroad Retirement Board
Benefits, Discipline Cases, Arbitration, Mediation, Collective Bargaining Agreements and Labor Relations. Mentor and Adviser to numerous Local, General and International Union Officers of all the
major Railroad Unions.
Mr. Hinds authored several books, manuals and publications including "Trains, Tracks & Facts", a book discussing the railroad industry and how to deal with their shortcomings He completed a
hands-on study of railroad jobs and published a "Railroad Job Analysis" for Train and Engine Service Employees and Non-Operating Employees.
He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Doctorate in Business Administration.
President Emeritus - NARSCI.
HOLLAND, ERIC D.
Holland, Groves & Schneller, L.L.C.
300 North Tucker Street - Suite 801
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(314) 241-8111
Fax: (314) 241-5554
E-Mail: eholland@allfela.com
F.E.L.A. Attorney. Mr. Holland is a partner in the St. Louis-based firm of Holland, Groves & Schneller, L.L.C. The firm provides legal assistance to injured railroad workers and their families
throughout the United States. The firm's attorneys have obtained some of the largest verdicts in the country including the largest railroad injury verdict in Missouri. Lawyers at the firm have received
the highest possible rating for quality of representation and ethics from the national attorney ranking service and have been named to the National Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys in the area of
personal injury litigation.