February 2010
MEA is pleased to announce that Heather Andrews has been promoted to lead MEA’s Business Development department in our Vancouver office. Heather has been a member of our Transportation group for the last four years.
MEA’s Vancouver office welcomes Nita Dun to the position of Project Coordinator. Nita has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Victoria in Geography, and has spent the last 5 years living in New Zealand.
MEA Forensic research quantifying the friction used by young, middle aged and elderly individuals while entering and exiting a bathtub/shower enclosure is published in Gait & Posture. This research was conducted in collaboration with Jim Flynn of J2 Engineering. Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20188564.
Gunter Siegmund presents research findings related to the friction used by young, middle aged and elderly individuals while entering and exiting a bathtub/shower enclosure. The presentation was part of the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, WA, February 22-27, 2010.
Navid Nastar and Melinda Munroe attend monthly meeting of the Orange County Risk and Insurance Management Society (OCRIMS).
Dave King and Check Kam attend the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Trucking Law Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Navid Nastar and Melinda Munroe attend the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA) 2009 Year in Review for Construction Law.
Check Kam and Melinda Munroe participate in a Mock Trial for the University of California, San Diego School of Law National Trial Competition.
Andrea Eidukonis and Melinda Munroe attend a meeting for the Forensic Expert Witness Association. The presentation was the Role of Paralegals to the Expert Witness given by Cynthia Mascio of Rutan & Tucker, LLP.
MEA Forensic participates in the EngiTECH Career Fair at University of California, Irvine.
Vickie Norton presents on “Captain/Dispatcher Joint Authority under Part 121” at the Lawyer Pilots Bar Association (LPBA) in Florida.
Navid Nastar presents on Earthquake Structural Damage for the Blue Goose Insurance Group in Los Angeles.
Melinda Munroe attends the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Insurance Law Section Meeting.
MEA Forensic staff attend the OIAA 2010 Professional Development & Claims Conference on February 3rd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Craig Wilkinson presents at the OIAA 2010 Professional Development & Claims Conference on Vehicle Collisions with Pedestrians/Bicycles on February 3rd at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
MEA Forensic attends the Canadian Defense Lawyers’ 6th Annual Insurance Symposium on February 11th and 12th at the Ontario Bar Association in Toronto.