Experience
Dr. Raymond Thompson has 28 years of expert witness experience.
He has served both plaintiff and defense lawyers in Alabama, Georgia,
South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Florida.
A team of experienced and qualified engineers and scientists assists Dr. Thompson.
Professional
Vista Engineering employs a dynamic and experienced mix of engineers, scientists, and experts. Our staff is professional and courteous
at all times. We are very sensitive to the confidential nature of
our work and the importance of evidence spoliation issues in our
testing and analysis. Vista's engineers recognize that our position
in the litigation process is to assist you within our obligation
to the impartial evaluation of the technical issues of the case.
Simple
We look for the most simple and direct answer that explains the
technical problem. Vista believes, through years of experience,
that most good science is simple. Many product liability, contract
arbitration and intellectual property cases need a technical/scientific
basis from which to negotiate. The technical answer that is complicated,
circuitous, and vague is usually wrong.
Presentation
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a clear mental image
that lasts from the courtroom through the jury deliberation is invaluable.
Technical clarity in presentation is achieved through experience.
Dr. Thompson had 24 years of classroom experience in creating mental
images for students. He has researched presentation methods ranging
from the Pentagon to elementary school and found they have two things
in common: simplicity and strong images. He is equally at ease with
60 year old corporate presidents and 6 year old school kids. His
blue-collar upbringing and academic training help him to identify
with a wide range of learning and personality types. When it comes
to the courtroom, these skills come together to create verbal, graphic
and visual images that are simple, clear and uncluttered. Images
that last from presentation through decision time.
Clients
Vista's client list reads like a who's who of government agencies
(DoD, NASA, DoE, NSF), major corporations, industry, manufacturing,
and legal firms.
