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Dr. Michael A. Kamins
MARITIME ACCIDENTS MARITIME/ADMIRALTY Professor of Marketing and
OPERATIONS Research Director Emeritus-
Stony Brook University
Capt. Tuuli Messer- 6401 Warner Drive
Bookman, Esq. Capt. Tuuli Messer-Bookman, Esq. Los Angeles, CA 90048
Professor Professor Phone: (323) 868-9507
PO Box 1309 Gig Harbor, WA Fax: (323) 931-0258
E-mail: michaelakaminsconsultants@gmail .
Gig Harbor, WA 98335 Phone: (253) 649-3471 com
Phone: (253) 649-3471 E-mail: captmesser@gmail .com
E-mail: captmesser@gmail .com Degrees/Licenses: BBA, MBA - Baruch
(Please see our complete listing under the College; PhD - NYU
Degrees/Licenses: following area of expertise: Expert Categories:
Professor Emerita — Marine Transportation Maritime Accidents)
Department, California Maritime Academy, Profile: I have an expertise in marketing
2019 research, questionnaire design, and marketing
strategy . I focus on false advertising,
USCG License — Master, Unlimited Tonnage, MARITIME/WATER SAFETY
Upon Oceans trademark issues, inclusive of secondary
meaning, confusion and dilution . My research
B .S . Marine Transportation — U .S . Merchant deals with celebrity advertising, pioneer
Marine Academy, 1986 Capt. Tuuli Messer-Bookman, Esq. brands, rumor, auction behavior, and the
impact of color on consumer perceptions . I
J .D . — University of San Francisco School of Professor
Law, 1995 Gig Harbor, WA have testified nine times both in federal and
U .S . Naval Reserve, Lt . Commander, 1986- Phone: (253) 649-3471 state courts and have been deposed over
2006 E-mail: captmesser@gmail .com fifty times. I have worked for celebrities such
as Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabbar,
Bill Medley, the Rock group Boston, Taylor
Profile: I have been a maritime expert witness (Please see our complete listing under the Swift, The Doors (Estate of Jim Morrison),
and consultant since 1998 and have worked following area of expertise: Expert Categories: as well as Hilton Hotels, Lexus, Bank One,
with approximately 50 firms on roughly 100 Maritime Accidents)
cases, split between defense and plaintiffs . I and Pinkberry . I worked for Samsung in the
Apple/Samung patent case and for Facebook
have testified in both state and federal court. and against President Trump in the Trump
I am available to work worldwide and am University class action . Most recently I worked
flexible on travel charges. MARKET RENT STUDIES for Fox against Dominion and for the Coca

I am a 1986 graduate of the U .S . Merchant Cola Company in their dispute against the
Hansen family . Fee for deposition, trial and
Marine Academy and earned my J .D . in 1995 Steven D. Epcar, CPM® consultation: $950/hr .
from the University of San Francisco School S. D. Epcar and Associates
of Law . I hold an unlimited tonnage Master’s Granite Bay, CA
license, the highest license available to civilian Phone: (916) 899-6218 Phillips, Fractor & Company, LLC.
mariners . Cell: (650) 773-5482 G. Michael Phillips
E-mail: steven@stevenepcar .com Pasadena, CA
I taught professional maritime subjects at Phone: (626) 744-3540
California Maritime Academy since 1995 E-mail: contactpfc@rule26 .com
and retired in 2018 as a full professor . As a (Please see our resume on page 357 for further
Professor Emerita, I maintain my relationship details.) (Please see our resume on page 378 for further
with Cal Maritime . I have over 300,000 sea details.)
miles serving as a deck officer on oceangoing
ships . I have also taught maritime subjects for MARKET RESEARCH
the U .S . Power Squadron and Cal Maritime’s
Extended Learning Department . MARKET RESEARCH
Theodore Menadier INVESTIGATIONS
As an avid boater, I have owned and operated Approach One LLC
many sail and power vessels from 8-75 feet .
My husband and I currently own a 50’ trawler . Littleton, CO J. Michael Keyes
Phone: (717) 357 0148
I have three published books: E-mail: tmeadier@gmail .com Consumer Survey Expert
”Maritime Casualties: Causes and Dorsey & Whitney
Consequences” (Please see our resume on page 398 for further Seattle, WA
”Close Quarters: A Woman’s Guide to Living details.) Phone: (206) 903-8757
and Working in Maritime Environments” E-mail: keyes .mike@dorsey .com
”The Master’s Handbook on Ship’s Business” Rhonda Harper, MBA
3rd ed as well as various articles and papers Harper Litigation Consulting and (Please see our resume on page 371 for further
in maritime periodicals . Research details.)

My expertise is in Marine Accidents Dallas, TX
(Recreational/Commercial), Boating Phone: (214) 244-4608 MARKETING
Accidents, Rules of the Road, Collisions, Boat E-mail: rhonda@harperlcr .com
Operations, Navigation and Piloting, Boat
Handling, Watchstanding, Seamanship, and (Please see our resume on page 363 for further
Maritime Training and License Standards . details.) Rhonda Harper, MBA
Harper Litigation Consulting and
Research
Dallas, TX
Phone: (214) 244-4608
E-mail: rhonda@harperlcr .com
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