Question: Has the reader ever reviewed an expert profile that shows multiple state professional engineering licenses? What if we told you that this tactic is simply a concept called credential padding and has little to no correlation on the expert's chosen expertise? In our last post, we outlined the importance of a PE license in the realm of forensic engineering. No doubt, a PE license is important in Forensic Engineering . But, what about multiple PE licenses? Do these experts have to take...

All of Veritech's testifying experts hold professional engineering licenses as well as accreditation, certification, endorsements, and memberships with many other technical societies. In the field of forensic engineering, many experts aspire to obtain a PE, or Professional Engineer, license as a part of their career path. But, what does a PE even mean? The short answer is: credibility, and it shows that an engineer has successfully shown that they know their stuff, at least to the state or...

Winter driving presents some of the most dangerous conditions motorists face all year. Snow, ice, freezing rain, reduced visibility, and cold temperatures dramatically increase the likelihood of serious vehicle accidents. According to national crash statistics, winter weather contributes to hundreds of thousands of crashes annually, many of which result in severe injuries or fatalities. When these accidents occur, determining how and why they happened is often far more complex than during...