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Workplace and premises violence creates significant institutional and commercial exposure for employers, property owners, healthcare systems, schools, and their insurers. Disputes arise over whether organizations maintained reasonable threat assessment and violence prevention programs, whether security contractors met their obligations, and how liability should be allocated among owners, managers, and vendors. Coverage disputes between insurers and policyholders frequently follow. The central question is whether warning signs were recognizable and whether the organization's response met accepted practice.

A violence prevention expert helps attorneys evaluate programs, policies, and decisions against recognized standards. The expert can review threat reports, assessment records, security policies, training, and incident histories to determine whether concerning behavior was identified and managed appropriately. Relevant frameworks include behavioral threat assessment practices, ASIS International workplace violence guidance, and OSHA expectations under the General Duty Clause. That analysis frames liability and causation and supports allocation, indemnity, and coverage positions among commercial parties.

Violence prevention testimony is most credible when it comes from professionals who have conducted threat assessments and built prevention programs. Round Table Group can identify threat assessment professionals, forensic psychologists, and security executives, including professionals with backgrounds at the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit and the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center and members of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Their experience helps a fact-finder understand what organizations can reasonably foresee and prevent. Our more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators help us match the setting and issues in your case with a qualified expert. To discuss your matter, contact us by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Violence expert witnesses for cases like:

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Threat Assessment Vendor Sued Over Missed Warning Signs

A hospital system sued a threat-assessment software vendor after a workplace violence incident, alleging the platform's risk-scoring algorithm failed to flag documented escalation patterns in an employee's file. We identified experts with experience in workplace violence risk assessment, security software validation, and human resources case management. The retained expert's review of the algorithm's flagging thresholds showed a documented design gap, anchoring the plaintiff's negligent-reliance theory.
02

Security Staffing Firm Faces Breach-of-Contract Claim

A shopping mall operator sued its contracted security staffing agency after an on-site assault, claiming the firm had persistently understaffed posts below contractual minimums for over a year. We identified experts with experience in security staffing operations, post-order compliance auditing, and premises security standards. The expert's staffing-log reconstruction quantified the coverage gap, supporting a finding of material breach.
03

Active Shooter Training Firm Accused of Inadequate Curriculum

A school district sued an active-shooter training vendor after an incident review revealed the vendor's lockdown protocol conflicted with current best-practice guidance. We identified experts with experience in emergency preparedness training design, school security consulting, and crisis response protocol development. The expert's curriculum gap analysis was central to the district's claim that the training fell below industry standard.
04

Insurer Disputes Coverage for Workplace Violence Claim

A liability insurer denied a manufacturing company's claim following a workplace violence event, and the policyholder sued alleging the denial mischaracterized the incident as excluded intentional conduct. We identified experts with experience in insurance claims handling, workplace violence incident classification, and industrial security practices. The expert's incident reconstruction supported a finding the event fell within covered negligent-security exposure, reversing the denial.
05

Background Screening Firm Sued Over Data Gap

A logistics company sued its background-check vendor after a contracted driver with an undisclosed violent-offense history caused an on-site incident, alleging the screening report omitted available records. We identified experts with experience in background screening methodology, criminal records databases, and FCRA compliance. The expert's audit of the vendor's search scope identified a jurisdictional database gap that drove a settlement.
06

Violence Risk-Assessment Tool Faces Patent Dispute

Two behavioral-analytics firms litigated over a violence risk-prediction algorithm, with one alleging the other's newly launched tool incorporated proprietary scoring methodology from a licensing negotiation that had fallen through. We identified experts with experience in predictive risk-modeling software, behavioral analytics architecture, and trade secret forensics. The expert's code-lineage analysis identified overlapping model logic that supported a preliminary injunction.
07

Sports League Sued Over Player-Safety Equipment Failure

An athletic equipment manufacturer was sued by a professional sports league after protective gear failed to meet the impact-mitigation specifications represented in the supply agreement. We identified experts with experience in protective equipment testing, biomechanical impact analysis, and sports safety standards. The expert's impact-testing results confirmed the equipment fell short of contractual thresholds, supporting a breach claim.
08

Nonprofit Shelter Network Disputes Grant Compliance Findings

A domestic violence shelter network sued a government funding agency after an audit clawed back grant funds over alleged noncompliance with victim-safety reporting protocols. We identified experts with experience in nonprofit grant compliance, victim services program administration, and social services auditing. The expert's protocol review found the shelter's practices met the funding standard, reversing most of the clawback.
09

Violence Data Analytics Firm Sued Over Licensing Breach

A crime-data analytics company sued a client police-technology vendor for exceeding the scope of a data-licensing agreement by reselling aggregated violent-crime statistics to third-party developers. We identified experts with experience in data licensing agreements, crime statistics methodology, and software audit practices. The expert's usage-log analysis documented the scope violation, anchoring a damages claim based on lost licensing revenue.
10

Executive Protection Firm Sued Over Threat Response Failure

A media company sued its executive-protection contractor after a workplace violence threat against an executive was allegedly mishandled, breaching the firm's stated response-time protocols. We identified experts with experience in executive protection operations, threat management protocols, and corporate security program design. The expert's timeline reconstruction showed the response exceeded contractual benchmarks, supporting the breach claim.

Here are a few of our favorite Violence Expert Witnesses:

Ohio Workplace Safety, Violence Expert #12009

I have 40 years of experience, and specialize in the field of corporate and healthcare security with specific knowledge in the areas of workplace violence prevention, internal investigations and corporate liability. I have published on such topics as workplace violence prevention, facility security matters and investigations. I have testified 10 times on topics such as internal investigations, corporate liability and workplace violence and harassment issues. I have a unique combination of security experience.

 

California Game Design, Violence, Art Expert #19368

I have 16 years of experience and specialize in the field of new media, with specific knowledge of game design, new media art and virtual communities. I have published on such topics as visualization, game interaction and social networking. I have testified on graffiti.

 

Kentucky Murder, Violence, Deviance Expert #22942

I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of deviance and crime with specific knowledge in the areas of relativity of deviance, predatory violence and theoretical criminology. I have published on such topics as the relativity of deviance, the human social experience and crime in society. I am, first and foremost, a professional educator and have received teaching awards for more teaching skills.

 

Kentucky Violence, Crime, Drugs Expert #27781

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of clinical psychology with specific knowledge in the areas of causes and prevention of alcohol and/or drug related aggression, violence, crime, domestic violence in adults and adolescents, neuropsychological assessment and drinking when driving offences. I have published on such topics as causes of alcohol-related violence, prevention of violence and risk for substance abuse. I have testified on the relation between alcohol use, violence, and sexuality.

 

Consulting, Media, Violence Expert #29599

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of prison research with specific knowledge in the areas of prisoner labor and correctional industries, European prisons and United States, Canadian, Indian prisons and their conditions. I have published on such topics as prison labor, media law, fear of crime, crime and punishment and euthanasia and mercy killing. I specialize in prison photography and have exhibited on a number of occasions. I speak 5 languages: German, English, French, Spanish, and conversational Italian.

 

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Connecticut Sociology, Crime, Violence Expert #29952

I have 16 years of experience and specialize in the field of sociology and criminal justice, with specific knowledge of program evaluation, sexual assault and domestic violence. I have published on such topics as collaborations between police and victim advocates, reactions to disclosure of sexual assault and substance abuse treatment for juveniles.

 

Nebraska Violence, Crime, Family Expert #30797

I have 10 years of experience and specialize in the field of domestic violence, with specific knowledge of domestic violence dynamics, recanting victims, and mothers who are domestic violence victims.

 

New Jersey Prison, Jail, Suicide, Violence Expert #33049

I have 10 years of experience in the field of criminal justice, with specific knowledge in the areas of corrections, program evaluation, and violence and suicide. I have published on such topics as jail design and management, suicide in corrections, and evaluation of corrections programs.

 

Violence, Mental Health Expert #38450

I have 30 years of experience, and specialize in the field of nursing with specific knowledge in the areas of violence, restraint and suicide. I have published on such topics as violence reduction, restraint safety and safety issues during training. I have testified on adequacy of safety arrangements, the effects of training and the risks of restraint.

 

Violence, Ethnicity, Disability Expert #39821

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of domestic violence, with specific knowledge of ethnicity, disability and children. I have published on such topics as ethnicity and violence against women, disability and domestic violence and post-separation violence.

 

Texas Mental Health, Violence, Welfare Expert #40288

I have 16 years of experience, and specialize in the field of HIV, with specific knowledge in the area of social work services. I have published on such topics as youth violence, drug dealing and corrections. I have testified on child welfare services. I have extensive experience as a clinician and community organizer in many areas related to HIV social services and mental health.

 

New York Violence, Poverty, Value of Life Expert #40853

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice with specific knowledge in the areas of research design, violence and forensic psychology. I have published on such topics as violence, homicide and the value of life.

 

Crimes of Patriarchy, Violence Expert #42293

I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of violence against women in black and minority ethnic and refugee (BMER) communities with specific knowledge in the area of domestic violence, forced marriage and so-called ‘honour’ killings. I have published on such topics as an academic. I have testified on the murder of women in BMER communities.

 

North Carolina Suicide by Cop, Violence Expert #43976

I have 16 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminal justice with specific knowledge in the area of suicide by cop. I have published on such topics as suicide by cop and workplace violence. I have testified on suicide by cop (SbC), reviewed, consulted and written reports in more than 10 SbC cases. The cases on which I consult usually receive summary judgment. The one case in which I testified was a death penalty case. The judge was very complimentary on my ability to articulate the information.

 

Ohio Gender and Development, Violence Expert #50174

I have 17 years of experience, and specialize in the field of gender and international development with specific knowledge in the areas of reproductive rights, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights and violence against women. I have published on such topics as the women’s movements in Latin America, sexuality and development and global sexual rights. I have testified 8 times on topics such as homophobia and transphobia in Ecuador and Venezuela, and violence against women in Ecuador.

 

Georgia Violence, Drug Distribution Expert #52851

I have 8 years of experience, and specialize in the field of criminology with specific knowledge in the areas of violent offending and victimization, drug/alcohol-related crime and drug distribution. I have published on such topics as offenders’ use of lethal weapons, victim resistance during offenses and victim reactions after offenses.

 

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A violence prevention expert is appropriate when liability, indemnity, or coverage depends on an organization's threat assessment or security practices. Typical matters include disputes among owners, managers, and security contractors, insurance coverage litigation, and claims against employers and institutions.
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