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Patrick A. Carrajat — LIR Group, Inc.

Areas of Expertise: Elevators & Escalators

No. of cases deposed in or testified, in last 4 years: 40
Years in Practice/of Experience: 25

LIR GROUP INC.

 

ELEVATOR ESCALATOR EXPERTS

 

NEW YORK OFFICE

43-39 21ST STREET

SUITE 206

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101

1.718.361.8683..............1.877.ELEVPAT................1.917.748.2328(CEL)

 

WEBSITE....WWW.ELEVATORLAW.COM.....

E-MAIL WIZARD@ELEVATORLAW.COM

 

CURRICULUM VITAE................PATRICK A. CARRAJAT

EDUCATION

 

1976-2005 Continuing Education Seminars Conducted by:

The National Association of Elevator Contractors

The National Association of Vertical Transportation

Professionals

Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association

The Elevator Conference of New York

The American Society of Safety Engineers.

1972 Certificate in Construction Management (non-matriculated)

St. John's University, Queens, NY

1965-67 M.A. candidate Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

1961-65 B.A. History/Speech Long Island University, Brooklyn

 

PUBLICATIONS/APPEARANCES

2013 CBS (NY) Live interview re: PATH escalator reversal,

WHRU interview and other television and print medis

interviews on same accident.

2012 FOX (NY) Live interview re: LIRR escalator death, several

additional media and print interview on same accident,

2011 Live interviews with NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC, WPIX (NY),

and WKBL (LOS ANGELES). Interviews with the NY

Times, New York Post, Village Voice, DNA Info

and others re: Fatal accident at 285 Madison Ave. (NY)

2011 ABC 20/20 interview with Elizabeth Vargas re Elevator

Safety

2011 Live interviews on NBC and FOX Red Eye

2009 New York Personal Injury Blog, Guest blogger

2008 Elevator University, Arizona State, Presentation

2007 Interview with the New York Times and New York Post

2007 Property Owner's Responsibility for Maintenance

Elevator University, University of Marylaand

2005 Elevator Escalator Accidents, "The Common Law"

2005 The Past as Prologue A History, A History of the American

Elevator Industry 1850-2001

2004 Avoiding Lawsuits, Elevator World, October 2004

2004 Elevator Accidents and Their Prevention

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

2004 Elevator Inspection, the Past, the Present the Future

New Jersey State Elevator Inspectors Association

2004 Elevator Construction Hoist Accidents

"The Common Law" (NY Cable show)

2003 Elevator Escalator Accidents, "The Common Law"

2003 2 hour CLE class conducted for Greater New York Mutual

attorneys and staff

2003 2 hour CLE class conducted for Chubb Insurance

attorneys

2003 Elevator Escalator Accidents, Their Causes,

Prevention Defense Published and presented April

2003.

1999 Escalator Accidents, their causes and how to prevent

them. Presentation to the National Association of Elevator

Contractors

1963-70 Various articles for the Real Estate Forum

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

 

1992- Partner/Senior Consultant LIR Group, Incorporated

1976-2008 Chairman Certified Elevator Escalator Products

Corporation

1973-76 President Century Elevator Maintenance Corporation

1970-73 Executive Vice-PresidentFlynn-Hill Elevator Corporation

1963-70 Vice-President CBA, Incorporated (Elevator Consultants)

1961-63 Elevator Mechanic's helper, New York City Housing Authority

(Summer employment)

 

PERSONAL

 

Born January 28, 1944, reside in New York City

 

MEMBERSHIPS

1993 Elevator Conference of New York Featured speaker May 1995

1988-2002 American Society of Mechanical EngineersA17.1 Code,

Sub- committee on Escalators Moving Walks

1970- National Association of Elevator Contractors Elected member

of Board of Directors 1973 Featured speaker, 1992 Spring

Seminar

Seminar leader on 7 different occasions

Roundtable discussion leader on numerous occasions 

 

EXPERTISE

Elevator Escalator accident investigation

Elevator Escalator accident reconstruction

Code research

Expert witness at deposition and trial

Design and prototyping of replacement Elevator

and Escalator components.

Qualified section instructor for Q.E.I. program.

Licensed New York City teacher for Elevator Mechanics 

 

REFERENCES

 

Extensive references available on request.

Contact

Patrick Carrajat
43-39 21ST STREET SUITE 206
Long Island City, New York
11101 US
 
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