Expert Witness Services

​Americans are at risk everywhere they WORK, PLAY, SHOP, and DINE OUT! At least 60 times per day a car crashes through the doors, windows, and walls of a business somewhere in America. In most cases, these accidents are predictable, foreseeable and preventable. 

For more than eight years, Rob has been providing focused  expert consultation services on matters involving parking lot safety, storefront crashes, and pedestrian injuries.

With over 150 cases, 40 depositions and more than a dozen court room appearances, Rob is a confident and competent witness. 

​In 2012, Rob co-founded the Storefront Safety Council, which documents and analyzes vehicle-into-building nationally.  That database is now over 20,000 incidents and has been judged reliable by federal agencies, the National Institute of Building Sciences, and numerous federal and state courts all over the United States
Services include:
  • Case review and consultation services
  • Evaluation of liability in terms of foreseeability and preventability
  • Site-specific evaluation of hazardous conditions
  • local, state and national statistics by industry
  • Data driven expert reports
​CNN INTERNATIONAL: NEW YORK TERROR ATTACK on bicycle path. If you take care of safety you will likely take care of security. 
​ABC NEWS, WORLD NEWS TONIGHT: "Out of Control: Cars Crashing Into Homes and Buildings Happens More Often Than you think!" (featuring Robert Reiter)
​CNN INTERNATIONAL: "Terror in Spain; World Leaders React to Barcelona Van Attack." (featuring Robert Reiter)
​REDUCING PARKING LOT INJURIES, STOREFRONT CRASHES, AND TORT CLAIMS: SAFETY BOLLARDS, ADA PARKING SIGNPOSTS, AND “WHEEL STOPS”
(A Joint Position Paper of the Storefront Safety Council and Richard Avelar & Associates