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FMG’s 24/7 Emergency Response Team (ERT) is there when you need it. You have immediate around-the-clock access to our attorneys and network of qualified investigators and experts.

Our attorneys provide you with a single point of contact for an immediate determination of the appropriate response; where warranted, they will dispatch ERT members to an accident location to:

• Coordinate and manage on-scene accident investigation
• Interface with law enforcement and administrative officials
• Obtain driver and witness statements
• Document, collect, preserve, and analyze evidence
• Oversee vehicle and cargo recovery and salvage

Our ERT includes a network of investigators and experts with knowledge, training, and experience in the areas of:

• Accident Site Investigation & Reconstruction, including retrieval and analysis of electronic control module (ECM) and communications data
• Photographic Documentation
• Mechanical Inspection & Analysis
• Towing & Recovery Service, including site clean-up
• Secure Storage (vehicles and cargo)
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance
• Investigative Services, including witness location and statements
• Traffic Safety Engineering
• Fire Investigation, Cause & Origin
• Criminal defense and traffic court attorneys

FMG has established relationships with, and immediate access to, additional experts in the areas of:

• Electronic Data & Computer Forensic Services
• Metallurgical & Failure Analysis
• Biomechanical Engineering, Occupant Kinematics, Human Factors Analysis
• Medical & Neuropsychiatric Evaluation
• Autopsy, Pathology & Toxicology
• Vocational Rehabilitation & Functional Capacity Evaluation
• Life-Care Planning
• Forensic Accounting

Our team’s capabilities include:

Legal – Civil and Criminal/Traffic

• Assess incident and determine appropriate level of response
• Engage appropriate experts
• Coordinate/manage on-scene accident investigation
• Coordinate/manage on-scene meetings with company officials and driver, witnesses, law enforcement and administrative officials
• Coordinate/manage collection, preservation, and analysis of evidence
• Coordinate/manage vehicle and cargo recovery and salvage
• Represent company/driver in post-accident law enforcement/regulatory investigations
• Represent company/driver in criminal, traffic, and administrative proceedings
• Evaluate liability, exposure, and strategy
• Represent company/driver in settlement negotiations and ADR
• All of the above-described points, and:
  • Defend company/driver in litigation proceedings
  • On-going evaluation of liability, exposure, and strategy
  • Timely and accurate reporting
  • Represent company/driver through ADR and/or trial and appeal

Accident Site Investigation & Reconstruction

• Document, collect, preserve, and analyze evidence
• Retrieve and analyze on-board computer (black box) data, including ECM, EDR, SDM, CDR, DDEC
• Retrieve and analyze electronic data, including GPS/satellite; on-board data communication systems; over-the-air-programming, performance monitoring, and reporting; PrePass; E-ZPass
• Site mapping
• Crush and speed analysis
• CAD animation

Electronic Data & Computer Forensic Services

• Electronic data discovery and computer forensic services relating to storage, handling, and recovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI)

Photographic Documentation

• On-scene photographic documentation of vehicles and evidence
• Post-accident photographic reconstruction
  • Ground level and aerial

Mechanical Inspection & Analysis

• ASE-Certified Master Technicians for Class 1-8 vehicles
• State-of-the-art diagnostic and testing equipment
• All systems and components, including:
  • Gas, diesel, and hybrid-electric engines
  • Drivetrain
  • Brakes
  • Suspension and steering
  • Electrical and electronic systems
  • Trailer and fifth wheel

Towing & Recovery Service

• WreckMaster-Certified personnel
• State-of-the-art fleet for towing and recovery of Class 1-8 vehicles
• TIME Task Force/TRIP
• Site clean-up, including HAZMAT
• Secure storage, including 24-hour staff and state-of-the-art surveillance

Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Review and analyze driver documentation for compliance with all federal, state, and local safety and regulatory requirements, including USDOT, FMCSA, FHA, GDOT, GMCCD, GOHS, GDPS, GPSC
• Inspect vehicles for compliance with all federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, including USDOT, FMCSA, FHA, NHTSA, GDOT, GMCCD, GOHS, GDPS, GPSC

Investigative Services

• Witnesses location and interviews
• Civil and criminal background investigations
• Driver’s history reports
• Cargo loss investigations
• Financial asset checks
• Activity checks and surveillance

Traffic Safety Engineering

• Analyze traffic safety, design, and engineering for compliance with AASHTO, MUTCD, and best practices
• Analyze permanent/temporary traffic control, including signalization, for compliance with AASHTO, MUTCD, and best practices

Fire Investigation

• Determine cause and origin of fire loss

Metallurgical & Failure Analysis

• Inspection and analysis of failed components

Biomechanical Engineering, Occupant Kinematics, Human Factors Analysis

Medical & Neuropsychiatric Evaluation

Medical Examiner

• Forensic review and analysis of medical records and reports for company driver and injured parties
• Private autopsy, pathology, and toxicology

Vocational Rehabilitation & Functional Capacity Evaluation

Life-Care Planning

Forensic Accounting

CAD Animation

Graphic Arts

Retrieval of Media Coverage