About Us

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Pinnacle Experts Mission Statement: to provide premium Aerospace Industry expertise to professional service clients using a high quality and cost-conscientious business approach.

We are different: Pinnacle Experts is not an ordinary expert services bureau.  With decades of industry experience ourselves, Pinnacle leadership knows how to quickly differentiate experts from novices.  Further, we refrain from using 'scarcity' as pricing leverage.  After making contact and understanding your requirements, if we can't find the right expert to address your case, we'll be straight-up honest in admitting so.  We will never try to sell a plumber to do a carpenter's job.

A Few Past Experiences: while details of past cases are confidential, here are two experiences whose general description illustrates the value of sound technical strategies.

• In a sad case of 70% 3rd-degree burns resulting from a helicopter fire following a hard landing, a large settlement was reached after evidence was gathered proving several design deficiencies.  These deficiencies exacerbated the risk of post-incident fires while inertial 'crash' forces were completely survivable.  Manufacturer product liability was made crystal clear when plaintiff's counsel understood and argued the design negligence of a few stark differences between fuel system designs between helicopters of similar size, weight and cost.

• Another satisfying case involved an incident that occurred shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks.  Approximately one week following 9/11, shortly after the plaintiff's corporate aircraft rotated and was passing through 1,000 feet, the main passenger door unexpectedly opened and began viciously slamming against the aircraft's fuselage.  Gratefully, after declaring an emergency, the pilots circled and safely landed.  Seeking only reimbursement for aircraft damage, the defendant manufacturer denied design responsibility and alleged the door was not properly closed.  Furthermore, the aircraft was so old that the manufacturer was protected under the General Aviation Revitalization Act (GARA) of 1994--essentially a shield that protects aircraft manufacturers from product liability claims for small corporate aircraft greater than 18 years of age.  Undeterred, research uncovered records at the manufacturer's service center where, only several months earlier, the main passenger door was maintained with questionable resulting documentation.  This plaintiff also received a favorable settlement.

In both cases, considerable time was spent with plaintiff counsel to develop legal arguments supported with technical facts and experts to explain and support those facts.  Sincere appreciation was extended for the thoroughness, efficiency, and affordability of our support.