LAURA DODD
14742 W. Catalina Drive
Goodyear, AZ  85395
Phone: (623) 694-1424
Email: marineaccidentexperts@cox.net
 

Qualifications

• Over fifteen years experience in Vessel Accident Investigation
• Assisted in investigating over 100 Boating and PWC accidents
• Certified in Marine Accident Investigation by CA DBW
• Conducted Boating Safety analysis investigations
• Full time Marine Patrol Officer for 7 years

Employment

 2002-Pres. Consultant     Marine Accident Investigation
                                            Goodyear, AZ

            Consultant on Boat Accident Investigation & Reconstruction and Boating Safety
            Consult with Attorneys and District Attorneys on Boat Accident and Boating
                 safety matters
            Represent Plaintiff and Defendant cases                    

1995-2002 Deputy Sheriff-Marine Patrol Officer   Contra Costa Co. Sheriff’s Department
                                                                                  Martinez, CA

                           Duties included patrolling over two hundred miles of waterway
                           Enforced local, state and federal laws and regulations
                           Assisted in vessel accident investigations   

1990-1995 Reserve Deputy Sheriff     Contra Costa Co. Sheriff’s Department
                                                              Martinez, CA

                           Assigned to Marine Patrol. Duties included boat handling, patrolling 200 miles of
                           waterway, enforcing boat regulations and laws and investigating vessel accidents
 

AWARDS

         ·         Reserve Officer of the Year 1995 (Contra Costa County)
 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

          ·    California Boating Safety Officers Association
          ·         National Safe Boating Council