Forensic
Biomechanics Analysis
FESER BIOMECHANICS provides consulting services and expert witness testimony primarily serving Tennessee and the surrounding states.
Injury Biomechanics Expertise
Our core expertise focuses on forensic biomechanics analysis. Forensic biomechanics analyses entails a thorough investigation of the biomechanical issues involved in the case incident, which often entails performing an injury causation analysis. This analysis, backed with a deep understanding of the anatomy and movement capabilities of the body, helps develop an understanding of the relationship between the injury (or death) and the incident in question.
Civil Litigation and Criminal Casework
Our civil litigation casework spans 37 years and includes cases involving passenger motor vehicle accidents, large commercial truck accidents, pedestrian injuries, retail store injuries, industrial injuries, falls, surgical implant failures, sport and recreational injuries. Criminal casework includes child abuse, assaults, shootings, and stabbings (defense and prosecution).
Medical Analysis by Affiliate Experts
Feser Biomechanics works with orthopedic, neurology, rehabilitation, pathology, and other medical experts to conduct thorough medical chart reviews and accident analyses to provide medical opinions when required.
Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
Accident reconstructions of vehicle collisions are available by our experienced accident reconstruction partners.
Meet the Team
The Principal partnership with Dr. Patrick Hannon brings 37 years of forensic analysis experience to Feser Biomechanics. Both Dr. Hannon and Dr. Feser have strong academic backgrounds in research and teaching in the areas of functional anatomy and the physics of human movement.
Co Principal
Patrick Hannon, EdD
Dr. Hannon has addressed over 2500 forensic biomechanics cases involving civil litigation and criminal matters requiring Biomechanics Injury Causation Analysis. His areas of expertise include forensic biomechanics and human factors/neuroscience issues. He has testified more than 500 times at the county, state, and federal court levels since starting forensic work in 1988.
He co-authored the first textbook published in the US on forensic biomechanics, titled Forensic Biomechanics (2008, 2020).
Dr. Hannon has taught full-time at three universities and is a Professor Emeritus at Northern Arizona University. During his 28 year academic career, his research work included projects funded by the National Science Foundation, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the US Department of Defense.
Co Principal
Erin H Feser, PhD
Dr. Feser's biomechanics expertise includes an extensive background in movement analysis and product and technology use in sport, recreation, and fitness settings.
Her academic research and industry work has fostered connections to the many of the best labs, engineers, and movement specialists across the globe.
Dr. Feser teaches biomechanics at Belmont University and is the Scientific Advisor for OMORPHO. Read more about Dr. Feser here.
When can a biomechanist help?
Biomechanists are useful experts when liability questions involve factors such as mechanism of injury, human movement, or human tissue damage.
The following types of cases often leverage a biomechanist to assist in identifying and answering biomechanical questions:
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Motor vehicle accidents
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Slips, trips, and falls with gait analysis
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Athletic injuries
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Bicycle accidents
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Industrial injuries
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Playground accidents
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Construction accidents
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Child abuse
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Gait analysis
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Assalts with and without hand-held weapons
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Shootings and stabbings
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Intentional/unintentional vehicle pedestrian impacts
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Who was the driver (civil and criminal case matters)