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Bicycling Expert Legal Services

Most cases have not gone to trial, although Arnie has appeared before the court on several occasions.

Dr. Baker has expertise in bicycle safety, training, racing, sport psychology, maintenance, and coaching.

He has expertise in bicycling fit and bicycling medicine.

Most cases have involved the typical practices, actions, and reactions of cyclists.

Most cases have involved bicycle safety issues.

For example:

●   How should, do, or can cyclists react to a pothole or other road irregularity?

●   How should, do, or can cyclists safely ride in groups?

●   How should, do, or can cyclists descend a hill?

●   How should, do, or can cyclists interact with motorized vehicles?

●   How should, do, or can cyclists or bike shops maintain bicycles?

Case examples:

●   A cyclist swerves to avoid an opening car door, loses control of his bicycle, and falls.
I might opine about the typical reactions of beginning cyclists, or the defensive riding style
an experience cyclist should adopt.

●   A cyclist traveling downhill moves left to avoid a tree limb in the bike lane and loses control
in a 2 inch vertical crack at the asphalt/concrete junction. I might opine about the typical
reactions of riders of differing abilities when encountering such a hazard.

●   An cyclist traveling downhill on a major artery with a speed limit of 55 mph is riding at 40
miles an hour. He is hit by a truck that fails to stop at a controlled minor cross road.
I might opine about the typical speeds and stopping distances of riders of differing abilities
in such circumstances.

●   A cyclist drafting (following closely) another runs into him when the first rider experiences
a sudden failure and collapse of his carbon fiber fork.
I might opine about the relative safety of drafting for riders of different abilities and the
expected ability of bicycle equipment to withstand common riding stresses.

●   A cyclist is injured by a motorist. As part of damages, she claims Olympic-level fitness and
 loss of her dream to make the Olympic team. I might look at documented power-file training
records, which may or may not support this conclusion.

Dr. Baker is not a reconstruction expert, traffic safety engineer, or mechanical engineer.

Arnie has ridden between 350,000 to 600,000 miles on a bicycle.

He has roughly 25 years experience as a bicycling coach of riders of all levels--beginning
recreational riders to world-class professional racers.

He has led more than 5,000 group rides and training sessions.

A coaches' coach, he has taught and certified more than 1,000 cycling coaches. He presented
at the United States Cycling Federation inaugural Elite coaching certification in 1995.

He has owned and maintained more than 50 bicycles, building some from their individual components,
including the lacing and truing of wheels.

He has raced as a top-level amateur competitor on the road and on the track. He has extensive
tandem and touring experience. He has modest mountain biking experience.

He has been at the scene of more than 100 accidents, and has reviewed the circumstances of
at least an additional 100.

He has coached thousands of riders and bicycling coaches on bicycling safety.

Dr. Baker  has authored more than a dozen cycling books and hundreds of articles.

He has published bicycle-safety material for riders and bicycling coaches.

He has a medical, mathematics, biological, and physical-sciences academic background.

He is an internationally published authority on bicycling medicine.

He has extensive teaching and public speaking experience.

See Arnie's cycling resume.

Statement regarding 2011 French legal case.

2013 Fee Schedule

"The cost may be high to employ the expert, but it may well be higher not to employ one. Indeed,
counsel who chooses to proceed without an expert may be flirting with malpractice." Melvin Belli.

Dr. Baker generally is willing to listen to the non-confidential aspects of a case and discuss a case,
for up to 60 minutes, at no charge.*

Up to a day's work may be suggested to determine whether Dr. Baker is a good fit as an expert to
provide litigation services.

*Fine Print

Authorization to designate Arnie Baker as an expert is not granted until retainer has been paid.

After the case is settled, a no-charge debriefing between the retaining attorney and expert is appreciated.

Attorney, not attorney's client, is responsible for payment.

Retaining attorney will assume responsibility for deposition fees if not promptly paid by deposing attorney.

Costs, including attorney's fees, to be paid by retaining attorney if I sue for collection.

Actual travel or other expenses, additional.
Late payments: 1-1/2% per month added for outstanding balances over 30 days.
Rebilling and additional statements are invoiceable up to $30 per statement.
Late payments may result in unbundling of discounted services.
Late payments may result in loss of discount of discounted services.
Budget estimates are made in good faith but not binding or guaranteed.

First two hours of retainer for case-review is not refundable.

Retainer and augmentation of retainer for incurred and probable expenses must be up to date at least 1 week before appearances.

Deposition out of San Diego County is a three-hour minimum.

Cancellation, appearances in San Diego County, less than 1 week: 1 hour at case-review rate.

Cancellation, appearances in San Diego County, less than 72 hours: 2 hours at case-review rate.

Cancellation, appearances out of San Diego County, less than 2 weeks: 1 hour at deposition rate.

Cancellation, appearances out of San Diego County, less than 1 week: 2 hours at deposition rate.