Barr Group's well-respected and personable electronics and software experts often serve as consulting experts who assist attorneys by sharing their in-depth knowledge (and code review and reverse engineering skills) to investigate, analyze, and clarify the technology at issue. These team players have extensive experience breaking down and clearly communicating complex computer and software related topics to audiences of all technical levels to support litigation objectives.
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Electronics and Software Consultants
Barr Group's consulting experts are design engineers and research professors with hands-on experiences that span a range of industries including:
- Automotive systems (e.g., electronic throttle and braking controls)
- Cloud computing such as those built on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Computer security, including cryptographic protocols and cyberbreaches
- Consumer electronics like set-top boxes and portable media players
- Electronic circuit design with FPGAs and circuit boards as a specialty
- E-commerce and enterprise apps, including banking systems / FinTech
- Industrial controls (e.g., robotics and factory automation technologies)
- Internet of Things (IoT) devices and sensor networks
- Medical devices and electronic medical record databases
- Military and aerospace avionics and other safety-critical systems
- Mobile devices and apps for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets
- Signal processing for streaming multimedia and other applications
- Telecommunications systems including cellular and wireless networks
In addition to a deep technical understanding of the design of complex computing systems such as the above, Barr Group's consulting and testifying experts are widely respected for their ability to explain technical subjects to attorneys and others with little or no engineering experience.
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Litigation Support Services
Barr Group's engineers consult with attorneys in pre-litigation and litigation in a range of courts and legal venues. Our litigation support services include:
- Forensic product testing and (meta-)data recovery
- Technical assistance with drafting of discovery requests
- Software source code review and analysis
- Analysis of electronics and related design documents
- Root cause analysis for computer system failures
- Safety and security audits of processes and designs
- Review of applicable professional and safety standards
- Reverse engineering, including disassembly of binary code
- Assistance with expert report drafts and supporting data
- Attorney preparation for opposing expert depositions
Barr Group has a demonstrated ability to quickly activate one or more consulting experts to match the size, scope, and complexity of any project.