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Expert Witness Testimony: The Standard of Care, Defined by Its Author

When process safety litigation turns on questions of industry standard of care, corporate governance failure, or outsourced manufacturing liability — Kenan Stevick offers something no other expert witness can: he co-authored the CCPS guidelines that define that standard. His testimony is grounded in 44 years of operational experience, two published CCPS standard-of-care documents, and a litigation track record across five cases with two depositions completed.

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Litigation Experience

Retained as testifying expert in five process safety cases. Two depositions completed.

Case types include PSMS execution failures, safety culture deficiencies, inadequate isolation/depressurization procedures, emergency preparedness failures, and chemical plant explosions. 

Detailed case citations and attorney references available upon request.

Process Safety Management System Failures and Corporate Governance Failures

 

Incident Causation and Root Cause Analysis — 
Chemical, Petrochemical, and Pharmaceutical Facilities

 

Corporate Board-Level Process Safety Governance Failures and Standard of Care

 

Outsourced Manufacturing and CMO Process Safety Liability

 

OSHA PSM / EPA RMP Compliance and Standard of Care, Including State-Level Programs (CA, IL, NJ, DE)

Mechanical Integrity and Asset Integrity Program Failures

 

Reactive Chemicals Incident Causation and Prevention Failures

 

Training, Competency, and Safety Culture Failures Contributing to Incidents

 

Due Diligence Failures in Mergers and Acquisitions Involving Process Safety Risk

 

Insurance Coverage Disputes Involving Process Safety Standards

Engagement Types

  • Plaintiff retained expert
  • Defense retained expert
  • Consulting / non-testifying expert
  • Expert report preparation
  • Deposition and trial testimony
  • Arbitration proceedings
  • Regulatory enforcement proceedings
  • Insurance coverage disputes

WHY ATTORNEYS CHOOSE KENAN STEVICK

  • Co-authored the CCPS documents that define the standard of care in process safety governance
  • 44 years operational experience — cannot be characterized as purely academic
  • 21 years in direct operational roles (Plant Manager, Site Director) — ran the facilities, not just consulted about them
  • Fortune 50 Chief Process Safety Engineer — board and executive-level credibility
  • 5 cases retained, 2 depositions completed
  • 20 executive leadership workshops delivered for CCPS, adopted by ACC — demonstrates replicable methodology with measurable results across diverse organizations
  • Board-commissioned PSMS assessment for a major chemical company resulting in 50% Tier 1/2 reduction in three years — methodology grounded in CCPS RBPS framework with documented outcomes
  • Analytical framework: CCPS Risk Based Process Safety methodology applied to organizational failures
  • Active consulting practice — knowledge is current, not historical
  • CCPSC certified — recognized professional credential
  • Clear, authoritative communication style developed through decades of board presentations

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Expert Witness CV (PDF)