Knott Laboratory provides forensic engineering and animation, Civil & Structural, and Fire & Explosion Investigation services to reconstruct accidents.


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Knott Laboratory's recent presentations, case studies, projects and company news.


Knott Laboratory employees remain active within the engineering field by teaching legal and insurance seminars, publishing through nationwide organizations and participating in trade conferences. Additionally, we host continuing education courses in various fields.


Eric Black, B.S., CFEI, CFVI Lectures on Fire Spread and Vehicle Systems


Knott Laboratory’s Eric A. Black, B.S., CFEI, CFVI lectures on fire spread and vehicle systems for new students seeking to…

William H. Pierce, P.E. Receives Award for 2017 Young Engineer of the Year from NSPE Colorado Chapter


Congratulations to William Pierce, P.E. for receiving the prestigious award for 2017 Young Engineer of the Year from the…

Steve D. Knapp, P.E., CVFI, CFEI Receives Award from NSPE Colorado Chapter for 2017 Project Manager of the Year


Congratulations to Steve Knapp, P.E., CVFI, CFEI for receiving the award for 2017 Project Manager of the Year from the…

$9.5M Jury Verdict in Case Involving Fire Truck


A King County (WA) Superior Court jury on Thursday, May 18th awarded $9.5 million to the family of a Kingston man who died…

16,000 cases in 35 years! Thank you from Knott Laboratory!


On May 10th, 2017, we started our 16,000th case. We are very thankful for all of the work you entrusted us with over the…

$6.375M Settlement Reached on the Eve of Trial


Dr. Richard Ziernicki, P.E., Ph.D. and Angelos Leiloglou, M.Arch. were retained to provide accident reconstruction and…

Steve D. Knapp, P.E., Discusses Alternator Fires on Fox31 Denver News


Steve D. Knapp, P.E., CFEI, CVFI discusses alternator fires with Chris Halsne from Fox31 Denver news. “We’re looking at a…

Dr. Richard Ziernicki Presents an Award-Winning Project at NAFE Annual Meeting


Dr. Richard Ziernicki presents “Newest Technologies Utilized in the Reconstruction of an Officer Involved Shooting Incident”…

Dr. Ziernicki’s Testimony Grants $2.7 Million Jury Award


Dr. Richard Ziernicki was hired to investigate how obstructed views in a crosswalk contributed to a semi-truck crash with a…

Ricky L. Nguyen, M.S. Achieves ACTAR Certification


Congratulations to Ricky L. Nguyen, M.S. in achieving the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction…

Settlement Reached for $3.5 million


Knott Laboratory used several technologies including 3D laser scanning, videogrammetry and video analysis to help our client…

William H. Pierce, P.E. presents “Boom Lift Operator Protection From Stored Energy Hazards”


William H. Pierce, P.E. presents “Boom Lift Operator Protection From Stored Energy Hazards” Proceedings of the ASME 2016…