Licensed Mechanical Engineer & Expert Witness | Advanced Instructor, University of Arkansas

Hamilton handles product liability, patent, and criminal cases involving mechanical machinery and systems, including machine guarding, OSHA compliance, ATV/UTV failures, injection and blow molding machines, and agricultural equipment. He has served as a testifying expert in both deposition and trial settings for over two decades.

Yes — Hamilton is available in both consulting and testifying capacities. His practice, John Hamilton Engineering, LLC, has provided expert services on mechanical engineering matters since 2002.

Hamilton has testified at more than 70 depositions and over 15 trials. His experience spans federal and state cases across a wide range of mechanical engineering subject matter.

Hamilton holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas. He currently serves as an Advanced Instructor in the University of Arkansas Mechanical Engineering Department, where he teaches courses including Design for Safety and Machine Element Design.

Hamilton regularly applies OSHA standards, ANSI machine safety standards, and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) regulations in his analyses. He also has deep familiarity with product warnings requirements, hazard analysis methodologies, and design-for-safety principles.

Hamilton is based in Mountainburg, Arkansas, and is available to consult and testify on matters throughout the United States.