Areas of Expertise
Three litigation pillars, one testifying expert.
Pillar 1: Cabin Operations & FAR Regulatory Compliance
Expert analysis of crew conduct against the operational standard of care under FAR Part 121 and Part 135 — cabin crew training adequacy, standard operating procedure compliance, crew resource management, and regulatory duty of care, drawn from 29 years inside United Airlines’ safety investigation and regulatory compliance functions.
Pillar 2: Evacuation, Ditching & Survival Dynamics
Evaluation of emergency evacuation execution, ditching procedures, and survival factor analysis: whether evacuation timing and crew direction met trained protocol, whether equipment functioned as designed, and whether survivability was affected by crew action or system failure — drawn from her emergency procedures training leadership.
Pillar 3: In-Flight Medical Emergencies & Clinical Injury Mechanisms
Clinical assessment of inflight medical emergencies, turbulence-related injury, and biomechanical injury causation. As a Board Certified Adult Nurse Practitioner, Helen assesses the injury itself — mechanism, causation, and clinical severity — including crew response to medical emergencies and compliance with Emergency Medical Kit (EMK) requirements.