Joseph C Plano

Joseph C Plano is an aquatics safety and accident reconstruction expert specializing in scuba diving accidents and equipment failures. With a career spanning over two decades in diving safety and equipment service, he brings a technical and safety-focused framework to litigation work. His work centers on investigating scuba equipment failures, assessing diving safety protocols, and evaluating whether industry standards were met in drowning accidents.

Mr. Plano has been retained in numerous expert witness and consulting engagements across the United States, involving scuba diving accidents and aquatics safety cases. His AAS in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology reinforces his ability to deliver objective, defensible analyses. He is regularly engaged by both plaintiff and defense counsel to provide clear, independent determinations of causation in disputes involving diving safety and equipment failures.