 LITIGATION,
ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES
As both a Lawyer and Summer Camp
Owner/Director for almost 30 years, Victor Norris has the highly specialized
knowledge and expertise to provide the legal representation and
litigation/arbitration services necessary in any summer camp liability claim
that may arise.
EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES
Claim review, evaluation,
consultation and expert testimony
CONSULTING SERVICES
Risk Management, Loss Prevention,
and Cost Containment
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As invaluable as the camp experience is for the growth and development of
our kids, there is risk. Most camps, however, manage those risks diligently,
which is why they are among today’s safest places for children’s
recreational activities. However, the sheer numbers of camps in North America and their thousands
of camper participants can be the unfortunate venue for tragedy and the
ensuing injury or catastrophic claim.
Few people outside of the camping industry itself, truly understand the
nature of a summer camp operation and all of its intricacies. After all,
they are children’s villages––typically isolated and interdependent
communities. My pursuit of becoming the first Camp Legal Counselor came from my
experience as an expert witness in a camp drowning fatality lawsuit.
In discussions with counsel and while being deposed, I was immediately
struck with how absolutely lacking the attorneys were with respect to any
subject matter knowledge whatsoever.
Having no familiarity with the intricacies of administrating a summer camp
operation, they were simply unable to identify, understand, prove or defend
the respective liabilities––let alone discern or identify standard of care
issues––and other nuances regarding safety, supervision, training, logistics
and emergencies which are drastically different and unique within a camp
setting. To most, camps are a foreign entity. The combination of my experience as both a camp owner/director and
litigator uniquely qualifies me to service clients in a litigation role or
that of an expert witness––the value of which is akin to having “the home
court advantage” on any camp claim. My subject matter expertise will no
doubt provide a measurable return on investment on any claim entrusted to me
and can ultimately be proven with the results obtained.
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