Rod WaltersExpert Witness & Independent Investigations
Independent investigations and expert witness services
When an athlete is seriously injured or dies, institutions and their counsel need an independent, expert account of what happened and what must change.
Services
Two ways Walters Inc. serves institutions and counsel
Independent Investigations
A candid, independent review after a catastrophic injury, hospitalization or death in athletics.
- Policies and procedures in place before the event
- Preparation, staffing and training
- The emergency response, step by step
- Recommendations for what must change
Investigations are conducted under attorney-client privilege, with final reports delivered to the institution's counsel, preserving the institution's control over how findings are used.
Expert Witness
Court-approved expert for Emergency Action Plans and exertional death in sports, with testimony in court cases involving sports injury, exertion and physical activity.
- Standards of care in sports medicine
- Emergency Action Plans and emergency response
- Exertional heat stroke, sickling and rhabdomyolysis
- Sudden death in sport
- Concussion
Track Record
The cases that shaped the standard
Behind every review is a student-athlete, and the changes that protect the next one.
University of Maryland
Led the independent review after the exertional heat stroke death of Jordan McNair. All 20 recommendations were adopted.
Garden City Community College
Investigated the exertional heat stroke death of Braden Bradforth.
Tufts University
Co-led the investigation into exertional rhabdomyolysis among 24 men's lacrosse players.
Confidential investigations and testimony
Engaged to investigate multiple exertional deaths that remain confidential at the request of the institutions involved, and called as a court-approved expert on Emergency Action Plans and exertional death.
The Team
Clinical and legal expertise, together
Rod Walters, DA, LAT, ATC
NATA Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer
Rod directed collegiate sports medicine for 27 years, 17 at the University of South Carolina, and has reviewed more than fifty collegiate and scholastic programs. His work focuses on best practices, current procedures, review of incidents and standards of care in sports medicine.
Randy Aliment
Higher Education and Sports Law
Randy focuses on higher education and sports law, with particular experience conducting independent investigations for colleges and universities. His work includes assessing institutional risk and evaluating athletics and sports medicine programs to help safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of student-athletes.
He previously was a partner at the national law firm Lewis Brisbois and served as Senior Vice President for Legal and Regulatory Affairs at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. In that role, he oversaw accreditation assessments for all accredited colleges and universities across seven western states. Randy also serves as a Council Member of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of USA Bobsled | Skeleton.
Together, Walters and Aliment have conducted multiple independent investigations and institutional assessments, including matters involving student-athlete deaths and hospitalizations at several institutions.
