"I hope I can impress upon Toby how good Erik is…It's not just that Erik is smart and personable and calm, but he affirmatively called me to make sure we were on track… He was driving his train, which kept the administration pressure off of me…Erik was critical to our success."
-Plaintiff’s Attorney
Wilson C. "Toby" Hayes, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized authority on the biomechanics of injury, with over 60 years of experience in academic research and forensic consulting. As the former Maurice E. Mueller Professor of Biomechanics at Harvard Medical School and Professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, his work defined some of the foundational principles of skeletal mechanics, injury causation and fracture risk. As Founder and President of Hayes+Associates, Inc., he applies this broad expertise to provide clear, scientifically-grounded answers to disputed questions on injury causation for legal, public and commercial clients nationwide.
Core Practice Areas: Vehicle Collisions; Premises Safety/Falls; Products Liability; Worker Safety; Sports & Recreation; Criminal Matters.