“Dr. Hayes was instrumental in taking a case in which a jury returned a verdict of $832,000, to a verdict on retrial of $640! I wish we had used him in the first trial as the jury loved him. I have learned my lesson and involve his team in my most difficult cases.”
— Defense 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.