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Paul Gaston is a facilities maintenance and premises safety expert witness with more than 30 years in construction and building maintenance. He reviews slip, trip, and fall, maintenance, and premises liability matters for plaintiff and defense counsel.
Paul Gaston is General Foreman for the City of Chicago Department of Aviation at O’Hare International Airport, where he has overseen renovation, maintenance, and construction across terminals and concourses since 2007, leading a team of more than 25 trades professionals. His responsibilities include the maintenance and installation of furniture and fixtures in bars, food courts, and restaurants, and the inspection and maintenance schedules for flooring, lighting, and ventilation in public areas.
Paul Gaston is a Licensed General Contractor for the City of Chicago and has been a union journeyman carpenter with Carpenters Local 10 since 1989. He holds OSHA 30-Hour Construction and General Industry Safety training, along with training in fall protection, slip, trip, and fall hazard recognition, and ADA accessibility in public facilities. As principal consultant of Gaston Consulting since 2022, he reviews maintenance logs, janitorial practices, inspection procedures, lighting, signage, and mat placement, and provides reports and testimony for plaintiff and defense counsel. Download his curriculum vitae below for his full background and testimony list.
Paul has served as General Foreman for the City of Chicago Department of Aviation at O’Hare since 2007, leading more than 25 trades professionals in renovation and maintenance work.
Yes. Paul is a Licensed General Contractor for the City of Chicago and has been a union journeyman carpenter with Carpenters Local 10 since 1989.
Paul holds OSHA 30-Hour Construction and General Industry Safety training, plus training in fall protection, slip, trip, and fall hazard recognition, and ADA accessibility in public facilities.
Paul reviews slip, trip, and fall incidents, negligent maintenance, inspection failures, moisture and condensation hazards, and lighting, signage, and matting issues in public and commercial facilities.
Yes. Paul reviews janitorial procedures, cleaning products, schedules, and documentation to evaluate whether a facility kept its walking surfaces in safe condition.
Yes. Paul evaluates how humidity, HVAC balance, tracked-in water, and wet areas were managed, and whether staff responded to known moisture conditions.
Spills, tracked-in water, worn flooring, and dim lighting are common at bars and restaurants. Paul reviews whether maintenance and inspection practices addressed those conditions.
Yes. At O’Hare, Paul’s responsibilities include the maintenance and installation of furniture and fixtures in bars, food courts, restaurants, and waiting areas.
Yes. In a venue fall case, Paul can address maintenance and walking surfaces while another Expert Witness Co. expert addresses alcohol service or staffing.
Call (773) 619-1226, email Paul@ExpertWitness.co, or use the form on this page with the facility, incident date, state, and the party you represent.
Yes. Paul inspects facilities to view flooring, transitions, lighting, signage, and drainage when a site visit helps answer the maintenance questions in a matter.
Yes. Paul has provided reports and testimony in premises liability and construction matters, including deposition and arbitration testimony. His CV lists his testimony matters.
