Dr. Leonard K. Lucenko

Lucenko Recreation and Sports Consulting, LLC

Leonard K. Lucenko, PhD, ACFEI, ASSE, LLC

Certified Forensic Consultant

Sport Risk Management, Recreation, Safety and Liability Consultant

Dr. Leonard K. Lucenko is an adjunct professor and former professor and administrator at Montclair State University who has been involved with recreation and sport for the past thirty years as a university professor, coach, and coordinator of recreation professions. Dr. Lucenko's teaching and research responsibilities at the University have focused on Safety and Risk Management. Dr. Lucenko also has been an elementary and high school teacher and dean of students responsible for safety and security. He has been a high school athletic director, coach and club adviser. He has experience as a recreation leader, manager, administrator and supervisor in public recreation. He has been a recreation sport commissioner facility manager and supervisor. He is a Certified Recreation Administrator by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.

Professional Expertise

Dr. Lucenko has been a risk manager and safety expert who has consulted and testified in a variety of sports, educational, aquatic, amusement parks and recreational cases. He has worked closely with hundreds of attorneys, insurance companies and governmental agencies in sports and recreational type injury cases. He has reviewed, researched, and evaluated discovery documents, including interrogatories and deposition testimony, and has provided litigation consultation and testified at deposition and trials, for the plaintiff and defendant, in most of the states. He has provided consultation and testimony for governmental organizations. He has been qualified in every court in which he has testified.

Sample Cases

Failure of Coach to Properly Supervise Little League Practice Plaintiff was a member of the Bayside Little League. On June 11, 1987 he rode his bicycle to Little League practice with a friend. The team had been notified by the coach/manager that the practice would take place at "Golden Park", a subdivision of Crocheron Park, in Bayside, New York at approximately 5:00 p.m. Read full article

Failure to Properly Supervise and Instruct New Lifeguards On August 29, 1993, plaintiff, age 3, entered the pool area of her apartment complex with four adults, including her parents, and five other children. There were two lifeguards on duty at the time, age 17 and age 15. Their duties as lifeguards included watching the pool area, cleaning the pool and cleaning the grounds. Read full article

Negligent Management of Football Team by Coaches On August 31, 1988, plaintiff, age 15, was a sophomore at Hawthorne High School in Hawthorne, New Jersey and a member of the varsity football team.. As it was the coaches' philosophy that players should play both offense and defense, he was both a quarterback and a linebacker. Not all players, however, played both ways. Read full article

Coercion of Football Player by Coach Results in Player's Death On August 15, 1995 plaintiff's descedent was an 18 year-old senior at Moorcroft High School, in Moorcroft, Wyoming. He played varsity football during his junior year and was looking forward to his senior year, as he was anticipating becoming a starting player. Read full article

Lack of Proper Safety Netting in Professional Stadium On August 8, 1993, Plaintiff was attending a professional baseball game between the Florida Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies at Joe Robbie Stadium (which is now Pro Players Stadium) in Miami, Florida. The plaintiff had attended several games in the past, and was familiar with and knowledgeable about the sport. Read full article

Improper Supervision of Campers Leads to Catastrophic Accident On July 12, 1990, plaintiff was an eleven (11) year old attending Camp Best Friends, a summer camp program sponsored and conducted by the Bureau of Recreation of the City of Atlanta. This was the first year that plaintiff and his sister attended the camp. Read full article

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