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Ron Kramer, sports injury expert witness
Coach, official and board member in soccer, hockey and lacrosse for more than twenty years, and a consulting expert on sports injury cases for more than twenty years.
Ron Kramer is the expert behind Standard of Play. He analyzes rules, officiating and coaching standards in soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse for attorneys handling sports injury cases, and testifies at deposition and trial in any state.
Experience
- Officiating: thousands of youth, high school and college soccer, hockey and lacrosse games over more than two decades.
- Hockey officials: Treasurer, Maine chapter of the National Ice Hockey Officials Association.
- Lacrosse officials: leadership roles with the Maine Lacrosse Officials Association, reported as vice president in 2023.
- Soccer officials: officer of the Western Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials.
- Coaching: more than 20 years across the three sports.
- Expert work: sports injury matters for counsel for more than 20 years.
- Licensing: licensed Maine Professional Investigator, listed on the Maine State Police active investigator list, and a member of the Maine Licensed Private Investigators Association.
- Video and digital evidence: Ron's computer forensics background helps when game video, photos and messages are central to a case.
In the press
- Portland Press Herald, 2019: Ron's op-ed on the shortage of game officials in school sports.
- Central Maine, 2021: on the drop in high school officials.
- Sun Journal, 2022: Maine high schools start the fall season short of referees.
- Portland Press Herald, 2023: recruiting referees for Maine youth sports.
- WGME: Ron's letter to the Maine Principals' Association on the referee shortage.
Profiles
How Ron works
Ron is engaged only through counsel. He reviews the records, gives a verbal assessment, writes a report when asked, and testifies at deposition and trial, in person or remotely.
CV and testimony list
A full CV and a list of prior testimony are available to counsel on request.
Last updated November 5, 2026
Contact Ron about a case
Send the sport, the level of play, the date of the incident and your deadlines. Ron will reply to set up a short call. Please do not send confidential documents until a conflict check is done.
Email
ron@standardofplay.com