Contract Documents Expert Witnesses

Scottsdale, Arizona

Architecture, Construction - Standard of Care, Construction Document, Real Estate, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Delay, Defect, Change Order, Building, Design, Coordination, Code Compliance, Contract Document, Management, Contract Administration, Architectural Detailing, Commercial, Retail, Hotel, Office

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects with over fifty years of experience. Twenty-five years with RTKL Associates Inc., one of the World’s largest Architect and Engineering Firms, and served as its Vice-Chairman. Past Planning Commissioner on the City of Malibu Planning Commission. Skills include all facets of Architectural Practice. Worldwide, multi-million dollar project experience includes retail, office, hotel, institutional, and mixed-use. Recently, qualified and served as a Standard of Care, Coordination, and Delay Expert in a case involving a major retail project. This included deposition and trial testimony.

berkeley, California

Construction Engineering, Construction Defects - Construction quality control, safety, defect, contract documents, construction methods, construction materials, site safety, shoring of structures, slope retention, labor skill level

After completing a POSTDOC in Architectural Engineering at UC Berkeley, I worked for the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development analyzing Native American housing. My findings revealed significant structural defects and lack of habitabilty and inspired me to work with two structural engineers to develop construction methods to reinforce woodframe buildings. I and my colleagues started an engineering construction company that specialized in earthquake reinforcing. In 1989, I completed a book that summarized the important procedures to strengthen buildings particularly in areas prone to earthquakes. Within six months after completing my book, we experienced the Loma Prieta Earthquake. During the forty years I managed construction at the federal, state,and local levels, we focussed on quality control and construction safety. Our efforts were rewarded with no construction accidents or failures. In 1997, we completed the restoration of the Cache Creek Settling Basin for the Fed...

Boston, Massachusetts

Architecture, Construction - Value Analysis/Engineering, Construction Defects, Building Codes, Reconstruction, Cost Estimation, Investigation and Testing, Document Management, Contract Document Analysis, Accessibility Design

Licensed registered architect with degrees in both engineering and architecture, as well as a licensed construction supervisor and former experienced builder. Experienced expert witness in arbitration and mediation and a litigation resource in design, contracts, construction management and consulting. Projects: Residential and commercial