Civil Engineering Expert Witnesses in Minnesota

Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering - drainage, hydrology, hydraulics, project management, construction management, design, specifications, materials testing, construction, staking, failures, Construction Management Issues, Construction Design Failures, Excavation and Embankment, pipe installation.

Michael Nelson is a Civil Engineer for Anez Consulting, Inc. He consults on all aspects of construction management and design; Utility rehabilitation, design, and construction, highway rehabilitation and construction; highway/roadway design; and conducts expert inspections for roadway, pipe infrastructure, storm water, and construction matters. Some practice areas include pipe design, hydrology, excavation and embankment, bituminous and concrete pavement, and drainage, Mr. Nelson has over thirty years of experience with construction management, project management, field inspections, materials testing, and engineering design. Leveraging his experiences, he is capable of reviewing projects that encompass complex technical issues with the goal of determining why an event happened the way it did. Michael is skillful about communicating with people who come from different backgrounds and technical competencies. He excels in making complex subjects understandable to a non-technical aud...

Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering - Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Hillside Homes, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use & Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Land Use Planning, Local Government, Forensics

Mr. Wall’s Expert Reports settle cases. Mr. Wall’s graduate level research and writing skills give him the ability to originate expert reports containing convincing fact-based narratives that settle cases. Most of Mr. Wall’s cases have been settled based upon his expert report. At age 51, Mr. Wall was admitted to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. At age 53, after two years of intensive research and peer reviewed writing, Mr. Wall graduated with his MPA and a 3.97 grade point average. Mr. Wall possesses the ideal skill set for Expert Witness work, grounded in his pursuit of lifelong learning, business acumen, Civil Engineering practice, graduate level forensic research and writing, and entrepreneurial mastery. This superlative skill set gives Mr. Wall the ability to write high impact Expert Reports and provide expert testimony that explains complex concepts in plain easy to understand language that settles cases. Mr. W...

Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering - P3, Floodplain, Flood Control, Program Management, Project Management, Water, Drainage, Highway, Street, Sewer, Storm Sewer, Dispute Resolution, Contract Dispute, Flooding, Environmental Mitigation, Permit Compliance, Construction permitting

Seasoned Executive Director and Civil Engineer with over 20 years of comprehensive experience in managing large-scale infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors. Recognized for pioneering the Metro Flood Diversion Authority, overseeing the first and largest split-delivery P3 project in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which brought about innovative flood control solutions and substantial cost and time savings. Demonstrated success in securing significant federal and state funding, achieving record-low financing rates, and negotiating pivotal legal settlements to drive project progress. Expert in sustainable practice integration, such as implementing biofuel usage in construction, which marked a national first. Highly adept in technical design and project management across various civil engineering disciplines including water distribution, sanitary systems, and storm sewer management. My career is distinguished by my commitment to achieving project ...