Environmental Expert Witness Listings

California, Sacramento

toxic chemical impacts to health and environment, health risk assessments, ecological risk assessments, mine site risk assessments, chemical product safety, Proposition 65, crystalline silica, chemical risks, contaminated property, beryllium, nutritional supplement safety, GRAS panels

Additional Information: Dr. Damian is the National Practice Leader for Risk Assessment and Toxicology Services at SCS Engineers, a nationwide environmental consulting company. Dr. Damian is a board-certified toxicologist (Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology or DABT) with 25 years of experience assessing the human health and ecological effects of chemicals in the environment and in consumer products. Projects have included contaminated property risk assessments (RA), air toxics RA, mine site RA, consumer product RA, crystalline silica RA, contaminated building RA, and Proposition 65 compliance evaluations.

California, San Diego

Reinsurance, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Claims Practices/Procedures, Arbitration, Mediation, International Business, Litigation

Additional Information: Domestic and international mediator, arbitrator and litigator. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (U.K.) and the Australian International Arbitration Centre. Arbitrator for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Reinsurance Association of America, and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre. Member of the London Court of International Arbitration.

Colorado, Fort Collins

Construction Defects, Mining Design and Reclamation, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Expansive Soils, Compaction and Settlement, Landslide, Hydroconsolidation, Retaining Wall, Grading, Drainage, Tailings, Infiltration, Seepage, Geotechnical, Dam Design, Hydrogeology, Groundwater

Additional Information: Engineering Analytics is a civil and environmental engineering firm specializing in providing turnkey engineering services to both the public and private sectors. Our technical staff forms an exceptionally well qualified and experienced team capable of dealing with the most demanding technical and scientific problems related to site characterization, operations, remediation, reclamation, and closure. EA has recognized expertise in many areas of geotechnical and reclamation engineering.

Florida, Alachua

Professional Estimator, Insurance Adjuster, Indoor Environmentalist, Mold & Building Inspector, Real Estate Broker

Additional Information: Clinton J. Ford MS, ACA, CGC, CIE, CMR, CRMI holds many titles and over thirty years of construction experience. Mr. Ford offers attorneys consulting and litigation support for Building Construction/Environmental Claims such as pre-litigation counseling, damage estimating, forensic building construction investigation and analysis, trial and pre-trial consulting services and trial preparation.

Iowa, Maquoketa

Hazardous waste, dioxins, emissions, quality control, environmental forensics, explosion, cement kiln, patent

Massachusetts, Cambridge

Atmospheric modeling, Environmental data analysis, Fugitive dust, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Hazardous waste combustion, Hot-mix asphalt, Landfill gas, Multi-pathway risk assessment, Neutron Activation Analysis, Particulate Matter (PM), Waste-to-energy

Additional Information: I consult in matters of air pollution, environmental impact assessment, hazardous waste sites, mobile source emissions, nuclear engineering, pollutant fate and transport, Proposition 65 assessments, Superfund site assessment, trace elemental analysis, and waste management.

Massachusetts, Worcester

Mold, Industrial Hygiene, Indoor Air Quality, Construction Safety, Occupational Injuries, Air Contaminants, Sick Building Syndrome, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety Professional, Pollution, Indoor Environmental Quality, Chemical Exposures, Occupational Hygiene, Overexposure, Poisons

Additional Information: Michael Matilainen is Tighe & Bond’s Certified Industrial Hygienist/Certified Safety Professional. Since 1987, he has provided cost effective strategies to evaluate, identify, and control workplace health and safety hazards. Because of his extensive experience in the environmental, health, and safety fields, he is frequently called on to collect defensible data for litigation and expert testimony. He has developed defensible sampling strategies and provided expert testimony for numerous air sampling litigation cases. He regularly assesses complex regulations in support of litigation.

Michigan, Williamston

Forensic geology, groundwater, hydrogeology, remediation, soil, rocks, environmental contamination, mining, excavation collapse, sediment, contaminant transport, contaminant age-dating

Additional Information: Certified Professional Geologist; 35 years investigating soil, rock, and water issues for government and private sectors; regulatory, oversight, and consulting experience; deposition and trial experience applicable to civil and criminal cases involving insurance claims, construction accidents, environmental contamination, wetlands, property transactions, malpractice, murder, rape, sand mining, contaminant age-dating, etc.

Pennsylvania, West Chester

Wastewater, toxic tort, pollution, groundwater, stormwater, septic systems, flooding, hydrology, hydraulics, drainage, hazardous waste, sewer systems, discharge, industrial pretreatment, detention, remediation, pumping systems, aquifers, piping systems, spills, contamination

Additional Information: Nationwide for environmental engineering, monitoring, permits, treatment, surface water, hydrogeology, sanitary engineering, backups, overflows, industrial waste, soil contamination, water quality, erosion, sedimentation, compliance, enforcement, risk management, health and safety, Standard of Care, combined sewer overflow, modeling, chemical use and management, Right-to-Know, metering systems/ instrumentation, water and wastewater charges, hydroplaning, potable water, mold, air, solid waste, wrongful death, wastewater treatment/discharge, audits, permits

Puerto Rico, San Juan

Anaerobic waste treatment, Treatment plant design, Bio and renewable energy as well as carbon credits, Environmental regulations and Chemistry, dentify re-use and recycle processes for sludges ie fertilizer and animal food, Interfaced with state and Federal EPA, Fluent in Spanish.

Additional Information: Developed and designed patented anaerobic treatment plant for Bacardi Corp. Designed 8 other anaerobic plants worldwide including Miles Labs, Brugal rum and other proprietary clients. Served as an expert in env. cases, chemical related cases for both government and citizen groups. Member of State SERC commission, served on boards of non-profit organizations and have taught environmental chemistry and engineering at various universities. Have published various articles in organic chemistry as well as environmental journals. Served on the stae committee of the National Env. Justice adv. com.

Texas, Dayton

Forensic meteorology, weather reconstruction, dispersion modeling, air pollution, rainfall, wind, floods, visibility.

Virginia, Alexandria

Air Quality Modeling, Agriculture, Air Quality Permits, Air Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Analysis, Risk Assessment, Odor, Emergency Response, Risk Management Plus

Additional Information: Air quality memitory pesticides, indoor air quality and soils, pesticide monitoring, area source assessment, lead exposures, urban air toxics, CALPUff dispersion modeling and AERMOD dispersion modeling, proposition 65 exposure assessment, agricultural fumigants, Odon analysis, CALMET, Risk Management Plans (RMP), statistical analysis, soil monitoring

Virginia, Arlington

Environmental, Toxicology, Chemical Exposures, Proposition 65, Pesticides, Consumer Products, Gas Fireplaces

Additional Information: All cases settled prior to deposition based on the strength of the expert reports prepared by Gary Whitmyre, who is a board-certified toxicologist. Cases involved carbon monoxide exposure from unvented gas fireplaces, reconstruction of occupational benzene exposures (2 cases), agricultural pesticides, and residential pesticide exposures.