Geology Expert Witnesses

Environmental, Geology

Ms. Shipman is a senior director and hydrogeologist. Her previous experience managing U.S. Air Force and Navy base cleanup work transformed into directing environmental work at the five military base conversions underway in San Francisco: Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, the Presidio of San Francisco, Naval Station Treasure Island, Alameda Point Naval Air Station and Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Ms. Shipman is experienced in strategy development for environmental compliance and management, regulatory agency negotiation and community and public outreach. She has provided expert witness services in California Superior Court regarding underground storage tank cleanup, vapor mitigation, and site closure. She directs litigation support projects that include groundwater flow and fate and transport modeling, expert testimony and cost allocation apportionment. Dorinda’s expertise includes site characterization, human and ecological risk evaluation, and remediation and risk management for: ...

Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay

Dr. Ed Garbin worked as a contractor in NJ prior to becoming an engineer, and therefore understands the construction process thoroughly. First licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida in 2003, he now holds PE licenses in 39 states in total (AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, ND, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY). He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundati...

Geology, Hydrology - Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Remediation, Environmental Impairment Liability Insurance, Groundwater Contamination, Soil Contamination, Vapor Intrusion, Environmental Impacts, Contaminant Fate and Transport, Risk Assessment, Remediation Plans, Cost Evaluations, Waste Management, Landfills

Mr. Anastasi has 40+ years of experience on complex projects involving the study and remediation of soil, ground water, and surface water/sediment contamination at industrial facilities and hazardous-waste sites; human-health and environmental risk assessments; environmental compliance programs; and disputes concerning environmental contamination at Superfund sites and other hazardous waste sites. This includes litigation of toxic torts and liability allocations among multiple parties, and settlement of environmental impairment insurance claims. He has supported clients through the allocation-of-liability process at large Superfund sites such as Gowanus Canal, NY, Diamond Alkali/Passaic River NJ, BROS, NJ, and Pennsauken Landfill, NJ. He has extensive experience recreating operational histories of industrial facilities to understand the nature and timing of environmental contamination events. He has done many Environmental Response-action Cost Evaluations and Environmental Remediat...

Mining, Environmental Engineering - Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering, Tunnel Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Groundwater, Geology, Water Resources Engineering, Remediation Design, Trenchless Technology, Site Investigations.

Currently, I am a Mining Engineer, Senior Subject Matter Expert for the US Department of Energy at the Carlsbad Field Office's (CBFO) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. I provide senior technical advice and recommendations to the CBFO Director, Facility Engineering Division, on matters pertaining to mining engineering, ground control, mine safety, underground mine construction and drift, back and ribs maintenance, mine shaft and hoist construction and maintenance, surface mining facilities, and systems construction and maintenance, and input and coordinates with other CBFO staff. I advise senior management on issues related to potential groundwater intrusion into the mine. I also work as an Expert Witness. I have over 35 years of experience in engineering and geology. I am a multi-disciplinary engineer and a licensed Professional Engineer in mining, civil and geological engineering. I graduated with degrees in mining and geological engineering from the...

Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay

Dr. Ed Garbin worked as a contractor in NJ prior to becoming an engineer, and therefore understands the construction process thoroughly. First licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida in 2003, he now holds PE licenses in 39 states in total (AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, ND, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY). He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundati...

Oil and Gas, Economics - Valuation of petroleum assets, international oil and gas, petroleum contracts development and negotiation support; petroleum sector resource management and fiscal reform, petroleum engineering, energy, geology

Mr. Cline has acted in the capacity of expert witness particularly with respect to valuation of petroleum properties and/or petroleum industry practices in numerous arbitration, mediation and litigation proceedings including: ExxonMobil vs. Venezuela (ICSID); ExxonMobil vs. Petróleos de Venezuela (ICC); Anadarko Petroleum/Maersk vs. Sonatrach (UNCITRAL); Maersk vs. Algeria (ICSID); Sonatrach vs. Duke (UNCITRAL); Texaco vs. Apache (AAA); Vanco vs. Ukraine (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce); Occidental vs. Ecuador (mediation); CNOOC vs. Talisman (mediation); a series of arbitrations related to Egypt’s natural gas sector (ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and CRCICA); Midland Resources vs. Shtaif et al. (Ontario Superior Court); Total/ExxonMobil/Chevron/Nexen vs. NNPC (Nigerian arbitration); Repsol vs. Chevron (Spanish litigation); Niko vs. Bangladesh (ICSID and Bangladesh litigation); First National Petroleum vs. TNG (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce); Nexen/Occidental et al. vs. Yemen and multiple case...

Geotechnical Engineering, Geology - construction, construction engineering, engineer, foundations, sinkholes, piles, shoring, earthquake, ground, slope, slide, aggregate piers, stone columns, rigid inclusions, vibrations, subsidence, ground improvement, karst, liquefaction, differential, settlement, expansive, clay

Dr. Ed Garbin worked as a contractor in NJ prior to becoming an engineer, and therefore understands the construction process thoroughly. First licensed as a Professional Engineer in Florida in 2003, he now holds PE licenses in 39 states in total (AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, ND, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY). He primarily serves the commercial/heavy-civil construction industry. Dr. Garbin is an ASCE-AGP Board Certified Expert in Geotechnical Engineering. A former Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, he is an exceptional communicator, highly skilled at explaining complex construction and engineering topics in easy-to-understand language. He successfully defeated a Daubert motion (PA, 2021). At 53 years of age, he has amassed over 30 years of combined construction and engineering experience. Dr. Garbin's "wheelhouse" includes sheet piles and shoring, deep foundations, shallow foundati...