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Engineering & Science — California

Engineering and Science California expert witnesses provide opinions on issues of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The engineers and scientists profiled in this directory may provide forensic analysis of material and structural failures through destructive and non-destructive testing and failure analysis. These experts may investigate allegations of defects in designs, construction and manufactured products. They may have specific expertise in chemical, civil, electrical or mechanical engineering, traffic engineering, structural engineering, aerospace engineering, geotechnical engineering, industrial engineering, automotive engineering, petroleum engineering and safety engineering, as well as scientific specialties such as chemistry and geochemistry, food and drug, entomology, polymers and plastics, and other scientific and engineering disciplines.

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David Benaroya Helfant, PhD, M. ASCE, ICC, Assoc AIA

Civil engineer, 27 yr. experience in California structural, environmental, and civil engineering projects, with expertise in construction defect, code compliance, accidents, construction safety, storm drainage, environmental investigations, mold testing.

Areas of Expertise: Civil Engineering

Tel: (510) 547-8540

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Ernest J. Robins — Eworks Electrical Power Inc.

Electrical Construction and Development Design, 35+ yr. of experience, including hydro and wind turbine systems, solar power systems and green energy technology, high voltage systems, uninterrupted power systems design and construction, smart homes, etc.

San Francisco, CA

Areas of Expertise: Renewable Energy; Solar Energy

Tel: (415) 596-2359

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

James R. Ashby, Jr., MS,PG,CEG

Engineering Geologist, 38+ yrs, water, landslides, forensic inv., faulting, vapor intrusion of VOCs, env & health risk, soil & groundwater remediation, mining expl & dev.; regularly provides expert services for env- and geotech-related matters

Areas of Expertise: Geotechnical Engineering

Tel: (949) 955-9086

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Metallurgy Expert — Arun Kumar, PhD, EAG Laboratories

Metallurgical and materials failure analysis expert, 40+ years experience, available to perform failure analysis and to determine cause of failures of aircraft and automobile components, machinery, tools, medical devices, implants, etc.

Areas of Expertise: Steel & Metals; Metallurgy

Tel: (310) 322-2011

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Cathrene D. Glick, PG, CEG, HG, QSD, QISP

Ms. Glick has more than 30 years of experience in hydrogeology, watershed/basin hydrology, stormwater and surface water management, discharge permitting and compliance, drainage/dewatering analysis, engineering geology and geotechnical engineering support

William E. Motzer, PhD — Todd Groundwater

CA Prof. Geol., CHG, 40+ yr, conducts surface, subsurface, and environ. forensic investigations. Expert in gw forensic geochem.: stable + other isotopic fingerprinting/age dating techniques. Water qual./contaminant geochem: As, Cr(VI), perchlorate, NO3.

Areas of Expertise: Geochemistry

Tel: (510) 747-6920

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Donald E. Shepardson, CE, GE — Shepardson Engineering Group, Inc, Inc.

Civil, Geotechnical & Quality Engineer (50+ yr) Experience as Geotechnical Engineer of Record on Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Governmental projects in ten states and Republic of Mexico. Over 40 years as an expert witness in both state

Areas of Expertise: Geotechnical Engineering

Tel: (619) 449-9830

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

GHB Intellect: Technology & Science Experts

Under the leadership of Dr. Ghobad Heidari and with a cadre of hundreds deep-domain experts in technology and sciences, GHB Intellect is a comprehensive intellectual property service provider (claim charts, expert reports, testimony, etc.).

Daniel T. Smith, PE — Smith Engineering & Management

Consulting Traffic and Civil Engineer acts as expert witness in traffic engineering and highway design; traffic access, circulation and planning, public transit, bicycle accidents. Member ITE Expert Witness Council and Transportation Research Board.

Areas of Expertise: Traffic Engineering & Highways

Tel: (510) 489-9477

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Larry D. Hail, PE, PTOE — Pinnacle Traffic Engineering

Traffic Engineer, 30 years, directly involved with the design of traffic signal, intersection & roadway improvements (+150 projects), expert witness in pedestrian/bicycle safety, signing/striping design, traffic impact, traffic control, projects.

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Experts in the News

New AI-Discovery Rulings: Risks for Experts

Oct 26 — Two federal courts examining very similar facts — experts using AI to help prepare their reports — have reached different conclusions about what has to be turned over. Unsettled law leaves the expert’s AI workflow dependent on which court is asking.

Expert Witness Testifying About ‘Mortal Sin’ Leads to Call for Mistrial

Aug 26 — Massachusetts bars the use of religious beliefs from being used to attack or support the credibility of a witness, but that did not stop forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a prosecution rebuttal witness, from trying in the Lindsay Clancy trial.

Failing to Examine Plaintiff and His Records Gets Medical Expert Tossed

Aug 25 — Failing to examine a plaintiff, failing to review all of the plaintiff’s medical records, and citing "facially irrelevant" medical literature will can — unsurprisingly — get a medical expert witness tossed, as in this case.

Federal Rules Committee Still Reviewing AI Expert Witnesses

Aug 26 — After more than three years of review, the federal Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules has decided not to advance proposed Rule 707 artificial intelligence (AI) evidence, opting instead to gather further input.

Credentialing Expert Witnesses In Unlicensed Professions

Oct 19 — Qualifying as an expert witness can be a bit slippery in matters without clearly defined expert witness requirements, as this premises-liability case exemplifies.