Location Map of Geology Expert Witness Directory

Engineering Geologists and Forensic Geologists expert witnesses provide opinions on contaminated soil and groundwater, geological deposits of mineral, oil and petroleum, property damage due to geological formations, construction site issues, and geological analysis in criminal matters (eg: soil sample identification). The expert geologists profiled in this directory may conduct forensic investigations and provide reports on the siting of hazardous waste disposal facilities, laboratory and field test procedures, rock defects (eg: faults, joints, schistosity, weathering, slaking), slippage and settling of structures, foundation distress, slope movement, drainage systems, landslides, and bedrock failure. These geologists may also testify in regulatory and construction matters, including the development of designated hazard zones, such as flood zones, seismic zones, slope and subsidence hazards and set-backs. These experts may also provide peer reviews related to standards of care, the underscoping of site investigations, analysis of soil tests, coring samples, subsurface investigations, historical site reviews (eg: aerial photos, city records). These forensic geologists may also provide testimony in criminal matters concerned with soils that have been disturbed or moved, the matching of sample soils with soil databases, and locating crime scenes.