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Project # 8711 -
Expert Witness
Bozeman v.
Wilson & Associates, Galleria Mall Birmingham (Montgomery County, AL)
Brannan & Guy, PA Bernard Brannan, Attorney (334) 264-8118
* Deposition and testimony regarding deficiencies of
accessibility.
* Presentation and video of accident scene and staging
accident from reports.
* Research and summary of design/ construction standards.
Projects # 9303 & #
9310 - Courtroom Presentation
Cases
Unnamed (Escambia County, FL)
Baker Baker & Duke PA Steve Baker, Attorney (850) 434-3009
* Illustrate accident scene and produce scaled representation
of existing conditions.
* Communicate legal viewpoints for witness questioning.
Project # 9316 -
Expert Witness
Robbins v.
City Drug Store, Inc. (Covington County, AL)
Rushton Stakely Johnson & Garrett William Haynes, Attorney (334)
834-8480
* Surveyed accident scene and reported on accessibility.
* Presented data to illustrate factual data in case.
Project # 9413
- Panelist for Arbitration Case
Brown v.
Craftsman Contractors, Inc. (Escambia County, FL)
Robert Emmanuel, Attorney (850) 433-6581 Bruce Partington, Attorney
(850) 434-9200
* Heard testimony from witnesses and construction
representatives; evaluated factual data for claims by each
party in case.
* Determine damages and award monetary judgments; summarize
roles, damages, and values in case.
* Courtroom appearance with American Arbitration Association.
Project # 9419 -
Expert Witness
Wooten v.
Southeast Alabama Medical Center (Houston County, AL)
Rushton Stakely Johnson & Garrett William Haynes, Attorney (334)
834-8480
* Review and interview personnel and conditions of accident.
* Survey and document facts of case; Presentation for
Courtroom analysis.
* Form conclusions based on existing conditions; Aid attorneys
for analysis and guidance in accessibility of construction.
Project # 9500 -
Expert Witness
Woody
Associates v. Howell (Washington County, FL)
Roy Lake, Attorney (850) 547-5959
* Testimony and depositions regarding design fee questions;
evaluate quality of design/ contract package and
design work performed.
Project # 9513 -
Investigation
Watson
Investigation (Pensacola Beach, FL)
* Owner/ Waterproofing consultant requested collaborative
reports and findings for pile constructed residence.
* Field Survey, photographs & reports performed for inclusion
in Owners complaint of builder.
* Consulted in final summary statement of waterproofing
consultant and reviewed testing results of consultant.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9607 - Expert Witness
Nickelson
v. Porter (Santa Rosa County, FL)
Legal Center Clinic, PA Edmund Holt, Attorney (850) 469-0397
* Provide testimony regarding construction/ design setbacks,
sightlines, definition of architectural terms, etc.
* Review existing conditions and render summary findings.
* Courtroom appearance and investigation of construction data.
Project # 9621 - Expert Witness
Gulf Coast
Specialties v. Bullock Tice Architects (Escambia County, FL)
Beggs & Lane Bob Crongeyer, Attorney (850) 432-2451
* Testimony and deposition of ethics in business; American
Institute Of Architects Core Values.
* Review construction administration procedures and render
summary findings of action by parties.
Project # 9623 & 9624
- Investigation
Tivoli
Condominiums - Phase II & Phase III
* Home Owners Association/ Waterproofing consultant requested
collaborative report and findings for EIFS failures
(Exterior Insulation Finish System - synthetic stucco).
* Consulted in final summary statements of waterproofing
consultant and reviewed testing results of consultant.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9628 - Expert Witness
Gaddy v.
Chandler Construction (Escambia County, FL)
Beggs & Lane Dave McGee, Attorney (850) 432-2451
* Structural testimony and depositions for residential
construction latent problems.
* Review soil data and provide illustrations for courtroom
presentation.
* Review soils report.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9629 -
Expert Witness
Gaddy v.
Chandler Construction (Escambia County, FL)
Beggs & Lane Dave McGee, Attorney (850) 432-2451
* Review of construction contracts and analysis of damages to
Adult Congregate Living Facility.
* Provide Summary report and testimony.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9704 -
Expert Witness
Campbell
v. Baldwin County School Board
Richardson Daniell Spear & Upton, PC J. Lynn Perry, Attorney (334)
844-8181
* Review & summary of Handicapped Accessibility.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9711 -
Expert Witness
Jackson v.
Winn Dixie Montgomery, Inc.
Legal Center Clinic Ed Holt, Attorney (850) 469-0397
* Researched products used in construction and reviewed
permitted documents.
* Reviewed existing conditions and rendered summary findings.
* Research and summary of Design/ Construction standards.
* Case resolved w/ jury verdict
Project # 9801 - Expert Witness
Dunes
Motel, Inc. v. Firemans Fund Insurance Companies
Moore Hill Westmoreland Hook & Bolton Larry Hill, Attorney (850)
434-3541
* Deposition and testimony regarding permitting Coastal
Environments.
* Provided summary report relating to time from design to
building completion.
* Providing expert testimony regarding construction industry
standards.
Project # 9809 -
Expert Witness
Dale
Tomaso v. Meinerz
Wilson Harrell Smith Boles & Farrington, PA Tracy Whitt, Attorney (850)
438-1111
* Investigation and summary analysis of resilient floor
products and counter statements for third party expert
witness.
* Historical data and testing criteria for resilient
flooring.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9818 - Expert Witness
Hamilton
v. Bierster
Joseph M. Matranga, Attorney (334) 433-1634
* Investigation and summary analysis of waterproofing and
damproofing for third party expert witness related to
problems with a residence constructed in Baldwin County, AL.
* Investigation and on-site detailing for masonry & flashing
intersections.
* Detailing structural connections and verifying building code
compliance of existing conditions.
* Providing courtroom testimony for expert analysis of
synthetic stucco and testing by way of core sampling.
* Case resolved with
jury verdict.
Project # 9828
Expert Witness
Murphy v.
Kinson Cook, Inc, & Brown - Anderson
Laird Woodard & Baker Alan Woodard, Attorney (334) 222-9115 or (334)
493-9716
* Review site and building
conditions relating to damproofing and waterproofing.
* Review documents used in construction of public building and
observe as-built conditions.
* Provide deposition, documentation, and report of findings
relating to moisture intrusion and poor indoor air quality.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 9902 Panelist for
Arbitration Case
Arc
Electric v. Wescon Corp. and U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (Escambia
County, FL)
Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond Stackhouse & Stone Bruce Partington,
Plaintiff Attorney (850) 434-9200 Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon A.G.
Condon, Defendant Attorney (850) 433-6581
* Courtroom appearance with American Arbitration Association.
* Construction case involved with delays and damages between
general contractor and subcontractor for two
separate publicly funded projects in Escambia County.
Experience shared with issues involving contracts,
interpretation of schedules and completion of work, quality
control, and deliberation as to awards in the case.
Project # 9923
Expert Witness
Soundwind
Condominiums v. Santa Rosa County Building & Services Division (Santa Rosa
County, FL)
Thomas M. Brady, Attorney (850) 432-6181
* Reviewed conditions of building code ruling by Division and
formulated an opinion which contradicted the
enforcement of such ruling. Research involving exits, exit
accesses, and multiple personal interviews with SBCCI
(Standard Building Code Congress International).
* Court Order injunction by a tenant to stop construction work
at stairs was challenged by the condo association.
Project # 9924 Expert Witness
Turner v.
Kinson Cook, Inc, & Brown Anderson
Self - Mullins, PC Ronald W. Self, Attorney (706) 649-3080
* Review site and building conditions relating to damproofing
and waterproofing.
* Review documents used in construction of public building and
observe as-built conditions.
* Provide deposition, documentation, and report of findings
relating to moisture intrusion and poor indoor air quality.
Project # 2016 Prime Officer for
Arbitration Case
DeMaria v.
Terrhar & Cronley Contractors (Escambia County, FL)
Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon Robert Emmanuel, Plaintiff Attorney (850)
433-6581
Beggs & Lane Charlie Wiggins, Defendant
Attorney (850) 432-2451
* Courtroom appearance with
American Arbitration Association.
* Construction case involved with delays and damages between
owner and general contractor involving contracts,
interpretation of schedules and completion of work, quality
control, and deliberation as to awards in the case.
Project # 2022 Prime Officer for
Arbitration Case
Evers v.
Ellzey Construction Company (Escambia County, FL)
Levin Middlebrooks Thomas Mitchell Green Echsner Proctor & Papantonio, PA
Steve Echsner, Plaintiff Attorney (850) 435-7079 Taylor & Van Matre,
PA Tom Van Matre, Defendant Attorney (850) 474-1030
* Courtroom appearance with American Arbitration Association.
* Construction case involved a dispute over construction
contract, scope of work, and performance of
the general contractor and his sub-contractors. Further
described as Owner non-acceptance of the
work and resolution to complete the final work.
Project # 2104
Expert Witness
George &
Dalen Orphanos v. Lloyds of London (pending insurance collapse claim)
Arden J. Lea, Plaintiff Attorney (850) 302-0666
Bovis Kyle & Burch, LLC J.S. Scott Busby,
Defendant Attorney (770) 391-9100
* Review site/ as-built conditions of recent construction
project; report on failure of damproofing and waterproofing
systems; attend/ assist in documentation of destructive
testing; determine cause and repair methods; define
scope of design and construction work.
* Provide expert testimony for failure in construction
following existing contract document review.
* Pending adjustments in insurance claims.
Project # 2110
Expert Witness
Dillin v.
Bagby Elevator Co.; Inclinator Company of America; Michael & Kim
McGartland; Philip Napier; Napier Management Company; Napier Inc. of
Pensacola; Turner Boaz Architecture; Turner Boaz Stocker Architecture;
Julian Peterman Architect Mark Schneider for the Law Offices of Herzfeld &
Rubin, Miami, FL (Bagby) & Thomas Jenkins & Raymond Higgins for the Law
Offices of Bozeman Jenkins & Matthews, Pensacola, FL (Bagby) - Richard
Young & Jim Barnes for the Law Offices of Young Bill & Fuggett, Pensacola,
FL (Inclinator) - James Evangelista for the Law Offices of Fowler White
Gillen Boggs Villareal & Baker, Tampa, FL (McGartland) - Michael
Schofield, Greg Shoemaker & Adrianna Spain for the Law Offices of
Schofield & Wade, Pensacola, FL (Napier) - Donald Gibson for the Law
Offices of Gray Harris & Robinson, Orlando, FL (Turner Boaz)
Robert Crain for the Law Office of Frank Branson, Dallas, TX (Plaintiff
Attorney)
* Provided review of depositions involving eighteen
interviewees and formed opinions & reference notes regarding
their testimony.
* Reviewed the equipment (warehoused locally), measured,
photographed, and accounted for deposition explanations
involving the elevator accident in the private elevator.
* Provided sketches of hoistway details and dimensions of
minimum clearances per ASME A17.A statutes.
* Researched private elevator statutes in Florida and the US.
* Researched professional licensing requirements for
non-Florida based corporation practicing in Florida.
* Established participation levels of the separate design
groups based on construction documentation.
* Provided summary reports and filed affidavit for violations
within industry standards and practices.
* Case settled out of court.
Project # 2200
Expert Witness
Bay Design
Associates Architects v. John Priller/ Donna Wilson
Matt Dannheisser, Plaintiff Attorney (850) 434-7272
* Reviewed documents regarding design services and non-payment
issues.
* Design costs were analysised and reported per the scope of
work on project.
* Reported on the design contract and the timing of the
pre-construction coordination w/ bldg. code issues.
Project # 2215 Expert Witness
Un-named
pending (Holt) v. Ethan Allen
Ed Holt, Plaintiff Attorney (850) 434-7694
* Due to a slip/ fall accident the report reviewed
accessibility guidelines for the existing conditions.
* Photographs and measurements were taken including a site
survey that accompanied the report.
* Case pending
Project # 2220 Expert Witness
Homeowners
(see below) v. McNabb/ Runnels Corp. Inc.
Vernis & Bowling (Michelle Hendrix), Plaintiff Attorney (850) 433-5461
* Insurance repair consultation and damage assessment to eight
residences in Niceville and Ft. Walton Beach, Fl. that had experienced
exterior envelope damages. Insured homeowners included the following list
of (Hasenclever, Kraemer, Kuether, Russ, Thompson, U. Wistorf, W. Wistorf,
& Wolterbeek) and consisted of access to improvements and historical data
regarding the reported repairs and their subsequent failures.
* Reviewed and assessed damages, and produced written and
photographic reports based on code(s) and
manufacturers requirements for installation
of product lines.
* Cases settled
through mandated mediation.
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