Building Code Expert Witnesses in Connecticut

This expert is a building and construction professional with over 30 years of hands-on experience in the construction and building inspection industries. He has testified in numerous trials and depositions for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. He has been qualified as an expert in construction and personal injury cases in courtrooms from New York City to Connecticut to Boston and has authored and presented numerous Continuing Legal Education courses, coast to coast. This expert has been specifically trained in residential and commercial building codes, construction site safety, residential and commercial building envelopes, slip, trip and fall accidents and building inspections. His decades of practical experience provides him with the unique ability to translate written code words into three-dimensional, real world interpretations making him extremely valuable as a forensic expert. Since the late 1970’s, This expert has been involved in the residential and commercial construction and building inspection industries. He also has extensive experience in prefabricated buildings and ran separate building manufacturing, roofing and drywall companies as subsidiaries of his construction company. Using the partnership and knowledge of his father, combined with his natural instincts and abilities as a building professional, he has worked side by side with his dad in the family building inspection and construction businesses since the late 1970’s. As this expert says, “you cannot learn in college what you can learn from your father”. With that as his mantra, he is a firm believer that there is no better educational resource than hands-on experience. In 2014 this expert was hired as the lead expert by one of New York City’s most prominent personal injury law firms to act as the plaintiff’s safety expert in a construction accident case that returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $62 million, the highest amount ever awarded to a single plaintiff in the history of Queens, New York.

This highly qualified expert has extensive background in construction management, design architecture, and forensic consulting. He earned his B.S. in Architectural Technology from the New York Institute of Technology; he is a New York State Registered Architect, a Board Certified Construction Manager and CCM Subject Area Expert with the Construction Management Association of America (CMCI). The expert works as the Managing Architect for a New York City school construction organization. He has served has a Construction Manager for projects involving Touro College facilities, Fulton Street Transit Center, the World Trade Center, Crain's Publishing Headquarters, and Watson Wyatt Worldwide among many others. He presently has a forensic consulting practice where he specializes in claims mitigation, analysis, productivity analysis, earned value analysis, contract dispute resolution, delay claim impact analysis, coupled with in-depth knowledge of cost control practices during all phases of project delivery. He is also now a PT Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Real Estate at a large New York College.

This ivy-league trained electrical engineer has extensive hands-on experience in product architecture, system and circuit design, system integration, hardware and firmware development, intellectual property including patent development, and consulting. He specializes in technology areas related to wireless systems, including RFID, RTLS, WLAN, WiMax, Wi-Fi (WiFi), MIMO, UWB, CDMA, OFDM, LTE, 3G, 4G, and others. Currently, this expert is an independent wireless technology consultant in Boston. He has been an expert on over 30 cases since 2011, including infringement reports, code review, evidence of use documentation, invalidity reports, rebuttals, claim construction, IPRs (petitioner, owner and amendments), technical analysis for damages, and licensing disputes.

This expert is a licensed architect and highly experienced executive with a successful 30+ year career in the New York design, construction, and facilities management industry. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions with the government of New York City, including the Office of the Mayor, Department of Design and Construction and the Department of General Services. He is currently the Principal at an architectural and design firm based in Long Island, NY.

This fire protection and construction codes expert has been active in his field for over 33 years. He earned his B.S. in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of New York. The expert began his career with fire protection and alarm system companies before becoming a Consulting Engineer with Lehr Associates, where he prepared code reviews. From 2000 until 2009, the expert was the Director of the New York office of Hughes Associates and was responsible for preparing detailed code analysis reports. He now runs his own consulting business and is a member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in architecture. He gained his Master of Architecture from Washington University and has extensive experience with urban design and streetscapes. Currently he is the principal and owner of an architectural firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York City.

This New York City traffic maintenance, street design, accident reconstruction, and building codes expert leverages his civil engineering background in his forensic work. He graduated from the City College of New York with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and maintains the distinction of Professional Engineer in both New York and New Jersey. A member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Past President (2006) and Fellow in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, he has previous experience in the design and rehabilitation of highways in the New York area. He is adept at 2D and 3D computer analysis.

This expert is a Yale-trained and registered architect, LEED accredited, with over 35 years of experience in design and construction. He is the Founder/President of two firms: an architecture firm (1990-present) and a construction project management firm (2003-present). This expert offers multi-faceted expertise in the areas of architecture, design, and construction. He is the author of two books on architecture, as well as many articles on design and construction in trade publications. He has provided expert witness services on (21) cases, and is an intelligent, articulate, and well-spoken professional. His expert witness experience covers architecture, design, construction, premises liability, and standard of care. Project types include healthcare, hospitals, hotels, laboratories, offices, residential, and restaurants.

This structural engineering expert has extensive experience with steel structures, concrete structures, long spans, stadiums, and sports arenas. She earned her BS in architecture and her MS in civil engineering at the University of Nebraska. She is a licensed architect, professional engineer, and structural engineer, as well as a certified LEED accredited professional. Additionally, she is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. She has formally worked as an architect and engineer for Clark Enerson Partners, the principal engineer at Thornton Tomasetti, and the founder and director of structural engineering at Buro Happold. She currently is the founder of a structural and facade engineering company in NY and lectures in structural engineering at an Ivy League university in Connecticut.

This highly-qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in the field of residential architecture and building codes. He earned his BS in architecture from the University of Maryland and is a licensed registered architect. Formerly, this expert served as founder and CEO of Greenwald Cassell Associates, Inc., an award winning residential architecture and contracting firm. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of a private residential architecture firm in New York.