Environmental Protection Expert Witnesses

This expert has over 40 years of experience in the occupational health and safety field. He received his BS from Oakland University and MPH in Environmental Health from the University of Michigan. He has been certified by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene since 1980. He is also certified by the State of California, Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a Certified Asbestos Consultant, and holds all accreditations for asbestos offered by the US Environmental Protection Agency. In 2008, he was presented the Fellow Award by the American Industrial Hygiene Association for his contributions to the practice of industrial hygiene. He has served on several Cal/OSHA Technical Advisory Committees and sits on the Cal/OSHA Advisory Committee. He has co-authored three books on OSHA compliance and more than two dozen technical papers on exposure to hazardous substances in occupational settings.

This expert received her doctorate from the University of Michigan and worked as an environmental toxicologist for Syracuse Research Corporation, where she did quantitative human health risk assessment for the EPA on a variety of substances including solvents, pesticides and metals. As a certified industrial hygienist, certified professional ergonomist and environmental scientist she continues to apply her knowledge to improve occupational and environmental health.

For over 25 years, this expert has specialized in environmental risk management and insurance, including cost-of-risk evaluations, insurance underwriting, policy development, claims support & expert testimony, and development and evaluation of solutions for funding and transferring environmental risks. He has deep expertise in environmental insurance underwriting, and works with clients to resolve environmental coverage disputes when they arise, including matters such as related claims, discovery triggers, notification issues, known conditions, disclosures, policy limit provisions, extended reporting, and more. This expert combines an understanding of environmental technical matters with insurance coverage and financial expertise for integrated analyses and opinions.

This expert is highly qualified in the fields of environmental protection and assessment, geology, and geochemistry. He earned a BA from Indiana University in Geology and is certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and has been certified by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency as an environmental professional. He has completed extensive training and research in the areas of geology and geochemistry. This expert is extensively published in the field, specializing in soil's reactions to hydrocarbons, petroleum, and various gases. He formerly served as a geologist at numerous oil and fuel companies, owned his own petroleum exploration company, and invented a line of safe and environmentally responsible garden products including repellents and insecticides. Currently, this expert is the founder and president of an environmental consulting firm.

This highly qualified environmental toxicologist specializing in mechanisms of action of dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals. After earned his PhD in Toxicology, this expert went on to hold numerous research roles, most notably at UC Davis. He is prominent in literature and as a presenter in the space. Currently, this expert is an Environmental Toxicology Research Scientist at a university in California.