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While Mr. Gaynor will always do whatever he can to settle a case, he recognizes that some cases do not settle, and will also begin preparing from day one for a possible trial to ensure his clients the best possible outcome. He has found this “two-track” approach best serves client interests by being prepared for any eventual outcome and obtaining the best possible results. He appears frequently in front of family part judges throughout the state addressing all areas of family law, including issues related to divorce, custody, parenting time, relocation, alimony, child support, college contribution, grandparent’s rights, emancipation and valuation and division of assets including businesses, real property, stock options, restricted stock units, retirement accounts and cryptocurrency. Mr. Gaynor believes in a practical approach to any case and works to prepare clients for the range of possible outcomes that can be had at settlement or trial. He frequently speaks to clients about this range, from best case to worst case scenario so that clients can consider the cost-benefit of moving forward and make informed decisions on how to move forward.

He also places considerable effort into preparing witnesses (both clients and third parties) for the stress and anxiety that can come with testifying so that they can put forth that testimony in a manner that is comprehensive, believable, and understandable to the court. He firmly believes that ensuring witnesses are prepared for the rigor of a trial can lead to better outcomes. Mr. Gaynor is not satisfied with standing by and hopes to actively participate in making the practice of family law better for family court litigants. It is for this reason that he recently became a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is active in the New Jersey chapter. He is also a New Jersey Certified Matrimonial Law Attorney and a member of the Family Law Executive Committee of the State Bar, the Barry Croland Family Inn of Court and is on the Board of Morris County’s BWLAP Program.

He has been trained to conduct forensically sound interviews of children and has attended and spoken at numerous seminars both nationally and in New Jersey. Mr. Gaynor previously served as an Assistant Prosecutor at the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and as a law clerk for the Honorable Ann R. Bartlett, J.S.C. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Family Part, Warren County. He received his undergraduate degree from The Catholic University of America and his J.D. from the Columbus School of Law.

Mr. Goldstein handles complex litigation matters involving high net worth divorce cases in addition to all types of family law matters. The firm also handles estate planning, probate and administration of estates, and estate litigation. Mr. Goldstein earned his B.S. degree in Accounting from Brooklyn College, CUNY, and his J.D. degree from New York Law School. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Goldstein was a practicing accountant.

Ms. Groves’ practice is dedicated entirely to family law matters. She received her Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law in 2008. She then completed a Judicial Clerkship for the Honorable Susan L. Claypoole, J.S.C. in the Family Division of the Burlington County Superior Court, handling matters related to divorce, custody, support and adoption. Ms. Groves joined Musulin Law Firm in 2009, and was named a partner in 2021. In addition to practicing law, she serves the legal community through appointment by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a member of both the Family Practice Committee and the District IIIB Ethics Committee.

Mr. Guzzo is a former law clerk to the presiding family law judge in Atlantic County. He has appeared as a speaker and guest lecturer for several continuing legal education seminars and written various articles on family law topics, including divorce and domestic violence issues. His private practice is primarily focused on all issues related to family law. Through 15 years of experience and six years of being a business owner, Louis G. Guzzo has gained exceptional experience, knowledge, and respect from the community of South Jersey. He earned his B.S. degree from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Ms. Hinkle is a bar-certified attorney in the State of New Jersey who has run the Law Offices of Lynda Hinkle in Southern New Jersey for nearly 15 years. She holds a J. D. from Rutgers School of Law Camden, a Masters in English from Rutgers University, and a Masters in Teaching from Rowan University. She also serves as a mediator in family and estate matters. Ms. Hinkle has worked as a teacher, an adjunct professor, and an entrepreneur. She founded Working to Halt Online Abuse and served as its first president, acted as a district representative for New Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews, and was Editor-In-Chief of MP Journal, an international, peer-reviewed feminist academic journal. She has done a significant amount of freelance, professional, and academic writing in her career. Ms. Hinkle has also written a book, Breaking Up: Finding and Working with a New Jersey Divorce Attorney. Though her legal career has been successful, Ms. Hinkle has never strayed from her communal roots. She served on the Alumni Board at Rowan University, is a Board of Trustee of the Camden County Bar Association Foundation and the Camden County Bar Association, and is a participant in many more volunteer and pro bono activities, including a significant amount of lobbying for domestic violence and human trafficking causes and often consults with legislators about pending litigation in family law/domestic violence matters.

Mr. Saadeh is a New Jersey divorce lawyer with a deep focus on complex family law and matrimonial law. Mr. Saadeh is dedicated to guiding clients through all aspects of divorce, including high-conflict child custody, parenting time, equitable distribution, alimony, and prenuptial agreements. He is particularly skilled in handling cases involving the valuation of businesses, executive compensation, and stock options. In his role on the New Jersey Supreme Court Family Practice Committee and as an Early Settlement Panelist, Mr. Saadeh has been recognized for his expertise and authority in family law. He leverages this insight to secure favorable outcomes, whether through skilled mediation or aggressive litigation. Mr. Saadeh earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and his J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Professor Rauf has over 25 years of experience in teaching undergraduate and post graduate engineering, science, math, business administration and MBA courses, seminars, and workshops. He earned his BS degree in Electrical Engineering, with honors, from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Professor Rauf earned his Executive MBA degree from Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina. He is a registered professional engineer in the States of Virginia, Wyoming, and North Carolina, and he is a Certified Energy Manager. Professor Rauf holds a patent in process controls technology. His last full-time engineering employment, in the corporate world, was at PPG Industries, Inc. where he served as a senior staff engineer. Professor Rauf was inducted as “Legend in Energy” by AEE, in 2014. He is a member of ASEE, American Society of Engineering Education. Professor Rauf has developed and instructed Professional Engineering and Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (NCEES) Prep Courses over the past 20 years. He develops and instructs PDHs (Professional Development Hours) and continuing education, engineering skill building seminars and courses. Professor Rauf is also an adjunct professor at Gardner-Webb University. He has published multiple texts over the last ten years. Professor Rauf also provides text editorial services to River Publishers.

Mr. Royle-Grimes has been at the forefront of applying drone technology in industries such as petroleum and power distribution since 2017. He previously developed a youth drone program focused on preparing students and staff for FAA Part 107 certification. Mr. Royle-Grimes also publishes a blog on industrial drone applications, highlighting how drones can save time, reduce costs, and improve safety in engineering and construction environments. Learn more at elevationuas.com.

Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.

Ms. Karen Schuckman is the SME for Remote Sensing and Geospatial Services at RRC Companies, a recognized leader in the international renewable energy industry. She continues to serve as a part-time associate teaching professor of Geography at The Pennsylvania State University, where for 17 years she was the lead faculty for the Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing and Earth Observation in the Online Geospatial Program. She also serves as the executive director of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Prior to her move to teaching, Ms. Schuckman was the geospatial technology leader at URS Corporation (now AECOM) from 2005-2006. From 1995-2005, she was with the EarthData group (now Fugro), where she held several positions including geospatial applications director for EarthData Solutions; senior vice president of EarthData Technologies; and president and general manager of EarthData International of North Carolina. Notable projects in her private sector career include leading the use of remotely sensing imagery in the Hurricane Katrina response, leading lidar acquisition for the first phase of the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program, numerous transportation mapping projects for state DOT’s, and technology demonstration projects for NOAA, NASA and the US Department of Transportation. Prior to joining the private sector, Ms. Schuckman worked for the USGS National Mapping Division, in Menlo Park, California. She is a former vice chair of the NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) and a member of the National Research Council Committees on Floodplain Mapping Technologies and FEMA Flood Map Accuracy. She holds an MS degree in Geospatial Information Systems from The Pennsylvania State University, is an ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist, ASPRS Certified Mapping Scientist – Lidar, and Professional Land Surveyor.

Mr. Feher’s firm specializes in litigating and trying catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and employment cases throughout California. He has tried over 50 jury trials to verdict with multiple seven and eight figures results, and has been honored with CAALA’s Rising Star Award in 2018, OCTLA’s Young Gun Award in 2017, and CAOC’s Street Fighter Award in 2016. He is a proud board member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Consumer Attorneys of California, 2013 graduate of Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College and instructor of the Gerry Spence’s Trial Program.

With close to 40 years of experience helping his clients resolve disputes – through trials, arbitrations, mediations, and appeals – Mr. Hensley has argued cases before U.S. Supreme Court as well as all Southern California State and Federal courts. In addition, Mr. Hensley is often asked to assist clients across the country and as a result has made a number of pro hac vice appearances before various Federal and State courts throughout the United States. Throughout his career, he has been involved in lawsuits related to a wide range of corporate disputes, from real estate, securities, and corporate governance issues, to trade secrets, employment matters, unfair competition, and California financing laws. He has significant experience defending class action lawsuits. Mr. Hensley has an active real estate and appellate practice covering both transactional and litigation matters: he’s helped clients structure and defend mechanics liens, purchase agreements, commercial leases, homeowner’s disputes, commercial common area maintenance disputes, subordination agreements, financing arrangements, and more. He regularly lectures at bar association and continuing education seminars on real estate, mechanics lien, and attorney fees issues. Mr. Hensley earned his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law.

Mr. Kornblum specializes in all types of civil litigation and representation of clients in trials, arbitrations, mediations and appeals, particularly all forms of insurance matters, personal and commercial (property and casualty, employment coverage, director’s and officer’s coverage, professional liability coverage, general commercial coverage as well as life, health and disability insurance; insurance “bad faith”; serious personal injury, professional liability, real estate, employment matters, and fraud claims involving employee welfare benefit plans, wrongful death and actions claiming punitive damages. He is Certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Kornblum earned his J.D. Degree from Hastings College of the Law University of California.

Mr. Suits is the Chief Executive Officer of Suits Litigation, Inc., which is a personal injury law firm based in San Jose, California. Mr. Suits has been a practicing attorney for 20 years and focuses his practice on representing individuals who have been severely injured in a wide range of accidents. Mr. Suits also serves as a Mediator for the Civil Early Settlement Conference Program for the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Before starting his own firm in 2012, Mr. Suits worked as an attorney for Robinson and Wood, Inc. and Tharpe and Howell, LLP. He also served as a Law Clerk for the Civil Liability Division of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. He subsequently obtained his law degree from the University of Southern California Law School in 2003. Mr. Suits is a member of the State Bar of California.

Mr. Young has conducted almost 200 Civil Jury Trials during 37 years as a lawyer. In 2013, the Orange County Trial Lawyers Association named him Trial Lawyer of the Year. He is a nationally certified Civil Trial Advocate (only 130 in California hold that credential) and is listed as a ” Top 100 Trial Lawyers.” Mr. Young has created a niche practice specializing in “last minute trials.” His trial experience covers all areas of law from class actions to a first in the nation trial against a hedge fund over municipal bond arbitrage derivatives to bad faith to business disputes to personal injury. He is a published author: “Medical Proof of Whiplash”, and two volumes on employment issues in his Legal Guides for the Little Guy, entitled “I Quit My Job!” and “Fired From My Job!” He also writes fiction and poetry in his free time. Mr. Young earned his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Mr. Bridges was previously an attorney at the Hughes & Hughes Law Firm, a business law firm in Arkadelphia. While in private practice, Mr. Bridges represented companies and professionals in the areas of energy and natural resources law, fire subrogation and arson litigation, business organizations, commercial transactions and litigation, title insurance claims and litigation, insurance defense and community practice. He has a B.A. degree, cum laude, from Lyon College, and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Mr. Crawford was appointed dean of the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in July 2023, having previously served as dean in law schools in Louisville, Kentucky and San Francisco, California. Prior to becoming an academic administrator, Dean Crawford was a tenured member of the faculty at Tulane University, where he served as the law school’s Robert C. Cudd Professor of Environmental Law. Before that he was, among other roles, a tenured member of the faculty at the Georgia State University College of Law, where he founded and co-directed the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth. In the classroom, Dean Crawford has taught Real Property Law as well as a wide range of land use and environmental law courses.

Mr. Price is an experienced litigator and focuses his practice on civil litigation, representing clients in matters involving breach of contract, negligence, fraud, defamation, products liability, eminent domain, the Freedom of Information Act, the Administrative Procedures Act, and OSHA compliance. Mr. Price has extensive trial experience, including a defense verdict in a multimillion-dollar partnership dispute involving allegations of breach of contract, fiduciary duty, fraud, and conversion.

He has also served as lead counsel in numerous plaintiff-side cases, obtaining over $2 million in total judgments for clients in breach of contract, negligence, and unlawful detainer actions. In the area of eminent domain, Mr. Price represents both property owners and condemning authorities. His work includes successfully securing property for school expansions and achieving full-value awards for landowners in condemnation proceedings. In one case, a jury awarded nearly $100,000 to his client after a condemning authority refused compensation for a leasehold interest.

Beyond litigation, Mr. Price advocates for legislative change at the state and local levels. He drafted and helped pass Arkansas Code Annotated § 27-67-317, enabling property owners to recover costs and attorney’s fees in eminent domain actions. He has also contributed to legislation aimed at protecting minors, working in partnership with the Arkansas Bar Association and the state legislature. Mr. Price has further supported federal investigations involving financial misconduct, assisting agencies such as the FBI, Secret Service, and U.S. Attorney’s Office in the successful prosecution of corporate fraud.

Admitted to practice law in Arkansas in 2007, Mr. Price was also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in 2007. Mr. Price is a frequent lecturer to industry groups and has contributed to numerous industry publications.

Mr. Swaim has served as Executive Director of the Bayou Meto Water Management District since April of 2019. The district was formed in 1991 to provide irrigation water, flood control, and wildlife habitat to over 750,000 acres in Lonoke, Jefferson, Prairie, and Arkansas counties. The project involves multiple federal, state, local, and private partners, and is currently under construction. Prior to working for Bayou Meto, he had been chief of the Water Management Division of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission since October of 2010. A major achievement during Mr. Swaim’s time in the job was involving over 1,000 citizens to update the Arkansas Water Plan. Since completing the plan update, implementation has included better water use reporting and data on groundwater use and availability, formulation of several watershed management plans to reduce nonpoint source pollution, creation of a statewide drought planning workgroup, and building better relationships between agencies and with the public.

Mr. Swaim was general counsel (2003 to 2010) and associate general counsel (1995 to 2001) for the Commission and an assistant attorney general (2001 to 2003). All three positions with the Natural Resources Commission included legal, data, policy, and programmatic support for the Bayou Meto project and its companion to the east, the Grand Prairie Area Demonstration Project. From 2001 to 2012, he served as a Judge Advocate officer in the US Army Reserve. He is also a member of the Plum Bayou Irrigation District board of directors. Plum Bayou distributes Arkansas River water to over 14,000 acres of farmland near England, Arkansas. Mr. Swaim is from England, Arkansas, in the Bayou Meto project area. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hendrix College and a law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law.

Mr. Judd’s body of work integrates natural cycles, balanced systems and co-benefits into built environments across all scales from the urban pocket-park to the large regional park, corporate campus, commercial sites, native American lands, trails, and whole systems farm planning. An industry leader with extensive design and construction experience, Mr. Judd leads CIS’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) Studio and assists with QA/QC and program oversight of GSI best practices. CIS is a national leader in urban infrastructure/greening programs, having overseen the implementation of hundreds of green stormwater infrastructure projects totaling nearly $450 million across the Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes and West Coast regions.

As the GSI Studio leader, Mr. Judd is engaged on a variety of initiatives such as CIS’s engagement on a Washington DC area Capital Bikeshare program in which he oversees design and construction of couple dozen GSI best practices around the city, and on USEPA funded contracts that provide technical assistance to underserved communities that are looking for climate resilience solutions. In addition to his role at CIS, Mr. Judd serves in a whole host of leadership roles that include being the President of Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, as the Co-chair of the Great Lakes Commission’s Green Infrastructure Champions Advisory Team, as a Board Member of the Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum, and as a part of U.S. Green Building Council – Detroit’s Sustainable Detroit Forum Conference Committee.

He is a Board Member Emeritus of the Wildflower Association of Michigan, on Advisory Committee for Lansing Community College’s Landscape Architecture Program, and has been a guest lecturer on a range of topics including: green stormwater infrastructure, high-performance sustainable sites and regenerative landscape design, natural systems restoration and management/stewardship. Mr. Judd has also participated in and delivered lectures outside of the United States such as at the International Wetland Conference at Tainan University, Taiwan, as well as for city planning officials for Taipei, Taiwan.

Ms. Kay assists Florida’s families as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law and Appellate Mediator and a collaborative attorney. She also extends her expertise to solo and small firms throughout Florida with freelance research, writing, and consulting services. Ms. Kay served as the chair of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar during its 50th anniversary year (2023-2024), as president of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (2017-2018), president of the Hillsborough County Bar Association Leadership Institute Class of 2013, and the co-chair of the Hillsborough County Bar Association 5k Pro Bono River Run Committee in 2013 and 2014. Ms. Kay is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She holds a J.D. degree, a master’s degree in Education and a master’s degree in Business Administration.

Mr. Root is a Florida recognized specialist in the areas of Marital, Family and Appellate Law. Mr. Root also serves as a Family Law Mediator and Special Master. His accreditations include Board Certification in Marital and Family Law since 2002 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 2010. Mr. Root is a graduate of Boston University, Boston, Mass. (B.A., 1989) and St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, Fl. (J.D. 1992). He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1992 and is licensed to practice before the Florida and U.S. District Courts, Southern District of Florida. Mr. Root is a member of the South County, Palm Beach County and American Bar Associations, The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section) and has served on the Family Law Rules Committee.

Mr. West specializes in the area of family law and is an aggressive litigator who devotes himself to achieving the best results for his individual clients while maintaining the highest ethical standards of professionalism. Mr. West actively represents clients in both Florida and Massachusetts. He is routinely sought out by clients and other lawyers for his extensive expertise and dedication to fighting for his clients. Prior to attending college, Mr. West served his country in the United States Army for three years as a Finance Specialist. After graduating from law school, he served nearly two years in the public service sector as an Assistant Public Defender for the Miami-Dade Public Defenders Office before working at some of Florida’s leading law firms, including Wicker, Smith, O’Hara McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., a prestigious Texas-based litigation firm in Broward County. Mr. West earned his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School.

Mr. Krahn holds a master’s degree in geotechnical engineering and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Manitoba. He has experience in residential and commercial construction and holds a certificate in carpentry and wood working from Red River College. Mr. Krahn is also a LEEDTM accredited professional, an active member of the Timber Frame Guild’s Timber Frame Engineering Council and a founding member of the Canadian Alliance of Natural Building Engineers. He spent five years on the board of directors for the Ontario Natural Builder’s Coalition, three of those as chair.

Mr. Krahn currently sits on the National Model Code Committee for Housing Supply and the Task Group for Single Egress Stair Construction under the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes. He is the author of “Rammed Earth Construction”, part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series from New Society Publishers.

Building Alternatives Inc. (BAI) is a consulting engineering firm licensed in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nunavut/Northwest Territories. BAI specializes in engineering design using low-embodied energy, low carbon emission materials such as wood, earth, stone, straw, clay, hemp, and lime. This engineering design includes the techniques with which these materials are combined and assembled and incorporates responsible and appropriate current technologies such as air barrier membranes and geosynthetics that allow new applications of the older, time-tested materials. BAI actively participates in educational programs both at university and college level institutions as well as through professional and trade associations.

Professor Opfer teaches coursework in construction management, cost control, cost estimating, structural design, and facility systems (MEP design). He is also an industry consultant on design and construction issues, construction safety/defects, methods/materials, and production issues. He has been a consultant to numerous ENR Top 600 Design Firms, Top 400 Contractors, and Fortune Top 500 Corporations. He received his B.S. in Building Theory, B.A. in Business, and B.A. degree in Economics, all from Washington State University. Subsequently he received his M.S. in Management (MBA) from Purdue University and his P.D. in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been involved as an estimator, lead estimator, chief estimator, and estimating consultant on billions of dollars of construction projects over his career.

Ms. Warner has dedicated over 30 years to planning, designing, and constructing public facilities, focusing on accessible design for the past 25 years. Her goal is to ensure that individuals of all abilities can enjoy the facilities in the City of San Diego. Throughout her career, Ms. Warner has worked in various departments, including Engineering, Parks, and Public Works, and is currently with the Sustainability and Mobility Department, specifically in the ADA Compliance and Accessibility Section. Her influence extends beyond her current role. Ms. Warner actively collaborates on the development of Street Design Guidelines, Curb ramp design guidelines and City standards, Municipal codes, and Public Rights of Way policies. She oversees the city’s accessibility compliance program and implements improvements outlined in the Facilities and Right-of-Way (ROW) Transition Plan, demonstrating her comprehensive approach to accessibility. Ms. Warner holds a Master of Science degree in Architectural Engineering and is a Certified Access Specialist. She reviews design and construction documents, provides training, and develops new standards and guidelines to ensure compliance with accessibility regulations. Additionally, Ms. Warner serves as a board member of California’s Certified Access Specialists Institute.

Mr. Squerciati has over 26 years of post-disaster damage assessment and hazard mitigation experience under Dewberry’s Technical Assistance Contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He has worked on numerous floods and other natural disasters as well as terrorist events. Mr. Squerciati has provided assistance in developing and updating several FEMA policy and technical documents including Protecting Building Utilities From Flood Damage (FEMA P-348), Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast (FEMA 549), Flood Damage-Resistant Materials Requirements (NFIP Technical Bulletin 2), Protecting Manufactured Homes from Floods and Other Hazards (FEMA P-85), Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood Prone Residential Buildings (FEMA P-259), Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana Mitigation Assessment Team Report (FEMA P-938), Floodproofing Non-Residential Buildings (FEMA P-936), Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York: Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance (FEMA P-942), and Mitigation Assessment Team Report – Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico (FEMA P-2020). Mr. Squerciati currently serves on flood-related technical standard committees for both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and ASTM International.

Mr. Squerciati has developed course materials and served as an instructor for the following courses at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute: Multi-Hazard Mitigation Design Concepts (E312), Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Buildings (E279), Benefit-Cost Analysis (E276), Public Assistance Mitigation (E239), Residential Coastal Construction (E386) and Advanced FEMA Building Science Concepts (E2460). In addition, he assisted in the development of materials and been an instructor for numerous field training workshops, webinars and online seminars for Substantial Damage estimation, structural flood-proofing, NFIP technical bulletins, coastal construction, protecting manufactured homes from flooding, and Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA). Mr. Squerciati received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in civil engineering from the Cooper Union with a major in structural engineering and a minor in geotechnical engineering. He has taken additional course work on engineering for extreme winds at Texas Tech University. Mr. Squerciati is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of Louisiana and is a Certified Floodplain Manager.

Mr. Bowcock has been appointed to serve on several Watermaster Boards by California Superior Courts since 1990. He is a licensed California Grade V Water Treatment Operator and maintains various other water industry licenses. He routinely provides expert witness work to legal firms in the specific area of water resource management. Mr. Bowcock has decades of experience in designing, running, and advising municipal drinking water systems around the country and around the world. He is a water consultant to environmentalist in Erin Brockovich, who brought the lawsuit against Pacific Gas and Electrical in California and was featured in the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich.

Dr. Laton is an expert in the field of geology/hydrology/hydrogeology. He is the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Ross Oliver Award. This is a continuation of a career that includes years of teaching, consulting, litigation support and management experience. Dr. Laton possesses extensive knowledge in the areas of hydrogeology, soil and water contamination, hydrology and surface water, wetlands, coastal monitoring/ geomorphology, field sampling techniques and well hydraulics-well design, as well as environmental remote sensing/GIS. His classes at the university encompass water quality, environmental sampling, groundwater modeling, well hydraulics, oceanography and basic geology. Dr. Laton enjoys introducing students to applied research and acts as the faculty adviser to many upper-level students. He also has acted as a consultant for numerous companies and agencies that need input on the above subjects, as well as natural hazard
assessment and mapping.

Mr. Moynier has roughly 40 years of experience in the water resource engineering and environmental resources fields and began his career in operations and management of a public water/ wastewater utilities agency. He is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and a Certified Environmental Professional (CEP) and is recognized as an expert in the field of water supply planning and management. Mr. Moynier is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Floodplain Management Association (FMA) and served as Water Resource Chair for the Board of Directors for the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). He has prepared more than two dozen water supply assessments for a broad range of projects and has more than 20 years’ experience preparing urban water management plans and integrated water resource management plans for clients throughout California.

Mr. Palmer is a Board Certified Master Arborist® and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified by the International Society of Arboriculture, and a Consulting Arborist. He was the owner of a premium services landscaping company for 20 years. Mr. Palmer’s focus is on trees in urban and construction environments, soil deficiencies and the importance of soils for sustainable mature trees, increasing urban tree canopies by ensuring trees live to maturity, and unsustainable landscape designs. He does tree assessments for individuals, commercial clients, law firms, insurance companies, municipalities, landscape architecture firms, parks and woodland management agencies, and he has assessed and evaluated thousands of individual trees in the past decade.

Here’s what past attendees had to say about the program and presenter John Palmer:

“Very good. Very useful. I will change some of what I have been doing based on what I have learned from this webinar.” – Civil Engineer

“John is one of two presenters in the last 30 years who has held my interest throughout an entire all day program.” – Architect

“Excellent presentation and content. I especially appreciated all of the references in the material.” – Civil Engineer

Mr. Nuño is a civil engineering manager at the Denver office of Ware Malcomb. A 2008 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a specialty in structural and environmental engineering, he has established himself as a leader in the field of drainage and erosion and sediment control. In his 15-year career, Mr. Nuño has excelled in the design of land development projects including grading, utility design, stormwater management, and erosion control. Through his experiences as a consulting engineer, he has prepared civil construction plans for such clients as Marriott International, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Lennar Homes, Oakwood Homes, and Kiewit Infrastructure West. In the field, Mr. Nuño has provided stormwater inspection services for SDG&E, Caesars Entertainment Group, and public agencies such as the City of Carlsbad, California, and the Town of Elizabeth, Colorado. He has managed civil projects in 17 different states and prides himself on working with developers, architects, and contractors to bridge the gap between regulatory compliance and constructability in the field. Mr. Nuño is a registered professional engineer in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and California; a Certified Floodplain Manager; a certified professional in erosion and sediment control, a Colorado LEED accredited professional, and a qualified SWPPP developer/practitioner. He is an active member in the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Urban Land Institute, and the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers.

Mr. Wrenn has been in a deep relationship with trees for as long as he can remember. As a young child he could always be found in the woods playing amongst the trees. During high school and college, Mr. Wrenn worked as a landscaper in the suburban environment just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. College took him down a different road where he studied civil engineering and worked on highway projects. His formal work with plants began in earnest after leaving his job in construction management in early 2020. Since that time Mr. Wrenn has been fully committed to working with plants, especially trees. As he explored various plant-based careers, he came across the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and in 2021 completed the Soil Food Web School foundations courses. With an appreciation and understanding of the soil food web as a foundation, he went on to research permaculture, compost production, regenerative agriculture, plant breeding/seed saving and agroforestry. Over the past four years Mr. Wrenn has filled various roles on small-scale farms, completed compost production trainings, attended various workshops, and co-run several seed swaps. His main work over the past three years has been to establish a tree nursery and food forest on his grandparent’s farm in Cedar Grove, North Carolina, where Mr. Wrenn grows thousands of mostly native, mostly food-producing trees each year. These trees are offered bare root during the dormant season. The nursery also offers various tree seeds and cuttings and a small selection of potted plants. In 2024 Mr. Wrenn worked to establish a second nursery site in Bassett, Virginia, where he now lives. He uses the old nursery and food forest site in North Carolina to explore various low-input techniques for establishing trees and shrubs.

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Mr. Love obtained his bachelor of science degree in Construction Technologies with a concentration in Community and Regional Planning from Appalachian State University. He is also a licensed general contractor. Mr. Love currently holds a Level III Standard Certificate in Building, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical and Level I Standard Fire Certificate from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. He teaches Building and Plumbing I, II and III Standard Courses to North Carolina Building Inspectors as well as continuing education courses for the North Carolina Building Inspectors’ Association. Mr. Love is currently on the Executive Board of the North Carolina Building Inspectors’ Association as the president-elect, and he also serves on the Education Committee as the co-chair and Site-Development Committee.

Mr. Breedlove focuses his practice on water rights transactions and permitting, state and federal land permitting, mining, administrative law, and governmental relations. His experience includes a wide variety of water rights transactions (groundwater, surface water, and Colorado River entitlements), assured water supply permitting, consultation on compliance with active management area management plans, water rights due diligence and permitting, state land acquisition, and National Historic Preservation Act compliance. Mr. Breedlove has represented land developers, landowners, golf courses, ranchers, farmers, private water and energy utility businesses, government agencies, and private equity investment firms. He also served for five years as the legislative liaison for the Arizona Department of Water Resources, during which time he managed several bills that were enacted, including the 2007 Water Adequacy Amendments. Mr. Breedlove has experience with the Arizona legislative process, bill drafting, and government relations. He earned his B.S. degree from Western Washington University, his Master of Studies in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School and his J.D. degree from Vermont Law School.

 Mr. Burnside covers water rights and water quality as part of a broad-based environmental and natural resources law practice at Snell & Wilmer. Mr. Burnside regularly counsels and represents significant water interests in the State of Arizona, with a particular focus on mining and energy. He has extensive experience litigating contested water rights claims in Arizona’s Gila River General Stream Adjudication, including multiple arguments and trials before the Special Water Master. Mr. Burnside has in-depth experience with the complex legal and technical issues surrounding Arizona water rights at the intersection between groundwater and surface water.

Mr. Liuzzo, licensed in Arizona, California, and Nevada, brings over three decades of surveying and engineering expertise to Granite Basin Engineering. Since 1988, he has been a key player in numerous public utility and infrastructure improvement projects across Arizona. His multifaceted experience covers all aspects of improvement projects, from initial funding and planning to design, construction, and administration. Mr. Liuzzo’s NICET Level III Construction Certification and hands-on management of multi-million-dollar projects showcase his practical skills and deep industry knowledge. His recent involvement in the Alternative Energy Market, conducting exploration and planning surveys for wind and solar projects throughout Arizona, demonstrates his adaptability and forward-thinking approach. His diverse skill set and extensive network of resources make him an invaluable asset to any project, ensuring precision, efficiency, and innovative solutions.

Mr. Snow represents clients in Arizona and Utah on matters related to water rights, real property, and resource development. He regularly appears before land and water agencies and in state and federal court. Mr. Snow’s clients include governmental entities, national and multi-national corporations, water companies, cooperatives, partnerships, and individuals. He has litigated numerous general adjudication claims in Arizona and Utah. Mr. Snow has also litigated quiet title, easement, right-of-way and condemnation claims in both states.

Mr. Halsted is responsible for increasing the paving market share for ready mixed concrete products through promotion, design, technical services, and construction activities at the local, regional, and state level. He has over 25 years of experience in the use of cement and concrete in the pavements and geotechnical industry. Mr. Halsted has knowledge of planning, design, materials testing, construction, and sustainability; has participated in numerous training and construction workshops involving state and provincial transportation agencies, public works departments, universities, material suppliers, and consulting firms; and has authored several publications related to cement and concrete construction. He currently serves as a voting member of several Transportation Research Board (TRB), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and ASTM International (ASTM) standing technical committees. Mr. Halsted holds a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University and is a licensed engineer in the state of Georgia. Prior to joining NRMCA, he held civil and geotechnical engineering positions with the Portland Cement Association, the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, and the Georgia Department of Transportation.