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Mr. Adams is CEO of 1UP Aerial Drone Service, which sells drones and sensors, and provides expert consultation & aerial services to a range of industries, including engineering, commercial real estate, land development, construction, insurance, forensic science, & surveying. Mr. Adams is an FAA Part 107 certified pilot, and a tenured information technology and cloud industry veteran who has spent more than 25 years in the high-tech industry: the last 7 in UAS, AI, and machine learning.

Mr. Edwards proudly served six years in the United States Navy as a nuclear engineering technician onboard nuclear-powered submarines. He gained a love for technology and computer programming, which he continues today. Mr. Edwards is an avid programmer and is a big advocate of the maker movement. Because of his love for technology, He has gravitated towards technology law and intellectual property. Mr. Edwards has served large corporations on the use of intellectual property and how to best protect it. He also has great passion for the future of technology and the latest developments, such as blockchain technology.

Mr. Blake is the managing partner of Trusted Estate Planning Attorneys, a multi-state estate planning law firm that helps clients ensure their assets are not wasted upon their passing. He is also a second-generation estate planning attorney who has seen first-hand how good planning can lead to extraordinary results, especially in the charitable planning world. Mr. Blake attended BYU for his undergraduate in Business Management and Finance and law school at the Paul M. Hebert Law School at LSU. Outside of work He has served the Boy Scouts of America as Assistant Scout Master, and he served on the Las Vegas Chapter of the BYU Management Society Board. He has been local church youth leader and was a member of the Rotary Club in Las Vegas.

Mr. Lish has been helping people plan and administer their estates since 1982. And in that time, he witnessed how intentional planning can do wonderful things for families and individuals. His practice focuses on estate planning, specializing in Medicaid planning, special needs planning, asset protection planning, probate, and elder law. When clients come to him for help, he makes it a priority to learn about their family circumstances. His aim is to put together a plan that will set their legacy families on the path toward success. He it admitted to the Utah Bar and went to Brigham Young University. He formally was a partner at McCullough, Jones & Ivins.

Mr. Maxfield is an attorney with over a decade of experience practicing estate planning law. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix (2004), as well as a Juris Doctor Degree from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU (2010), and a Master’s in Business Administration from Western Governors University (2015). Mr. Maxfield married his sweetheart Candy Maxfield and they have one child, Fisher Maxfield. Candy and Fisher are his entire world. He loves to garden, travel, and explore with his family.

Mr. Morgan graduated Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in 2014. Previously he studied History at Brigham Young University. While in law school, he was recognized as a finalist in a national legal writing competition with an essay on using estate planning to prevent elder abuse. He practices exclusively in the area of estate planning and probate. Mr. Morgan has a particular interest in protecting children and adults with special needs or disabilities with specialized estate planning and trusts. He is a member of both the Elder Law and Estate Planning Sections of the Utah State Bar and serves on the Legislative Committee for those sections. Mr. Morgan absolutely loves his job and the clients he is privileged to serve. Finally, getting to what matters most, He is married to the love of his life and has a son who is everything to him.

Mr. Randolph started at Horner & Shifrin, Inc. in 1995 after graduating from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Civil Engineering and a minor in Environmental Engineering Science. In 2001, he received his MBA degree from Webster University. Mr. Randolph is also an active member of EWRI’s Chicago Chapter, a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) and a member of the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management. Mr. Randolph is the proud father of two grown children and he and his wife live in Naperville, Illinois. His interests and hobbies include travel, reading, and collecting baseball cards.

Mr. Rovak is a professional engineer and certified floodplain manager with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of floodplain management. His work requires understanding of FEMA regulations and interpretation of FEMA Flood Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Studies (FIS). Mr. Rovak has extensive experience in Letters of Map Changes (LOMCs), particularly Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs), which have ranged from single reaches along a channel to large areas affecting many map panels. Related studies have ensured that infrastructure improvements such as bridges or docking facilities would not cause increase in flood heights (“no-rise” studies).

Mr. Rovak’s experience has covered riverine flooding (river and creek channels) as well as level- pool environments (lakes and landlocked floodwater storage). He has performed hydraulic and hydrologic analysis of these systems working with a variety of computer models in the public domain such as Corps of Engineers and EPA, as well as proprietary programs such as ICPR and XP-SWMM. Mr. Rovak’s experience includes steady, unsteady, and network flow simulations.

Mr. Marble, PhD, is an associate professor of ornamental and landscape weed management in the Department of Environmental Horticulture at the University of Florida. He is a passionate horticulturalist and educator, studying the growth and management of weeds and invasive plant species in landscapes and ornamental plant production. Dr. Marble’s research program aims to develop new methods of weed control using an integrated approach combining both chemical and non-chemical treatments. 

Mr. Deverel, Principal Hydrologist with HydroFocus, Inc. in Davis, CA. Dr. Deverel has more than 40 years of hydrologic problem-solving experience in California and throughout the western United States. After completing a doctorate at the University of California at Davis in 1983, Dr. Deverel worked as a Researcher at the US Geological Survey until 1991. During this period, he investigated the hydrologic and geochemical processes associated with land subsidence. From 1991 to 1994, he served as the Assistant District Chief for the US Geological Survey California District, overseeing data collection and research for northern California. Since May 1994, he has worked in the private sector, opened a consulting firm in 1996 and cofounded HydroFocus, Inc. in 1998. Steven has authored numerous publications related to land subsidence and strategies for mitigating subsidence and has also led and participated in key investigations into impacts of subsidence on ecosystem processes, agriculture, and infrastructure. Steven is a registered Professional Geologist in California and Arizona, a registered Professional Geoscientist in Texas, a certified Hydrogeologist in California and a registered Professional Hydrologist with the American Institute of Hydrology.

Ms. Mayne is certified as an Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation. She focuses her practice in the areas of elder and special needs law. Ms. Mayne focuses her caseload on asset protection planning, long term care benefit planning, special needs trust planning, and adult guardianship and protective action litigation. She is licensed to practice law in both the states of Wisconsin and Illinois. Ms. Mayne earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, with honors, from the University of Missouri and received her J.D. from Marquette University Law School along with a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution. As part of Her elder law practice, she helps families and individuals with asset protection planning and appeals. Ms. Mayne assists clients seeking eligibility for long-term care benefits (such as Medicaid, Title XIX, family care, and waiver benefits) in the pre-planning and crisis-planning stages

Ms. Schilling oversees the Senior Medicare Patrol, the Wisconsin Guardianship Support Center, and the Elder Benefit Specialist Supervising Attorney program. She works predominantly in the areas of elder law, public benefits, and consumer law. Previously, she was in private practice in New Richmond, Wisconsin, where she practiced in estate planning, Medicaid benefits, guardianship, and general civil litigation. Ms. Schilling is a board member of the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Elder & Special Needs Law Section, the Public Interest Law Section, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Prior to attending law school, She coordinated supports for adults with developmental disabilities, and she currently serves as a volunteer guardian for a woman with a disability living in Madison.

After being admitted to the bar in 1991 and holding general practice oriented positions with several other Wisconsin law firms, Mr. Schubert established Schubert Law Office in 2003, where his principal focus has narrowed to estate planning, estate and trust settlement, and elder law. He earned his undergraduate B.B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he graduated cum laude and was elected vice-president of the Business and Tax Law Society. Mr. Schubert is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Fox Valley Estate Planning Council, among other professional groups. He has previously served as faculty for continuing education seminars on a variety of estate planning, estate settlement, and elder law topics.

Mr. Weltman’s introduction to reverse mortgages came more than 20 years ago after completing a master’s degree in finance from Mercer University. Since that time, he has continued to educate himself and others on all aspects of the program and its uses. He has taught classes on Reverse and HECM to realtors, attorneys, financial planners, and consumers. Mr. Weltman has written articles for local and national publications over the last 20 years including at www.HousingWire.com, The Reverse Mortgage Magazine, The Reverse Review, and Reverse Mortgage Daily. He has been interviewed on television and radio and is considered a foremost expert on Reverse/ HECM in the Southeastern U.S.

Mr. Ash, CRE, joined Carlin & Ward in 2019 bringing 15 years of experience in real estate law for public projects to the representation of property owners in eminent domain acquisitions. Now a partner at Carlin, Ward, Ash & Heiart, LLC, his practice focuses on real estate litigation and trial advocacy in eminent domain matters and tax appeals. He collaborates with experts in various disciplines including real estate appraisers, engineers, planners, and environmental consultants. Mr. Ash is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a certified civil trial attorney, handling all aspects of condemnation valuation jury trials, commissioner hearings, and tax appeals in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Court, Tax Court, Supreme Court, and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and Southern District of New York. In 2018, he was awarded the CRE® designation by the Counselors of Real Estate®, an international group of real estate professionals recognized as leading advisors in complex real property matters with approximately 1,000 members worldwide, of which only about 50 are practicing attorneys. Mr. Ash has been recognized as “Rising Star” and Super Lawyer in Eminent Domain 2012 through 2022. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree from New England School of Law.

Mr. Cannito is responsible for providing counsel to AmTrust’s independent agents in New Jersey, allowing them to close complex transactions, including larger commercial orders. He has examined titles and prepared title commitments and policies for more than 30,000 transactions, as well as for noninsured informational purposes. In addition, Mr. Cannito has been responsible for the conduct and oversight of the ordering of searches, as well as the examination of searches and the preparation of title reports, commitments and policies. His background in title searching and examination involves both residential matters and complex commercial transactions. Mr. Cannito earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in government and economics from Georgetown University. He earned a J.D. from Rutgers University. Mr. Cannito has served on the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Land Title Association, the Management Board of the Agency Section of the New Jersey Land Title Association, and various committees. He was also a representative on the Board of the New Jersey Land Title Insurance Rating Bureau and is a Certified Title Professional with the New Jersey Land Title Association.

The main focus of the Condemnation, Redevelopment, and Eminent Domain Group is property valuation litigation and representing private property owners in challenging the government’s right to take private property by the use of the power of eminent domain (also known as condemnation) and prosecuting inverse condemnation claims. Mr. Duggan regularly represents clients whose highway access and property rights have been revoked or taken by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, county agencies and utility companies, and has experience in handling all aspects of eminent domain, including relocation assistance, modification of highway access, and litigating the amount of just compensation. He represents property owners in urban redevelopment projects and pipeline cases, and he has experience in both state and federal courts. Mr. Duggan also prosecutes real estate tax appeals for banks, developers, automobile dealerships, condominium and homeowners’ associations, shopping centers, and commercial property owners and is a member of the Firm’s Flood Litigation, Development & Mitigation Group. He has been awarded the CRE® designation by the Counselors of Real Estate®, an international group of real estate professionals recognized as leading advisors in complex real property matters with approximately 1,000 members worldwide, of which less than ten percent are practicing attorneys (www.cre.org). Mr. Duggan is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to bankruptcy, eminent domain and tax appeal matters. He earned his M.B.A. degree from Seton Hall University and his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

Mr. Fox is chair of Capehart Scatchard’s Alternative Energy Group, representing clients in various sectors, including shopping centers, public and private schools, retail, office buildings, warehouses, farming, and residential properties. He has experience handling transactions related to photovoltaic solar powered electricity production systems including PPA, obtaining permits and approvals for utility-scale projects in southern New Jersey and solar systems for owners of industrial and commercial properties. Additionally, Mr. Fox serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Land Use Group, and he is a shareholder in its Commercial Litigation, and Business and Tax Groups. He has 35+ years of experience in these areas includes presenting land use applications before planning/zoning boards, litigating zoning matters at the trial and appellate levels, serving as solicitor to the Riverside Township Planning and Zoning Boards for eight years, protecting creditors’ rights, and performing as outside general counsel for various private companies with local, regional and national needs. Mr. Fox earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers College and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the districts of New Jersey, and Western and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Mr. Grather works diligently and knowledgeably to win favorable results for his clients, defending them against the governmental exercise of the power of eminent domain. He successfully manages the difficult and time-consuming process clients face in eminent domain cases, communicating clearly and frequently and allowing the client to focus on their business and other pursuits. A former Seton Hall Law School adjunct professor, Mr. Grather publishes articles on eminent domain and other issues, and he has participated in a number of reported eminent domain cases. He earned his B.A. degree from Saint Michael’s College, and his J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

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Mr. Brislin has been a professional engineer for more than 21 years and he has designed many structures and performed many different types of analysis in that time. He has worked for a steel fabricator, an architectural/engineering firm and a seismic consultant, and he has been in private practice for over 13 years. Mr. Brislin earned his BSCE degree from The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and his MSCE degree from the University of South Carolina. He has completed all his course work for his PhD degree but has not completed his dissertation. His graduate study work has been in mathematical elasticity. Mr. Brislin has worked on a wide variety of projects from arenas such as Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Edward Jones Arena in St. Louis, Missouri, to renovation and seismic retrofit of the South Carolina State House and the design of the Columbia South Carolina Museum of Art. He has done stress analysis on weapons systems for the Department of Defense and has consulted on cellular telephone concealment projects. Mr. Brislin’s company routinely performs modal analysis of structures to provide more accurate seismic loads and to reduce the cost of seismic requirements through more advanced analysis techniques. The company is knowledgeable concerning structural dynamics and can perform a full dynamic analysis for complicated structures, and ductility requirements in concrete and masonry as well as welded steel moment connection requirements on toughness of steel.

Mr. Van Ausdal has been in the building code trades as a combination inspector for more than 27 years, with 22 years of that as a building official for various communities. After retiring from city government, he works as a consultant, plans examiner, inspector, and educator for Shums Coda Associates in Utah. He has been teaching plumbing, mechanical and combination type building codes for more than 18 years for inspectors and contractors in various organizations and various states. Mr. Van Ausdal has served for the following groups: Utah Chapter ICC as past president; Utah Chapter IAEI as past president; North West Section IAEI as past president; Utah Association of Building Officials as past president; and past chair of the Electrical Advisory Committee for State of Utah.

Mr. Asher is admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, where he serves on the Executive Committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section and on the Executive Committee of the Trusts & Estates Law Section. Mr. Asher is quite active with the legislative and lobbying efforts of both Sections. He concentrates primarily in the areas of sophisticated estate planning for high net-worth individuals and family businesses, asset protection planning to safeguard assets against creditors, estate and trust litigation, estate and trust administration, special needs planning, and elder law/Medicaid planning.

Mr. DiMichael is the founder and leader of the firm’s Digital Assets practice, focusing on addressing the unique needs of Citrin Cooperman clients in the digital asset space. He is a partner in the Forensic, Litigation, and Valuation Services group as well. Mr. DiMichael deep understanding of the digital asset industry allows him to assist clients such as mining companies, investors, investment funds, ICO/IEO token issuers, NFT marketplaces / promoters / artists, and financial services companies with a wide range of accounting, tax, and advisory issues. His areas of expertise include divorce litigation, economic damages analysis, fraud investigation, white collar criminal defense, and business appraisals. Mr. DiMichael has prepared and rebutted expert reports, and he has experience working with companies in a wide range of industries. He has also provided deposition and expert testimony numerous times in federal court, state court, and arbitrations. Mr. DiMichael has been featured in or quoted in media including the New York Times, CNBC, Forbes, “Bloomberg Tax,” Accounting Today, ”Bankrate.com,” Hidden Forces Podcast, and more. He regularly teaches CPE/CLE classes on digital assets and cryptocurrency, covering topics such as fraud, tax, accounting, investigation, and industry developments. Mr. DiMichael has also taught CPE/CLE classes on topics such as forensic accounting, divorce, and economic damages.

Mr. Forester practices in the areas of tax and trust law, personal injury and criminal law. He also testified as an expert witness in various state and federal courts in California.  Mr. Forester is a Certified Public Accountant, Attorney, and Economist. As a CPA , he provides accounting, financial, and business valuation services. He received his M.A. in Economics and Finance, his Ph.D. Candidacy degree in Economics from UCLA, and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.  Mr. Forester is an adjunct professor at California State University (CSU) and has teaching credentials in Accounting and Economics. He has taught tax, accounting, business law, statistics, and computer courses to graduate and undergraduate students. Mr. Forester is a Judicial Arbitrator of the Superior Court of the State of California for Los Angeles County as well as a mandatory fee arbitration for the State Bar of California.

Mr. Neumeister is a partner with Neumeister & Associates. He is a well-educated and experienced forensic expert and consultant in accounting and financial advisory services. Small organizations, startups, holding entities, high-net-worth individuals, and middle market companies, directly and through their retained counsel, have relied upon Mr. Neumeister to identify problems, uncover frauds, improve efficiencies, and initiate and defend against litigation. Over his 22 years of professional experience, he has worked in firms ranging in size from large international entities to smaller regional practices. Mr. Neumeister has been designated as an expert in multiple cases and has provided valuable deposition testimony for his clients. He has provided litigation advisory services to clients spanning a breadth of industries including construction, entertainment, health care, investments, information technology, professional services, retail, oil and gas, real estate, education, food and beverage, transportation, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. He has provided business valuations for litigation and non-litigation purposes. Mr. Neumeister has also managed the financial due diligence process for both buy and sell transactions. Through the use of sophisticated analytic solutions, investigative techniques, and an understanding of accounting, he has found effective solutions for a range of clients’ problems including those related to tax strategies, operational efficiencies, and internal control.

Mr. Abbott manages the Midwest and NY territories, working directly with civil engineers and landscape architects to promote responsible and economical design of plastic stormwater chambers. He has overseen the installation and design of commercial chamber systems with all ranges of project goals and storage requirements. Mr. Abbott graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in History. Following his graduation, he joined the family business Cultec. His grandfather was responsible for patenting the very first stormwater chamber and his father still has a managing role in the company, now owned by ADS. His history with Cultec and the stormwater chamber industry runs deep and his passion for the industry has not waned. Mr. Abbott is focused on building partnerships with engineers and acting as a resource to the designing community on how best to account for stormwater. Connecting designers, developers, contractors, and home owners with these solutions can have far reaching benefits to the community and is the motivation behind these efforts.

Dr. Balci is accomplished in successfully developing and delivering large climate resiliency and sustainability projects. At the South Florida Water Management District, she managed Federal and State Policy and Permitting Division to achieve goals of Everglades Restoration. At NYC DEP, she led the nations’ largest green infrastructure and innovative cloudburst management program with a budget to reduce combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in New York Harbor while providing flood mitigation benefits and resiliency in environmental justice communities. Notably, she led the Tibbets Brooks Daylighting and Greenway project in the Bronx and developed NYC’s first wastewater resiliency plan. In addition, Dr. Balci worked as the NYC interagency lead to manage NYC’s Stormwater Management Program Plan under the Phase 1 MS4 permit covering 14 city agencies and led the permit negotiations with the State and EPA. Currently, Currently, she is senior vice president at WSP USA working on multiple mid to large-scale drainage and resiliency projects. She is a doctoral faculty member at CUNY Graduate School and teaches classes on climate resiliency and integrated water systems management.

Mr. Fortuna’s nearly 50 years’ experience in the construction industry brings extensive and diverse knowledge of many facets of commercial and residential construction. A fourth generation home builder and land developer, Mr. Fortuna designed homes that work in unison with the land, creating ecologically friendly designs which focus on energy efficient homes and environmentally friendly landscapes. He has created landscapes and hardscapes that focus on controlling runoff and recharging the water cycle. Mr. Fortuna was also a certified post-tension concrete designer/installer building PT concrete tennis courts. Shifting focus after the 2007 housing fiasco he spent several years as a regional sales manager for a large pre-cast concrete stormwater manufacturer managing the culverts and underground retention/detention vaults division in the heavy civil construction sector. Most recently working as New York area sales manager for ACO, Inc., he demonstrates his passion of delivering a top-notch consultative sales approach offering the most innovative stormwater systems on the market and is also known for providing industry-leading support to designers, suppliers, and contractors alike.

Since 1997, Mr. Gabriel has worked as a consultant in a Danish company that later became part of WSP – He is responsible for development within climate adaptation and sustainability and has had a central role in the development of the Danish approach to holistic climate adaptation. As part of this, Mr. Gabriel has, among other things, been included in a number of Copenhagen’s climate and cloud breaking projects. He has a background in research and teaching environmental management and assessment.

Dr. Montalto is a civil engineer interested in the development of ecologically, economically, and socially sensible solutions to urban environmental problems, with a focus on sustainable water resources engineering and climate change. His 25 years of experience have included research and design of a variety of nature-based solutions involving ecological restoration of degraded landscapes, the use of constructed wetlands for wastewater and stormwater treatment, as well as work with “green infrastructure” and “low impact development” technologies as a means of managing urban runoff, while promoting urban sustainability and resilience. Dr. Montalto is currently a professor at Drexel University, where he directs the Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Lab. He is the founder and president of eDesign Dynamics LLC, an environmental consulting firm based in New York City, with an international portfolio of projects.  Dr. Montalto also serves as the director of the North American Hub of the Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN) and in June of 2020 was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as a member of the 4^th New York City Panel on climate change. Previously, he served as a research fellow at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, and a Fulbright Scholar in Venice, Italy. His degrees are from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Cornell University. Dr. Montalto is a licensed engineer in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

Ms. Steblein is a registered professional engineer in New York State and a certified professional in erosion and sediment control. For 25 years, she has worked as a civil engineer in consulting engineering, first with URS Corporation (acquired by AECOM) and for the last 16 years with LaBella Associates. Ms. Steblein specializes in stormwater regulations, permitting of all varieties, and municipal engineering. Her stormwater focus is on the NYSDEC SPDES permits for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity and Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. Ms. Steblein has been involved in more than 75 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) with LaBella and has reviewed dozens of SWPPPs for municipal clients. Ms. Steblein is a graduate of Lafayette College and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and the International Erosion Control Association.

Mr. Frondorf owns and operates Cincinnati-based DG Frondorf and Associates LLC, a construction cost estimating consulting firm. He is a member of Consulting Estimator’s Round Table (CERT), AACE, and the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE). He has 25 years of service as a construction estimator, and has presented several seminars on estimating practices and ethical bidding topics to trade associations and at industry events. Mr. Frondorf is also a past instructor of construction estimating at the University of Cincinnati and has guest lectured there and at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. He has also written several articles on estimating related topics in Estimating Today and Design Cost Data magazines.

Mr. Hauser has extensive experience with the full spectrum of legal tasks associated with a construction project, from negotiating the contract to participating in dispute resolution proceedings, preparing and prosecuting fee and delay claims, and litigating disputes. He has represented a wide variety of clients in the construction area, including suppliers, subcontractors, general contractors, owners, design professionals, and sureties. In addition, he is a member of the American Arbitration Association Panel of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators. An attorney since 1998, as well as a licensed builder in the state of Michigan, Mr. Hauser earned his undergraduate degree from Aquinas College and his J.D. degree from the University of Detroit School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in all state and federal courts in Michigan, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., Mr. Hauser is a member of Michigan Bar Association (Business Law Section), the American Bar Association (Construction Industry Forum), Rochester Bar Association and the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM). He is a frequent lecturer concerning legal issues pertaining to contractors, design professionals and suppliers.

Mr. McAlpine has specialized in construction law and litigation for over 35 years. He is the founding principal of McAlpine P.C., a 10-lawyer construction and complex litigation law firm headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Mr. McAlpine regularity represents owners, general contractors, specialty subcontractors, sureties and design professionals in connection with large and complex commercial projects throughout the country. He has served on the adjunct law faculty of the Wayne State School of Law teaching contracts and construction law and is a frequent lecturer for a wide variety of industry associations, including the Associated General Contractors of America and the American Bar Association.

Dr. Martina is an assistant professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX (started fall 2019). Dr. Martina’s primary research interests involve better understanding global change phenomena in wetland and grassland ecosystems. Before coming to Texas State, Dr. Martina was the program coordinator of the EEB and ABS programs at Texas A&M University and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. He received his Ph.D. degree at Michigan State University with Drs. Steve Hamilton and Merritt Turetsky and completed a postdoc at the University of Michigan with Drs. Deborah Goldberg and Bill Currie.

Mr. Kurdi has been serving the electrical industry for over 30 years as an engineer, electrician and trainer. Mr. Kurdi has engineered (designed, specified and analyzed) government buildings (police stations, sheriff’s offices, fire stations, city halls, court houses, libraries, and jails), housing buildings (affordable, senior, assistant, memory care, adaptable use and student), hospitals, data centers, sport arenas, commercial office buildings, water/wastewater treatment plants and electric utility distribution and substations. Mr. Kurdi’s experience as an electrician includes estimating, laying out, wiring, installing and maintaining electrical systems for residential and commercial buildings. He has served as an engineer on construction projects in numerous locations in Texas, including San Antonio, Arlington, Bryan and Manor. He has developed and taught thousands of seminar hours over the years at Dunwoody College of Technology, Minnesota Electrical Association, IEEE and others. The seminars include NEC Code, electrician’s exam, MV system, electrical wiring, apprenticeship, estimation, electrical design, Revit MEP, and project management. Mr. Kurdi holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree in Adult Education. He is a registered electrical engineer (PE) in 37 states, including Minnesota and Texas. He holds a Class A master electrician license from the State of Minnesota. Currently, Mr. Kurdi is a senior electrical engineer and department head at BKV Group (A&E Firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, DC & Minneapolis). Mr. Kurdi served as NCEL Board Member (Jan 2021 – present), IAEI MN Chapter president (Jan 2018 – Jan 2023), chair of IEEE Twin Cities PES/IAS (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023), Minnesota State Board of Electricity member (Jan 2018 – Jan 2020).

Mr. Fine represents and counsels clients in the construction industry, including owners and developers, general contractors and construction managers, specialty trade contractors, suppliers and manufacturers. He represents clients in adverse proceedings such as litigation and arbitration, and he consults regarding risk management, contract preparation and negotiation, and general business advice. Mr. Fine is the chair of his firm’s Construction Law Group and the president of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Central Massachusetts. He holds several leadership positions in local, regional and national construction trade and bar organizations. Mr. Fine was named a Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” by Boston Magazine and Law & Politics in 2017 and 2018, and he was named a Massachusetts “Rising Star” for several years prior. 

Mr. Lindborg leads the firm’s construction practice. Lindborg and Mazor acts as general counsel to private entities and as outside counsel to private and public entities. The firm specializes in all facets of real estate and construction, from the negotiating and the documentation stage, through project completion and beyond, including the counseling of clients in claims avoidance and mitigation techniques and the mediation, arbitration and litigation of claims. He has been lead counsel in numerous trials and arbitrations involving the prosecution and defense of multi-million dollar construction and real estate claims. Mr. Lindborg has also represented clients before various state and federal administrative agencies and has appeared in a number of state and federal courts throughout the United States. He is a member of the American, California, New Mexico and Los Angeles County Bar Associations.

Mr. Nudelman has represented members of the construction industry across a broad spectrum of matters for over 25 years. He works with owners and developers, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors and design professionals to prepare and negotiate contract documents for construction in the New Jersey and New York metropolitan area. Mr. Nudelman drafts, modifies and negotiates customized contracts, as well as contracts based on standard industry forms from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, Consensus Docs and Design Build Institute of America. His construction contracting work helps his clients manage the risk inherent in construction projects so they may adequately protect their interests now to avoid claims and disputes in the future. When claims and disputes are unavoidable, Mr. Nudelman draws upon his wide-ranging experience in construction litigation, representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area, as well as in local and international mediations and arbitrations.

Mr. Salehi is an Associate at Manning Kass in the San Diego office. He is a member of the Construction Law and Construction Defect teams, as well as the Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith team. Prior to joining Manning Kass, Mr. Salehi defended numerous clients and carriers in all aspects of insurance defense including but not limited to construction-related matters, complex commercial litigation, general negligence, premises liability, products liability, and catastrophic injury cases. Further, Mr. Salehi he has represented California employers in both single-plaintiff and class/representative actions, as well as providing advice and counsel for drafting handbooks, standalone policies and procedures, and contracts. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles with a B.A. in Economics, and received his juris doctorate degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Mr. Salehi is admitted to practice law in the California State Courts, and the United States District Courts for the Central and Southern Districts of California.

Mr. Smith is co-chair of the Washington, D.C. Litigation Practice Group. His practice focuses on the representation of owners, design-builders, design professionals, construction managers, and general contractors in all phases of the construction process. Mr. Smith’s pre-construction experience includes drafting and negotiating construction, construction management, and design agreements. Mr. Smith assists clients with pursing their rights through litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His litigation experience includes all manner of construction and design disputes, including impact and delay claims, construction and design defects, differing site conditions, design negligence, terminations for default, change order and extra work disputes, requests for equitable adjustments, payment and performance bond claims, mechanics’ liens, prompt payment and conditional payment disputes, and bid protests. Mr. Smith has substantial experience arbitrating and litigating design and construction claims, with a proven track record of success. He is an advocate for early case assessment and mediation, and he has successfully resolved numerous claims through mediation. Mr. Smith has represented clients in state courts throughout the United States, federal courts, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the American Arbitration Association, and in several non-administered arbitrations.

Brian F. Oram is a professional geologist, soil scientist, and owner of B.F. Environmental Consultants. Inc., which offers geological soils and hydrogeological environmental consulting services. B.F. Environmental Consultants, based in northeastern Pennsylvania and the Poconos region, has been providing professional geological soils and hydrogeological environmental consulting services since 1985. The company specializes in the following areas: hydrogeological and wastewater evaluations for siting land-based wastewater disposal systems; soils consulting (soil scientists), environmental monitoring, overseeing the siting, exploration, and development of community/commercial water supply sources; environmental training/professional training courses, and other environmental services. Because of Mr. Oram’s background in Environmental Pollution Control and research on removal mechanisms for the parasitic protozoan Giardia, Cryptosporidium, B.F. Environmental Consultants has been involved with developing Source Water Protection Plans, Private Well Ordinances, and Regional Watershed/ Groundwater Assessments. The company has provided expert testimony in the fields of environmental science, hydrology, soils, on-lot wastewater disposal, drinking water quality, and geology.  The company has also assisted in the evaluation and remediation of both private wells and regulated public water supply sources and systems. 

Mr. Boekhout offers private consulting work. He is a building and accessibility codes consultant for architects, contractors, developers, engineers, and attorneys. Mr. Boekhout has been educating and presenting seminars for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Rutgers University for the past 30 years.

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

With over 20 years of industry experience, Mr. Pakatar specializes in home performance, energy efficiency, and construction-related training and consulting. Mr. Pakatar holds professional certifications from the International Code Council (ICC), the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), PHIUS and RESNET. He is a certified Code Enforcement Officer in New York State and holds ICC credentials as an Energy Code Inspector and Plans Examiner. Throughout his career, Mr. Pakatar has played an active role in the development and implementation of building codes, contributing to the creation of policies and protocols that support energy efficiency and code compliance. Over the past two decades, he has designed and delivered training programs for code officials, design professionals, and construction industry stakeholders across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and nationwide. Recognized as a subject matter expert, Mr. Pakatar continues to support the evolution of codes and standards through education, technical assistance, and policy engagement.

Mr. Hann focuses his practice on environmental law and municipal law, and chairs the firm’s Environmental Law Department. He represents a diverse client base, which includes municipal authorities, municipalities, business entities, builders and developers. Steve personally handles all facets of a sophisticated environmental law practice, such as environmental litigation with federal and state government agencies and private parties, advising/representing clients on regulatory, permitting and compliance matters, and guiding clients on environmental issues arising in business and real estate transactions. He provides clients with experienced counseling on federal and state legislative and regulatory developments.  Mr. Hann has developed an extensive practice in the area of municipal law, with a specific emphasis on municipal authorities. Steve is the East Region Solicitor (responsible for the eastern half of Pennsylvania) for the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association (“PMAA”), an organization representing the interests of over 700 municipal authorities in Pennsylvania.  He provides guidance to PMAA member authorities and firm clients on a variety of municipal authority-related matters, including general water, wastewater and environmental issues; stormwater management; permitting; regulatory compliance; sewage facilities planning; waste load management; board member issues; tapping fees and rates; water and sewer regulations; and, compliance with state law bidding and procurement requirements. Steve provides experienced counseling on various statutes, such as the Municipality Authorities Act, Sunshine Act, Right-to-Know Law and Ethics Act. He has been appointed as both solicitor and special counsel for municipal entities, and has been retained as both an expert and mediator in matters involving municipal authorities. He is a frequent author and speaker on both environmental law and municipal law-related issues.