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Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Fratinardo is a civil/structural engineer and roof consultant. His over 20 years of experience includes civil and structural engineering analysis, design, construction administration, field investigation, and project management, and 13 years of experience specific to forensic engineering and the investigation and analysis of building damage and failures. Mr. Fratinardo has designed numerous new buildings, building additions, building renovations, and mechanical platforms and supports. He has designed and analyzed roof, wall and floor framing systems utilizing steel, concrete, masonry, and wood construction. Mr. Fratinardo has vast expertise in commercial, industrial, agricultural, municipal, educational and residential building damage investigations, including on-site investigations after 25 different tornado events, and Hurricanes Irene, Sandy, Matthew, Harvey, Irma, Maria and Florence. He has legal experience in depositions, arbitration hearings and trials. He has prepared and performed numerous continuing education presentations, including on an array of topics in forensic engineering, structural engineering and building codes for HalfMoon Education Inc., in multiple states since 2014. Mr. Fratinardo graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering, and he also holds a master of engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois.

Mr. Vernon is a master code professional and a certified building official, and he holds North Carolina Level III certifications in all five trades (building, electric, mechanical, plumbing and fire). Mr. Vernon has been working in the construction industry for 38 years beginning with a six-year stint in the US Army where he served in Germany, Honduras, Alabama and at the US Army Engineer School in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. He has worked in Prince William County in Virginia and in Lincoln, Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties in North Carolina. Through the years, he has been an inspector, a plan reviewer, a senior plan reviewer, and a department director among other job titles. Mr. Vernon is currently employed by Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement where he serves as the building code administrator. He has also been a part-time instructor at Central Piedmont Community College for the past ten years, and he serves as code consultant for University of North Carolina’s fifth year Architecture students. Mr. Vernon is also an ordained bishop.

Jaburg Wilk, PhoenixMr. Castle is a partner at Jaburg Wilk. He has been practicing family law and criminal defense for more than a decade, and he has handled all types of family law matters from simple to complex. Mr. Castle’s primary focus involves complex and high conflict custody issues including cases involving allegations of abuse and/or neglect. Prior to starting his legal career, Mr. Castle received his master’s degree from University of Cincinnati in social work. He previously provided direct services to “at risk” children and understands the trauma and mental health issues involved in these types of cases. Mr. Castle began his legal career as a prosecutor where he tried hundreds of cases both before a judge and jury. After leaving the Prosecutor’s Office he transitioned into providing criminal defense services for crimes such as DUI, criminal damage, assault (domestic violence) and theft.

Law Office of Stasy Click, PhoenixMs. Click has been practicing law for over 24 years. She is a former prosecutor and former law school adjunct professor in the areas of family law and community property. Ms. Click is a seasoned litigator and has tried hundreds of family law and criminal cases. She teaches seminars on family law trial practice for local bar organizations, and speaks on issues of family law for various community organizations. Ms. Click is an active volunteer for Community Legal Services as well as Wills for Heroes, receiving the 2010 President’s Volunteer Service Award. Ms. Click received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona College of Law.

Mr. Everts has practiced law for more than 44 years and has represented and counseled thousands of clients in family law matters. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a board-certified specialist in family law by the Arizona State Bar, and a board certified advocate in family trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Everts is asked to serve frequently as judge and commissioner pro-tem for the Family Law section of the Maricopa County Superior Court where he has served for 20 years. He has been selected for inclusion in Southwest Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America every year from 2010 to present.

Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., PhoenixMr. Rose is a trial and appellate lawyer. He is included in The Best Lawyers in America®, is Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent® Rated, is a certified family law specialist with the Arizona State Bar, is a member of Arizona’s Finest Lawyers®, and is a Southwest Super Lawyer®. Mr. Rose is an allied attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom and a family partner with the Center for Arizona Policy. He is also a former Maricopa County Judge pro tempore. Mr. Rose has been involved with the State Bar of Arizona Family Practice & Procedure Committee, the State Bar of Arizona Professionalism Course, the State Bar of Arizona Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Arizona Veterans STANDDOWN Alliance, the Arizona Domestic Relations Reform Subcommittee, and the Maricopa County Family Law Assistance Project (1994-2010). He is credited with over 30 appellate memorandum decisions and five published opinions.

Parker Schwartz, PLLC, PhoenixMs. Swick is a partner at Parker Schwartz, PLLC, and is certified as a specialist in family law by the State Bar of Arizona. She is named in Best Lawyers in America and in Super Lawyers of the Southwest in family law. She obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Psychology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and her law degree from Arizona State University School of Law. Ms. Swick was the first chair of the State Bar of Arizona family law Practice and Procedure Standing Committee and is a past council member of the Executive Council of the Arizona Bar Association Family Law Section. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Maricopa County Bar Association Family Law Sections. Over the years Ms. Swick has been a frequent speaker at seminars focusing on family law matters and ethics and professional responsibility.

Dickinson Wright, PLLC, PhoenixMr. Wolfson’s practice focuses on all areas of family law, including legal decision-making and parenting-time disputes, business valuations, spousal maintenance and high-income child support determinations and pre and post-nuptial agreements. Mr. Wolfson has been certified as a specialist in family law by the State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal Specialization since 2008. He is AV-rated as a preeminent attorney by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Wolfson was selected to be included in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of family law for 2010 through 2017. He has been selected for listing in Super Lawyers every year since 2007. Mr. Wolfson was also listed by Super Lawyers as a top attorney in Arizona for 2010 through 2015. He serves as a Judge Pro Tem in the Maricopa County Superior Court for family law cases. Mr. Wolfson is a former representative of the State Bar Family Law Section to the Domestic Relations Committee (DRC) of the Arizona legislature, and he is a member of the Maricopa County, State Bar of Arizona and American Bar Associations. He is a past chair of the State Bar of Arizona Family Law Section (2001-2002) and serves as the Legislative Liaison of the Family Law Section.

Rhett A. Billingsley is a director in Fennemore Craig Attorneys’ natural resources, energy and environmental law practice group, where he specializes in the areas of water and environmental law. He has 15 years of experience helping municipal, residential development, agricultural, industrial, energy and mining clients to develop practical solutions to water resource and environmental permitting issues. Mr. Billingsley has successfully represented clients in both the public and private sector, including serving as outside counsel to Fortune 500 companies and working as in-house counsel with the Central Arizona Project. Mr. Billingsley has extensive experience in all areas of water law, including Arizona’s assured and adequate water supply programs, due diligence investigations and acquisition of surface water and groundwater rights (including Colorado River and Central Arizona Project entitlements), well sharing agreements, negotiation of development agreements with municipalities, water conservation and drought planning, underground water storage and recovery permitting, federal and Indian reserved water rights, and subflow issues. He has represented clients in the Gila River General Stream Adjudication and other complex water litigation, and in drafting and lobbying water resources legislation.

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. Decker represents mining and other industry sectors in Arizona (and surrounding states) with respect to various state and federal-based water quality and mine reclamation and closure programs, including the aquifer protection permit program, Arizona’s pollutant discharge elimination system permit program, impaired water determinations and listings, development and implementation of total maximum daily load requirements, development of surface and aquifer water quality standards, and state certification of federal water quality permits/approvals. He participates actively as a member of the Arizona Mining Association and Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and he lobbies federal and state governmental agencies on water quality statutory, regulatory, and policy-based issues to the benefit of industry in Arizona. He is a fifth generation native of Arizona, having spent his early years (until college) in the northeastern Arizona town of Snowflake while working on his parents’ farm and cattle ranch. 

Mr.Dixon along with his litigation practice, he advises clients on water law issues. This includes helping clients in various industries, ranging from developers to mines, with issues relating to water rights, supply and transfer.

Sean T. Hood of Fennemore Craig Attorneys is a water lawyer and litigator with more than 15 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and local water users on a broad range of surface water and groundwater issues. He has wide-ranging trial experience in complex water rights litigation in state and federal court, and he has been lead counsel to resolve contested water right claims in the Gila River General Stream Adjudication. Mr. Hood handles cases throughout the West, including Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada. He practices regularly at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts, as well as before a variety of administrative boards and commissions. Mr. Hood is an author on various natural resources topics, including implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

Michele Simmons Allgood is an attorney at the law firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard. She has over 20 years of municipal finance experience. Ms. Allgood has extensive experience in all areas of municipal  finance, including bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, issuer’s counsel, trustee’s counsel and borrower’s counsel. Clients for whom Ms. Allgood has provided assistance include state agencies, cities, counties, facility boards, and commissions.
 

Dr. Bryant is president and CEO of Bryant Consultants where he leads a unique and diverse team of professional engineers, geoscientists and technicians that have been assembled with one goal in mind–providing the most accurate representation of the earth-structure system to clients. He has more than 20 years of experience in solving soil/structure interaction problems involving natural and man-made influences. Dr. Bryant’s academic background is in the earth sciences and engineering, and includes engineering geology (BS degree -Texas A&M University), geography (MS degree -Texas A&M University), geographic information systems, geophysics and engineering (BS and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering -Texas A&M University).Dr. Bryant is a registered and licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, North Carolina, Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, Tennessee, Utah and Florida; a registered professional geologist (P.G.) in Mississippi and Kansas; a registered professional geoscientist (P.G.) in Texas and Tennessee; and a certified professional geologist (CPG) in the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He is also the owner of Earth Systems Technologies, Inc. Dr. Bryant has worked on and supervised hundreds of projects ranging from tunnel excavations and rock-bolting designs, to multi-story towers, and embankment analyses involving slope stability issues. He is the author of a patented process using electrical resistivity imaging called GMMIR, and he has been involved in providing solutions for hundreds of forensic investigations involving expansive soils, collapsible soils, perched water tables, delineation of sources of moisture, and cause-and-effect relationships between the earth and man’s structures using unsaturated soil mechanics, soil dynamics concepts and diverse geophysical and analytical methods.

Stuart Spencer focuses his practice on environmental, energy, and natural resources issues. He served in various legal and managerial positions at the Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for roughly 10 years. At DEQ, he served as the Office of Air Quality (OAQ) associate director. In his role as OAQ associate director, he was the senior manager of major Clean Air Act programs including implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, Title V and New Source Review permitting, the Clean Power Plan and its successor, the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, and Regional Haze. He also served as DEQ’s legal policy advisor and as general counsel and served as an attorney in DEQ’s O ice of Law and Policy. He applies his broad experience as an environmental regulator to advise industry clients on a wide range of complex legal issues. Mr. Spencer earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, and received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Harding University. He is a former president of the Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies and is a member of the American, Arkansas and New York Bar Associations.
 

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.

Jordan Wimpy is counsel with Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates, & Woodard, P.L.L.C., and a member of the law  firm’s Environmental Practice Group. His practice focuses on environmental, agriculture, energy, and natural resource issues. Mr. Wimpy regularly represents trade associations, utilities, and business clients in administrative rulemaking manners and all aspects of the environmental permitting, compliance, and enforcement processes. He studied law at Vermont Law School where he received both his juris doctor and Master of Environmental Law & Policy degrees with high honors. Mr. Wimpy is immediate past-chair of the Arkansas Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section. He currently serves as co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Agricultural Management Committee.
 

Mr. Wright practices in the areas of environmental, energy and water law. Prior to that, he served as assistant general counsel for the Petroleum Marketers Association of America in Washington, D.C., from 1985-1987 and on the minority staff of the United States House of Representatives, Energy and Commerce Committee in the mid-1980s. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law since 1989. Mr. Wright serves as general counsel to the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association, the Arkansas Recyclers Association and the Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association. He received his B.S. and J.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas and a Masters of Law from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He has authored articles on a variety of environmental, energy and water law topics.