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Mr. Armstrong has worked in building electrification for 28 years, the last 12 as a consultant. He has designed more than 300 commercial buildings and 25,000 residences for low-income households to be all-electric and solar powered. Starting in 2018, Sean and his staff co-authored seven practical guides to building and transportation electrification and helped develop California’s pro-electrification, solar and battery Energy Codes. He has received design awards from the United Nations, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Southern California Building Industry Association and been inducted into the 2022 Clean Energy Hall of Fame by the California Energy Commission.

Mr. Sawka is skilled in offering innovative mechanical design solutions for a wide range of project types. He is a highly motivated and resourceful individual who interacts productively with people, and is a conscientious team player with excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, able to design innovative solutions that promote maximum efficiency while requiring minimal maintenance. He has experience with projects in many different housing markets, including multifamily housing, student housing, and hospitality.

In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Mr. Shaw grew up in the sleepy little Appalachian town of Bristol, Tennessee, a small city that rests on the boundary between the two states of Tennessee and Virginia. Upon graduation from Bristol Tennessee High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as ships baker aboard the USS Shark (a fast attack submarine) for four years. When his enlistment came to an end, he took a job selling lawn care service to residential owners in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later, moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he worked as general manager of a landscape contracting company while attending the University of Tennessee for Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. Eventually, Mr. Shaw took over as president of a wholesale tree care supply business and built the company from $70,000 in sales to over $1.2 million in just seven years. During that time, he married his wife Kristin and they had two children together. With encouragement from Kristin he also developed an interest in arboricultural consulting, and on May 11th, 1999, he became the first American Society of Consulting Arborist (ASCA) member in Middle Tennessee. From 1998 to 2003, he also served on the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council. Mr. Shaw has since consulted with private landowners, insurance companies, attorneys, tree companies, cooperative extension service agents, country clubs, state urban forestry organizations, universities, and colleges. He has worked on some of the most challenging, difficult, and highest profile cases across the United States. Mr. Shaw is a registered consulting arborist, a board-certified master arborist and one of only a handful of arborists worldwide who consult full-time. He is a UAS pilot, a real estate appraiser and he brings a broad range of skills from a variety of scientific and professional disciplines. An autodidact, Mr. Shaw brings a unique perspective and a talent for learning to any project. He has developed authoritative expertise to create a greater understanding in tree related matters.

Mr. Ward was introduced to steel stud framing in 1968 by Bill Knorr, a visionary of his time, who was his mentor. He worked weekends and summers through high school and he quickly learned the trade. Mr. Ward worked full-time in the trades and followed Mr. Knorr into the manufacturing of steel studs in 1973. During the next 12 years, he managed five stud plants, and he started building steel-framed houses. Mr. Ward has a commercial framing background, and he has a clear understanding of the manufacturing process, and this gave him the ability to process user-friendly detailing components and connectors that framers use to this day. In 1991 the Steel industry (AISI) made a push to get involved in the single-family steel home market and they were looking for someone who was building steel homes and they found Mr. Ward. AISI hired him to travel the United States to educate on how to build with steel. He was also hired by numerous large companies to train and oversee the construction of large multi-story load bearing buildings. Mr. Ward recently finished his latest house that is a totally non-combustible structure. He has built 150 single family steel homes in the last 50 years, including 5 steel homes in the very subdivision in which he lives in Eastern Oregon in the past 4 years.

Mr. Trinkaus is an internationally-recognized expert in the field of low impact development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resource Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December of 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is primary author of the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field and more than 19 years of experience designing low impact development treatment systems and 10 years writing LID regulations and design manuals.

Mr. Trinkaus is an internationally-recognized expert in the field of low impact development (LID), having presented at many American Society of Civil Engineers/Environmental & Water Resource Institute (ASCE/EWRI) international conferences and many other regional conferences and workshops on LID and water quality issues. He was invited by the Water Resources Agency in Taichung, Taiwan, to present a 12-hour workshop on LID in December of 2011. Mr. Trinkaus has been an invited presenter and consultant multiple times on stormwater and LID in China and South Korea since 2013. He has designed LID retrofits in Zhenjiang, China. Mr. Trinkaus has reviewed and edited LID reports by Pusan National University and Land & Housing Institute in South Korea. Mr. Trinkaus has written LID design manuals for the towns of Tolland, Plainville, Harwinton, Morris, and East Granby, Connecticut. He has designed many types of LID treatment systems for a variety of residential and commercial applications. Mr. Trinkaus is primary author of the EWRI Filter Strip/Bioswales Task Committee. Mr. Trinkaus is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and Maryland. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management in 1980 from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Trinkaus has more than 39 years of experience in the land development field and more than 19 years of experience designing low impact development treatment systems and 10 years writing LID regulations and design manuals.

J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A
Paul Guyer is a registered civil engineer, mechanical engineer, fire protection engineer and architect with 35 years of experience designing buildings and related infrastructure. For an additional nine years he was a principal staff advisor to the California Legislature on capital outlay and infrastructure issues. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has held numerous national, state and local offices with the American Society of Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineering Institute and National Society of Professional Engineers. He is a Fellow of ASCE, AEI and CABE (U.K.). 

Seetha Coleman-Kammula, PhD, President and Executive Director of PFAS Solutions.
Dr. Coleman-Kammula, one of the co-founders of the center is a serial entrepreneur and a former Senior Vice President of Basell, a Royal Dutch Shell and BASF joint venture. She started as a research scientist in Amsterdam and held diverse positions in 4 countries managing R&D, strategy, and business units. After retiring from Shell Dr. Coleman-Kammula served on Dow Chemical Company’s sustainability external advisory board and founded Simply Sustain LLC, a management consulting company in sustainability. She currently leads the Center for PFAS Solutions.

Mr. Blumstein works primarily with Alaska native corporations and other private businesses on corporate affairs, real estate transactions, Alaska native law issues, and mergers and acquisitions. His ability to quickly analyze issues and identify legal solutions across a broad range of practice areas is unique. He serves as general counsel to numerous private and public entities in the state of Alaska and represents clients in multimillion-dollar commercial and real estate transactions. In addition, Mr. Blumstein handles litigation related to government contracts, environmental law, antitrust and municipal law matters. He was named 2024 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Native American Law. Mr. Blumstein earned his J.D. degree from Boston University.

Ms. Williams has been actively involved in conservation and sustainable community issues for over 40 years. She received her B.A. degree from Pomona College, summa cum laude, with a concentration in Biology and Economics. Subsequently she was graduated from Harvard Law School, with honors, and was the co-founder of and co-editor-in-chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. After serving in the Department of Interior’s Solicitors Honors Program in Washington D.C., Ms. Williams  represented the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska. Between 1981 and 1994, she practiced law, and was the executive director of the Alaska Consumer Advocacy Program and of the Alaska Lung Association (with an emphasis on reducing air pollution), while serving on many boards and commissions, including the Municipal Health Commission (chair of the Environmental Health Committee) and as chair of the non-profit environmental litigation firm Trustees for Alaska. In 1994, Ms. Williams received a Presidential appointment, and became the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Interior for Alaska, in which position she advised the Secretary about managing over 220 million acres of national lands in Alaska and working with Alaska tribes and others associated with the Department’s broad natural and cultural resource jurisdiction. She also was a trustee on the Exxon Valdez Trustee Council and other boards. Her public service work was recognized with multiple honors. Ms. Williams then served as the executive director of the Alaska Conservation Foundation, winning many awards in that role and helping to achieve numerous public policy victories for the environment and indigenous peoples. During her tenure, Readers Digest named Alaska Conservation Foundation as one of the 12 Best Charities in the nation. Subsequently, Ms. Williams became president of Alaska Conservation Solutions, an organization devoted to addressing climate change. In her various roles, Ms. Williams received many awards, including the first “Spirit of Defenders Award for Citizen Advocacy” from Defenders of Wildlife. After residing in Alaska for over 37 years, she moved back to California, and among other projects created the widely used Public Lands Website: “50 Great Public Land Destinations – Santa Barbara and Beyond.” She also serves as a columnist, consultant, active volunteer and a Commissioner on the Goleta Parks and Recreation Commission. Ms. Williams has published scores of law review articles, opeds and other articles, and she has been featured in local, state and national media (including 60 Minutes, the New York Times, the Washington Post and BBC). Together with her husband and her son, she appreciates, enjoys and celebrates living in Santa Barbara County, teaching at the University of California Santa Barbara, and exploring public lands and waters throughout the nation.

Mr. Apostol is a semi-retired environmental consultant, restoration ecologist, teacher, and writer. He graduated from Iowa State University in landscape architecture in 1977. Mr. Apostol credits Professor Robert Dyas, a noted lover of the Midwestern tallgrass prairie (and World War 2 vet), with sparking his interest in native ecosystems and how to use them in landscape design and planning. He has had a 40 year career based in the Pacific Northwest and California.

Mr. Apostol was a licensed landscape architect in Oregon from 1983-2015. His career has included private and public practice. Mr. Apostol practiced independently for 15 years, spent 11 years with the US Forest Service, 6 years with MIG’s Portland office, and has worked with AECOM recently as a Senior Visual Resource Specialist.  At the Forest Service he collaborated with ecologist Nancy Molina on development of a process for applying landscape ecology to forest management. This was published as  “Forest Landscape Analysis and Design,” and led to consultation and teaching on applying its ideas around the US, Canada, and in Europe.

A long interest in the restoration of natural ecosystems led Mr. Apostol to write and edit “Restoring the Pacific Northwest,” published by Island Press in 2006. This book provides a broad geographic overview of regional ecosystems and the state of the art for restoring them to health. He followed this with publication of “Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes” (Taylor and Francis Press), Another area of interest is conservation of scenic landscapes, and in 2016 Mr. Apostol led a team to research and write “The Renewable Energy Landscape” (Routledge Press).

This book looks at the impacts on the visual landscape of large scale commercial energy project, particularly wind and solar. In semi retirement, he continues to consult, teach, and write. Mr. Apostol’s teaching has included  adjunct terms at Portland State, Oregon State, and University of Oregon, where he currently teaches Applied Ecology for Landscape Architects. 

Mr. Apostol is a semi-retired environmental consultant, restoration ecologist, teacher, and writer. He graduated from Iowa State University in landscape architecture in 1977. Mr. Apostol credits Professor Robert Dyas, a noted lover of the Midwestern tallgrass prairie (and World War 2 vet), with sparking his interest in native ecosystems and how to use them in landscape design and planning. He has had a 40 year career based in the Pacific Northwest and California.

Mr. Apostol was a licensed landscape architect in Oregon from 1983-2015. His career has included private and public practice. Mr. Apostol practiced independently for 15 years, spent 11 years with the US Forest Service, 6 years with MIG’s Portland office, and has worked with AECOM recently as a Senior Visual Resource Specialist.  At the Forest Service he collaborated with ecologist Nancy Molina on development of a process for applying landscape ecology to forest management. This was published as  “Forest Landscape Analysis and Design,” and led to consultation and teaching on applying its ideas around the US, Canada, and in Europe.

A long interest in the restoration of natural ecosystems led Mr. Apostol to write and edit “Restoring the Pacific Northwest,” published by Island Press in 2006. This book provides a broad geographic overview of regional ecosystems and the state of the art for restoring them to health. He followed this with publication of “Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes” (Taylor and Francis Press), Another area of interest is conservation of scenic landscapes, and in 2016 Mr. Apostol led a team to research and write “The Renewable Energy Landscape” (Routledge Press).

This book looks at the impacts on the visual landscape of large scale commercial energy project, particularly wind and solar. In semi retirement, he continues to consult, teach, and write. Mr. Apostol’s teaching has included  adjunct terms at Portland State, Oregon State, and University of Oregon, where he currently teaches Applied Ecology for Landscape Architects. 

Mr. Apostol is a semi-retired environmental consultant, restoration ecologist, teacher, and writer. He graduated from Iowa State University in landscape architecture in 1977. Mr. Apostol credits Professor Robert Dyas, a noted lover of the Midwestern tallgrass prairie (and World War 2 vet), with sparking his interest in native ecosystems and how to use them in landscape design and planning. He has had a 40 year career based in the Pacific Northwest and California.

Mr. Apostol was a licensed landscape architect in Oregon from 1983-2015. His career has included private and public practice. Mr. Apostol practiced independently for 15 years, spent 11 years with the US Forest Service, 6 years with MIG’s Portland office, and has worked with AECOM recently as a Senior Visual Resource Specialist.  At the Forest Service he collaborated with ecologist Nancy Molina on development of a process for applying landscape ecology to forest management. This was published as  “Forest Landscape Analysis and Design,” and led to consultation and teaching on applying its ideas around the US, Canada, and in Europe.

A long interest in the restoration of natural ecosystems led Mr. Apostol to write and edit “Restoring the Pacific Northwest,” published by Island Press in 2006. This book provides a broad geographic overview of regional ecosystems and the state of the art for restoring them to health. He followed this with publication of “Designing Sustainable Forest Landscapes” (Taylor and Francis Press), Another area of interest is conservation of scenic landscapes, and in 2016 Mr. Apostol led a team to research and write “The Renewable Energy Landscape” (Routledge Press).

This book looks at the impacts on the visual landscape of large scale commercial energy project, particularly wind and solar. In semi retirement, he continues to consult, teach, and write. Mr. Apostol’s teaching has included  adjunct terms at Portland State, Oregon State, and University of Oregon, where he currently teaches Applied Ecology for Landscape Architects. 

Mr. Robbins is a residential designer and energy consultant since the mid-1980s whose projects have been mostly in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan. His projects aim for lower energy usage and less negative environmental impact. He has designed and consulted on passive solar homes which sometime include solar water heating and solar electricity. He has also consulted on stand-alone renewable energy projects like the battery-backed PV electric system which has powered his office since November 2001.

Mr. Robbins has two certifications from Association of Energy Engineers (AEE): CEM for energy management and CSDP for sustainable development. He has received six awards from AEE since 1990 for energy and environmental achievements, including 1994 SW Ohio Energy Engineer of the Year and 2004 SW Ohio Environmental Engineer of the Year. In 2012 AEE honored Mr. Robbins as its Region III Renewable Energy Innovator of the Year. He was also co-recipient in 1998 of the Ohio Governor’s Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in the Education Category.

A renewable energy advocate and user who once led the SW Ohio Alternate Energy Association (AEA) 1995-2005, Mr. Robbins nonetheless encourages, assists and teaches energy users to become much more aggressive in minimizing their heating, cooling and non-HVAC energy use. He has developed and taught energy-focused continuing education courses for Great Oaks Institute in Ohio, Appalachia – Science in the Public Interest in Kentucky, Columbus (OH) Green Building Forum, Impact Management Services in Cincinnati and HalfMoon Education.

Mr. Robbins sells no products, receives no commissions for referrals and has had no commercial affiliation with manufacturers and retailers of products or services he uses, recommends or specifies.

Mr. Bevis has over 10 years of experience supporting building department services that include plan review and inspections. In addition to earning the ICC Master Code Professional designation, he has 31 other ICC certifications. He has served as the Chief Building Official and Deputy Chief Building Official for the city of Atlanta. Mr. Bevis has also served as codes and standard specialist for the National Fire Sprinkler Association. Finally, he serves on and chairs several ICC committees and is deeply involved in model code development. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Studies from Southern Illinois University. Mr. Bevis has been with SAFEbuilt for the past nine years. His other previous experience include serving as a Building Inspector for the City of Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

Principal Investigator/Project Manager at Moore Archeological Consulting, Inc.
Ashley E. Jones serves as a Principal Investigator and Project Manager for cultural resource projects. Her duties include preparing scopes of work and research designs, the execution of archeological permits, the management of field investigations, and reporting for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and Antiquities Code of Texas permitted projects. Through her education and career, Ms. Jones has acquired extensive clearance experience on a wide-range of cultural resource projects, including artifact analyses, exploratory testing excavations, and large-scale data recovery excavations. She has completed Phase I, II and III field investigations in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, New Mexico and Arizona. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from The University of Virginia, Charlottesville and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Ms. Jones currently serves as a Board of Directors member for the Houston Archeological Society (HAS), which was founded in 1959 to understand the prehistory of the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. With HAS, she runs a public outreach and education program in northwest Harris County. She is the Diversity Chair for the Houston Chapter of WTS, an international organization that promotes the careers of women in the transportation industry.

Dr. Michael Liptak is a senior ecologist at EnviroScience, Inc, where he specializes in wetland ecology, wetland restoration, and mitigation wetland design. Dr. Liptak earned a B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Toledo and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science at Ohio State University under the noted wetland ecologist Dr. William Mitsch. He has over 25 years of experience in wetlands research and consulting and is a Certified Senior Ecologist (Ecological Society of America). His primary responsibilities at EnviroScience Inc. include wetland mitigation planning, wetland assessments and delineations, technical report preparation, and permitting. Dr. Liptak is a member of the Society of Wetlands Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and regularly gives seminars on wetland issues and regulations.

Mr. Hoover offers 40 years of acoustical consulting experience, serving as principal consultant on over 2,000 projects involving all building types and all areas of architectural acoustics. He has served as expert witness from Federal District Courts to US Congressional hearings. Mr. Hoover concurrently held faculty positions at Berklee College of Music and the Boston Architectural Center, and his lectures and presentations have been sought for their clarity and usefulness by Harvard, MIT, Wentworth, Northeastern, Emerson, and SCI-Arc, and by AIA, ASHRAE, AES, USITT, and others. He has served in many leadership positions, chaired numerous technical sessions on architectural and musical acoustics, written and/or contributed to several textbooks, and received numerous design awards for architectural acoustics. Mr. Hoover was honored with the 2019 Laymon N. Miller Award for Excellence in Acoustical Consulting, conferred annually/jointly by the National Council of Acoustical Consultants and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Mr. Ashburn applies his expertise to the core acoustics fundamentals: sound isolation, room treatments, and MEP noise control to a wide variety of building types. His experience ranges from modeling room shaping and treatments for performing arts and educational spaces, to field measurements and data analysis for sound isolation of SCIF facilities, to vibration surveys for sensitive manufacturing, to design of noise control of building systems and machinery. His international work as a playback and backline technician in the live music industry elevates company work on music entertainment projects.

Mr. Hoover offers 40 years of acoustical consulting experience, serving as principal consultant on over 2,000 projects involving all building types and all areas of architectural acoustics. He has served as expert witness from Federal District Courts to US Congressional hearings. Mr. Hoover concurrently held faculty positions at Berklee College of Music and the Boston Architectural Center, and his lectures and presentations have been sought for their clarity and usefulness by Harvard, MIT, Wentworth, Northeastern, Emerson, and SCI-Arc, and by AIA, ASHRAE, AES, USITT, and others. He has served in many leadership positions, chaired numerous technical sessions on architectural and musical acoustics, written and/or contributed to several textbooks, and received numerous design awards for architectural acoustics. Mr. Hoover was honored with the 2019 Laymon N. Miller Award for Excellence in Acoustical Consulting, conferred annually/jointly by the National Council of Acoustical Consultants and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Mr. L’Italien offers expert guidance in MEP noise and vibration control, architectural acoustics, and environmental noise for new-construction and renovation projects of all types. He is active in the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and serves as treasurer of ASA’s Spanish Speaking Acousticians in the Americas (SSA). He has presented internationally and authored several publications including for ASA’s Acoustics Today periodical and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE). In addition to excellent design work and involvement in professional societies, he regularly offers short courses on acoustics to design professionals.

Mr. Ashburn applies his expertise to the core acoustics fundamentals: sound isolation, room treatments, and MEP noise control to a wide variety of building types. His experience ranges from modeling room shaping and treatments for performing arts and educational spaces, to field measurements and data analysis for sound isolation of SCIF facilities, to vibration surveys for sensitive manufacturing, to design of noise control of building systems and machinery. His international work as a playback and backline technician in the live music industry elevates company work on music entertainment projects.

Mr. Hoover offers 40 years of acoustical consulting experience, serving as principal consultant on over 2,000 projects involving all building types and all areas of architectural acoustics. He has served as expert witness from Federal District Courts to US Congressional hearings. Mr. Hoover concurrently held faculty positions at Berklee College of Music and the Boston Architectural Center, and his lectures and presentations have been sought for their clarity and usefulness by Harvard, MIT, Wentworth, Northeastern, Emerson, and SCI-Arc, and by AIA, ASHRAE, AES, USITT, and others. He has served in many leadership positions, chaired numerous technical sessions on architectural and musical acoustics, written and/or contributed to several textbooks, and received numerous design awards for architectural acoustics. Mr. Hoover was honored with the 2019 Laymon N. Miller Award for Excellence in Acoustical Consulting, conferred annually/jointly by the National Council of Acoustical Consultants and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

Mr. L’Italien offers expert guidance in MEP noise and vibration control, architectural acoustics, and environmental noise for new-construction and renovation projects of all types. He is active in the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and serves as treasurer of ASA’s Spanish Speaking Acousticians in the Americas (SSA). He has presented internationally and authored several publications including for ASA’s Acoustics Today periodical and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE). In addition to excellent design work and involvement in professional societies, he regularly offers short courses on acoustics to design professionals.

Mr. Doyle has been involved in geodetic surveying since 1967. He joined the National Geodetic Survey in 1972 and functioned in numerous positions dealing with national adjustments, datum transformation and outreach to the surveying and geospatial community. Mr. Doyle held the position of chief geodetic surveyor for 12 years prior to his retirement in 2013. He now owns Base 9 Geodetic Services which provides consultation to public and private agencies and companies as well as teaching seminars on the fundamentals of geodesy and the National Spatial Reference System. Mr. Doyle is a past president of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying, and he is an active member of the DC, Maryland and Virginia professional surveyors’ associations. He has published more than 30 technical articles on geodesy and was honored as the recipient of the AAGS 2018 Joseph Dracup Lifetime Achievement award in addition to numerous other service awards from state and national surveying associations.

Ms. Mayer is an Advanced Certified Paralegal in Trial Practice and Criminal Litigation with over 30 years’ experience in the legal field. She works for the Yavapai County Public Defender’s Office in Arizona. Ms. Mayer is a member of NALA and serves on NALA’s Professional Development Committee. She enjoys writing articles that relate to the paralegal field and help paralegals obtain information to enrich their professional and personal wellbeing. In her free time, Ms. Mayer enjoys spending time with her husband and son, cooking, volunteering, and watching sports.

Mr. McWhirter has successfully tried over 100 criminal trials in Federal, state, and city courts. He is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author on trial advocacy, immigration law, and the history of the bill of rights. Mr. McWhirter is a frequent guest on Arizona Horizon and KJZZ as a Constitutional expert and historian. He is a Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, and for over six years, his peers have elected him to serve on the Arizona State Bar Board of Governors. Mr. McWhirter has published extensively the following:

• Fixing the Framers’ Failure: The 13th, 14th, And 15th Amendments and America’s New Birth Of Freedom (2022)
• Bills, Quills, and Stills: The History of the Bill Of Rights (2015)
• The Criminal Lawyer’s Guide To Immigration Law: Questions and Answers, 2nd Ed. (2006) and The Citizenship Flowchart (2007)

He has served on the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section and on the Standard Committee writing the CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS and has published over 40 other articles in both English and Spanish on the history of the Bill of Rights, immigration law, and criminal practice. Since 2009, Mr. McWhirter has been named a Southwest Super Lawyer and is a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He is a 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from the Barrett Honors College. Mr. McWhirter received the Frank X. Gordon Award for Excellence in the Practice of Law, Mohave County Bar Association in 2013 and the Saint Thomas More Award, Saint Thomas More Society in 2010. He has been a president of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. From March 2014 until July 2016, Mr. McWhirter was the supervising criminal attorney at the ASU Alumni Law Group, a teaching law firm serving underserved clients. He continues his private practice in criminal defense, civil rights, and testifies and provides expert advice on Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction and citizenship issues.

Ms. Moss earned her B.A. in Communication Studies from the James Madison University Honors College in 2018. In 2021, she graduated from the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law with a Juris Doctorate. Ms. Moss joined Attorneys for Freedom in 2020 as a law clerk, where she assisted the firm’s attorneys with criminal cases and postconviction relief matters. In January 2022, she was licensed as an attorney in the State of Arizona and rejoined the firm as a criminal defense attorney. Ms. Moss is proud to have defended clients in state misdemeanor and felony cases, as well as helped clients regain their civil rights in court.

Nesci & St. Louis, a DUI and Criminal Defense Law Firm. Mr. St. Louis is a Regent of the National College for DUI Defense. He is certified as a specialist in both criminal law (by the Arizona State Bar) and in DUI defense (by the National College for DUI Defense). Mr. St. Louis is a litigator, with a heavy pretrial motion and jury trial practice, defending people on charges involving everything but Rock n’ Roll – crimes involving alcohol, drugs, sex and violence. He likes to hear himself talk, and his vanity is easily appealed to, so he regularly speaks to State defense and State Bar groups, on a variety of topics. Mr. St. Louis has given presentations to groups in 19 states and has been voted a top 10 national speaker for his presentations for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, twice. His accomplishments include convincing judges to dismiss first degree murder charges in two separate cases and being one of four lawyers to convince a superior court judge to suppress the blood evidence in 11 consolidated felony cases. Recently, he was the primary writer on scientific issues in NCDD’s Amicus Brief filed in the United States Supreme Court case of Smith v. Arizona, No. 22-899, addressing surrogate analyst testimony. Mr. St. Louis greatest accomplishments, however, are convincing his wife Tania to stay with him for 27 years, his children Renee and Jack, and restraining himself from physically attacking a prosecutor or judge in 36 years of practice.