Expert Services

Geo-Logic Associates provides technical expertise to attorneys and mediators in support of environmental, water resource, and water rights and real estate legal disputes.

Credible Science. Defensible Opinions.

Expert testimony and deposition grounded in sound science, technical integrity, and real-world experience helps clients navigate litigation, mediation, and dispute resolution with confidence.

Our staff includes specialists in hydrology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and contaminant fate and transport, and has presented expert testimony and deposition in litigation. We support legal teams by offering technical expertise in:

  • Providing technical assistance during litigation, mediation, settlement negotiations, or alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
  • Developing expert opinion reports and declarations
  • Providing expert testimony and depositions
  • Developing and managing environmental databases, courtroom exhibits, and visualizations
  • Providing confidential consulting during all phases of dispute resolution

Areas of Expertise

Water resources and rights

Water resources and rights

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Bill Loughlin, PG – Park City, CA

  • Water rights analysis
  • Hydrogeology
  • Expert witness testimony for water-related litigation
  • Water supply investigations

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Expert testimony

Tony Morgan, PG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater supply development
  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
  • Water rights

Roger Peery, CPG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

John Shomaker, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Water rights
  • Expert testimony

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony on recharge, runoff, specific yield, aquifer testing, and water availability
  • Water rights transfer and change-of-use evaluations for surface and groundwater rights
  • Groundwater and surface water modeling in support of water rights appropriation and adjudication proceedings
  • Basin-scale recharge and runoff modeling integrating climate, soils, vegetation, and remote-sensing data

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support
Water supply well design and construction

Water supply well design and construction

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Marvin Glotfelty, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Litigation support related to water wells and hydrogeologic evaluations
  • Forensic Consultant
  • Direct expert and rebuttal testimony in deposition, mediation, and adjudication hearings
  • Comprehensive water resources evaluation for large rate cases
  • Reports including direct evidence, written rebuttal testimony, written surrebuttal testimony, written rejoinder testimony
  • Oral expert testimony and response to cross-examination

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Bill Loughlin, PG – Park City, UT

  • Water rights analysis
  • Hydrogeology
  • Expert witness testimony for water-related litigation
  • Water supply investigations

Tony Morgan, PG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater supply development
  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
  • Water rights

Roger Peery, CPG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

John Shomaker, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Water rights
  • Expert testimony

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support
GIS mapping and analysis

GIS mapping and analysis

Kenny Calhoun, GISP – Albuquerque, NM

  • GIS
  • Aerial photography and satellite imagery analysis
  • Historical land use and property boundary issues
  • Environmental database development
  • Expert testimony and litigation support
Groundwater modeling

Groundwater modeling

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

Farag Botros, PhD, PE – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater flow modeling
  • Contaminant transport modeling
  • Vadose zone modeling

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater flow and transport modeling (MODFLOW, MODFLOW-SURFACT, MT3D, SEAWAT) across variable-density, karst, and fault-influenced settings
  • Integrated surface water-groundwater modeling incorporating watershed and land-surface models
  • Groundwater availability and sustainable yield modeling to support water resource planning and litigation
  • Groundwater modeling of complex mountain-block hydrogeology and geologic structural controls on flow
Contaminant hydrogeology

Contaminant hydrogeology

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Douglas Mauntel, PE – Springfield, IL

  • Expert testimony for permitting, remediation, and corrective action measures

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Retained by legal firms to provide professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Numerical and analytical modeling of contaminant fate and transport in groundwater (MTBE, chlorinated solvents, perchlorate, chromium, arsenic)
  • Numerical modeling of contaminant transport in the vadose zone to evaluate timing and impact to groundwater
  • Rebuttal analysis of opposing experts’ modeling assumptions and methodology
Vadose zone hydrology

Vadose zone hydrology

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Vadose zone modeling (HYDRUS, TOUGH-TMVOC) of contaminant migration, DNAPL/LNAPL transport, and recharge processes
  • Field-calibrated vadose zone models using flux, water content, and capillary pressure monitoring data
  • Inverse modeling
Site investigation and remediation

Site investigation and remediation

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

Roger Peery, CPG, PG Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport
PFAS

PFAS

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Retained by legal firms to provide professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage

Carbon capture and storage

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage
Geotechnical engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

William (Bill McCormick, PG, CEG – Santa Rosa, CA

  • Expert witness testimony for geologic, geotechnical and fault studies
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide/erosion repairs
  • Forensic engineering geologic and geotechnical studies
Solid waste

Solid waste

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Bradley Hunsberger, LPG – Springfield, IL

  • Expert testimony for permitting and corrective action measures
  • Expert testimony for geologic and hydrogeologic issues relating to public health, safety, and welfare for non-hazardous special waste disposal and mining related facilities

Steven Gobleman, PE, LPG – Springfield, IL

  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • Review & Evaluation Licensed Professional Engineer (RELPE)

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert Testimony

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

Doug Mauntel, – Springfield, IL

  • Expert Testimony
  • Solid waste engineering and landfill design
  • Landfill siting, expansion, permitting, and compliance
  • Construction quality assurance (CQA) and earthwork oversight
  • Geotechnical engineering and stability analysis

William (Bill) McCormick, PG, CEG – Santa Rosa, CA

  • Expert witness testimony for geologic, geotechnical and fault studies
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide/erosion repairs
  • Forensic engineering geologic and geotechnical studies

Devin Moose, PE, DEE – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert Testimony

Neil C. Nowak, PE – Denver, CO Area

  • Expert testimony for landfill gas migration
  • Technical expert testimony for geomembrane lined surface impoundments
  • Technical expert construction contracting

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport
Geochemistry

Geochemistry

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

 

Water resources and rights

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Bill Loughlin, PG – Park City, CA

  • Water rights analysis
  • Hydrogeology
  • Expert witness testimony for water-related litigation
  • Water supply investigations

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Expert testimony

Tony Morgan, PG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater supply development
  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
  • Water rights

Roger Peery, CPG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

John Shomaker, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Water rights
  • Expert testimony

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony on recharge, runoff, specific yield, aquifer testing, and water availability
  • Water rights transfer and change-of-use evaluations for surface and groundwater rights
  • Groundwater and surface water modeling in support of water rights appropriation and adjudication proceedings
  • Basin-scale recharge and runoff modeling integrating climate, soils, vegetation, and remote-sensing data

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support

Water supply well design and construction

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Marvin Glotfelty, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Litigation support related to water wells and hydrogeologic evaluations
  • Forensic Consultant
  • Direct expert and rebuttal testimony in deposition, mediation, and adjudication hearings
  • Comprehensive water resources evaluation for large rate cases
  • Reports including direct evidence, written rebuttal testimony, written surrebuttal testimony, written rejoinder testimony
  • Oral expert testimony and response to cross-examination

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Bill Loughlin, PG – Park City, UT

  • Water rights analysis
  • Hydrogeology
  • Expert witness testimony for water-related litigation
  • Water supply investigations

Tony Morgan, PG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater supply development
  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
  • Water rights

Roger Peery, CPG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

John Shomaker, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Water rights
  • Expert testimony

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support

GIS mapping and analysis

Kenny Calhoun, GISP – Albuquerque, NM

  • GIS
  • Aerial photography and satellite imagery analysis
  • Historical land use and property boundary issues
  • Environmental database development
  • Expert testimony and litigation support

Groundwater modeling

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

Farag Botros, PhD, PE – Ontario, CA

  • Groundwater flow modeling
  • Contaminant transport modeling
  • Vadose zone modeling

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater flow and transport modeling (MODFLOW, MODFLOW-SURFACT, MT3D, SEAWAT) across variable-density, karst, and fault-influenced settings
  • Integrated surface water-groundwater modeling incorporating watershed and land-surface models
  • Groundwater availability and sustainable yield modeling to support water resource planning and litigation
  • Groundwater modeling of complex mountain-block hydrogeology and geologic structural controls on flow

Contaminant hydrogeology

R. Douglas Bartlett, RG – Scottsdale, AZ

  • Groundwater contamination
  • Water resources
  • Groundwater modeling

Neil Blandford, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Groundwater and contaminant transport modeling
  • Water rights analysis
  • Water supply investigations

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Douglas Mauntel, PE – Springfield, IL

  • Expert testimony for permitting, remediation, and corrective action measures

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Retained by legal firms to provide professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Numerical and analytical modeling of contaminant fate and transport in groundwater (MTBE, chlorinated solvents, perchlorate, chromium, arsenic)
  • Numerical modeling of contaminant transport in the vadose zone to evaluate timing and impact to groundwater
  • Rebuttal analysis of opposing experts’ modeling assumptions and methodology

Vadose zone hydrology

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Todd Umstot – Albuquerque, NM

  • Vadose zone modeling (HYDRUS, TOUGH-TMVOC) of contaminant migration, DNAPL/LNAPL transport, and recharge processes
  • Field-calibrated vadose zone models using flux, water content, and capillary pressure monitoring data
  • Inverse modeling

Site investigation and remediation

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Steven T. Finch, Jr., CPG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert testimony

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

Roger Peery, CPG, PG Albuquerque, NM

  • Expert testimony
  • Water supply wells
  • Hydrogeology
  • Water rights

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Daniel B. Stephens, PhD, PHG, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Remedial action programs

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

PFAS

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Rick Mitchell, PG, CEG - Petaluma, CA

  • Retained by legal firms to provide professional opinions regarding planning, construction dewatering, erosion control and protection, stormwater, landslide and stability issues
  • Geoscience and environmental characterization
  • Permitting, design, construction, and cost or cost recovery-related issues

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Carbon capture and storage

Gregory Schnaar, PhD, PG – Silver Spring, MD

  • Groundwater and vadose zone flow and contaminant transport
  • Basin-scale hydrologic studies and safe-yield analysis
  • Carbon capture and storage

Geotechnical engineering

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

William (Bill McCormick, PG, CEG – Santa Rosa, CA

  • Expert witness testimony for geologic, geotechnical and fault studies
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide/erosion repairs
  • Forensic engineering geologic and geotechnical studies

Solid waste

Daniel J. Drommerhausen, PG – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert testimony during the landfill siting process

Bradley Hunsberger, LPG – Springfield, IL

  • Expert testimony for permitting and corrective action measures
  • Expert testimony for geologic and hydrogeologic issues relating to public health, safety, and welfare for non-hazardous special waste disposal and mining related facilities

Steven Gobleman, PE, LPG – Springfield, IL

  • Expert Witness Testimony
  • Review & Evaluation Licensed Professional Engineer (RELPE)

Gary Lass, PG, CEG, CHG – Ontario, CA

  • Expert Testimony

Neven Matasovic, PhD, PE, GE – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Technical support to counsel for cost allocation and failure investigation cases
  • Technical expert, testifying expert, factual witness
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide repairs

Doug Mauntel, – Springfield, IL

  • Expert Testimony
  • Solid waste engineering and landfill design
  • Landfill siting, expansion, permitting, and compliance
  • Construction quality assurance (CQA) and earthwork oversight
  • Geotechnical engineering and stability analysis

William (Bill) McCormick, PG, CEG – Santa Rosa, CA

  • Expert witness testimony for geologic, geotechnical and fault studies
  • Landslide evaluation, mitigation design and construction observation and management of landslide/erosion repairs
  • Forensic engineering geologic and geotechnical studies

Devin Moose, PE, DEE – Chicago, IL Area

  • Expert Testimony

Neil C. Nowak, PE – Denver, CO Area

  • Expert testimony for landfill gas migration
  • Technical expert testimony for geomembrane lined surface impoundments
  • Technical expert construction contracting

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport

Geochemistry

John J. Dodge, PG, CHG – Costa Mesa, CA

  • Soil and groundwater contaminant hydrogeology
  • Site investigation and remediation
  • Litigation support

Christopher Wolf, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Geochemistry and water quality
  • Water supply wells
  • Expert testimony and litigation support

Nicole T. Sweetland, PhD, PG – Albuquerque, NM

  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental forensics
  • Contaminant fate and transport