Civil Engineering Expert Witnesses in California

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Civil engineering expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including construction, structural engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, and geotechnical engineering. Some of the most common civil engineering expert witness specialties also include water resources engineering, coastal engineering, surveying, and materials science and engineering. They can opine on the effects of construction defects, structural failures, traffic accidents, soil erosion and sediment control issues, and flood damage.

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Rock E. Miller, PEView profile

ID: 113784

Mr. Rock E. Miller, PE

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California

Mr. Rock E. Miller has over 40 years of experience in Traffic Engineering and Civil Engineering. He earned his BS and MS in Civil Engineering from the University of California Davis. Today, this expert is a certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer by the Institute of Transportation Engineers and is licensed as a Professional Engineer in California and Hawaii. Formerly, this expert...

Bridge Construction Expert WitnessView profile

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Bridge Construction Expert Witness

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California

This expert has over 35 years of experience in the field of bridge design and construction. He earned his BS at the Portuguese Military Academy, and a Graduate Engineering Diploma and MS in Structural Engineering at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). He is certified as a Professional Civil Engineer, as an Expert Analyst in Finite Elements Methods, and as an Advanced...

Allen Gerald Bourgeois, PEView profile

ID: 115531

Mr. Allen Gerald Bourgeois, PE

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California

Mr. Allen G. Bourgeois has 22 years of experience in Civil and Traffic Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Traffic Engineer (PTE) and Professional Civil Engineer (PCE) in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as an Associate Engineer at CSG Consultants, Inc, as a Civil/Traffic...

Civil Engineering, Land Surveying and Storm water Compliance Expert WitnessView profile

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Civil Engineering, Land Surveying and Storm water Compliance Expert Witness

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California

This expert is licensed as a Civil Engineer and a Land Surveyor in both California and Arizona, and he has worked throughout Southern California. Having earned his degrees in engineering and business from California State University at Northridge, he previously served as the Director of Engineering and Surveying at multiple engineering firms, including the Haaland Group and Crosby Mead Benton. A...

Larry Henry Neuman, JD, PEView profile

ID: 6138150

Mr. Larry Henry Neuman, JD, PE

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California

Mr. Larry Henry Neuman has 34 years of experience in the field of Civil and Traffic Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering, his MS in Civil Engineering from California State University Sacramento, and his JD from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Civil Engineer and as a Professional Traffic Engineer in the state of...

Civil Engineering Safety Expert WitnessView profile

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Civil Engineering Safety Expert Witness

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California

This impressive expert received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California and his MS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University. A registered Professional Engineer in California, he has been awarded the USC Mellon Mentoring Award. Formerly, he was a principal engineer and principal construction manager at Trojan Construction Management, the vice president of...

Christian E Engelmann, PEView profile

ID: 6138153

Mr. Christian E Engelmann, PE

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California

Mr. Christian Engelmann has 20 years of experience in Traffic and Civil Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from California Polytechnic State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Traffic and Civil Engineer in the state of California. Formerly, this expert served as an Engineer of Traffic Operations, Traffic Safety, and Design, as the Chief of Strategic...

Jim Nathan Tarr, MS, PEView profile

ID: 6323980

Mr. Jim Nathan Tarr, MS, PE

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California

Mr. Jim N. Tarr has over 46 years of experience in the field of Environmental Engineering. He earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas Austin and his MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston and today, he is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Formerly, this expert served as an Engineer for the Texas Air Control Board at the Texas...

Richard Scott Thiel, PEView profile

ID: 6577638

Mr. Richard Scott Thiel, PE

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California

Mr. Richard Thiel has 37 years of experience in Civil Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering and Structural and Geotechnical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and his MS in Civil Engineering and Geomechanics from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Oregon and California. Formerly, this...

Michael David Hutchison, PEView profile

ID: 6935682

Mr. Michael David Hutchison, PE

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California

Mr. Michael D. Hutchison has 43 years of experience in Engineering and Civil Engineering. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and today, this expert is licensed as a Civil Engineer in the State of California. Prior to his retirement, the expert served as a Senior Transportation Engineer, Design Manager, and Project Engineer for the California Department of...

Jim JefferyView profile

ID: 725072

Mr. Jim Jeffery

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California

This expert has 25+ years of experience in Roadway Design Defect and Design Immunity, Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning. He is a CA Licensed Traffic Engineer; CA Licensed Civil Engineer; CA Licensed General Engineering Contractor; and TPCB Licensed Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. He has worked for a variety of municipal transportation agencies in California as a traffic...

Joseph WangView profile

ID: 11855

Dr. Joseph Wang

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California

This distinguished expert is currently a professor of astronautics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering at a highly regarded university in southern California. He received his BS in engineering mechanics and thermophysics at Tsinghua University and his MS in aeronautics and astronautics and his PhD in plasma physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been an author on over 70...

Thomas FlemingView profile

ID: 15439

Mr. Thomas Fleming

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California

This highly qualified expert has decades of experience in product development and biomedical engineering. He received his BS in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds 15 patents. He has specific expertise in earplug design and about half of his patents are earplug related. He worked in several product development management roles and worked at Howard Leight...

Dave MulveyView profile

ID: 22590

Mr. Dave Mulvey

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California

This expert has over 30 years of experience in mechanical engineering and product design. He trained at Kaynor Technical School in tooling and die making and then went on to complete an apprenticeship at Bristol/Babcock Inc. After becoming certified as a Journeyman Tool & Die Maker, he worked for General Dynamics as an R&D sheet metal mechanic. He then worked at several other manufacturing...

Victor ValenzuelaView profile

ID: 23000

Mr. Victor Valenzuela

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California

This expert has over 30 years of experience in biomedical product development including work on catheters and hearing aids. He received his BS in electrical and mechanical engineering from San Jose State University and went on to work as an electrical/mechanical drafter for several companies. He has over 15 years of experience working on hearing aids and earbuds that cancel out sound and holds...

Sam RahebView profile

ID: 31052

Mr. Sam Raheb

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California

This expert earned his BS in mechanical engineering from the California State University of Northridge. He previously served as an engineering program manager in market applications development for BP America Advanced Materials Group. He was also the program manager and design engineer as well as the corporate IT administrator for Sierracin Corporation. This expert then served as the internet...

Siamak KhorramView profile

ID: 31081

Prof. Siamak Khorram

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California

This expert has over 20 years of experience in geospatial sciences with an emphasis in remote sensing and image processing. He earned his PhD in Remote Sensing and Image Processing from UC Berkeley and remains active in his field holding several patents in data fusion techniques related to imagery payloads and platforms. He has published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals on...

Kyu Jung KimView profile

ID: 36480

Dr. Kyu Jung Kim

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California

This expert earned a BS in mechanical engineering from Seoul National University and a MS in mechanical engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology. He went on to complete a MS in bioengineering and a PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, as well as a postdoctoral fellowship in orthopedic biomechanics at the Mayo Clinic. Previously, this expert served...

Phong LeView profile

ID: 45278

Mr. Phong Le

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California

This expert has over 20 years of experience as a design engineer and received his BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He previously held roles as a mechanical engineer at the Wisconsin Porcelain Company, a technical designer for The Carlson Company, a detailer at Design and Production, Inc., and was an engineering consultant at ANK Design, Inc. He was also a patent illustrator at Legal...

Adam BovieView profile

ID: 45542

Mr. Adam Bovie

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California

This expert located in Southern California specializes in origin and cause investigation for product failures. He has completed FEMA and IAAI coursework in fire and explosion investigations and is currently a certified EIT in California. After serving as a high school teacher, he started his current position at an engineering analysis company. He has experience investigating hybrid electric...

The Average Civil Engineering Expert Witness
Charges $334 / Hour

Based on hourly rates. Compare expert witness rates across thousands of specialties in all 50 states.

  • Review Fee

    $275

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  • Deposition Fee

    $375

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $350

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Civil Engineering Expert Witness FAQs

A civil engineering expert witness provides specialized knowledge in court cases involving construction, infrastructure, and design. They can offer insights on standards, safety protocols, and potential causes of structural failures.

These experts often handle cases related to construction defects, structural failures, property damage, personal injury due to faulty infrastructure, and disputes over design or construction contracts.

They can analyze blueprints, site plans, and other documents to identify any deviations from accepted practices or codes that may have led to the defect.

Yes, there are many subspecialties including structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, and water resources engineering.

A geotechnical engineer can provide crucial insights in cases involving soil stability issues, landslides, sinkholes or foundation failures which could be pivotal in determining liability.

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