Doc Mitchell is a Construction Expert and Consultant, experienced in all types, fields and phases of construction with the exception of nuclear reactors. Please see our Web Site for more information.

Doc performed his first work as a construction code expert in 1972. He has never been turn down as an expert by any court and Judges have called Doc Mitchell the best expert they have ever seen in their court.

Doc can explain the most difficult construction, mechanical, or electrical items and processes to anyone in such a manner that they can completely understand it.

As of this time Doc is the only construction expert in the United States holding all the following Credentials and Licenses:

Licensed Master Electrical Contractor (Unlimited)

Licensed Master HVAC Contractor (Unlimited), including cooling towers, fluid coolers, chillers of any type, refrigeration system of any type

Licensed Master Boiler, Pressure Vessel, Piping, Contractor (Unlimited)

Professionally trained and/or Certified under programs approved by HUD, U.S. Department of Energy, EPA, etc: High performance energy efficient construction, Sampling/Testing for Asbestos, Mold, Lead, Vapor Diffusion, infiltration and water movement in construction

Certified Asbestos & Hazardous Material abatement, removal, remediation contractor. (Retired)

Degree in Electronic Technology

General Contractor 20 years (Retired)

Member of Code Administration Association of Kentucky

Doc is a Recognized Code Expert and has designed and taught numerous approved continuing educational classes for city, county and state Code Enforcement and Building Inspectors over the years.

Doc also designs the curriculum and teaches certification level classes in mold education which have/are attended by code enforcement, building inspection, health department, juvenile justice, state leasing personnel, and independent building owners and managers.

Doc’s previous cases have ranged from $ 1,500.00 to $ 50,000,000.00

For cases involving general construction or any specific construction trade please call.

Advanced Analysis, Inc. is a property loss investigation company specializing in detailed expert analysis and documentation for Origin and Cause Investigations of Fires, Water Intrusion, Mold and Construction Defects. Our investigators are certifed with CFI, CFEI, licensed General Building Contractor, and Mold Inspectors.

Dan Bonelli, CFI, CFEI is owner and President of Advanced Analysis, Inc. He has experience in both the public and private sectors including 18 years experience as a private fire investigator, 14 of those as a business owner. He is personally responsible for the origin and cause determination of over 4,000 fires. Mr. Bonelli is certified as a fire investigator at the state, national and international levels and is court qualified as a fire origin and cause expert. He also holds a California State General Building Contractors License and has many years experience in the building trades.

Services Include:

Fire / Water Loss Origin and Cause Investigation

Mold Testing & Remediation

Construction Defect

Thermal Imaging

MCS Associates is a nationally recognized consulting group that has provided financial, operations and regulatory/compliance consulting services nationwide to financial institutions, insurance companies and regulatory agencies as well as real estate and financial services organizations for over 30 years.

Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting are a primary focus of our services. We undertake expert witness assignments throughout the United States and our clients include several hundred leading law firms around the country, working on behalf of both plaintiff and defendant financial institutions, borrowers, depositors, investors, developers, insurance companies and their insured, securities/insurance/real estate brokers/agents, regulators and government agencies, and individuals.

Together with MCS Associates’ specialized resources in banking, financial services and real estate, we also draw on key strategic alliances in insurance, economics, academia and the securities industry to meet a wide range of expert witness needs. Our litigation experts include experienced bankers, lenders, consultants, regulators, managers, brokers & agents in insurance, real estate, and securities; insurance claims and underwriting managers; economists, accountants, appraisers, real estate analysts, and academics.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Banking Operations/Administration

Check Fraud

Lending Policies, Custom and Practice

Loan Underwriting & Credit Administration

Sub Prime Loan Originations, Underwriting, Securitizations & Servicing

Bankruptcy, Foreclosures and Workouts

Trust & Fiduciary Issues / Operations

Securities Brokerage & Investments

Valuations & Damages Analysis

Forensic Accounting

Employment / Compensation

Real Estate Brokerage & Management

Title Insurance & Escrow

Real Estate Appraisal & Transactions

Insurance Industry Custom & Practice

Insurance Coverages / Claims Handling

Insurance Bad Faith

Alvia Services, Inc. (Alvia) provides Engineering, Construction and related Forensic services including:

Civil Engineering: Comprehensive understanding of federal, state and municipal regulations. Develop timely and effective land-use, permitting, mitigation, and compliance strategies.

Geotechnical Engineering: All phases of construction, from feasibility and foundation studies through testing and construction management. Coordinate lab testing services with expert laboratories, certified by NIST and CCRL. Geotechnical studies and recommendations for site work, difficult excavation, slope instability, saturated ground conditions, and other adverse conditions.

Environmental Engineering: Compliance services to Public and private clients. Over 45+ collective years of experience between Engineering Geologists, Environmental Engineers, Environmental Assessors (REA I & REA II), and Environmental Technicians.

Structural Engineering: Value engineering solutions and multi-discipline team approach.

Construction Management: Project Management, Construction oversight, Cost Estimating, Scheduling and Claim Analysis and Preparation.

Forensic Services Residential and commercial site investigation of cause and origin of structural or mechanical failures or defects, fires and explosions, or mold. Environmental assessments. Damage assessment from defects, failures, or catastrophes such as windstorm damage, hail damage, hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes.

Types of Projects include: Buildings and civil construction, bridges, roads, hotels, storm and sanitary sewers, wastewater treatment plants, water treatment plants, single and multi-family housing, tunnels, mass transit, shoring, retaining walls, landslide stabilization, foundation upgrade, canals, levees, water conveyance and pipelines, shopping malls, governmental facilities, seismic retrofit, environmental restoration projects associated with wetlands, underground storage tanks (UST) and chemical contamination to soil and groundwater (RCRA and Superfund) in addition to asbestos abatement (TSCA).

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Bison is a multi-disciplined engineering firm specializing in failure analysis, forensic engineering and fire sciences with a team of P.E.'s who have performed thousands of forensic assignments including in excess of 1,000 fuel gas investigations.

Legal professionals turn to Bison to scientifically conduct investigations to determine the cause of destructive events. Forensic Engineers provide expert testimony and consultation. Investigations include explosions, fires, carbon monoxide incidents, electrical fires and failures, structural failures, mechanical failures, accident reconstruction, specialized testing, and courtroom presentations:

Fuel Gas Incidents: Fire and Explosion Causation; Propane Explosions, Natural Gas Explosion, Gas Delivery Systems; Carbon Monoxide Testing and Evaluation, Production and Migration Investigations; Plant & Pipeline, Piping Evaluation; Operational Analysis; Appliance Evaluation; Code Compliance; Soil Gas Migration; Vapor Dispersion

Fire Investigation and Explosion Analysis: Cause and Origin, Scene Documentation; Collection of Evidence; Certified Fire Investigator

Electrical Engineering: Electrically Related Fires, Electrical Service and Wiring Failures, Production Facility Service and Controls for Chemical, Petroleum, and Distribution Facilities, Electrical Contacts, Electrocutions; Lightning Strikes

Mechanical Engineering: Equipment Design and Operation; High-Pressure Oilfield Equipment; Pump Design and Operation; HVAC Systems; High and Low-Pressure Seals; Plastic Part Design and Manufacture, Industrial Equipment

Accident Reconstruction: Accident Sequence Reconstruction; Speed, Time and Distance Calculations; Crush Damage; Braking; Steering and Mechanical Analysis, including Tires; Electrical System / Electronic Failures; Mechanical and Fuel Systems; Airbag and Seatbelt Fatalities/Injuries; Staged Vehicle Impact

Failure Analysis: Industrial Equipment, Vehicle Impacts, Airbags and Seat Belts; Elevator Failures; Helmet and other Protective Equipment Failures; Infant Crib Design Inadequacies; Carbon Monoxide Investigations, Crane Failures, etc.

Metallurgical Engineering: Metal Fatigue of Gas Compressor Components; Electrical Contact Evaluations; Cracking of Structural Plastics; Chemical Analysis; Corrosion & Stress Evaluation and Analysis; SEM Analysis; Electron/Optical Microscopy; X-ray Examination

Bison's clients argue their cases with confidence, secure in the knowledge that their claims are based on unbiased, scientific data.

BTI Appraisal is a broad-based appraisal company which provides a consistently high level of Real Estate Appraisals, Business Valuations, and Machinery and Equipment Appraisals for Business, Professional, Public and Private Sectors.

When you choose BTI Appraisal, you benefit from a strong tradition of experience and accuracy. A corporate philosophy stressing efficiency and attentive service has made us a leader among independent appraisers. We are proud of our reputation for stability, responsiveness, and accomplishment in and out of the courtroom.

At BTI, our seasoned staff of success oriented professionals treats each assignment with precise attention to detail, providing needed research and responsive service on a wide range of appraisal needs.

Expert Profile: BTI’s Founder and Chairman, Ben F. Tunnell III, has headed the firm since 1974. Previously, he spent eight years with First Interstate Bank of California as vice president at their corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. He served on the board of arbitrators for both the American Arbitration Association and the Better Business Bureau. He has also been a Registered Investment Advisor and Broker/Dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a licensed, California Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Tunnell is an ASA, the senior designation of the American Society of Appraisers, and a California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG-6964. He has qualified and testified in Federal and Superior Courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings as an expert witness in business valuations, real estate, and machinery and equipment appraisals.

Charles E. Still is an Architectural and Design Engineer specializing in the Design and Development of Residential, Manufactured Housing and Commercial Windows and Doors for New Construction and Replacement Markets.

Mr. Still is available for Construction Investigation and Defect Resolution issues. His expertise includes Technical Specifications and Job-Site Inspections. Mr. Still is an experienced Expert Witness and a Member of the AAMA (American Architectural Manufacturers Association).

Thomas C. Collier, Jr. is a Construction and Real Estate Consultant. As the founder and principal of Buckhead Classic, a general commercial contracting company, and Collier Estate Homes, he has amassed over 25 years experience as a General Contractor and Real Estate Developer.

Mr. Collier has been the principal in dozens of real estate development projects including commercial and residential construction and has gained experience in the areas of project conception, cost, production, scheduling, engineering, architectural services, subcontractor and employee relations, sales, leasing, finance, accounting, and contracts.

Areas of Expertise:

• Project Planning and Implementation
• Delay & Defect Corrective Action
• Budgeting & Control
• Statistical Analysis
• Accounting & Finance
• Multi-family & Condominium Projects
• Energy & Environmentally Friendly Construction
• Historic Renovation & Preservation
• Zoning
• Infrastructure
• Land Development

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Company Background:Coloney Bell Engineering provides consulting & engineering services to clients throughout the United States. With the combined backgrounds and experience of our principals and staff, we are able to respond to many types of engineering assignments.

Allow us to be your company for consulting and investigative engineering services.

Services

Structural Failures, Condition Assessment and Construction Issues/LITIGATION

Fire Origin and Cause Investigations

Heavy Equipment Failures

Machinery / Material Failures

Moisture Intrusion / Damage

IAQ Evaluation

CRASH / ACCIDENT Reconstruction

Storm Damage Evaluation

Sinkhole / Settlement Evaluations

Roof Systems, Stucco and EIFS Evaluations

Subrogation Analysis

Litigation Support

Eminent Domain / Land Planning

Our clients consist of insurance companies, claim adjusting firms, attorneys, law firms, large corporations, small businesses, production facilities and appraisal companies.

We work closely with numerous testing laboratories, specialized engineering firms, weather verification companies and other sources in order to provide our clients with accurate and professional information.