Charles A. Budnick, PLS has over 43 years of experience as a licensed Land Surveyor. Mr. Budnick has over 30 years of experience as an Expert Witness and Consultant to forensic consultants and the legal profession. His services have been requested by both the public and private sector.

Area of Expertise:

Accident Site Mapping / Issues (Trip & Fall, etc.) Land Mapping Land Surveying Site Assessment Site Planning Boundary Disputes Adverse Possession Right of Way and Easement Disputes Right of Way Taking Issues

Construction Lay-Out Claims Earthwork Volume Issues Drainage Issues Wetland Encroachment & Flood Plain Filling Issues Land Development Issues Septic Systems Soils Wetlands

Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. specializes in many fields of Civil, Structural, Site, Coastal, Safety & Environmental Engineering, including the Design & Analysis of:

Structures, Buildings, Houses, Dwellings Foundations, Footings, Elevators, Retaining Walls, Dams Development Plan & Plats for Sites, Properties, and Residences Underground & Subsurface Chamber / Chambers Scaffold, Scaffolds, Scaffolding Site Plans & Subdivisions: Industrial, Commercial, Residential Roads, Roadways, Ramps, Walks, & Man Hole Cover / Covers Sidewalks, Walkways, Paths & Pathways Lighting: Lamps, Lights, Lamp Poles, Light Levels Luminaries & Illumination (Specifications) Rock Cuts & Blasting (Topography, Specification) Soil Slopes / Samples / Mechanics / Geotechnical Engineers Sanitary Facilities, Septic Systems (Board of Health Septics Approval) BOHA / DEP Approvals Water, Drains, Drainage, Sewer & Sewage Lines & Mains Culvert / Culverts, Manholes (Man Holes) & Catchbasins / Catch Basins Inspection, Supervision, and Certification of Construction House Inspector & Inspections Road, Roadway, Walk & Sidewalk Premises Liability (e.g., Steep Slope) Walkway, Path, Ramp & Pathway Premise Liability (e.g., Steep Grade) Coefficient of Friction / Slip & Fall (Snowy & Icy Conditions) Vertical Discontinuity / Discontinuities / Trip & Falls Small Ports / Port, Marinas / Marina, Marine Dredging Levees, Jetties, Dolphins, Piers, Sea & Flood Walls

Wharves, Breakwaters, Bulkheads, Weirs, & Revetments Groins, Dikes and Waterfront Structures Drainage Basin Analysis, Rainfall, Floods & Flood Plain / Plains Flooding Controls & Control Devices Storm Water Runoff (10, 25, 50 & 100 Year Storms) Pressure & Pressures: Wind, Wave / Waves, Ice, Snow Rain Fall Run Off & Storm Water Pollution Treatment Excavation, Grading, Fills & Filling Operations (Swales, Berms, Silt Fence) Erosion Control, Sediment Barriers, Sedimentation / Catch Basins (Hay Bales) Pumps and Pump System Line & Main Slope, Dam, Levee, Jetty, Dolphin, Pier, Wharf & Breakwater Collapse Bulkhead, Weir, Revetment, Groin, Dike, Footing & Foundation Failures Failure of Fire Containment Wall, Elevator or Water Front Structure Tenement House Façade Collapses Code History of Existing Multiple / Multi-Family Dwelling / Building Application of Municipal Building, Fire & Property Maintenance Codes City, Town & Village Zoning, Planning, Steep Slopes & Grades, Wetland & Wetlands Ordinances Testimony at Board Meetings as a Design Forensics Engineer

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Dennis E. Wilson has over forty years of experience in Land Planning, Civil Engineering, and Land Surveying. His company, Horizon Consulting Service, specializes in Entitlements, In-Fill Projects, Civil Engineering, and Land Planning and Design for commercial, industrial and residential properties. Mr. Wilson works on both private and governmental projects.

As an Expert Witness, Mr. Wilson has participated in property line disputes, condemnation resolutions and land use issues.

Professional Memberships:

American Planning Association

Past Chair of Land Use Committee, National Association of Home Builders

Past Chair Land Use & Government Affairs, California Building Industry Association

Past Chair of BIACC PAC

Past Chair/Current Member on Land Use & Transportation Committee, Modesto Chamber of Commerce

Robert C. Kirkpatrick is a Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor and City Planner. Mr. Kirkpatrick has been qualified to testify as an expert witness in civil engineering matters, including Hydrology, Storm Water Management, Municipal (Public Works) Engineering, Professional Liability Issues, Accident Reconstruction, Planning and Zoning Land Use matters, and Land Surveying in Superior Court in New Jersey. He has testified more than 30 times and has been deposed 40 to 50 times over the past ten years.

Mr. Kirkpatrick has also performed expert witness services for many clients including insurance companies, law firms and private corporations in the fields of Civil and Municipal Engineering as well as Land Surveying matters.

Michael P. Russell has over 35 years of Real Estate experience as an expert witness regarding the buying, selling, financing, leasing and developing of all property types. In 2011, serving as their real estate expert witness, my clients and legal teams were successful in winning judgments of $50.3M (validated four joint ventures), $22M (valuation of real estate portfolio) and $3M (Substantiated terms of payment due by a public agency to a private developer). Experience:

Managed $2B in Transactions

Sold over $500M in Property

Entitled over 5,000 residential units; 2 million sq. ft. of office space

Developed over 2 million sq. ft. of office

Areas of Expertise:

Standard of Care Brokerage Disputes Partnership Issues Lender/Borrower Landlord/Tenant Entitlements Land Use

Title and Easements Public/Private Agreements Homeowner Associations Fraud Disclosure