Holding both a State Bar membership since 1966 and a General Engineering Contractor license since 1970, this professional brings more than 40 years of combined legal and construction experience to underground pipeline and public works matters. His career uniquely integrates hands-on project execution with legal analysis of construction disputes, claims presentation, and regulatory compliance. As the founder of his own construction firm, he specialized in public sector general engineering projects, including underground utilities, paving, structures, pump stations, coffer dams, deep shored excavations, dewatering systems, pond liners, mechanical retrofits, and trenchless rehabilitation. His experience includes bid preparation and estimating, construction feasibility analysis, claims negotiation, and supervision of field operations.

He has extensive experience assisting contractors and counsel with bid documents, cost estimates, construction claims, and delay and acceleration disputes. He has been retained and has testified as an expert witness in numerous matters, including cases involving pipeline explosions, water transmission main damage, excavation fatalities, defective construction, and underground utility conflicts. He has served on 45 Dispute Resolution Boards and as a Dispute Resolution Advisor on 11 projects. His expert work includes analysis of personal injury claims arising from construction activities, underground utility damage, Underground Service Alert compliance under applicable government codes, and public works construction disputes.