This architect and building code specialist holds master’s degrees in architecture and urban planning and maintains credentials as a Certified Access Specialist (CASp), Certified Building Official (CBO), and NCARB-certified architect. With more than 20 years of experience in architectural design, code administration, and regulatory enforcement, this expert provides expert witness services in building code and accessibility compliance. This expert offers consultation, deposition, and courtroom testimony in matters involving accessibility compliance, building code interpretation, and construction-related issues. The expert’s work emphasizes accessibility compliance and regulatory evaluation under federal and state accessibility standards, including inspections, plan reviews, and construction assessments for both existing facilities and new developments, as well as analysis of noncompliant conditions contributing to accessibility barriers and safety concerns.

This expert’s background includes significant experience in building code administration and enforcement, including service as a chief building official overseeing permitting, inspections, and jurisdiction-wide code compliance, in addition to architectural design and consulting across commercial, hospitality, retail, and mixed-use projects. The expert has contributed to the advancement and interpretation of building codes through authorship of code changes adopted into major model codes and participation in national certification and inspection programs.