Herbert J. Cannon, AIA (pdf
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President / Architect / Roof Consultant:
Herbert J. Cannon, AIA, a Registered Architect,
member of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.), the Roof
Consultants Institute (RCI) and the National Roofing Contractors
Association (NRCA), has personally been involved in the investigation
and analysis of hundreds of roofing, waterproofing and exterior wall
moisture projects. Major clients of Mr. Cannon include the School
District of Philadelphia, the Region 3 of the United States General
Services Administration, State of New Jersey, New York City Terminal
Market at Hunts Point and the New York Dormitory Authority.
Commercial clients include Jacob Javits Convention Center, Tropicana
Atlantic City, Amtrak and Verizon Communications.
Mr. Cannon also provides litigation assistance to
design professionals, owners, builders and manufacturers.
Architectural / Roofing /
Waterproofing Experience:
- Specialized in Roofing, Waterproofing and
Exterior Wall Systems since 1982
- Architect of Record for various New Jersey
School Districts, 1978-1982
- General practice architectural and engineering
firms, 1969-1982
Current & Recently Completed Projects:
Investigation & Consulting
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Building Envelope Investigation and Master
Plan, North Tower: Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Roof and Curtain Wall Leak Investigation:
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York
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Roof Evaluation and Report: 510 to 530 Walnut
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Standing Seam Metal Roof Ice Damming and Leak
Investigation: Child Care Center, Erie, Pennsylvania
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Standing Seam Roof Investigation: Academy of
Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Roofing Audits: School District of
Philadelphia, for 114 school buildings, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Historical Building)
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Roof Investigation and Repair Recommendations:
Twenty-eight (28) Residential Buildings, Sutton Woods Condominium,
Chatham, New Jersey
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Roof Asset Management Database: Verizon
Communications (Bell Atlantic) for 1,700 buildings in New York State
and New England
Current & Recently Completed
Projects: Design
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Roof Removal and Replacement: H. O. Staggers
Federal Building and Courthouse, Morgantown, West Virginia for the
U.S. General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Removal and Replacement: Summersville
Federal Building, Summersville, West Virginia for the U.S. General
Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Removal and Replacement, 6th Floor Casino
Roof: Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Roof Replacement and Balcony Reconstruction:
Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia for the U.S.
General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Repairs and Related Work: Hanger #17, JFK
Airport, Queens, New York for the Cabrera Group Architects, P.C.,
New York, New York and the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, Newark, New Jersey
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Roof Removal and Related Work: Martinsburg
Federal Office Building, Martinsburg, West Virginia for the U.S.
General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Removal and Related Work: Huntington
Federal Office Building, Huntington, West Virginia for the U.S.
General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Removal and Related Work: Sidney L.
Christie Federal Building, Huntington, West Virginia for the U.S.
General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Roof Design Assistance: Graystone Park
Psychiatric Hospital, Graystone, New Jersey for as a consultant for
the Vitetta Group Architects, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Metal and Slate Roof Investigation and Repair
Construction Documents: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Historical Building)
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EPDM Roof Repairs: Delran Middle School,
Delran, New Jersey for Kanalstein Danton Associates, Architects,
Voorhees, New Jersey
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Roof Investigation and Perimeter Repairs:
Jefferson Hotel, Washington, D.C. for Ogden Cap Properties, New
York, New York
Current & Recently Completed Projects:
Design / Build
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Building Exterior Stabilization and Coating:
Edward A. Garmatz Federal Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland with
Nastos Construction, Washington, D.C. for the U.S. General Services
Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region
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Waterproofing / Plaza Reconstruction: Hubert
H. Humphrey Building, Department of Health and Human Services,
Washington, D.C. with Nastos Construction, Washington, D.C. for the
U.S. General Services Administration, Capitol Region
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Waterproofing / Plaza Reconstruction: Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Rockville, Maryland with Nastos Construction,
Washington, D.C. for the U.S. General Services Administration,
Capitol Region
Completed Projects
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Roof Removal and
Replacement:
New York City Terminal Market at
Hunts Point, Bronx, New York
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Roof Removal and Replacement: IRS Computer
Center, Martinsburg, West Virginia
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Roof Removal and Replacement: Social Security
Administration, National Computer Center, Woodlawn, Maryland
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Roof Removal and Replacement: Middle River
Federal Depot, Middle River, Maryland
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Roof Removal and
Replacement: Centre
Square Towers, Philadelphia, PA (PDF File)
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Roof Removal and Replacement: George H. Fallon
Federal Building, Baltimore, Maryland
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Plaza Reconstruction:
George H. Fallon Federal
Building, Baltimore, Maryland (PDF File)
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Waterproofing / Plaza Reconstruction: Byrne /
Green Federal Plaza, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Waterproofing / Plaza Reconstruction: L. Caleb
Boggs Federal Courthouse, Wilmington, Delaware
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Roof Removal and Replacement: Edward A.
Garmatz Federal Courthouse, Baltimore, Maryland
Historical Buildings:
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Metal Roof Investigation:
Academy of Music / Standing
Seam Metal Roof Investigation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PDF File)
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Exterior Wall Investigation and Restoration:
U.S. Customhouse /
Exterior Wall and Cornice Restoration: Norfolk, Virginia (PDF File)
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Clay Tile Roof Investigation: Richmond Federal
Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia
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Wood Cedar Shake Roof Investigation and
Restoration: Burlington County Prison Museum, Mt. Holly, New Jersey
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Roof Investigation and Stabilization: Call
Room Roof at the U. S. Customhouse, Baltimore, Maryland
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Slate Roof Removal and Replacement: C. Bascom
Slemp Federal Courthouse, Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Forensic Experience:
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Claims Evaluator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
in Wilmington, Delaware in the Gates Engineering Bankruptcy Case.
This position required analysis of over 500 Warranty / Products
Liability claims in excess of $50,000,000 against Gates Engineering,
a single ply membrane manufacture who had filed for bankruptcy.
This year long project involved the evaluation of each claim and
determination of settlement amounts for to the Bankruptcy Court.
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Evaluation of polyisocyanurate foam
delamination problems for Owens Corning Fiberglas.
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Water Intrusion Evaluation:
Hoffman Courthouse,
Norfolk, Virginia (PDF File)
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Evaluation of twenty eight (28) multi-unit
residential buildings for roof deficiencies.
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Evaluation of various windows, EFIS, pre-cast
concrete and masonry wall moisture intrusion problems.
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Evaluation of various steep slope metal,
shingle and slate roofing systems.
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Evaluation of water intrusion into window wall
and curtain wall systems.
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Evaluation of water intrusion into
waterproofing systems.
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Evaluation of water intrusion into exterior
wall systems.
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Evaluation of wind damage and blow-off on low
slope and steep slope roofing systems.
Expert
Witness / Mediation / Arbitration:
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Expert for General Services Administration,
Construction Claims Administrative Court
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Expert for the U.S. Army, Construction Claims
Administrative Court, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey
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Expert Testimony in State of New Jersey,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth of Virginia
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Expert representing Design Professionals
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Expert representing Building Owners
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Expert representing Construction Firms , both
general contractors and sub-contractors
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Expert representing Construction Materials
Firms
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Arbitration / Mediation Services in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
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Dispute Resolution Services
Education:
Continuing
Education:
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Built-Up Roofing Systems Institute (BURSI),
1984
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Second International Symposium on Roofing
Technology, 1985
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Third International Symposium on Roofing
Technology, 1991
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Fourth International Symposium on Roofing
Technology, 1999
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Tenth Conference on Roofing Technology, 1993
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Eleventh Conference on Roofing Technology,
1995
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Roofing Manufacturer's Product Seminars: In
addition to attending industry seminars and conventions, Mr. Cannon
has attended both formal and informal training sessions in the
design, use and manufacture of various roofing, waterproofing and
insulation systems in the United States, Canada and France such as
Carlisle SynTec, Johns Manville, Sarnafil, Soprema, Siplast,
Firestone Building Products, GAF Corporation
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Roofing Products Manufacturing Plant
Inspections: Carlisle SynTec, Siplast, Soprema, Firestone Building
Products, GAF Corporation, Johns Manville, NRG, Performance Roofing
(Derbigum), Sarnafil
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Various Construction Risk Management Seminars
regarding construction issues.
Professional Registrations:
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1977
- State of Maryland, 1990
- State of Florida, 1988
- State of West Virginia, 1995
- State of New York , 1996
- NCARB Certification, 1989
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- State of New Jersey, 1979
- State of Delaware, 1990
- District of Columbia, 1995
- Commonwealth of Virginia, 1995
- State of Connecticut, 2005
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Professional Affiliations:
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American Institute of Architects, 1990
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New Jersey Society of Architects, 1990
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Roof Consultants Institute (RCI), 1986
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National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA),
1987
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American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM), 1986
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Construction Specification Institute (CSI),
1985
Lecturer:
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Federal General Service Administration -
Professional Service Branch
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Pennsylvania School Business Officials
Convention
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New Jersey School Business Administrators
Roofing Conference
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School District of Philadelphia, Site
Inspectors Seminar
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Hospital Engineers of the Delaware Valley
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City of Philadelphia, Department of Public
Property
Publications:
- Lightweight Insulating Concrete as a
Re-Roofing Choice, 2001 for RCI
Litigation
/ Expert Testimony:
2001 to 2005
- Mediation February
2001
Center Reality L.P. v. SNS Associates, et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County Docket
No. L-2612-97
- Arbitration June 2001
Hillsborough Board of Education v. Faridy Thorne Fraytak
American Arbitration Association, Morristown, NJ
Expert for Faridy Thorne Fraytak, Defendant
- Deposition September 2001
Damon G. Douglas Company v. BASF Corporation, Grad Associates, P.A.
and Leslie Robertson Associates
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Union County Docket No.
L-6282-95
- Arbitration November 2001
Roofing Resources v Vitetta
American Arbitration Association, Philadelphia, PA
Expert for Vitetta, Plaintiff
- Deposition July 2002 through July 2003
Sutton Woods Condominium Association, Inc., v. Baker Firestone et
al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County Docket
No. L-2052-95
Expert for Sutton Woods Condominium Association, Inc., Plaintiff
- Mediation August 2002
Crest Haven Nursing Home v. Ogren, Inc., et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Cape May County Docket
No. CPM-237-01
Expert for Ogren, Inc., Defendant
- Arbitration September 2002 through October
2002
Deluxe Building System v. Consult Urban Renewal Development Corp.
American Arbitration Association, Newark, NJ
Expert for Consult Urban Renewal Development Corp., Plaintiff
- Deposition November 2002 through December 2002
Rose Arbor Condominium Association, Inc. v. Kalien, et al
Superior Court of New Jersey, law Division, Morris County Docket
L-1715-97
Expert for Rose Arbor Condominium Association, Inc., Plaintiff
- Trial October 2003
Providence Medical Center v. Gardner Fox Associates, Inc.,
Providence Medical Associates v. Clinical Care Associates of the
Health System of the University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas Docket No.: 01-07211
Expert for Providence Medical Center, Plaintiff
- Deposition April 2004
Delaware River Basin Commission v. RPM / Haartz Mason, et al.
Expert for the Delaware River Basin Commission, Plaintiff
- Mediation October / November 2004
Beau Ridge at Homedale Condominium Association, Inc. v Central
Jersey Stucco
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Morris County Docket
L-908-01
Expert for Central Jersey Stucco, Defendant
- Mediation November 2004 / August 2005
The Towers at Portside Urban Renewal Company, LLC and ERP Operating
Limited Partnership v. Dematteis-Waterview Associates DBA The
Dematteis Organizations; A.J.D. Construction, Inc. et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Hudson County Docket
L-6216-00
Expert for A.J.D. Construction, Inc., Defendant
- Deposition November 2004/ Trial Testimony
February 2005
Colonel Philip Hamilton, Jr. v. E. Carlton Williams General
Contractor, Inc
Circuit Court for the County of Gloucester, Commonwealth of Virginia
Docket Law No. CL03000125-00
Expert for the Colonel Hamilton, Plaintiff
- Spoilation of Evidence Hearing November 2005
Robertet Flavors v. Academy Glass
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County Docket
L-2607-03
Expert for Academy Glass, Defendant
Litigation
/ Expert Witness: Current
- Arbitration: Hampshire at Princeton Meadows v.
Bell Roofing and Maintenance, Inc. and Kipcon Incorporated
Retained by Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland,
New Jersey
Expert for Bell Roofing and Maintenance, Inc., Defendant
- Litigation: ‘All Types of Roofing by Rocky’ v.
Five carp Co., et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Warren County Docket
L-275-03
Retained by Bourke & Associates, L.L.C., Hackettestown, New Jersey
Expert for Five Carp Co., Plaintiff
- Mediation: Beau Ridge at Homedale Condominium
Association, Inc. v. Central Jersey Stucco
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Morris County Docket
L-908-01
Retained by Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland,
New Jersey
Expert for Central Jersey Stucco, Defendant
- Mediation: The Towers at Portside Urban
Renewal Company, LLC and ERP Operating Limited Partnership v.
Dematteis-Waterview Associates DBA The Dematteis Organizations;
A.J.D. Construction, Inc. et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Hudson County Docket
L-6216-00
Retained by Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland,
New Jersey
Expert for A.J.D. Construction, Inc., Defendant
- Litigation: Peterson Events Center
Retained by Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Expert for Havens Steel, steel fabricator and installer, Defendant
- Litigation: Renaissance Condominium
Association, Inc., v Renaissance Estates, LLP
Retained by Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletti, Springfield, New
Jersey
Expert for Renaissance Estates, Defendant
- Mediation: SEPTA Midvale Bus Facility
Retained by Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle, Bowman & Lombardo,
P.C., Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Expert for Urban Engineers, Defendant
- Litigation: Robertet Flavors v. Academy Glass
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Middlesex County Docket
L-2607-03
Retained by Gartner, Bloom & Greiper, P.C., Springfield, New Jersey
Expert for Academy Glass, Defendant
- Litigation: Bridgewater BOE v Vitetta
Retained Harvey, Pennington, Cabot, Griffith & Renneisen, P.C.,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Expert for Vitetta, Defendant
- Litigation: Evesham Township Board of
Education v. Vitetta
Retained Harvey, Pennington, Cabot, Griffith & Renneisen, P.C.,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Expert for Vitetta, Defendant
- Litigation: County of Monmouth v. R.M.
Shoemaker Co. et al. v. Waterproofing Systems of N.J., et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County Docket
L-1204-04
Retained by Purcell, Reis, Shannon, Mulcahy & O’Neill
Expert for Waterproofing Systems of N.J., Defendant
- Mediator: Coffey Brothers v. Faith Fellowship
Ministries
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County Docket
L-2712-02
Retained by Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark,
New Jersey
Mediator for both parties
- Litigation: Laura v. Bayview Builders
Retained by Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland,
New Jersey
Expert for Third party defendant, Garden State Roofing
- Litigation: Whitehall Manor Condominium
Association, Inc v. Whitehall manor, Inc. et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset County Docket SOM-L-000683-03
Retained by Pepper Hamilton, LLP, Princeton, NJ
Expert for Whitehall Manor Condominium Association, Inc
- Litigation: Terry Slemmer v. Russell Oakes, et
al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Hunterdon County Docket
HNT-L-000439-04
Retained by Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin, Roseland,
New Jersey
Expert for Russell Oakes
Technology:
- Fluent in computer hardware, networks and
software applications using Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and
XP.
- Microsoft Access Database Development.
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