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General Specialty Categories

Speciality Focus

Fire

Details of Expertise

Fire origin and cause investigations. Explosion investigations. File review for subrogation, public defender's offices, and lawsuits.

Licenses and Certifications

1991 Certified Fire Investigator I - State of California Fire Marshal's Office 2015 Certified Fire Investigator - International Assoc. of Arson Investigators 2015 Certified Fire & Explosives Investigator - National Assoc. of Fire Investigators 2015 Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator - National Assoc. of Fire Investigators 2018 Certified Evidence Collection Technician-International Assoc. of Arson Investigators

Education

Years in Practice

Number of Time Deposed/Testified in the Last Four Years

11

Additional Information

The following is a very short list of some of the large fire losses I have investigated. Gloria Fire, Soledad, CA. 6500 acres. 08/27/2009. Branscombe Fire, Travis AFB. 4500 acres. 10/17/18. Camp Fire, Paradise, CA. 150,000+ acres. 11/08/2008. San Bruno Gas Line Explosion and fire, San Bruno, CA. 09/09/2010. Tower Marina Fire, San Joaquin County, CA. 02/05/2019. Sacramento Municipal Utilities District sub-station explosion and fire, Sacramento, CA. 12/12/2021. Donner Ski Resort Explosion and fire, Donner Lake, CA. 01/20/2022. Double fatality gasoline station explosion and fire, Pierce, Idaho. 09/11/2024. Ghost Ship-Retained. 12/02/2016. Route Fire-5200+ acres. 08/31/2022. Eaton Fire-14,021 acres. 01/07/2025. Palisades Fire-23,448. 01/07/2025. Sacramento Municipal Utilities District-2015 to present-Investigate all fire claims for SMUD. Defense Cases: 12 Plaintiff Cases: 8 Criminal Cases: 7 Civil Cases: 13 Trials: 9