EXPERIENCE: 

Mr. Hall has over 40 years of experience as a civil/structural engineer and land surveyor. His experience includes consulting, planning and engineering design for structural, civil, marine and sanitary projects, site planning and building design for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional projects.  His extensive background encompasses all aspects of engineering including field surveys, computer applications, studies and reports,  planning, design, preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimation, construction inspection, review and project management. 

Mr. Hall has provided Professional Forensic Engineering Services for both defense and plaintive clients. He has served as an expert witness, investigated and prepared reports been deposed and testified in cases including:

• Automobile Accidents

• Bridge Structural Failures

• Building Code Analysis/Inspections

• Building Structural Failures

• Construction Claims

• Construction Inspection/Review

• Quality Assurance / Quality Control

• Geotechnical issues/foundation settlement and cracking

• Water main failure

• Ladder Accidents

• Land Survey Boundary Disputes

• Pedestrian Accidents

• Sediment and Erosion Control

• Storm Drainage, Stormwater Management and Flooding

• Slip, trip and fall accidents

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed Professional Engineer in nine states (VA, MD, DC, WV, NC, SC, PA, DE, FL)

• Licensed Land Surveyor in three states (VA, MD, WV)

• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers

• Board Certified Diplomate Forensic Engineer by the Council of Engineering Specialty Boards (CESB) through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers

• Board Certified Structural Engineer by the Structural Engineering Certification  Board (SECB)

EDUCATION:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Continuing education sponsored by the  American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, National Academy of Forensic Engineers, Engineers and Surveyors Institute, University of Maryland, Penn State University, George Mason University, West Virginia Surveyors Association, Maryland Society of Surveyors and the Virginia Association of Surveyors in:

• Forensic Engineering

• Codes, Standards and Government Regulations

• Flood Plain Hydraulics

• Fire Protection Engineering

• Stormwater Management

• Boundary Disputes

• Riparian Rights

• Structural Design/Wind Loads

• LRFD Steel Design

• Computer Modeling in Engineering

• Accident Reconstruction

• Underwater Recovery of Evidence