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ALM EXPERTS: Southwestern Edition 2025 Engineering
GaffneyCline
EMPLOYMENT ENERGY Houston, TX
DISCRIMINATION Phone: (713) 850-9955
E-mail: houston@gaffneycline .com
(Please see our resume on page 157 for further
Brian H. Kleiner, PhD, MBA details.)
Professor (Emeritus) of Human
Resource Management
at prestigious California Baker & O’Brien ENGINEERING
university Shawn McDonald
Fullerton, CA James R. Drebelbis,
Phone: (714) 879-9705 1333 West Loop South, Suite 1350
Houston, TX 77027
Cell: (714) 595-1891 Phone: (832) 358-1453 AIA, PE, NAFE
E-mail: bkleinerphdmba@gmail .com, E-mail: shawn .mcdonald@bakerobrien .com Drebelbis Engineering
bkleiner@fullerton .edu 2909 Cole Avenue, Suite 100
Web: https://http://www .bakerobrien .com
Dallas, TX 75204-1304
(Please see our complete listing under the Phone: (214) 468-8118
following area of expertise: Expert Categories: Profile: Baker & O’Brien provides industry E-mail: jim@drebelbisengineering .com
expertise to address a wide range of technical
Employment) Web: http://www .drebelbisengineering .com
and economic issues in disputes across the
energy supply chain . We have worked on
thousands of expert assignments, and our Degrees/Licenses: BS Arch . Engineering,
EMPLOYMENT consultants are skilled at delivering expert MBA, Professional Engineer (Texas, Kansas,
DISCRIMINATION evidence on complex matters . Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico), Architect
(Texas)
(ECONOMICS) Expert Witness & Dispute Support
Since 1993, Baker & O’Brien has provided Profile: Disputes about construction
independent consulting services to the energy performance often emphasize the obvious
David A. Macpherson, Ph.D. industry, following our founders’ service, (leaks, cracks, collapses) . Although symptoms
San Antonio, TX commitment, integrity, and quality principles . define the damage models, technology
Phone: (210) 863-4808 We are committed to delivering the kind and design/construction process define the
legal issues . Our combined background in
E-mail: david .macpherson1@icloud .com of expertise even the experts turn to . Our
consultants are degree-educated engineers, architecture, engineering and business makes
(Please see our resume on page 170 for further typically have 30 years of experience and are Drebelbis Engineering uniquely qualified to
address these complexities found in forensic
details.) proven testifiers.
engineering assignments .
Liability & Root Cause Analysis
We complete standard-of-care, industry Our areas of specialty include: structural
practice and forensic analyses to provide engineering, building technology, construction,
expert testimony on cause and liability . For project management, building codes,
example, we assess the engineering design, foundations, soil mechanics, retaining
construction and operation of process structures, water intrusion, moisture
plants, review product quality issues in the related problems, cause and origin of
hydrocarbon value chain and investigate structural failures, professional ethics,
process plant accidents . building specifications, contract documents, EXPERT CATEGORIES
performance of building systems (e .g ., roofs,
Damages & Quantum floors, moisture barriers, windows, doors), fire
We also specialize in the economic analysis of and weather related damage, deterioration
refining, petrochemicals and gas processing, due to insects and moisture, corrective
and crude oil valuation . Our consultants construction, slip/ trip and fall .
provide testimony on the fair valuation of
assets, economic damages, and business Drebelbis Engineering’s services include:
interruption losses . engineering investigation, documentation,
testimony, and preparation of Certificates of
Energy Industries Served Merit .
We assist legal teams with disputes across the
following industries: (Please see our resume on page 153 for further
details.)
• Oil & Gas Production
• Natural Gas, NGLs and LNG Steven B. Kushnick
• Petroleum Refining Steven B. Kushnick P.E. Inc.
• Renewable Fuels Marietta, GA
• Chemical & Petrochemical Phone: (770) 591-1720
• Transportation & Storage E-mail: sbk@sbkushnick .com
• Power Generation
(Please see our resume on page 167 for further
Contact
For further details, contact: details.)
• Houston: Shawn McDonald,
shawn .mcdonald@bakerobrien .com,
(832) 358-1453
• Dallas: Aaron Imrie,
aaron .imrie@bakerobrien .com,
(214) 368-7626
(Please see our resume on page 145 for further
details.)
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