David L. Bishop, Esq., P.E.
California civil engineer and attorney with more than 30 years of experience in engineering, construction claims, and litigation.
Spent his career with Caltrans in design, geotechnical engineering, claims analysis, and construction law.
Caltrans-approved Dispute Resolution Board candidate with deep experience in delay, differing-site-condition, and extra-work disputes.
Ernest C. Brown, Esq., P.E.
Engineer, construction attorney, mediator, arbitrator, special master, and Project Neutral® with more than 35 years of experience. Has resolved more than 3,000 disputes and worked on major infrastructure, transportation, tunneling, power, and P3 projects nationwide.
MIT-trained engineer and UC Berkeley lawyer with extensive service on construction arbitration and dispute-resolution panels.
Co-founder
Construction executive specializing in recovering troubled projects, project delivery, risk management, and dispute resolution. Has led major transportation, water, environmental, and industrial programs for firms including CH2M Hill, Jacobs, URS, and Samsung C&T.
Serves on major California Dispute Resolution Boards and brings experience from both contractor and owner perspectives.
Ken Fredrickson, P.E., CCM, DBIA
Construction executive with more than 30 years of leadership on highway, bridge, dam, rail, and major design-build projects. His career includes senior roles with Riverside Construction, Kasler, Skanska, Flatiron, and the California High-Speed Rail program.
An experienced DRB practitioner, he currently serves on major transportation and water infrastructure dispute boards across California.
Clay C. Harmon, P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Construction Management at UC Berkeley and founder of The Ibbs Consulting Group.
Internationally recognized for his work on construction change, delay, labor productivity, cumulative impact, cost, and scheduling. An experienced expert witness and Project Neutral® whose work spans major infrastructure, industrial, healthcare, transit, and energy projects.
C. William Ibbs, Ph.D., F.ASCE
Professional engineer, attorney, mediator, and arbitrator with more than 45 years across engineering, construction, law, and development. He has negotiated and advised on more than $10 billion in infrastructure programs and resolved hundreds of disputes through mediation and arbitration.
A West Point graduate and former Army Corps officer, he also teaches negotiation and conflict resolution at Rutgers University.
Chris Kane, P.E., J.D.
Professional engineer and construction executive who has managed more than $4 billion in projects from both the design and contractor sides. His career includes leadership roles with Flatiron, Shimmick, and major construction joint ventures.
A former President of the ASCE Construction Institute, he now advises construction and design leaders on project management and team performance.
Henry M. Koffman, P.E.
Founder of CTI Environmental, an engineering and specialty construction firm focused on environmental compliance, demolition, safety, and remediation. Her experience spans complex public and federal projects involving contaminated soils, hazardous materials, site work, and large-scale demolition.
A chemical engineer and general engineering contractor, she also founded DemoChicks to expand opportunities for young women in construction and engineering.
Mark J. Rice, Esq.
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice and Emami Chair in Construction Management at USC. Combines roughly 30 years of industry experience with work as a contractor, developer, expert witness, arbitrator, and construction consultant.
A longtime AAA arbitrator and Caltrans DRB member, his expertise spans defects, delay, scheduling, estimating, safety, liens, and licensing.
Robert M. Schraeder, P.E.
Trial attorney and construction lawyer with nearly four decades of experience and more than 450 days in trials and arbitrations. His practice covers heavy civil construction, differing site conditions, delay, change orders, bid disputes, and project safety.
He serves as a mediator, California administrative arbitrator, and Caltrans-approved Dispute Resolution Board candidate.