Forensic Expert Witness Association Names 2008 Board Members

April 15, 2008 - PRLog -- NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.—The Forensic Expert Witness Association, a diverse group of professionals sharing common goals related to forensics and expert witness testimony, has named a new slate of officers for 2008, drawing on members from each of its chapters.

President       Lyle Coe, Coe & Company, Lodi, Calif.
Vice President  Geoffrey D. Hichborn, Hichborn Consulting Group, Anaheim, Calif.
Treasurer   Mark C. Hunter, Hunter Plumbing, Pleasant Hill, Calif.
Secretary   Eric Robi, Federal Forensics Group, Los Angeles, Calif.
Imm. Past President    Glenn Gelman, Glenn M. Gelman and Assoc., Santa Ana, Calif.
Advisor   Glen Balzer, New Era Consulting, Los Altos, Calif.
Executive Director    Norma S. Fox, FEWA, Newport Beach, Calif.
Ted E. Bumgardner, Gafcon Inc., San Diego, Calif.
Stephen T. Crosson, MAI, SRA, Crosson Dannis Inc., Dallas, Texas
William F. Naber, Naber Technical Enterprises, Auburn, Calif.
Russell J. Kendzior, Traction Plus Inc., Southlake, Texas
Steve McElfresh, PhD, JD, SPHR, HR Futures, Palo Alto, Calif.
David Neagley, AIA, Neutral Solutions, La Jolla, Calif.
George Reis, Imaging Forensics, Fountain Valley, Calif.
Rudy R. Robinson III, MAI, Austin Valuation Consultants, Austin, Texas
Timothy T. Williams Jr., T.T. Williams, Jr., Investigations Inc.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
Richard M. Squar, CPA, MBA, Squar & Associates, Costa Mesa, Calif.

“This slate of officers will aggressively pursue our organization’s goals of furthering professional development, ethics and promotion of forensic experts in all fields of discipline,” said Lyle Coe, the association’s 2008 president.

The centerpiece of FEWA’s ongoing professional development program is its annual Expert Witness Summit, being held in Newport Beach, March 27-29. Renowned trial judges, nationally recognized attorneys, experts and jury consultants will discuss how expert witnesses can improve all aspects of their practice and testimony.

FEWA has more than 500 members and publishes an annual membership directory, which is distributed to law firms throughout Texas, Arizona, Nevada and California. The association also publishes a quarterly newsletter.

In addition to providing expert testimony in courts of law, FEWA members regularly serve as expert sources to the news media, providing commentary on news events related to their fields of expertise.

Each FEWA chapter also has elected a new board of directors.  These new officers include:

ORANGE COUNTY

Geoffrey D. Hichborn
President
Hichborn Consulting Group

Richard M. Squar, CPA, MBA
Vice President - Bar Liaison/Newsletter & Comm.
Squar & Associates

Steven Murow
Secretary - Membership
The Moote Group

Norma S. Fox
Executive Director
FEWA

Richard L. Albee
DataChasers

William Broz
Programs
Constructive Technologies Group

George Reis
Membership
Imaging Forensics

Robert L. Rowe
Programs
Pyrocop Inc.

SAN DIEGO

Ted E. Bumgardner
President - Programs
Gafcon Inc.

David Neagley, AIA
Vice President
Neutral Solutions

Linda L. Mitchell
Secretary - Bar Liaison
Forensic Document Examiner

Diane Ballard, AIA
Newsletter & Comm.
Ballard & Morales Consulting Inc.

Steven E. Easton
Continuing Ed./Speaker's Bureau
ROEL Construction, Co. Inc.

Robert Fennema
Membership
Fennema Engineers

William C. Sterling
Public Relations
Construction Forensics

SACRAMENTO/SIERRA

Lyle Coe
President
Coe & Company

Gary H. Hall
GHH Engineering

Jeffery S. Hunter
Vice President - Programs
Hunter & Renfro LLP

Manuel C. Jardin
Manuel C. Jardin Inc.

William F. Naber
Naber Technical Enterprises

Randy C. Renfro
Hunter & Renfro LLP

Marcel Verdooner
Forensic Imaging Consulting

SAN FRANCISCO

Mark C. Hunter
President - Public Relations
Hunter Plumbing

Steve McElfresh, PhD, JD, SPHR
Vice President
HR Futures

David Eimerl
Secretary - Newsletter & Comm.
EIMEX Software and Consulting

Dru Anderson
Programs
RNA Consulting Inc.

Jerry A. Klein
Programs
The Chatham Group

Randy A. Sugarman
Membership
Sugarman & Company

John Wallace
Membership
Wallace & Steichen Inc.

Vera F. Dolan
Non-Board Member - Bar Liaison
VFD Consulting Inc.

LOS ANGELES

Eric Robi
President - Programs
Federal Forensics Group

Timothy T. Williams Jr.
Vice President
T.T. Williams, Jr., Investigations Inc.

Ettie Rosenberg, J.D.
Secretary
Allan N. Lowy & Associates

John Cosgrove
Continuing Ed.
Cosgrove Computer Systems Inc.

Joseph R. Landolph Jr., PhD
Private toxicology consultant/expert witness

Bruce G. Silverman
Bruce Silverman Consulting

TEXAS

Rudy R. Robinson III, MAI
President
Austin Valuation Consultants

Stephen T. Crosson, MAI, SRA
Vice President
Crosson Dannis Inc.

James L. Greenstone
Secretary
Greenstone & Leviton and Associates

Deepak Ahuja
Programs
Nelson Architectural Engineers Inc.

Herbert Joe
Continuing Ed.
Yonovitz & Joe LLP

Russell J. Kendzior
Membership
Traction Plus Inc.

Gary Matesic, AEP, MST
Director
Trust Management Group LLP, Plano

John S. Trabold III
Non-Board Member - Newsletter & Comm.
Advanced Valuation Systems Inc.

Photos and additional background materials are available.

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About the FEWA
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the Forensic Expert Witness Association is an organization of a diverse group of professionals sharing common goals related to forensics and is dedicated to the professional development, ethics and promotion of forensic experts in all fields of discipline.  FEWA’s members provide expert witness testimony covering a broad range of specialty categories.  For more information, visit the FEWA Web site: www.forensic.org.

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