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Cohen has provided professional Forensic Services as a member of the Industry Expert Program for the Contractors State License Board since 2002
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Cohen’s forensic Services are less than 10% of his professional services, offered equally for plaintiffs and defendants
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Cohen has testified in trials, depositions, arbitrations, and mediations.
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Scott Cohen has experience testifying in the following categories:
Swimming Pools and Spas: gunite construction, leaks, heaved pool shell, popped pool shell, plaster, Pebbletec, colored plaster, design configuration, plastering, plaster delaminating, beach entries, steel placement, tile work, plumbing, coping, waterproofing, water migration, drainage, concrete, heaved concrete, colored concrete, cracks in concrete, mastic joints, raised bond beams, sheer descents, laminar jets, deck jets, swimming pool covers, lighting and electrical, hydrostatic relief.
Landscaping and Design specifications : Plans and take-offs, computer aided design, patio sizing, setbacks, irrigation systems, sprinklers, drainage, French drains, hydro-static relief drains, grading, retaining walls, seat walls, bender board, planting, rototilling, amendment, fertilization, maintenance practice, fine-grading, low-voltage lighting, transformers, lighting wiring, expansive soil, clay soil, voltage drop, seeding and sod.
Ponds & Waterfalls: Ponds, waterfalls, Aquascape systems, biological filtration, stagnant water, filtration, skimmer placement, plumbing, electrical, pond maintenance, leaks, excessive splash, rock selection, liners, and underlayment.
Hardscape: Patio sizing and placement, concrete, concrete cracks, score joints, stamped concrete finishing, colored concrete, concrete coping, cast concrete, concrete steps, footings, retaining walls, seat walls, swimming pool decking, delaminating, pop-outs, efflorescence, drainage, sheet flow, water intrusion, weep screed, pavers, stucco, pilasters, lighting, conduits, concrete counter-tops, fire-pits, gas plumbing, plan take-offs, accurate dimensions, decorative concrete.
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Cohen’s forensic Practices Assurances:
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Cohen will formulate and articulate his opinions with truthfulness and clarity
Cohen will provide opinions only on subjects where he is qualified and which are based on known facts that can be proven.
Cohen will accurately track and report time and services provided
Cohen’s opinions may be subject to modification as a result of new information
Cohen will examine all documents supplied by client in a timely manner.
Cohen will work overtime if case is urgent
Cohen is under no duty to provide opinions if given insufficient time or compensation to complete a thoughtful examination of the case
Cohen will provide opinions that are not inevitable and may be different than the client’s opinions
Cohen will notify client immediately if conflicts of interest are revealed that may prohibit further involvement of his services
Cohen may stop work if past due invoices are not paid
Cohen will provide reasonable cost of project repair based on evidence provided