• Concrete/Cement
• Construction
• Construction Damages
• Fire
• Landscape Design
• Lighting & Illumination
• Pools & Spas
• Scheduling Delay & Analysis

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:

A: General, Swimming Pool, and Landscape Contractor Lic.# 340258 Classes B, C-53, & C-27

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:

A: Contractors' State License Board (CSLB), Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP), National Plasters Council (NPC), Tile Council of North America (TCNA), United Aqua Group (UAG), Vice Chair California Pool and Spa Association (CPSA), Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:

A: Cohen is a charismatic and experienced public speaker:
Seminar Instructor (to Peers):
• Dallas Texas International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, November 2024
o Fast Friends – Using NLP and Body Language to bond and quickly build rapport.
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, November 2023
o Fast Friends – Using NLP and Body Language to bond and quickly build rapport.
o Family Friendly Landscape Designs – Hardscape and Pools
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, November 2022
o Construction Defect Seminar – Builders, Bloopers & Blunders: Common Construction Defects
• Pool & Spa Builders Power Panel Expo, November 2020
o Seminar on Pool Construction and COVID
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, New Orleans November 2019
o Construction Defect Seminar – “Contractor Bloopers & Blunders 2019”
o Builders Power Panel – 3 Successful Builders share methodology
• Concrete Décor Show, Arlington, Texas October 2019
o Sizzling Outdoor Kitchens Seminar
o Decorative Concrete Around Pools Seminar
• North Eastern Spa and Pool Show, Atlantic City, New Jersey January 2019
o Landscaping & Swimming Pools Design and Construction
o Outdoor Lighting in the Garden – safety, design, install
o Design course - Interviewing and bonding with the client
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, Las Vegas November 2018
o Construction Defect Seminar – “Contractor Bloopers & Blunders 2018”
o Concrete patio sizing and outdoor room design “Outer Space Design for Entertaining”
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, Florida November 2017
o Construction Defect Seminar – “Contractor Bloopers & Blunders 2017”
o Landscape Lighting Design and Install
• International Pool, Spa & Patio Expo, New Orleans November 2016
o Outdoor Room Design, Deck & Patio Sizing
o Design the Ultimate Entertainers Backyard, Fire features, High End Pools
• Concrete Décor Show, San Diego California - September 2016
o Divide & Conquer: Outdoor Room Design, Deck & Patio Sizing
o Design the Ultimate Entertainers Backyard
• United Aqua Group - Educational summit , Las Vegas Nevada - March 2016
o Bonding & Rapport, Qualify the Lead & Intake, Interviewing the client
o Landscaping and Swimming Pools
• International Pool, Spa, Patio Expo, Nevada - Nov. 2015
o Candid Contractor - Construction defect seminar swimming pools, vanishing edges
o 50 Shades of Green - Environmentally friendly pool & landscape design
• North Eastern Spa and Pool Show, New Jersey - Jan. 2015
o High End Swimming Pool Design
o Patios, Pergolas, and Petscaping
o Landscaping & Pools: A Winning Combination
• Pool Spa Expo, Florida - Nov. 2014
o Ignite Your Sales with Fire Features
o Counter-intuitive! Design & Build your own cast concrete countertops
• Concrete Décor Show, Oct. 2014
o Designer Secrets for Outdoor Room Design & Cast Concrete Barbecue Countertops
o Ignite Your Sales with Fire Features
• Long Beach Landscape Expo, Oct. 2014
o High End Pool Design and Construction
• Atlantic City Pool and Spa Show, January 2014
o The Candid Contractor; Lessons Learned from Construction Defect Expert Witness Files of Scott Cohen
o Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Feature Design and Construction
o The Outdoor Room Boom

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)

A: No

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?

A: 100+

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?

A: Swimming Pools and Spas: Permits and plans, gunite construction, shotcrete, ASR damage, 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, shrinkage cracks, epoxy injection, pool crack repair,
mastic joints, raised bond beams, sheer descents, laminar jets, deck jets, swimming pool covers, lighting and
electrical, hydrostatic relief, permits, The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGBA), infinity edge
pools, vanishing edge pools, tile delamination, glass tiles falling off, tile installation standards, grout joints, tile
expansion joints, mastic, problems with salt systems.

Landscaping and Design: Permits and plans, setbacks, landscape easements, public utility easements, HOA
requirements, Ficus tree root damage, invasive tree roots, water runoff, 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, finegrading,
low-voltage lighting, LED lighting, transformers, lighting wiring, expansive soil, clay soil, voltage drop,
seeding and sod.

Hardscape & Masonry: Patio sizing and placement, control joints, 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, ADA compliance, drainage,
channel drains, sheet flow, water intrusion, weep screed, pavers, stucco, pilasters, lighting, conduits, concrete
countertops, permits, plan take-offs, accurate dimensions, decorative concrete, concrete staining, waterproofing.

Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits: fire pits, gas plumbing, smoke draw, outdoor fireplace construction, public
safety, gas burners, burn victims, burn accidents, wind screen design.

Ponds & Waterfalls: Ponds, waterfalls, Koi fish, aquatic plants, infinity edge ponds, Aquascape systems,
biological filtration, settlement tanks, stagnant water, filtration, skimmer placement, plumbing, electrical, pond
maintenance, leaks, excessive splash, rock selection, liners, and underlayment.

Fire damage assessment: quoting repairs for both homeowners and insurance companies caused by fires,
wildfires or earthquakes. Fire damage, landscape fire damage assessment, hardscape fire damage assessment,
fire damage to outdoor environments, fire and ash damage to swimming pools, pool equipment, evaluating fire
damaged hardscapes, wildfire damage repairs, Firescaping, Insurance assessment for fire damage, wildfire
resistant landscape designs, forensic evaluation of fire damage, smoke and heat damage to outdoor spaces,
estimating costs for fire damage repairs.

Earthquake damage assessment: repair of earthquake damaged concrete, earthquake damaged swimming
pools, quoting repairs for both homeowners and insurance companies for damage caused by earthquakes,
earthquake damage to drainage and sprinkler systems, earthquake damage to patios and decks. Forensic
evaluation of earthquake damage to outdoor patios, decking, patios and swimming pools.

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?

A: 50%

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?

A: 50%

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?

A: 30

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?

A: 12/2024

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?

A: 8

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?

A: 12

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?

A: 23

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)

A: Consulting, site inspections, cost to correct, forensic work, litigator support, etc.
Construction Defect Inspections: $350 per hour

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?

A: inquiry phone calls are free, once on the case billed hourly @ $350/hr

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?

A: $350/hr

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?

A: $400 per hour, $800 minimum ($1600 retainer required)

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?

A: $400 per hour, $1,600 minimum

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)

A: Travel expenses: @ $1.00 per mile + hotel and any other applicable travel reimbursement apply.

Brian C. Plante, Esq.
Green and Hall, APC
1851 East First Street, 10th Floor
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 918-7000

Jason Tortorici, Esq.
Schilleci & Tortorici, P.C.
512 Montgomery Highway
Suite 210
Birmingham, AL 35216
(310) 789-4269