John V. Markel

John V. Markel retired from Rancho Mission Viejo in 2009 after 40 years in theland development and construction industry. He was VP of Construction with Santa Margarita Company and Rancho Mission Viejo Company for 20 plus years and was responsible for the land development operations in Rancho Santa Margarita, Las Flores and Ladera Ranch in southern Orange County. John offers a developer’s viewpoint into land acquisition agreements, construction agreements, development agreements with municipalities and agencies, procedural activities involving all entitlement issues and negotiations with homebuilders, contractors, municipalities, state and federal agencies. John has assisted Steve for three years on various litigated matters.

Syl L. Egan

Syl L. Egan has over 40 years of experience in the land development/building industry. He has served several major development companies in Southern California, Northern California and Colorado as a vice president in charge of all construction related operations. He was employed by the Mission Viejo Company (14 years), Greystone Homes (10 years) and Catellus Residential Group (4 years) in the position of Vice President, Operations. He has also worked in the building trades and has been a partner in a carpentry framing company. Mr. Egan holds an active California Class “B” General Contractor’s License. Syl’s expertise is in identifying, analyzing and costing repair of building defects in residential, commercial and hotel construction. Syl has assisted Steve on numerous litigated matters over the past five years.

Edward B. Silveri

Edward B. Silveri brings over 40 years of construction experience in the industry, primarily in the fields of general engineering and land development. He has been a successful company owner, has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, and holds a California Class “A” General Engineering license. Mr. Silveri has also served in the capacity of Civil Engineer for the City of Los Angeles, California and as Project Engineer for the City of Downey, California. Ed’s expertise is in the area of street and highway improvement construction and construction management standard of care issues on land development projects. Ed has been assisting Steve on several street improvement and general engineering contracting claims the past two years.

Geoff Clarke

Mr. Clarke has developed numerous large projects over his 35+ year career in the Landscape/Construction industry. Mr. Clarkes beginning was back in 1978 with his first major project being John and Joan Irvine residence in the Irvine Cove Development. From the 2 year venture on the Irvine residence he branched out into various other trades, including roofing, tile setting, concrete work and interior T&I work. By 1985, Mr. Clarke returned full time to the Landscape trade side of the business performing both commercial and custom Landscaping projects throughout Southern California

Paul Gentosi

Paul Gentosi has been in the construction industry for over 40 years. Born into a self-performing general construction business operated by his father, he began working as a laborer and then a carpenter in high school. He worked his way through college at CSULB and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in the Construction Management program. After graduation Paul continued working in the field in roles of carpenter, foreman and superintendent. After about five years, he began his training in the office as estimator and project manager. Eventually Paul took more and more responsibility over from his father and began running the company as President in the mid-80’s. Over the course of his construction career, Paul concentrated on new commercial and industrial projects and has put in place millions of square feet in various types of projects and has built thousands of buildings. Beginning in 2008, Paul transitioned into litigation support and that has now become his primary focus.

Dean Armstrong

Mr. Armstrong has an over thirty eight-year history providing engineering geology consulting services throughout southern California with special emphasis on large and small land development projects, master planned communities, and transportation corridors including all levels of engineering geology consulting services from land acquisition phase studies to final construction monitoring services. Mr. Armstrong’s consulting history includes extensive experience in the identification, investigation, and remediation of geologic hazards, field exploration and analysis, and presentation of findings. Geologic hazard evaluation experience includes analysis and exploration of complex landslide terrains, potential active faults, character of hard rock, and unstable slopes and the determination of remediation and design alternatives for geologically sound

Scott Porterfield