GEO Associates

             

  Contact GEO Associates
For Industrial Groundwater Pollution and Air Pollution

Groundwater Pollution Transport and Toxic Tort



Groundwater Pollution Modeling and Accidental Spills Analysis


  Air Pollution Meteorology and Toxic Tort


Air Quality Computer Modeling/Air Dispersion Analysis/Hazardous Plume Releases



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For Environmental Incidents Related to Weather Conditions and
Insurance Industry Services
Including the Meteorological Re-Construction of Severe Weather Events

 

Severe Weather Events

Forensic Meteorology
Insurance Industry Litigation Services
For Weather Event Re-Construction and Force Majeure Cases




 

Unusual Weather Phenomenon




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For Geosciences Modeling of Air Pollution and Groundwater Pollution





Aquifer Pollution Modeling and Accidental Spills Analysis


  
Forensic Geosciences and Modeling Specialists
Insurance Industry Litigation Services
For Industrial Pollution and Toxic Tort Cases


 
Air Dispersion Modeling of Hazardous Releases





GEO Associates
Litigation Consulting/Expert Witness Testimony/Pollution and Toxic Tort Cases

GEO Associates provides litigation support services and expert witness testimony for civil and criminal investigations and insurance industry cases (both plaintiff and defendant) that involve Groundwater Pollution and Data Analysis, Forensic Geology and Geophysics, Hydrology Modeling, and Forensic Meteorology including Weather Event Re-Construction and Force Majeure cases.  GEO  Associates can assist attorneys and insurance claim professionals in obtaining, analyzing, modeling, and interpreting the correct geophysical/geological and meteorological data for their case.  Specializing in Industrial Air Pollution and Groundwater Contamination cases, GEO Associates uses the latest approved Regulatory EPA and USGS numerical modeling software to map the concentration levels and transport of air and groundwater pollutants.  GEO Associates numerical modeling expertise, combined with their advanced knowledge of meteorological, geophysical and geological data gathering and processing, provides strong support to the attorney and client for cases involving Air Pollution, Reduced Visibility, Severe Storms, Groundwater Contamination, Flooding, Wind Damage and Hazardous Material Spills and Releases to Air and/or  Water, which result in accidents, contamination of aquifers, toxic air, property damage, personal injury and death.

 

                                   

                                     Fluid Migration near a Gulf Coast Salt Dome             Calibrated Radar Image for Rainfall Totals

 



GEO Associates
Professional Services
Forensic Geosciences Litigation Services

Forensic Meteorology Services

Forensic Meteorology Services for the Legal Profession Industrial Air Pollution Expert Witness Toxic Tort Strategy for Plaintiff or Defense/Environmental Air Pollution Insurance Industry Services including Meteorological Re-Construction of Weather Events Expert Witness Testimony/Litigation Consulting/Air Pollution Meteorology Air Quality Computer Modeling/Air Dispersion Analysis/Hazardous Plume Releases Meteorological Data Acquisition, Processing and Analysis (Domestic and International) Aviation Meteorology/Visibility Studies/Wind Analysis Observational Field Programs/Air Sampling/Air Quality Atmospheric Dynamics and Severe Storm Analysis Climate Studies/Weather Patterns/Flooding Short Range and Long Range Weather Forecasting
Visibility/Ground Level Fog
Force Majeure Cases and Unusual Weather Phenomena
Historical Climate and Weather Analysis/Tropical Storm Occurrences
Class Action Toxic Tort Cases

 

Observational Field Programs/Reflection and Refraction Seismology
Forensic Seismology/Passive and Non Intrusive Seismic Investigations
Forensic Analysis of Oil and Gas Operations and Operator Performance
Independent Analysis of Oil and Gas Reserves
Expert Analysis of Oil and Gas Properties
Marine and Land Seismic Operations (Domestic and International)
Value Analysis of Proprietary Geophysical and Geological Data
2D and 3D Reflection Seismology Modeling and Analysis
Fluid Dynamics and Reservoir Analysis
Toxic Fluid Migration
Class Action, Toxic Tort  and Force Majeure Cases



 

         Dr. David L. Mitchell, Ph.D. Consulting Forensic Geoscientist/Meteorologist Weather Events, Air and Groundwater Pollution Expert Witness  

Dissertation
A Theoretical Investigation of Atmospheric Convective Modes as a Function of Rayleigh Number, Prandtl Number and Eddy Anisotropy ; 1977, Meteor. Soc. Japan, Vol. 55, No. 4, 341 - 363.
  

Certification and Honors:
Certified Professional Geophysicist, AAPG Certification #26
Licensed Geophysicist, Texas State Board of Professional Geoscientists License #1330
Associate of the Scientific Research Society of North America
Sigma Pi Sigma , National Physics Honors Society
Distinguished Expert, National Forensic Center
Who's Who in the South and Southwest - 1981
Member - American Meteorological Society


 

 

Litigation Case examples include:

1)  Multiple cases involving Air Dispersion Modeling of Chemical Pollutants/Particulate Matter and Weather Wind Profile analysis in defense of  petrochemical facilities being sued by surrounding neighborhoods due to Hazardous Chemical Releases.

2)  Weather Pattern Re-Construction and analysis of Historical Rainfall data in an urban setting in defense of commercial building owner being sued due to Flooding occurrences resulting in property damage.

3)  Re-construction of Weather Conditions and Wind data related to the occurrence of Dense Ground Fog and Reduced Visibility conditions resulting in a major, Multi-Vehicle Freeway Accident and personal injury.

4)  Historical Wind Data analysis and Air Quality Modeling in support of a Class Action suit brought by a rural subdivision downwind of a polluting industrial complex.

5)  Numerous Forensic Meteorology cases involving Force Majeure and the Re-Construction of Weather Conditions occurring at the time of an Accident, or Criminal Action.  

6)  Modeling and Analysis for multiple cases involving Leaking Railway Cars and Industrial Tanks creating Hazardous Spills and Releases of Hazardous Pollutants to both Air and Aquifers.

7)  Numerous cases requiring Air Dispersion Modeling Analysis to determine concentration levels of Particulate Matter (PM10, PM2.5) during industrial operations and accidents.

1978 - 1984                Getty Oil Company/Texaco, Research Department Manager

1984 - 1988                Tenneco Oil Company, Senior Specialist

1988 - 1992                British Petroleum Company, Senior Staff Specialist

1992 - Present            GEO Associates/MET Associates,
                                    Managing Director and Consulting Forensic Geoscientist/Meteorologist                                                                        

 

Professional Affiliations

  American Meteorological Society   American Association of Petroleum Geologists   National Association of Environmental Professionals   Air and Waste Management Association   Society of Exploration Geophysicists   Scientific Research Society of North America   National Physics Honor Society   American Bar Association,  Associate Member Litigation Division    

  Typhoon DINAH


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Whether your case or project requires technical models of air or groundwater hazardous toxic releases, or you need expert witness testimony on weather related incidents and accidents, let the Forensic Geosciences and Forensic Meteorology professionals at GEO Associates assist you in translating complex technical and scientific issues and empirical data into information that is useful to the court, your client and your case.  Please contact Dr. David L. Mitchell in Houston, Texas for a technical review of your case.