Specialties

Josephson-Werdowatz & Associates (JWA), founded in 1988 and with licenses in twenty-five states, has provided structural design and construction defect investigations/evaluations across the United States and abroad. Structural evaluations included wood, masonry, steel, and concrete structures, with particular emphasis on seismic and wind design. Evaluations also included code review and analysis, and standard of care analysis. JWA also has extensive experience with geotechnical structures such as special foundations, underpinning, retaining walls, tie-backs, and soil nails, among others. JWA strives for a reasoned, accurate, and practical solution to structural engineering problems and deficiencies. Add’l offices in Sacramento, Las Vegas & Scottsdale.

Degrees/Licenses

Registered Structural Engineer: (CA, AZ, HI, ID, IL, LA, NV, OR, UT, WA); Registered Professional Engineer: (CO, CT, FL, IN, KS, MI, MO, NM, NY, ND, OH, SC, TX, WV, WI)

Formal Education

Carl Josephson: BSCE; Dan Werdowatz; BSCE, MSCE

Honors/Awards

SEAOC Fellow, SEI Fellow, Robert Cornforth Award, Emeritus Member California BPELSG, ASCE Life Member

Prof. Affiliations

SEAOC; SEAOSD; SEAOSC; SEI; NCSEA; NCEES; SEAOA; SECB; ASCE; EERI; USRC; ICRI; ICC; NCMA; PTI; ACI; AISC; AWS; AWC

Prior Expert

Messrs. Josephson and Werdowatz have been retained in over 1,500 cases on behalf of plaintiffs, defendants, and cross-defendants.