Professional Civil Engineer – Hydrology, Hydraulics, Dams, Water Resources & Site Development

Mr. Givler offers expert testimony across hydrology and hydraulics, dam safety and breach analysis, coastal engineering, stormwater and floodplain management, slab movement and moisture intrusion, site development, and water utility design. His 37-plus years of hands-on project and litigation experience spans both residential and large-scale municipal matters.

Yes — Mr. Givler is proficient in HEC-RAS, HEC-1, HEC-2, TR-20, TR-55, HEC-5, and WEAP, and has applied these tools in flood studies, dam breach analyses, and floodplain delineations for municipal clients, state agencies, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mr. Givler holds active Professional Engineer licenses in both Pennsylvania (PE-040565-E) and Texas (No. 73842), enabling him to opine on engineering standards of care in both states.

Yes — Mr. Givler has been retained as a testifying expert in multiple Texas state court matters in Dallas County, Hays County, and Bexar County, appearing before several district court judges on issues involving property damage, flooding, and drainage disputes.

Mr. Givler has investigated slab movement, foundation moisture transfer, seepage, and related structural damage across several residential and commercial properties in the San Antonio area. He is qualified to evaluate causation, standard of care, and remediation design in such matters.

Mr. Givler has designed, inspected, and rehabilitated earthen and concrete dams ranging from 10 to 180 feet in height and has conducted unsteady-flow HEC-RAS breach analyses for major San Antonio flood control structures. This depth of practice directly supports expert opinions in dam safety, failure causation, and regulatory compliance disputes.