BRIEF PROFILE
GEORGE C. GOVATOS, Ph.D, PE
For over 30 years, Dr. Govatos has provided engineering analysis for attorneys, both plaintiff and defense; and engineering
design/analysis for public and private clients. Forensic work has included vehicular accident reconstruction, investigation of
product defects, structural failures including both large-scale structures as well as small components,
building code analysis, drainage and flooding, and construction claims. Other design and analysis has included road design,
traffic analysis structural design, design of sanitary and storm water pipelines and pumping stations, hydraulic network distribution
analysis, building inspections, and environmental studies.
Dr. Govatos was educated at the University of Delaware where he received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He attended graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania where he received both a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Govatos is a Registered Professional Engineer in:
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
"The jurors were not only impressed with your testimony, but apparently, it also clearly defined the issues for them"
"Let me begin by thanking you for your invaluable assistance in this successful effort. I don't have to sit down and explain how your presence on that day probably made the difference in the case"
"This is why I turn to you for help with just about every engineering situation that I encounter. It is little wonder why I continue to enlist your services and sing your praises"
Dr. Govatos has been accepted as an expert in the following courts:
(Or comparable)
Federal Court
State of New Jersey
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
State of Delaware
State of New Jersey
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Dr. Govatos has also lectured in the fields of accident reconstruction and collision analysis, highway safety, the mechanics of whiplash,
structural collapse, and engineering aspects of product liability.