Engineer A Unlicensed Jurisdiction Expert Witness
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/145#Engineer_A_Unlicensed_Jurisdiction_Expert_Witness
Definition
Engineer A testified before the State Y Environmental Quality Council on proposed rules for coal bed methane discharge permits, but holds a professional engineering license only in State X, not in State Y where the hearing took place. He did disclose this limitation at the outset of his testimony.
Properties
Instance of
UnlicensedJurisdictionExpertWitnessEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#UnlicensedJurisdictionExpertWitnessEngineer
Attributes
| licensed_jurisdiction | State X |
| testifying_jurisdiction | State Y |
| disclosure_made | Yes — Engineer A stated at the outset that he was licensed only in State X |
| residual_concern | Whether performing engineering analysis and testimony in State Y without State Y licensure constitutes unlicensed practice |
Confidence
0.85
Importance
medium
Relationships
| type | retained_by |
| target | Coal Bed Methane Company Client |
| type | testifying_before |
| target | State Y Environmental Quality Council |
Role category
provider_client
Relationships
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A began his testimony by stating that he was a licensed professional engineer only in State X
Text references
Engineer A began his testimony by stating that he was a licensed professional engineer only in State X
The State Y Environmental Quality Council conducts a hearing on proposed rules for coal bed methane discharge permits
TTL
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case145:Engineer_A_Unlicensed_Jurisdiction_Expert_Witness a proeth:UnlicensedJurisdictionExpertWitnessEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Unlicensed Jurisdiction Expert Witness" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case145:Licensure_Disclosure_in_Expert_Testimony_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_State_Y_Appearance ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case145:Expert_Witness_Licensure_Status_Affirmative_Disclosure_Engineer_A_State_Y_Non-Licensure ;
proeth:attributes "{'licensed_jurisdiction': 'State X', 'testifying_jurisdiction': 'State Y', 'disclosure_made': 'Yes — Engineer A stated at the outset that he was licensed only in State X', 'residual_concern': 'Whether performing engineering analysis and testimony in State Y without State Y licensure constitutes unlicensed practice'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A testified before the State Y Environmental Quality Council on proposed rules for coal bed methane discharge permits, but holds a professional engineering license only in State X, not in State Y where the hearing took place. He did disclose this limitation at the outset of his testimony." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.85" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "145" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-28T18:10:09.140230+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "145" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-28T18:10:09.140230+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'retained_by', 'target': 'Coal Bed Methane Company Client'}",
"{'type': 'testifying_before', 'target': 'State Y Environmental Quality Council'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "provider_client" ;
proeth:roleclass "Unlicensed Jurisdiction Expert Witness Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A began his testimony by stating that he was a licensed professional engineer only in State X" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A began his testimony by stating that he was a licensed professional engineer only in State X",
"The State Y Environmental Quality Council conducts a hearing on proposed rules for coal bed methane discharge permits" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 145 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T18:32:03.178749"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 145 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
145
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-28T18:10:09.140230+00:00
First case
145
Generated
2026-02-28T18:10:09.140230+00:00
Attributed to
Case 145 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T18:32:03.178749
Generated by
ProEthica Case 145 Extraction