Arborist Consulting Solutions
Attorney Information, Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services
OVERVIEW
Arborist Consulting Solutions provides independent arboricultural consulting, forensic arboriculture investigations, expert witness services, tree risk assessments, tree appraisal and valuation, root damage investigations, construction impact assessments, standards-of-care evaluations, and litigation support. With more than 40 years of professional arboricultural experience, we assist attorneys, insurance professionals, municipalities, HOAs, developers, corporations, and property owners in technically complex tree-related matters. Evaluations are performed using recognized arboricultural methodologies, accepted industry standards, published research, and forensic investigative practices to develop objective, defensible opinions suitable for mediation, arbitration, deposition, and trial.
Attorney Information Packet Available Upon Request
Available materials include Curriculum Vitae (CV), certifications and credentials, representative areas of experience, recent case experience summary, fee schedule, engagement agreement, W-9, and sample report excerpts.
Why Attorneys Retain Arborist Consulting Solutions
- Independent, objective, evidence-based evaluations
- More than 40 years of professional arboricultural experience
- Expertise in forensic arboriculture and causation analysis
- Standards-of-care evaluations
- Tree appraisal and valuation expertise
- Root damage and infrastructure investigations
- Construction impact assessments
- Clear, defensible reports and testimony
- Ability to explain technical issues in understandable language
Representative Areas of Experience
Tree failures, personal injury claims, root damage to infrastructure, utility conflicts, HOA disputes, construction impacts, tree preservation matters, permitting disputes, municipal enforcement matters, insurance investigations, tree appraisal disputes, improper pruning claims, herbicide trespass investigations, boundary tree disputes, hazard tree evaluations, standards-of-care reviews, and forensic causation analyses.
Expert Witness Services
Initial case review, technical document review, site inspections, forensic investigations, tree risk assessments, appraisal analyses, root damage investigations, standards-of-care evaluations, causation analysis, expert reports, rebuttal reports, mediation support, deposition testimony, and trial testimony.
Typical Clients
Attorneys, insurance carriers, municipalities, condominium and homeowner associations, developers, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, corporations, institutions, and private property owners.
Retention Process
- Initial consultation
- Conflict review and scope discussion
- Attorney Information Packet provided upon request
- Execution of Engagement Agreement
- Retainer received
- Document review and forensic analysis
- Site inspection and report preparation
- Mediation, deposition, arbitration, and/or trial testimony
Contact
Contact Arborist Consulting Solutions regarding expert witness services, litigation support, forensic arboriculture investigations, tree appraisal matters, root damage claims, construction impact assessments, tree risk assessments, standards-of-care evaluations, and complex arboricultural disputes.
