Construction expert witnesses

Expert class library · 5 classes

The scheduling, engineering and safety experts in construction disputes and job site injury cases: delay analysis, the cause of defects and site safety.

Each class is defined by role and method, never by a person or a firm. Open one for what its testimony turns on, how it is attacked, and the rulings, each summarised from the opinion and linked to it.

Retained by either side

Construction delay and scheduling expert

Critical path method analysis · Windows analysis

Construction defect engineer

Forensic site investigation · Building code compliance review

Geotechnical engineer

Subsurface boring and test review · Standard penetration testing (ASTM D1586)

Building envelope and water intrusion expert

Water testing (ASTM E1105, AAMA 511) · Destructive and invasive testing

Construction site safety expert

Review of OSHA construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926) and industry practice · Site safety plan and contract safety provisions review

Recent rulings

The 12 most recent of 21 rulings in this practice, newest first. Each links to the free opinion on CourtListener and to the class it belongs to.

Outcome	Case	Court	Expert class
Admitted	Couvillion Group, LLC v. Plaquemines Parish GovernmentNo. 2025-CA-0356 (La. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2026)	La. Ct. App. 2026	Construction delay and scheduling expert
Excluded	Haggard v. Blattner Energy, Inc.No. 02-25-00056-CV	Tex. App. 2026	Construction site safety expert
Admitted	BES Design/Build, LLC v. United StatesNo. 21-1273 (Fed. Cl. Feb. 27, 2025)	Fed. Cl. 2025	Construction delay and scheduling expert
Admitted	Harris v. Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLCNo. 2024-CA-0800	La. Ct. App. 2025	Construction site safety expert
Admitted	Amatea/Grimberg JVASBCA Nos. 60426, 60427, 60428	A.S.B.C.A. 2023	Construction delay and scheduling expert
Admitted	Prakhin v. United StatesNo. 14-924L (Fed. Cl. Mar. 10, 2023)	Fed. Cl. 2023	Geotechnical engineer
Admitted	Urban Concepts, LLC v. GruberC.A. No. N19L-02-055 MAA	Del. Super. Ct. 2023	Construction defect engineer
Admitted	Marydale Preservation Associates, LLC v. Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc.C.A. No. N19C-05-348 AML (CCLD)	Del. Super. Ct. 2022	Construction defect engineer
Exclusion reversed	Peng v. Citizens Property Insurance Corp.No. 3D21-1602 (Fla. 3d DCA Apr. 13, 2022)	Fla. Dist. Ct. App. (3d) 2022	Building envelope and water intrusion expert
Exclusion reversed	Bailey v. M.B.C. Construction Co.Nos. A-19-156, A-19-157	Neb. Ct. App. 2020	Construction site safety expert
Admitted	D.R. Horton, Inc. v. Heron's Landing Condominium Ass'n of Jacksonville, Inc.266 So. 3d 1201	Fla. Dist. Ct. App. (1st) 2018	Building envelope and water intrusion expert
Admitted	Hall Arts Ctr. Office, LLC v. Hanover Ins. Co.327 F. Supp. 3d 979	N.D. Tex. 2018	Construction delay and scheduling expert

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