Insights & Expert Analysis
Plain-English, standards-grounded analysis on construction disputes, defects, and claims — written by a practicing construction expert witness for counsel, contractors, owners, and insurers.
How to Choose a Construction Expert Witness: A Checklist for Attorneys
What to look for when retaining a construction expert witness — qualifications, independence, report quality, and courtroom experience — so your opinion holds up at deposition and trial.
October 2, 2026
What a Construction Expert Witness Report Should Include
The sections that make a construction expert witness report defensible — scope, qualifications, the record reviewed, causation, standards, and a clear opinion — explained for counsel.
September 18, 2026
Documenting a Construction Defect: Building a Strong Case
How to document a suspected construction defect — the condition, the standard it failed, the timeline, the evidence, and causation — so the claim holds up before a contractor, insurer, or court.
September 5, 2026
Cost & Delay Claims: Time Impact Analysis and the Measured-Mile Method
How construction delay and productivity claims are actually analyzed — the critical path, excusable vs. concurrent delay, time impact analysis, and the measured-mile method — in plain terms.
August 20, 2026
Construction Contract Red Flags That Foreshadow a Dispute
The contract clauses most likely to become disputes later — scope, change orders, notice, time bars, and flow-downs — and how to read them for entitlement before you sign.
August 12, 2026
Building-Code Compliance: Where Construction Most Often Falls Short
The building systems where construction most frequently fails to meet code and the applicable standard of care — envelope, structure, roofing, energy, and life safety — and how compliance is assessed in a dispute.
August 5, 2026