Litigation Support

EnviroForensics® is a premier provider of scientific investigations that address environmentalcontamination and discover complex facts of environmental contamination cases. A team of widely experienced scientists and engineers provide defensible data for lawyers who must satisfy the demands and requirements of environmental case law, insurance claims coverage, and governmental compliance regulations. The litigation support team of EnviroForensics® is a sophisticated mix of technical experts environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, hydrologists, geologists, risk managers, actuaries, investigators, insurance archeologists and property transfer specialists. Investigations of environmental contamination address source identification, fate and transport, rate and extent, human health and ecological risk assessment, property damage, and natural resource damage. Additionally, the staff provides expertise in identifying and locating other responsible parties, as well as their insurance policies. EnviroForensics® provides witness location services through the use of private Investigators who are experienced in interviewing and developing evidence for environmental claims cases. EnviroForensics® works with attorneys and clients to develop creative settlement approaches, to provide the technical basis for liability claims, and to find the funds needed by clients in order to pay for legal defense, site investigation and clean up.

Litigation Support Services

Environmental forensic investigations

• Soil, groundwater, surface water, gas, air and sludge sampling and analysis
• Human health and ecological risk assessments
• Historical land use and ownership evaluations
• Causation and liability analysis
• Private investigations, including contributing source and PRP investigations
• Location and effective interviews of witnesses
• Confidential Insurance Archeology® to locate coverage
• Regulatory compliance and permitting
• Natural resource damage assessments
• Document storage and management
• Database preparation and management
• Contribution apportionment analysis
• Preparation of depositions, declarations and interrogatories
• Expert witness testimony
• Coordination and management of expert witnesses
• Groundwater, surface water, and air dispersion modeling
• Chemical fingerprinting and age-dating
• Photogrammetry
• Preparation of courtroom exhibits

Litigation Support Personnel

Western Region

John Bird, Director of Litigation Support
925-362-4706
jbird@EnviroForensics.com

Midwest, East Coast & South East

Stephen Henshaw, President
317-972-7870
shenshaw@EnviroForensics.com