Independent building science and damage analysis for attorneys, carriers, and property owners. Conclusions grounded in how buildings are built, fail, and repaired, and written to hold up when they are challenged.
From resolving a disputed claim amount to standing behind a disclosed opinion in court. Each engagement rests on the same foundation of independence and field-level construction knowledge.
Resolving disputed claim amounts under the policy's appraisal clause. Engaged as appraiser for either party to value the loss accurately.
Learn more →Serving as the neutral umpire when two appraisers deadlock, delivering a reasoned, defensible award supported by the evidence.
Learn more →Retained advisory on scope, cost, and repair methodology before a dispute hardens into litigation. Clarity early, when it is cheapest.
Learn more →Determining the cause of construction defects and whether the work met the applicable standard of care and the building code.
Learn more →Disclosed opinions, declarations, and testimony documented to a Rule 702 standard, built to withstand cross-examination.
Learn more →Establishing the cause, extent, and defensible cost of property damage from storm, water, fire, and other perils.
Learn more →The damage doesn't change based on who retains me.
For nearly thirty years I have worked construction as a general contractor, and for the last several I have handled property claims as a licensed independent adjuster across first-party and large-loss work. I read and write estimates fluently in both Xactimate and Symbility.
Built, adjusted, appraised, and umpired. That range is what makes an opinion technically sound, plainly explained, and difficult to discredit, whoever is across the table.
Available for retained and neutral assignments nationwide. Send the relevant documents and I will tell you where the evidence stands.
Email mzomerlei@forensicbuildingconsultant.com