DPRA provides environmental forensic products and services that are designed to meet our clients’ needs in a scientifically defensible and cost-effective manner. Our professional team has the experience and tools to provide:

• Expert witness testimony
• Confidential consultant services
• Complete document management services
• Complete range of trial exhibit services including 2D and 3D Graphics, dynamic Geographical Information Systems (GIS) presentations, and animations
• Technical presentations and assistance in mediation and/or alternative dispute resolution
• Development of deposition question packages
• Development of allocation models for determining financial responsibility between potentially responsible parties

• Aerial photograph acquisition and historical interpretation
• Contaminant transport modeling for soil and ground water
• Creation and development of chemical and geological databases
• Creation of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to be used by counsel and expert witnesses for data analysis and presentation

• Field collection of soil, ground water and artifact samples that are specifically designed to be court admissible and properly documented
• A full suite of forensic analyses available through our cutting-edge, in house laboratory Zymax Forensics

• DPRA assists clients in evaluating expenses incurred at sites undergoing investigation and remediation for purposes of determining the reasonableness of costs incurred in relation to the scope of work performed.
• Conducts audits of past costs for insurance coverage disputes
• Detailed analysis of invoice-level documentation to identify and evaluate the type of costs incurred
• Database development to create a cumulative chronology of expenses by vendor and year
• Detailed analysis of work orders/authorizations, regulatory enforcement orders, technical reports, and contractor bids to verify the scope of the work performed
• Expense classification and quantification by activity type and allocation between defense and indemnity
• Deposition and trial testimony provided regarding the reasonableness of past costs incurred and preparation of expert opinions quantifying remediation and operational-related expenses