DPRA is pleased to announce a new suite of services!

Litigation Advisory and Resource Management Services (ARMS). Click to learn more about this one-stop shop for your litigation support needs.
                          
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:
 
Forensic Expert Witness and Litigation Support
 
  • 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
 
Forensic Analysis
 
  • 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
 
Forensic Sampling
 
  • 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
 
Forensic Cost Accounting
 
  • 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