Engineering and Technical Experts

Rimkus draws on a global team of more than 1,000 subject matter experts covering design, construction, engineering, scientific disciplines, and project management across a variety of sectors. Our seasoned professionals use knowledge gained from hands-on experiences, as well as a wealth of accreditations and training, to provide a high standard of care to our clients.

Our engineering and technical experts play a crucial role in helping clients with the timely resolution of accidents, claims, and legal disputes, particularly in cases that involve highly complex and specialized matters. We can provide expert testimony across all forms of dispute resolution platforms with an analytical, impartial, evidence-based approach, and can work collaboratively with legal teams to help all parties understand the technical intricacies of the case.

We service the construction, disputes, and insurance sectors with commissions including, but not limited to, root cause analysis, major technical failures, design responsibility, professional indemnity, and health and safety related matters.

Our Engineering and Technical Experts Services

Our arborist experts consult in legal cases where their knowledge of trees, tree care, and arboricultural practices is crucial to determining liability, negligence, or compliance with industry standards.

Our team of forensic architects assist parties in understanding complex architectural and construction issues on all types of buildings. They advise on contentious issues with design, construction methods and materials, compliance with building codes and standards, project management, building defects and causes of damage.

Rimkus architectural engineer experts can consult on and provide specialized insights into various aspects of architectural engineering. In legal cases, their opinions can help determine liability, adherence to standards, and the resolution of disputes related to the design, construction, and performance of buildings.

Our biomechanical engineering experts provide specialized opinions on injury causation, product safety, accident reconstruction, and human factors in legal contexts.

Our building surveying experts provide opinion on issues or defects observed in buildings. They assess the structural integrity of a building, including water ingress and moisture problems, maintenance and ageing concerns, and materials and workmanship, including compliance with construction standards.

Our a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) experts offer opinions on workplace safety compliance, incident investigations, safety program effectiveness, hazard analysis, PPE usage, training programs, regulatory compliance, and safety culture within organizations.

Our chemical engineering experts provide specialized opinions on process design, product liability, environmental impact, industrial accidents, hazardous materials handling, quality control, plant safety, and regulatory compliance within the field of chemical engineering.

Our civil engineering experts examine complex engineering issues relating to construction defects, structural engineering design, structural failures, traffic accidents, soil erosion, flood damage, and regulatory compliance.

Our construction management experts offer opinions on project management practices, contract disputes, cost estimation, schedule delays, workmanship quality, safety practices, change order management, and construction disputes and claims. Their expertise helps evaluate compliance, responsibility, and the resolution of issues in construction projects.

Our electrical engineering experts have extensive experience investigating and determining the causes of fire, electrocutions, equipment failures, lightning damage, power surge damage, and industrial control system failures.

Our environmental engineering experts provide specialized opinions on environmental impact assessments, water and air quality, waste management, site remediation, permitting, noise pollution, and environmental health and safety. Their expertise helps evaluate compliance, identify potential risks, and address environmental concerns in legal proceedings.

Our fire investigator experts play a crucial role in legal proceedings by providing opinions on fire origin and cause determination, arson investigations, electrical fire investigations, appliance and equipment failures, building code compliance, fire spread analysis, wildfire investigations, and provide expert reports and testimony related to fire incidents.

Our fire protection engineering experts provide opinions on building and fire code compliance, fire suppression systems, smoke detection and alarm systems, egress and evacuation plans, fire modeling and analysis, and fire risk assessments. They provide expert reports and testimony related to fire protection and safety.

Our geotechnical engineering experts evaluate issues related to soil mechanics, foundation design, and geotechnical aspects of construction projects. They advise clients on matters related to the behavior and properties of soil and rock beneath the Earth’s surface. Their assessments are crucial in various engineering and construction projects where subsurface conditions have influenced the stability and performance of structures.

Our industrial engineering experts opine on workplace safety, process optimization, facility layout and design, manufacturing defects, human factors, cost analysis, supply chain management, and lean manufacturing practices within the context of industrial operations. Their insights contribute to understanding and addressing efficiency, safety, and compliance issues in industrial settings.

Our industrial hygiene experts provide opinions on exposure assessment, occupational health and safety standards, hazard identification, risk assessment, indoor air quality, biological hazards, occupational disease, personal protective equipment, and workplace investigations. Their insights contribute to understanding and addressing workplace health and safety issues.

Our marine engineering experts opine on a broad range of topics related to accidents and incidents involving marine vessels and facilities. They can support legal arguments in the areas of design, construction, and operation of major ports, and maintenance of marine structures and vessels.

Our materials science and engineering experts evaluate systems and components from a materials perspective. With extensive knowledge in materials design and manufacturing, as well as failure analysis and testing, our experts can determine the root cause of material performance and failure issues.

Our mechanical engineering experts provide opinions on product liability, failure analysis, engineering standards, design evaluation, manufacturing processes, accident reconstruction, prototype and testing procedures, and patent infringement within the field of mechanical engineering. Their insights contribute to the technical understanding of cases involving mechanical systems and components.

Our meteorology experts combine scientific data analysis and expert consulting services to provide the most accurate representation of a meteorological event. They collect and examine data to determine the magnitude, duration, and/or directionality of a weather event and seek to identify and quantify the adverse impacts produced by the event.

Our petrochemical engineering experts provide specialized opinions on process safety, equipment and facility design, chemical processes, failure analysis, environmental impact, quality control, safety protocols, and emergency response within petrochemical operations. Their insights assist legal parties in understanding the technical aspects of petrochemical disputes.

Our renewable energy engineering experts offer vital opinions in legal proceedings regarding project design, performance analysis, technical feasibility, grid integration, environmental impact, regulatory compliance, and energy storage systems. Their insights are instrumental in assessing renewable energy projects for adherence to engineering standards, efficiency, and environmental regulations.

Our roof experts offer opinions on various aspects of roofing, including material defects, installation practices, water intrusion, design compliance, and weather-related damage, and through thorough inspections, evaluate the condition and integrity of roofing systems. They provide insights crucial to determining liability, assessing damages, and resolving disputes.

Our security experts’ areas of expertise include foreseeability of crime, security staffing, background screening, training, policy and procedures, emergency response, and use of force. Their insights assist courts and tribunals in understanding the adequacy and effectiveness of security measures in various contexts.

Our structural engineer experts can provide opinions on structural integrity, building codes, construction defects, foundation and geotechnical issues, forensic investigations, structural design, seismic analysis, repair, and rehabilitation.

Vehicle accidents often result in injuries to occupants or to others. By visually representing an accident or incident event, our vehicle accident reconstructionist experts can convey information far better than words alone. From computer-generated animations, to full-length video productions, to 3D printing, our team designs and creates compelling demonstrative exhibits to accurately illustrate the facts to help our clients and juries understand precisely how an accident or incident occurred.