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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
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A Wind Expert Witness can compare the reported event with wind observations, site exposure, terrain, building geometry, design information, photographs, inspection findings, construction details, and the location and sequence of damage. The analysis may consider whether the observed failure pattern is consistent with wind loading and whether preexisting deterioration, installation deficiencies, impact, or other conditions provide competing explanations. Where structural wind loads are relevant, the applicable building code and edition should be identified rather than automatically applying today's requirements to an older structure.
A design wind pressure expert witness can examine the wind criteria and calculations used for the structure or component, including applicable wind speed, exposure category, height, topography, building geometry, internal and external pressure effects, and whether the analysis concerns the main wind-force-resisting system or components and cladding. ASCE/SEI 7-22 is the current nationally adopted loading standard and contains wind-load criteria for buildings and other structures. The edition legally or technically relevant to a particular dispute may be an earlier version depending on the project's date and governing code.
The chronology of the evidence is important. An expert may compare pre-event photographs and inspection records with post-event damage, weather information, material deterioration, fastening or connection details, water intrusion, repairs, and damage patterns across different portions of the property. High winds can affect roof coverings, wall systems, openings, and structural load paths differently. A technically supportable opinion should therefore connect the observed damage mechanism to the wind conditions and building configuration rather than infer wind causation merely because a wind event occurred.
A wind turbine expert witness may examine hub-height wind measurements, turbine power curves, SCADA data, turbine availability, rotor and blade information, control records, gearbox or direct-drive conditions, generator data, curtailment, outages, and energy-production records. DOE explains that wind turbines convert aerodynamic forces on the blades into rotor motion that ultimately drives a generator to produce electricity. For performance disputes, IEC 61400-12-1:2022 establishes methodology for measuring the power-performance characteristics of electricity-producing wind turbines and requires consideration of measurement uncertainty. Current IEC 61400-1 design requirements also address wind-turbine structural integrity, controls, electrical systems, mechanical systems, and support structures.
