Drawing on more than 40 years of professional experience in arboriculture, forestry, and wildland fire management, this expert provides consulting and expert witness services involving tree forensics, timber trespass, wildfire damage, hazard tree assessments, and vegetation-related property disputes. The expert has evaluated tree failures resulting in personal injury and property damage, conducted appraisal of loss analyses, and performed extensive inspections concerning tree risk, root intrusion, construction impacts, infrastructure conflicts, and landscape valuation. Litigation support experience spans more than 30 years and includes consultations, depositions, arbitration proceedings, and courtroom testimony in matters involving arboricultural standards, hazardous tree conditions, wildfire effects, timber trespass, and forestry-related damages throughout the western United States.

Professional credentials include Registered Consulting Arborist status, ISA Certified Arborist designation, ISA Tree Risk Assessor Qualification, and certification as an Urban and Community Forester through the Society of American Foresters. Educational training includes Bachelor of Science degrees in Forestry and General Science, along with specialized coursework in timber and timberland appraisal and decades of advanced hazard tree and forest health training through the United States Forest Service. The expert has also completed extensive continuing education in tree biomechanics, appraisal methodology, root disease identification, urban forestry, wildfire-related tree hazards, and expert witness consulting practices.

Throughout a long-standing consulting career, this expert has prepared extensive arboricultural reports involving tree preservation, construction-related root damage, wildfire and storm-related losses, hazard tree evaluations, and appraisal of landscape damages. Work has included assessments for municipalities, utility projects, insurance carriers, homeowners associations, developers, attorneys, schools, and private property owners. The expert’s background additionally includes forestry operations, wildfire suppression leadership, environmental assessments, and forest health management, including service with the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon Department of Forestry.

Beyond consulting activities, the expert has maintained active involvement with the International Society of Arboriculture, the American Society of Consulting Arborists, the Society of American Foresters, and numerous community forestry initiatives. Contributions have included teaching seminars on pruning, tree health, and hazard assessments; presenting at national arboriculture conferences and hazard tree workshops; serving on forestry and urban tree committees; and mentoring through forestry and scouting programs. The expert has also participated in regional and national hazard tree workshops and presented case studies involving tree risk evaluation, wildfire impacts, and tree failure analysis.