A boutique construction consulting firm for forensic investigation, expert witness support and construction management. No intake desk. No junior handoff. You speak with the person writing the report.
Track 1 · Construction ForensicsFor attorneys & insurance carriers
Independent site investigation, root cause analysis, standard of care opinions and findings built to hold up under cross-examination.
Explore Forensics ServicesTrack 2 · Construction ManagementFor developers & property owners
Owner's representation, scope and budget control, quality verification and closeout on new builds and post-claim rebuilds.
Explore CM ServicesLarger firms route a matter through an intake coordinator, a staff analyst and a signing expert who meets the file late. We do not have those layers. The person who takes your call is the person who walks the site and stands behind the opinion.
35-plus years across architecture, construction management and legal forensic analysis: multifamily, institutional and commercial work, aviation terminals and post-settlement rebuilds. Field experience first, with design training behind it.
Direct: (310) 621-3587 · DanielP@PCC-Experts.com
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Licensed civil engineer and licensed contractor. Leads structural and building envelope investigation, destructive and non-destructive testing protocols, report authorship and litigation support.
Direct: GeorgeB@PCC-Experts.com
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The same eye that finds a failure is the eye that prevents one. We take a limited number of matters at a time so both tracks get real attention.
For attorneys, insurance carriers & property owners
For developers & property owners
Every failure we investigate becomes a known risk on the next project we manage, so new builds avoid the mistakes of the past.
Running live job sites keeps our opinions grounded in current codes, labor rates and material costs, so they reflect market reality, not theory.
Core capabilities
Representative examples of the scope and complexity our team handles directly. Full case detail on the Case Engagements page.
Dozens of Southern California matters: ASTM-standard field investigation and causation analysis supporting defect litigation.
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$2M LAWA MATOC task order: portfolio-level evaluation across Terminals 1–8 covering exteriors, roofing, BHS, structural and MEP condition.
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UCI Humanities Gateway: ASTM water and air infiltration testing during active construction. The $37.8M project went on to achieve LEED Platinum.
Read the engagement →Two separate claims. We keep them separate because they are earned in completely different ways.
We work the entire state from our Orange County base. Close enough to most California sites that a visit is a drive rather than a travel budget. That proximity is the point: we see the building, not photographs of it.
Site visits scheduled within days, not weeks, anywhere in this footprint. Outside it, we quote travel honestly before you retain us.
Construction law is state law. The technical question travels between states. The statute does not. Before we opine outside California we do the statutory work first, then we publish it.
Each guide is written for that state on its own terms. For a state we have not published yet, we tell you plainly and do the research before we take a position. All state guides
Names of the parties and a one-line description of the matter. We confirm we are clear before you send anything substantive. What a conflict check covers
A direct conversation about the building, the theory of the case and what a defensible answer would actually require. If the matter is outside what we do well, we say so.
Site investigation and testing to recognized standards, then a written report authored by the person who did the work and will sit for deposition on it.
Substantive articles on forensic investigation, expert witness practice, construction management and the state law that shapes all three.
Mold in a newer California home starts with water. How investigators trace the source to construction or use and how the Right to Repair Act applies.
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How a construction expert builds a defensible opinion: inspection timing, ASTM testing, sampling plans and alternative causes, with Rule 702 context.
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Smoke-damaged home in California? How testing, clean or replace scoping and clearance work, plus what AB 1795 changes for smoke claims in 2027.
Read the article →Send the parties and a short description. You will hear back from the person who would actually work the file, within one business day.
Or call (800) 929-3605 · Office@PCC-Experts.com
