Litigation Support

Premier Environmental Services provides technical support to law firms by collecting and analyzing environmental data related to environmental claims and by providing litigation support services, including expert testimony. Premier understand the sensitivities involved in legal proceedings, including confidentiality, thoroughness, completeness, and organization. We further understand that our representations must be fully defensible by counsel and, therefore, tailor language and maintain records accordingly.

Examples of Premier's litigation and testimonial support services and qualifications include senior professionals with extensive deposition experience and the technical experience to function as testifying or consulting experts and professionals with experience in developing the technical strategy in consultation with legal counsel, assisting in the selection of and preparation of expert witnesses, and cross-examination of the opponent's experts. Premier also has experience in the following areas:

  • Allocating project liability and costs among multiple responsible parties, experience
  • Compiling and analyzing historical evidence and generating the necessary questions for discovery purposes
  • Determining and evaluating the technical merits and consistency of claims, and methodologies to cases involving regulatory programs such as CERCLA, Clean Water Act, RCRA, OSHA, and numerous state programs
  • Tracking analytical records and documents generated from discovery through trial proceedings

Premier's environmental litigation team members understand that they must be sensitive to the varying degrees of technical sophistication among opposing counsels, judges and juries. Our technical can assist an attorney understanding of the technical issues that arise with depositions and courtroom testimony. Premier's expert testimony often includes visual aids, including computer animation, to present technical findings clearly and effectively.

Premier's professionals help attorneys and other parties facing uncertainty or diversity when resources or reputations are at stake. We perform rigorous analyses that provide insights for better business decisions. We assist attorneys and their clients direct, and manage the rapidly changing regulation of their industry. We also work directly with industry to develop proactive strategies that address current regulatory issues and anticipate future regulatory changes.

Premier has served the regulatory and litigation needs of oil and gas, chemical/petrochemical, pulp and paper, manufacturing, and other commercial and industrial clients helping chart appropriate courses through complex and challenging issues. We bring a strong team of renowned professionals to support engagements ranging from internal client regulatory strategy development, to providing expert testimony in regulatory proceedings and litigation.

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Name Highest Degree Professional Experience Professional Registration Office Location
Steve Barnett M.Sc. 23 PG/RG/LHG Portland, OR
Dan Chamberlin M.Sc. 15 PG/PE, CHMM St. Louis, IL
Robin Ferber M.Sc. 20 RG, REA Los Angeles, CA
Timothy Goist M.Sc. 17 PG Atlanta, GA
Norman Kennel M.EM 17 PG Memphis, TN
David Morley M.Sc. 21 PG Stafford, TX
Carol Nothern B.Sc. 19 PG Atlanta, GA
Tarmo Pajutee   25 CCB; EPA-RM Portland, OR
Gabriela Payares-Floreslovo B.Sc. 13   Houston, TX
Thomas Redd M.Sc. MBA 15 PE Seattle, WA
David Richardson BA, M.Sc. 22 PG Medina, OH
Joseph Ricker M.Sc. 9 PE Memphis, TN
Dena Roosa B.A. 9   Dallas, TX
Rodney Sartor MBA 11 REM Jackson, MS
Earl Scott M.Sc. 20 PG Atlanta, GA
Doug Seely B.Sc. 27   Boston, MA
Corinne Severn B.Sc. 18   Las Vegas, NV
Shawn Severn Ph.D. 23   Las Vegas, NV
Kiran Srinivasan M.Eng. 17   Houston, TX
Bruce Tunnicliffe M.Eng. 6 PE Toronto, Ontario
David Wade B.Sc. 18 P. Geo/FRM Toronto, Ontario