Dispute Resolution and Expert Witness Services

Dispute resolution takes many forms and ranges from field level consideration through mediation, arbitration and court proceedings. Preparing or analyzing a position in dispute can be more effective when viewed from an experienced perspective.

Familiarity with the process of dispute resolution and litigation in combination with tested experience, are critical to assisting counsel in crafting and presenting the argument. The personnel of Summit Consulting Services have this experience and are the resource the process requires.

Our analytical process can serve the project contemporaneously or after the project has matured beyond the issues. Careful reconstruction of the facts at issue and the contract obligations involved, coupled with objective analysis of the respective positions is the hallmark of our process. Investment in this process best serves to persuade the participants in, and the arbiters of, the dispute.

Conducting discovery on large document productions, identifying the issues, combing the record for supporting information, analyzing the impacts and calculating the damages incurred are all components of our support services. We employ trial-tested techniques for presenting and proving the sufficiency of impacts and damages. We supplement effective testimony with demonstrative exhibits, employing multi-media techniques that have become more crucial to relating one's position. We manage the construction of large litigation databases and electronic records, enabling the coordination of information crucial to effective deposition questioning and the preparation of trial exhibits.

Our reports and testimony serve to elicit successful pre-trial settlements and post-trial decisions. When facing the time and cost associated with litigated claims arising from construction disputes, Summit Consulting Services is an effective resource for the Owner, Contractor and Lawyer seeking to argue or defend their contract position.

CLIENT LIST

• AB Consultants - Lanham, MD
  Project: Technical Support Services for Asphalt Pavement and Coatings Team
• Amyclae - Washington, DC
  Project: Stowe of Amyclae - Stafford VA
• DPR Construction, Inc - Redwood City, CA
  Project: Sterile Computer Facility - Colorado Springs, CO
• McCarthy Improvement - Davenport, IA
  Project: Rt. 288 Extension Chesterfield County VA
• Merrill Iron & Steel - Schofield, WI
  Project: Tyson Event Center, Sioux City, IA
• Ohio Air National Guard - Springfield, OH
  Project: Base Supply Annex - Springfield, OH
• Ohio Department of Administrative Services - Columbus, OH
  Project: State of Ohio Computer Center
• Ohio Department of Transportation - Columbus, OH
  • Project: Metroparks Construction - Cleveland, OH
  • Project: SR 306 - Geauga County, OH
• Private Residence - Mitchelville, MD
  Project: Home Construction
• Private Residence - Prince George's County, MD
  Project: Home Construction
• Shirley Contracting Corporation - Lorton, VA
  Project: Springfield Interchange - Phase II / III Springfield, VA
• Sigal Construction Company - Washington, DC
  Project: Barnard Elementary - Washington, DC
• State of OH / Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction - Columbus, OH
  Project: Belmont Correctional Facility - Belmont, OH
• State of OH / Ohio Dept of Youth Services - Columbus, OH
  Project: Marion Youth Facility - Marion, OH
• State of OH / The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
  • Project: McCracken Power Plant - OSU
  • Project: Museum of Biological Diversity - OSU
• State of VA / VDOT - Richmond, VA
  • Project: Lee Chapel Rd. - Fairfax County, VA
  • Project: Rt. 460 - Giles County, VA
• The University of Toledo - Toledo, OH
  Project: Student Housing Project
• Turner Construction Company - Arlington, VA
  Project: Univ of MD Medical System, Phase III Baltimore, MD
• University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT
  Project: Olympic Village Housing