Construction & Architecture

With over 30 years of construction management experience, James West is an expert witness that assists clients and their legal counsel with analyzing and resolving construction claims. Owners and counsel who realize the potential for construction disputes and conflicts rely on his expertise as construction managers and contractors.

James West possesses unique skill sets, that enables him to review and analyze claim issues promoting timely resolution. Clients depend on his specialized knowledge and expertise of construction claims to efficiently and cost effectively produce persuasive position statements for favorable and informed settlements.

He can assist with numerous construction claims services including the following:  

• Claims Identification
• Construction Means and Methods
• Risk Evaluation and Quantification
• Unforeseen and Differing Site Conditions
• Damage Assessments  
• Change Order Impacts
• Schedule Delay Analysis
• Time Impact Analysis
• Construction Defect Evaluation
• Disruption Assessments
• Productivity Impact Evaluations
• Acceleration Claims
• Wrongful Contract Termination or Suspension
• Assessment of Force Majeure Events
• Architect & Engineer Standards of Care
• Evaluation of Design Professionals — Certificate of Merit
• Claims Mitigation & Avoidance