Service Detail

SouthArc offers expert witness services for potential litigation, brownfields investigation and legal cases involving other types of violations. Our principles have more than 40 combined years of hands-on experience in Phase I, II and III assessments, cultural heritage resource analysis, excavations and archaeological value determination.

We provide expert witness testimony for land/water use issues, prior land use investigations, title search, and damage assessment arising from operations conducted by other businesses, government agencies, prior/current property owners and individuals.

SouthArc has expertise in examining land title records, government archival records, academic and trade journals, and collections of historical maps and photographs. This documentation is used to produce substantive documentation and reports to determine land ownership, liability and potentially responsible parties.

Litigation Assistance:

· Archival Research

· Preparation of expert witness reports, affidavits, exhibits and opinions

· Consulting with attorneys

· Critique/rebut expert witness reports submitted b y opposing counsel

· Deposition testimony in support of client claims

Professional Services:

· Investigative assistance for Potentially Responsible Parties and cultural resource violations

· Cultural Heritage Management and resource protection

· Archival and on-site investigations; damage assessment