Utah arborist expert witnesses assess tree health, hazard potential, and proper maintenance using ISA-based standards and local growing conditions. They often come from municipal forestry, utility vegetation management along Wasatch Front corridors, and consulting practices serving ski resorts and wildfire-prone foothills. They commonly evaluate tree failure causation, pruning and removal practices, root damage, and storm or construction impacts.
Plant Physiology, Weed Science & Herbicide Expert Witness
Plant Physiology, Weed Science & Herbicide Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $150/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $250/hr
- Court Fee
- $250/hr
This supremely qualified plant physiologist earned his BS in Botany from DePauw University, his MS in Plant Ecology from the University of Colorado, and his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. He is an active member of the Weed Science Society of America and lead a twenty plus year career at American Cyanamid, where he attained the position of Director of Herbicide Discovery. Additionally, he served as a Plant Physiologist for more than a decade with the USDA. Currently, he practices as a consultant for parties interested in botany, herbicide, and plant physiology.
Private Botany and Weed Management Consultant
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Illinois
Hartsel,
Colorado