Commercial construction consulting and expert witness services in the San Francisco Bay Area

Litigation support for streamlined case resolution

For complex cases, when you need professional construction consulting or an expert witness, consider Donley Construction Consultants. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with 30 years experience on more than 500 cases, we help you streamline the process of successfully resolving construction claims.

Commercial construction claims

Attorneys with commercial construction claims count on us to provide a solid foundation for their cases. From the Bay Area to LA, and Salt Lake City to Boston, our typical projects are:

$5 to $50 million new construction or remodels
commercial buildings or multifamily residences
schools, hospitals or public agencies

Involved in a residential construction dispute? Our background also includes consulting on hundreds of single family residences.

Objective consulting services for construction disputes

Settle your construction disputes with the benefit of our technical expertise and objective eye. We enhance your ability to plan, manage and settle your case expediently. If a claim must go to court, expect depositions that stand up to scrutiny and testimony that’s clear and compelling.

Our construction consulting services include:

Defect, delay and cost overrun claims analysis and management for plaintiff or defense counsel
Technical reports and exhibits
Construction document management
Expert witness testimony

Flexible and cost-effective construction case support

Lean and nimble, Donley Construction Consultants offers you flexible services for investigation, analysis and preparation for settlement or court. As general contractors, we provide broad, impartial knowledge. For specialized expertise – engineering to architecture – we build a customized team from our network of professionals, so you can access and budget for only the resources necessary to your case.

Efficient, timely answers

From vast experience, we can separate the signal from the noise in your claim. You avoid false starts and unproductive investigation and take the most direct route to case settlement. From providing searchable documents online to creating a clear, concise narrative for your complex project, our work moves your construction case to resolution.

We never share your email address.

Surprising Construction Stats

A survey by Engineering-News Record showed building owners considered the majority of major construction projects successful, and yet...

42% were completed late
33% were over budget
13% of these ended up as claims or
in litigation