I’ve both known of and known Ted for nearly as long as I’ve been licensed to practice law in California. To describe Ted as a titan in the world of construction experts is simply insufficient. In my view, despite his decades of technical experience and success operating various construction industry businesses, the principal reason for Ted’s success as an expert witness – and why he gets multiple phone calls soliciting his involvement in just about every high-profile construction dispute across the western states, is because of how Ted relates to people.
Bumgardner had the most impressive background and qualifications to estimate construction costs
Ted Bumgardner’s testimony on this issue was spot on in my opinion and I would be quite surprised if all the lawyers and witnesses in this case did not hold the same opinion.
Our litigation team at Eisner Jaffe, under the leadership of founding
partner Michael Eisner and department chair Jim Turken, has an
established, successful track record in, among other areas, real estate,
construction, and commercial litigation. We immediately knew that
Bumgardner’s insight presented us with a tremendous amount of
leverage that we didn’t have before. It became the crux of the main
argument we raised and gave us a significant advantage.
Ted spent two days on-site inspecting the balconies and was
meticulous with his documentation, photographs and notes for every
balcony involved. His preparation was impeccable, and he was able
to discuss the specific details of each individual balcony the arbitrator
inquired about. We could not have been happier with his contributions
to the case.
I have worked with Ted for a long time and he’s always great at
evaluating and opining on cost, cost of repair and the methods for
how to get there. He did another great job with [General Contractor
vs. Sub-Contractor] case and we’re pleased to have been able to
secure this verdict for our client.
I had the pleasure of working with Ted Bumgardner as our construction
costs expert in a major fire loss case. In that case, I represented
Whispering Winds Catholic Conference Center which was decimated
by a wildfire. Ted was very responsive and impressive in his work
product and presentation. Due in large part to Ted’s excellent work in
that case, we settled with the insurance company for the full amount
we requested, including attorneys’ fees and costs. I highly recommend
Ted Bumgardner as an exceptional construction forensics expert.
The challenge for any case of this nature is how to communicate
effectively with the jury. We had very dry material, talking about
scheduling and the plumbing aspects of the project, in order to
determine whether the plumbing contractor was responsible for all of
the delay or if the general contractor brought the delay on itself. Ted’s
testimony and presentation graphics were very effective in helping the
jury make their decision. As a result, the general contractor received
zero from the jury for their delay claim, which represented the majority
of the $2.5 million claim. We were very pleased with the successful
outcome for our client.
It was a pleasure working with Ted […] his explanation of complex
construction concepts to the jury helped us achieve the result for our
client.
I was very impressed with his presentation. You could tell that he was
highly credible with the jury. His testimony was delivered with
confidence and a smile, even during an adversarial cross-examination
from the defense counsel. We were very pleased to be able to achieve
this favorable outcome for our client and to get them all of the monies
they were owed.