Forensic Consulting Arborist & Expert Witness

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Ron Lamneck is a Consulting Arborist, Arboriculture Forensic Investigator, and Expert Witness with more than four decades of professional arboricultural experience. Through Arborist Consulting Solutions LLC, he provides consulting arboriculture, forensic arboriculture investigations, tree risk assessments, tree and plant appraisal, expert witness services, and litigation support in complex tree-related matters. Since 1984, Mr. Lamneck has worked exclusively in arboriculture. He gained extensive hands-on experience across every aspect of the tree care industry before advancing into consulting, forensic investigation, and expert witness work, giving him a comprehensive, practical command of the field that informs every professional opinion he provides. EXPERIENCE AND SCOPE OF WORK As a Consulting Arborist, Mr. Lamneck provides independent, third-party technical evaluation and objective professional opinions, distinct from hands-on tree care, for attorneys, insurance professionals, municipalities, government agencies, homeowners' and condominium associations, commercial property owners, developers, engineers, landscape architects, and private property owners. He is retained to investigate and evaluate: Tree failures and hazardous tree conditions Personal injury and fatality matters Property damage claims Construction impacts to trees Root and infrastructure conflicts Tree preservation Insurance claims Municipal and association matters Permitting and regulatory compliance Tree ordinance violations Remediation and mitigation Tree and plant appraisal Questions involving the applicable Standards of Care Consulting Arborist Forensic Arborist Tree Failure Analysis Tree Risk Assessment Hazard Tree Evaluation Tree & Plant Appraisal Tree Valuation Arborist Expert Witness Tree Litigation Support Arborist Deposition & Trial Testimony Arboricultural Standards of Care Tree-Related Injury & Fatality Causation Tree Property Damage Investigation Construction Tree Impact Assessment Tree Root & Infrastructure Conflicts Tree Damage Insurance Claims Storm & Hurricane Tree Damage Assessment HOA & Condo Association Tree Disputes Tree Ordinance & Permitting Compliance Tree Preservation & Protection Plans METHODOLOGY AND STANDARDS Mr. Lamneck's opinions are developed through systematic investigation, comprehensive site inspections, careful documentation, and technical analysis grounded in accepted arboricultural principles and nationally recognized industry standards, including ANSI A300, ANSI Z133, ISA Best Management Practices, and the CTLA Guide for Plant Appraisal. Over the course of his career he has personally performed more than one thousand tree risk assessments and arborist reports, and has completed well over one thousand hours of continuing education to remain current with evolving methodologies, standards, and science. EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES Mr. Lamneck provides expert witness services throughout all phases of litigation and dispute resolution, including case evaluation, document review, technical consultation, expert report preparation, mediation support, deposition testimony, and trial testimony. He is committed to communicating complex arboricultural issues clearly and objectively for attorneys, insurers, judges, juries, and other decision-makers. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND CREDENTIALS Professional Member, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Maintains professional liability (Errors and Omissions) insurance ISA Certified Arborist (FL9290-A) ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ) ISA Prescription Pruning Qualified Certified Tree & Plant Appraiser LIAF Certified Landscape Inspector FNGLA Certified Horticulturist Available for retention nationwide CONTACT Arborist Consulting Solutions LLC Lake Worth, Florida (728) 212-8891 thearborist123@yahoo.com www.arboristconsultingsolutions.com