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MB&G’s senior forestry partners sometimes serve as expert witnesses, providing testimony on a variety of technical, economic, and policy questions in legal disputes and/or court challenges. Testimony has ranged from timberland appraisals, economic impact analysis, forest management, policy, and damage assessment. MB&G experts work in a culture that emphasizes an independent view with a clear focus on the facts. Our company provides clients significant value in litigation support because we employ highly trained, technical experts who can assist in the litigation support when necessary.
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Project |
Association of O&C Counties |
Testified before the US Department of Interior, Office of Hearings and Appeals about economic impacts resulting from designating certain timber sales off-limits to timber harvesting because of spotted owl regulations. |
Burlington Northern |
Provided expert analysis for defendants including interstate log flows, log values, and timber supply and demand issues between Montana and the West Coast. |
US Department of Justice |
Assessed liability and damages in timberland mismanagement claims brought by various Tribes, including timber valuation, business modeling, and evaluation of silvicultural impacts on growth and investment return. |
Private Client |
Assessed timber sale damages resulting from administrative delays imposed on the purchaser by federal government actions. |
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