Testifying Authority & Technical Mentorship
Steve Hill Construction Consulting serves as the foundational technical DNA of AEC Forensics Group. For clients and colleagues familiar with Steve Hill’s decades of independent consulting, that legacy practice is now fully backed by the strategic infrastructure of AEC Forensics Group.
While CEO Brian Hill provides the strategic file management and litigation infrastructure, Steve Hill provides the unimpeachable technical reality that wins cases.
The Pedigree
Over 50 Years of Technical Reality
Lead counsel requires more than just theoretical engineering knowledge on a file; they require an expert who understands how buildings are actually built and how they actually fail.
Steve Hill brings over 50 years of hands-on construction experience and more than 30 years of dedicated forensic investigation to every dispute. His unparalleled background spans every level of the built environment, from complex commercial reconstruction to high-end residential defect resolution.
The Three Modes of Expertise: The Witness Box & The Safe Harbor
A primary differentiator of AEC Forensics Group is our ability to operate strictly as non-testifying consultants, providing a “Safe Harbor” for lead counsel. Steve Hill is uniquely qualified to operate in three distinct capacities on a complex file, adapting to the exact strategic needs of the litigation:
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The Testifying Authority:
When designated, Steve has a proven track record of providing definitive clarity in depositions, arbitrations, and trials. Because his opinions are rooted in a half-century of actual dirt-under-the-fingernails building experience, his testimony is grounded, objective, and highly resilient under cross-examination. His areas of testifying expertise include Standard of Care analysis, root-cause defect investigation, development of repair methodologies, value engineering, and cost-to-repair quantification.
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The Non-Testifying Analyst & Researcher:
Operating within our protected Safe Harbor framework, Steve provides lead counsel with an unfiltered, objective assessment of the technical facts without waiving attorney work product privilege. In this mode, he conducts highly sensitive research, deconstructs opposing technical reports, and identifies technical vulnerabilities in the case long before they can be exploited by opposing counsel.
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The Technical Mentor & Peer:
When acting in a collaborative, non-designated role, Steve serves as a high-level technical mentor and peer to the broader expert team. Operating under the strategic management of our litigation infrastructure, he uses his three decades of forensic experience to align disjointed technical disciplines. He helps junior experts fortify their findings, pressure-tests their theories, and ensures the entire expert roster is fully prepared and resilient for cross-examination.
Retain AEC Forensics Group
By pairing Steve Hill’s versatile technical authority with Brian Hill’s strategic file management, AEC Forensics Group delivers a level of courtroom resilience that standalone experts cannot match.
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