Environmental Forensics

Frank Bissett, PG
Vice President
12343 Hymeadow Drive, Suite 3B
Austin, Texas 78750-1858
Phone: (512) 336-1170
FAX: (512) 336-0178

HGL uses forensics techniques to discover and review documentary and technical information. Results and findings are used to establish legal evidence relating to environmental contamination, assess liability, allocate cleanup costs, and assist in response action implementation. HGL's forensics experts excel in gathering, managing, integrating, and analyzing documentary, interview, and aerial photographic evidence from archival and electronic sources. Clients working through the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) process benefit especially from the Environmental Forensics Division's (EFD) automated and online strategies for environmental record management and auditing.

During the past 10 years, the EFD has performed over 150 forensics and environmental records management projects for government clients. Most of these have been conducted in support of CERCLA and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act actions and have been provided through Cost Reimbursable, Time and Material, Firm Fixed Price, and Performance-Based contracts.

Historical Research

Aerial Photograph Interpretation
Literature & Primary Source Research

Interviews
Ownership & Chain-of-Title Research

Environmental History Reports

Inventory Project Reports
Site Operational Histories
Military Munitions Historical Summaries

Specialized Historical Studies
Preliminary Assessments

Information Management Services

Administrative Record Support
FUDS Information Improvement Plan

Electronic Document Management
Implementation

Litigation Support and Expert Witness Services

Cost Allocations
Potentially Responsible Party Searches
Chemical Fingerprinting

Liability Analyses
Trial Support & Exhibits

EFD staff wholly dedicated to providing forensics services, ensuring continuity throughout a project’s lifecycle

Key personnel have more than 20 years' experience in forensics, bringing institutional knowledge and unique and practical experience to negotiations and trial support

Innovation—unique and creative responses to problems result in favorable settlements; contracts often pay for themselves

Tailored record management strategies, procedures, and tools—including Web-based, image-enabled databases—to best meet clients’ needs

Focus on public-sector work leads to extraordinarily low risk of COI issues and sensitivity to matters of privilege and confidentiality are exceptionally high

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