Consulting Services (For Counsel)
High-stakes environmental litigation requires defensible science, credible experts, and clear communication.
Since Integral’s founding, litigation consulting has been a core part of our work. For more than two decades, we have supported attorneys and their clients across hundreds of environmental and human health cases, building highly-defensible, evidence-based arguments that withstand cross-examination. Our deep bench spans toxicologists, engineers, geologists, economists, ecologists, chemists, statisticians, and epidemiologists—giving clients access to a rare breadth of expertise in one place. This combination of technical excellence, strategic insight, and clear communication presents complex science and engineering concepts in ways judges, juries, and other stakeholders can understand and thus trust.
Featured Projects
Data Hub Development for Complex Environmental Litigation Support
Defending Against State PCB Contamination Claims
PFAS Multiphase Soil Capping Project
Source Evaluation and Allocation
Determining where a contaminant came from, where its going, and who is responsible, is often central to litigation. Integral’s forensics, groundwater modeling, and fate-and-transport expertise provide clear and defensible allocations.
Value We Deliver:
- Scientific forensics that identify contaminant sources
- Allocation analyses that withstand legal scrutiny
- Groundwater and environmental modeling that clarifies responsibility
Engineering and Remediation
Litigation often questions whether the right engineering decisions were made. Our engineers and remediation specialists evaluate system design, costs, and performance to determine if solutions were appropriate and defensible.
Value We Deliver:
- Independent reviews of remediation system design and effectiveness
- Cost assessments that clarify reasonableness of actions taken
- Expert support for cost recovery and allocation matters
Health Effects of Chemicals
Our toxicologists and risk assessors evaluate the effects of chemicals on people and the environment. We separate credible evidence from unsupported claims, providing clarity for litigation and settlement.
Value We Deliver:
- Clear evaluations of chemical and product-related health risks
- Expertise in toxicology, product stewardship, and contaminated site claims
- Credible testimony that withstands cross-examination
Regulatory Compliance
When compliance is challenged, you need advisors who know the regulations inside and out. Integral’s experts help you evaluate alleged violations, defend compliance, and build strategies that align with both science and the law.
Value We Deliver:
- Expert analysis across federal and state environmental regulations
- Defense strategies rooted in scientific credibility
- Regulatory insight that strengthens your case
Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)
When NRDA claims arise, Integral brings one of the most experienced NRD teams in the nation. We provide scientific and economic analysis that clarifies the extent of injury and the value of restoration.
Value We Deliver:
- Injury assessments for ecological, cultural, and recreational resources
- Restoration scaling and valuation analysis
- Litigation support from recognized NRDA experts
Exposure Assessment and Epidemiology
Our scientists and exposure scientists assess how, and to what extent, people were exposed to chemicals. These analyses often prove decisive in litigation outcomes.
Value We Deliver:
- Quantitative exposure assessments across pathways (air, water, soil, dermal)
- Epidemiological analysis that links—or decouples—exposure and health outcomes
- Testimony that explains findings clearly to judges, juries, and regulators
FAQs
Because we combine technical excellence with clear communication. Our experts are credentialed, experienced, and skilled at making complex science understandable to counsel, judges, and juries.
Yes. Our experts provide behind-the-scenes consulting as well as courtroom testimony. We’re trusted practitioners and strategists who know how to communicate effectively in high-stakes litigation.
Cases involving regulatory compliance, chemical exposure and health effects, allocation of responsibility, remediation decisions, fate and transport, general assessment, NRDA, and epidemiology. These areas reflect our core expertise and multidisciplinary bench strength.