36+ Years of Construction Leadership
Construction Expertise Grounded in More Than 36 Years of Real-World Project Leadership
RFH Partners provides independent construction expert witness and litigation support services to attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants in complex construction disputes.
Led by Robert Hession, a construction executive with more than 36 years of commercial construction, general contracting, construction management, and project leadership experience, RFH Partners helps counsel understand what occurred on a project, how accepted construction practices apply, and what the available records support.
Independent Analysis for Complex Construction Disputes
Construction disputes often involve extensive project records, competing explanations, incomplete documentation, and technical issues that must be presented clearly to counsel, clients, mediators, arbitrators, judges, and juries.
RFH Partners applies senior-level construction judgment to organize the facts, evaluate project performance, identify the relevant issues, and provide objective, fact-based opinions within the scope of the engagement.
Assignments may include early case evaluation, document review, site inspection, technical analysis, expert reporting, deposition preparation, mediation or arbitration support, and trial testimony.
Areas of Expert Analysis
Construction defects and deficient workmanship
Construction standard of care
General contractor and construction-manager performance
Project administration and controls
Delays, disruption, and schedule impacts
Change orders and extra work
Cost overruns and cost-to-complete
Payment applications and requisition disputes
Corrective work and remediation costs
Scope-of-work disagreements
Construction documentation and recordkeeping
Contractor termination and project completion
Owner, contractor, and subcontractor disputes
Commercial, healthcare, institutional, and corporate interior projects
Records Commonly Reviewed
Construction contracts and subcontracts
Drawings and specifications
Requests for information
Submittals and shop drawings
Project schedules and schedule updates
Change orders and change-order logs
Payment applications and requisitions
Daily reports and superintendent records
Meeting minutes and progress reports
Emails and project correspondence
Photographs and videos
Inspection and testing reports
Punch lists and deficiency lists
Invoices, proposals, and cost records
Lien waivers and payment documentation
Corrective-work scopes and remediation records
The objective is not merely to summarize documents, but to determine what the project records collectively show.
Types of Opinions and Assistance
Evaluate whether work was performed consistently with the contract documents and generally accepted construction practices.
Assess the performance of contractors and construction managers.
Identify project-administration and documentation failures.
Evaluate the basis and support for change orders and extra-work claims.
Analyze claimed delays, schedule impacts, and disruption within the applicable scope.
Review costs associated with completion, correction, or remediation.
Evaluate payment applications and supporting cost documentation.
Explain complex construction issues in clear, practical terms.
Prepare independent expert reports and rebuttal analyses.
Support counsel during deposition, mediation, arbitration, and trial.
Why Attorneys Engage RFH Partners
Executive-Level Construction Experience
Robert Hession brings more than 36 years of experience in commercial construction and senior executive leadership, including responsibility for complex healthcare, corporate interior, institutional, commercial, and residential projects.
Practical, Fact-Based Analysis
Opinions are developed from the project records, site conditions, contract requirements, and real-world construction practices—not from generalized assumptions.
Clear Communication
Technical construction issues are organized and explained in language that attorneys, clients, and decision-makers can readily understand.
Plaintiff and Defense Assignments
RFH Partners accepts appropriate engagements from both plaintiff and defense counsel, subject to conflict review and availability.
Principal-Led Service
Each engagement is led directly by Robert Hession, with support personnel used only when appropriate and under his supervision.
Engagement Process
Conflict and Availability Review
Review the parties, counsel, project participants, deadlines, and anticipated scope.
Initial Case Assessment
Counsel provides an overview of the dispute, key pleadings, available documents, deadlines, and issues requiring expert analysis.
Scope and Document Plan
RFH Partners defines the proposed scope, identifies required records, establishes anticipated deliverables, and provides a fee arrangement.
Investigation and Analysis
The work may include document review, interviews, site observations, cost evaluation, schedule review, and comparison of the work to applicable project requirements and construction practices.
Findings and Litigation Support
Deliverables may include preliminary observations, consultation with counsel, written reports, rebuttal analysis, deposition preparation, arbitration support, and trial testimony.
Geographic Availability
RFH Partners is based in the New York metropolitan region and accepts appropriate expert witness and litigation support assignments nationwide. On-site services are available throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, the Northeast, and other locations as required by the engagement
Final Call to Action
Discuss Your Construction Matter Confidentially
To request Robert Hession’s availability, curriculum vitae, fee schedule, or additional qualifications, contact RFH Partners.
Robert Hession
Founder and Principal
RFH Partners, LLC
646-593-1423
[email protected]
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