When an engineering project fails — or is alleged to have failed — the central question becomes: did the engineer meet the applicable standard of care? Ireland Consulting provides rigorous technical analysis of civil engineering design decisions, structural performance, water resources management, and professional liability matters.
As a licensed professional civil engineer with decades of direct project experience, Steven Ireland understands engineering practice from the inside. He knows the codes, the standards, and the professional guidelines — and how actual engineering decisions are made in the real world. That knowledge is essential when evaluating whether an engineer’s decisions were reasonable under the circumstances that existed at the time.
We support both plaintiff and defense counsel in professional liability matters, providing standard of care opinions, technical analysis, and testimony in depositions, arbitrations, mediations, and trials.
Civil, structural, and water resources engineering analysis including professional liability and standard of care evaluations.
Standard of care analysis is at the core of every engineering professional liability case. The question is not whether the engineer made a mistake — the question is whether a reasonably competent professional in the same situation would have made the same decision. That determination requires an expert who has actually practiced at that level.
Steven Ireland has reviewed engineering designs, managed construction of engineered systems, and overseen quality control on major infrastructure projects. He understands the pressures and constraints under which engineers work, what the applicable codes and standards require, and how to explain both clearly in litigation.
Our engineering expert services cover civil design disputes, structural failures, drainage and flooding claims, and professional liability cases involving engineers of record, design-builders, and peer reviewers across all project types.
