Our History

1997

1. Founded to provide building consulting services, establishing the firm’s commitment to providing a decisive advantage to insurance clients

   

2. Established an early West Coast presence with locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle

   

2005

1. Expanded to the South and East Coast, marking the firm’s first major geographic growth beyond the West Coast

   

2017

1. Celebrated our 20-year anniversary by surpassing 200 consultants, reflecting sustained growth and market demand

2. Launched the forensic engineering practice, expanding technical capabilities and strengthening litigation and claims support services

   

2018

1. Established an international presence with expertise in the U.K.

2021

1. Entered a strategic partnership with CIVC Partners, accelerating growth and investment in people, platforms, and capabilities

2. Surpassed 350 employees

3. Launched equipment business to provide additional property damage services to insurers

2022

1. Acquired FCMC, forming the foundation of our government services division

2. Acquired Momentum Engineering, forming the foundation of our accident reconstruction and biomechanics division

2023

1. Acquired Guardian Group, a surety and professional services group based out of Torrance, California, forming the foundation of our surety practice

2. Acquired In-Line Consulting, a building consulting and engineering firm, expanding our building consulting presence in the southeast

2024

1. Acquired Trophy Point, a cost-estimating and construction advising company

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2. Acquired Bloomberg Consulting, an accident reconstruction firm specializing in heavy trucks to bolster our accident reconstruction services division

   

3. Established a strategic partnership with THL Partners, a leading private equity firm with deep expertise in insurance services and technology, supporting the firm’s next phase of growth

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4. Launched the environmental consulting practice, specializing in industrial hygiene, asbestos, mold, air quality and soot evaluations

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5. Surpassed 700 employees

   

2025

1. Acquired Encore Group, a construction project scheduling firm with a focus on large commercial plant construction

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2. Acquired JMR, a building consulting firm to bolster our building consulting presence in the Texas market

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3. Acquired InQuis Global, a professional consulting firm specializing in vocational and life care planning

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4. Combined our construction cost estimating, scheduling and construction advisory groups to form the Planning & Construction Advisory Services (PCAS) division, which also includes owner’s representative services

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2026

1. Launched the Forensic Accounting business to provide forensic accounting and expand litigation capabilities

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2. Celebrated the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Seattle, expanding materials analysis and product testing capabilities

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3. Acquired Carr Engineering, Inc., one of the nation’s most respected motor vehicle crash reconstruction and design analysis firms

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