Flood Damage And Loss Assessment Expert Witnesses
Flood damage and loss assessment expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on flood damage and loss assessment. The flood damage and loss assessment expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Civil Engineering.
Christopher R Hanstad, P.E., CFM
Flood and Drainage Expert Witness
Hanstad Engineering Services
Champaign, Illinois
Civil Engineering
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Floodway Violations, Floodplain Modeling, Flood Damage and Loss Assessment, Hydrology, Hydraulics, FEMA Floodplain Revisions, Drainage
Chris Hanstad is a Licensed Professional Engineer (IL, IN, KY, WI) and Certified Floodplain Manager with over 15 years of expertise in floodplain analysis and regulatory compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Since 2018, he has served as an expert witness in flooding and drainage-related litigation, providing written reports, discovery deposition, and trial testimony.
As the lead of Illinois’ Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) program since its inception, Mr. Hanstad has overseen the evaluation and determination of hundreds of LOMR applications, ensuring compliance with rigorous floodplain modeling standards and NFIP regulations. His work directly informs revisions to FEMA floodplain maps.
Mr. Hanstad specializes in assessing the flood risk impact of projects within floodplains, particularly their effects on adjacent properties. He has identified and reported seven floodway violations to FEMA and has provided litigation support in cases involving such violations. ...
