Premises Liability Expert Witness

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Clinton J. Ford M.S… is the President and founder of Advanced Building Consultants. He is a recognized expert in all forms of Premise Liability (including Walkway Safety analysis & Tribometry), Construction, and Environmental issues. Mr. Ford has over three decades of construction experience on projects ranging from $5,000 to $50,000,000 and has spent over thirty (30) years providing construction consulting and expert witness services to the legal industry. Ford’s exemplary casework displays his investigative prowess in a vast variety of claim topics. Using up-to-date technology combined with his elite knowledge of building codes, standards, and statutes, Ford is consistently able to present analysis and witnessing that can be described as nothing but expert. Mr. Ford offers attorneys consulting and litigation support assistance in Building Construction / Environmental Claims that have resulted in property damage, personal injury, and/or wrongful death. Advanced Building Consultants offers pre-litigation counseling, damage and loss estimating, forensic building construction investigation and analysis, pre-trial and trial consulting services and trial testimony. Mr. Ford individually tailors preparation for each case for your clients in order to provide the greatest benefit and impact in either a defensive or offensive posture. Ford’s certifications are displayed below: Insurance: ACA - All Lines Independent Claims Adjuster Florida 520 Licenses #087209 since 2004 Florida Unaffiliated General Lines Property & Casualty Insurance Agent 2-20 License #A087209 since 2011 National Flood Insurance Program Claims Adjuster – Cert. Number 30003330 Georgia Insurance Non-Resident Casualty & Property Adjuster #763839 IAUA - Certified Property Appraiser & Umpire (CPAU), Certified Appraiser (CPIA), Certified Umpire (CPIU) Xactimate Estimating Software user since 2004 Construction: National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI), since 2020 State of Florida Certified General Contractor CGC 020554 since 1981 State of Florida Certified Roofing Contractor CCC 056639 since 1992 State of Florida Certified Home Inspector #HI1006 Equivalent Certification to Design Professional for Engineering of One or Two-Family Structures under FS 489.115(4) (b) & Florida Building Code 104.2.2.1 EPA Certified Lead Renovator Certification No. R-I-8865-10-10166 by the Environmental Management Institute, Inc. OSHA Construction Safety & Health Certificate – Florida International University – August 1986 OSHA General Industry Safety & Health Certificate – Indoor Environmental Management – 2015 InterNACHI Certified Roof Inspector Environmental: State of Florida Certified Mold Assessor #MRSA 16 (Sixteenth Person Certified as a Mold Assessor by the State of Florida) State of Florida Certified Mold Remediator #MRSR 11 (Eleventh Person Certified as a Mold Remediator by the State of Florida) Accredited by the Council of Engineering & Scientific Specialty Boards CIE – Council-certified Indoor Environmentalist CMR – Council-certified Microbial Remediator CRMI – Council-certified Residential Mold Inspector CIAQM – Council-certified Indoor Air Quality Manager, Certified by the National Environmental Health Association Healthy Homes Specialist ID #9006503 Certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certifications: WRT, OCT, AMRT, FSRT, ASD, HST, CCT, TCST, UFT, RRT, & CRT and holds Master Designations: Fire and Smoke Restorer, Textile Cleaner and Water Restorer