Expert Witness

Who needs an expert witness?

Attorneys who wish to successfully represent plaintiffs and defendants.

Homeowners who purchased their homes from sellers who did not lawfully disclose building defects or indoor environmental problems such as mold, pet urine, or infestations.

Homeowners who purchased a home based on wrong or misleading advice from a home inspector or real estate agent.

Homeowners whose contractor cut corners or made construction errors during their building or remodeling project.

People who become ill due to indoor environmental contaminants.

Contractors who are wrongfully blamed for water damage or mold contamination.

Insurance companies dealing with potentially bogus claims.

People with legitimate insurance claims that are wrongly denied.

Residential or commercial tenants with landlords who do not make building repairs or maintain a building in environmentally habitable condition.

Landlords who have tenants filing bogus health claims attempting to nullify leases.

Why retain Dan Schilling as your expert?

Dan Schilling is a building inspector and expert witness who has the qualifications to help you litigate difficult cases. To date, every case Dan has served on as an expert has prevailed.

Dan has the knowledge, inspection equipment, and professional experience required to obtain and effectively present case evidence. His areas of expertise include real estate non-disclosure, construction defects, insurance coverage, bad-faith claims, water damage, mold contamination and indoor-environmental-related health claims.

Dan has worked on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants performing investigations, photographing evidence, documenting material adverse facts in clearly written reports, and providing expert-witness testimony for cases that would have otherwise been difficult to litigate.

One of Dan's cases resulted in the Wisconsin State Supreme Court reversing the law called Economic Loss Doctrine that prohibited homeowners from collecting punitive damages in cases of seller fraud.

Attorneys have won or saved millions of dollars for their clients with Dan's assistance. He has a way of communicating complicated issues in lay terms to interested parties as well as judges and juries. Judges and attorneys have stated that Dan was one of the best expert witnesses they have ever worked with.

Many plaintiffs and defendants have avoided the expenses of trial as a result of Dan's thoroughly written reports, or as a result of his convincing expert testimony provided during pre-trial negotiations and depositions.

Simply stated, Dan has the experience to help attorneys and clients prevail in cases where injustices have resulted in financial loss or indoor environmental health issues.

Intriguing cases Dan helped resolve.

Illinois Family Builds Home with Incompetent Contractor

Kansas Home Infected with Cat Urine, Ordered to be Purchased Back

Wisconsin Antique Mall with Damage from Abrasive Cement Dust

Building Contractor Accuses Television Station of Defamation

Michigan Modular Home with Hidden Mold Contamination

Roof Vent Blamed for Asian-Cooking Moisture

Illinois Flood Becomes Bad-Faith Insurance Claim

Wisconsin Hospital Blames Roofer for Mold Contamination

Family Suffers from Inhalation of Formaldehyde Fiberglass Insulation

Five-Million-Dollar Home Built by Incompetent Contractor

Wisconsin Roofer Wrongly Blamed for Ice Damming and Heat Loss

Condo Association Attempts to Deny Responsibility for Flooding

Seller Claimed Illegal Wood Foundation was Poured Concrete

Concealed Defects Discovered in Senior Condominium Complex

Apartment Rented with Human Waste, Cat Urine and Mold

Roofing Contractor Wrongly Blamed for Occupant Moisture

Water on Window Sill Exposes Incompetent Builder

If you are an attorney or have a pending lawsuit, you can send an email to request a PDF that contains brief descriptions of Dan's work on each of these cases.

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