Expert witness
Technical roofing opinions for attorneys, on slate, clay tile, historic and steep-slope roofs.
What Justen can speak to
- Slate and Ludowici clay tile roofs, and the historic and steep-slope roofs built with them.
- Why these roofs fail. A slate roof almost never fails as stone. It fails at the details: rusted steel nails, headlap shaved thin, a valley re-flashed in something cheap.
- Storm damage causation: whether damage came from a storm or from pre-existing wear, and what the documentation shows.
Background
Justen Newton has 17 years in the roofing industry, a $50M+ portfolio of finished work nationwide, outside Florida and Alabama, and is HAAG Commercial Certified. He is based in Lakewood, Colorado. More on the about page.
What this is not
Justen is not an attorney. He does not interpret insurance policies, advise on coverage or negotiate claims. His role is the technical record: what the roof is, what happened to it, and what the evidence supports.
Hurricane Isaias
For losses from Hurricane Isaias in the Florida Panhandle and on the Alabama coast, see expert witness and causation after Hurricane Isaias.
Reach Justen
Say what the roof is, where the building is and what is in dispute. Justen usually calls back within one business day.