Mr. Montgomery is a wildland fire management consultant providing litigation support related to all aspects of wildland fire including fire management strategies and tactics, fire suppression costs, fire cause determination, damages, and burned area rehabilitation. He has over thirty years of experience in wildland fire program management and complex incident management as an incident commander. Mr. Montgomery has provided his services in cases involving both public and private wildland fire issues.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Bachelor of Science in Forestry
Incident Commander Type I (1984 through 1999)
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Instructor for numerous wildland fire, emergency management, and natural resource training courses.
Presentations at numerous federal agency state, regional, and national conferences.
Presentations at public meetings involving natural resource and wildland fire issues.
Presentation at national conference celebrating Twenty Year Anniversary of Greater Yellowstone Area Fires in Jackson Hole, WY.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Eight cases over nine years.
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Wildland fire strategies and tactics, fire cause determination, fire suppression costs, wildland fire damages, burn area restoration, and fire personnel issues.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: Thirteen percent.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: Eighty-seven percent.
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Three
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2004
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: None
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: None
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Nine years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting, reports, site inspections, investigations, records analysis
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Negotiable depending on the case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Negotiable depending on the case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Negotiable depending on the case.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Negotiable depending on the case.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Reimbursement of actual cost of travel (airfare, rental vehicle, POV mileage, lodging, meals, etc.), copy fees related to case, supplies for producing reports, and other expenses related to providing services in a case.
