Mr. Killian J Vendler
Los Angeles, CA 90063
Office: 213-219-3033
I am an ISA Certified Arborist (WE-14127A), ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ), ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist®, and hold California DPR QAC/QAL licenses for pest management. As Principal of CalEco Arborists, I provide expert consulting and testimony across Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Orange Counties. Services include tree and construction reports, protected-tree removal documentation, risk and health assessments, appraisals, root and view obstruction analyses, and integrated pest/weed-control strategies. I deliver science-based solutions to support litigation, permitting, and landscape management.
- Agricultural
- Forestry
- Insects & Pests
- Land Use & Zoning
- Landscape Design
- Mapping & Surveying
- Real Estate Valuation
- Residential Real Estate
- Tree/Arborist
- Trees Appraisal
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: B.S. Agriculture & Environmental Plant Science
ISA Certified Arborist (#WE-14059A)
Pest Control Advisor (#147436)
Registered Consulting Arborist (#889)
Qualified Applicator License (#151925) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Western Chapter ISA
American Society of Consulting Arborists
ISA Professional Member - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: I have tutored former colleagues on passing the QAC/QAL, PCA, and the ISA Certified Arborist Exam.
- 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: Over 50.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Arboriculture (including pest control advice).
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: None.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: N/A
- 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: Three.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Expert Witness Reports, Arborist Consulting, Construction Tree Reports, Protected Tree Removal Reports, Tree and Landscape Appraisals, and Tree Risk Assessments.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $350
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $350
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $450
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $450
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses should be reimbursed, and time shall be paid at $350 per hour for travel.
Available Upon Request