Dr. Matthew J Bunkers, Ph.D., CCM
Rapid City, SD 57701
Office: 605-390-7243
Dr. Matthew Bunkers believes that his clients deserve to have accurate and reliable weather information. He is a certified consulting meteorologist with over 33 years of weather analysis and forecasting experience (most with NOAA/NWS). Matthew's specialties include forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, and satellite. He has been retained and/or used as a consultant for 175+ cases since 2017. Refer to https://npweather.com
Dr. Bunkers has worked on cases involving (i) analyses of tornado/hail/wind (including derecho) damage to businesses, crops, people, farm property (e.g., barns, grain bins, and irrigation systems), and housing units for insurance-related claims/lawsuits, (ii) slip and falls related to snowfall, icing, refreezing, and freezing drizzle, (iii) climate-, severe-, and winter-weather analyses for a mining operation, preventative planting insurance claim, crop spraying, livestock operations, and construction delays due to adverse weather days, (iv) rainfall recurrence interval analyses for flooding of homes and flash-flood related damages to businesses and trains/railroad tracks, (v) snowfall and rainfall analyses for insurance protection claims for recreational events, (vi) cloud cover, moonlight, rainfall, fog, icing, snow, and wind analyses for automobile and semi-truck accidents, (vii) windstorm, drought, lightning, and satellite analyses for wildfires and dust storms, (viii) fire-weather observations and research papers for a fellow consulting meteorologist, (ix) presentations on flash flooding, storm observing, photography, and safety, (x) an air-quality and weather-related assessment, (xi) a technical review of a weather book, (xii) a general radar/hail project, and, (xiii) consulting advice for a colleague. His clients include lawyers and industries of agriculture, construction, insurance, mining, and power generation.
- Weather & Meteorology
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) #731 from the American Meteorological Society (since 2017)
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: -- Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) #731 (since 2017)
-- American Meteorological Society (AMS) Member (since 1991)
-- National Weather Association (NWA) Member (since 1994)
-- Association of Certified Meteorologists Member (since 2018) - 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: 131 (since 2017).
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: My specialties include forensic meteorology, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, fog, severe storms, hail, tornadoes, winter weather, heavy snow, slip and falls, icing, fire weather, weather-related accidents, agriculture weather, lightning verification, radar, and satellite.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 64%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 36%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Six
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: November 2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: One
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Three
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Since 2017 as a private (part-time) consultant.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, reports, site inspections, climate/weather event reconstruction, arbitration testimony, deposition testimony, trial preparation, court testimony, and courtroom graphics.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Available upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Available upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Available upon request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Available upon request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Available upon request.
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