Litigation Support

Litigation Support Services

Rinker Design Associates has been providing professional Litigation Support Services throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia for more than 25 years. Beginning in 1988, when RDA was first retained by VDOT to provide support to their attorneys in the condemnation of right-of-way for the Fairfax County Parkway; RDA’s staff of planners, right-of-way agents, and engineers have collaborated with numerous land owners, attorneys and public officials to provide vital services surrounding land and easement acquisitions. Typical services that RDA provides in this area include:

RDA Litigation Support Services

• Feasibility Studies
• Engineering/Design Analyses
• Sketch Plans (Pre- and Post-take)
• Construction Cost/Plan Permitting Cost Estimates
• Potential (Highest/Best) Use of Land Evaluations
• Entitlement Land Evaluations
• Proffer Interpretations
• Surveys, including Accident Sites
• Standard of Care Analyses
• Professional Opinion and Expert Designations
• Preparation of Responses to Interrogatories
• Depositions
• Expert Testimony at Trial
• Preparation of Trial Exhibits
• Photography
• Courthouse Assistance; Including Electronic Exhibit Preparation, Operation & Training
• Set-up of “FTP” (Electronic) Site for Files & Plans (Allowing Access for Entire Litigation Team)

Additional services may include retaining other experts that specialize in a specific area, such as geotechnical services, that could provide assistance with any given project. In many cases, formal “certification” of public records to be used in the court proceedings is also necessary. RDA has provided this service many times, and is well-versed in obtaining such documentation.

Since the time RDA first began providing litigation support services, we have been involved in more than 300 cases. Most of these have settled, with only approximately 20% advancing to actual court proceedings. See below for a sampling of the current and past litigation support clients.

Select RDA Litigation Support Services Clients

• Virginia Department of Transportation
• Fairfax County
• Prince William County
• Loudoun County
• Stafford County
• Town of Herndon
• Various Private Corporations and Individual Land Owners

RDA Delivers Expertise, Experience and Service

RDA understands that we are only as good as the work that we do – our work is our reputation. This simple fact is what our business is built upon and a principle that we take to heart. Let us put our reputation to work delivering your litigation support services needs.