GCIS has provided litigation support and has testified as an industry expert witness for Construction Defect cases in California for the past 15 years. 



Peter Goodman, a California licensed architect, heads GCIS’ litigation support team.  Peter Goodman has worked as an expert witness with Attorneys in Marin County, San Francisco County, Alameda County, San Mateo County and Lake County.  He has been certified as an expert witness before juries.  

Working along side him is Leo Bragagnolo, a California licensed Civil Engineer and General Contractor.

Leo has spent more than twelve years performing structural evaluations and designing structural upgrades for a major engineering design firm in San Francisco.  Prior to joining GCIS, he worked for five years as a senior engineer for the Port of San Francisco where he was responsible for managing construction projects along the waterfront.

GCIS has been involved in the following areas as experts:

• Multi-family developments
• Commercial office buildings
• Code violation research and documentation
• Water intrusion
• ADA compliance
• Seismic analysis
• Project analysis
• Plan analysis
• Cost engineering
• Mechanical and electrical distribution systems
• Owners, Buyers, and Broker disputes
• Building systems Analysis

Our clients have included plaintiffs and defendants, individuals, partnerships and corporations. 

A detailed list of client legal firms and court appearances is available upon request.

Please call our office at 415-822-9090 to discuss case specifics and to develop a winning strategy.  You may also email us at info@gcisnow.com