ECR Inc.
PO Box 966
Acton, MA 01720
(978) 500-3199

Richard Doherty, President of ECR, is a nationally-known expert on the history of the manufacture and use of chlorinated solvents in the United States, particularly trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA), and carbon tetrachloride. His 2000 journal article published in Environmental Forensics¹ continues to be the most extensive compilation of information on this topic. Mr. Doherty has provided litigation support and/or expert witness services related to the history of chlorinated solvent use in several states across the US.

Conference Presentation Presented by Mr. Doherty at the
2000 Environmental Forensics Conference in Washington, D.C.

ECR provides litigation support and expert witness services in a variety of environmental site investigation and remediation areas, particularly in cases involving petroleum and/or chlorinated solvents releases. ECR personnel have been engaged by attorneys to provide the following services:

• document review and comment to support proposed or on-going litigation
• analysis of expert reports to assist attorneys in preparing for cross-examination
• assessment and evaluation of environmental conditions for use in litigation
• expert witness testimony at deposition and at trial

"You gave the best deposition I have seen in my legal career." --Government Attorney

Please contact us for references from attorneys who have used ECR personnel to support their litigation efforts. ECR has provided litigation support and/or expert witness services on a variety of matters, including the following:

• a release from a gasoline station that impacted the indoor air of an abutting property
• a release of mercury from an abandoned manometer in a residential home
• a multi-tenant industrial site impacted by chlorinated solvent releases
• a former Naval Air Station where petroleum compounds were detected
• a gasoline service station where new releases allegedly occurred
• a site formerly used for auto parts remanufacturing where chlorinated solvents were released

¹ A History of the Production and Use of Carbon Tetrachloride, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in the United States, Parts 1 and 2, published in Environmental Forensics, 2000, No. 1, pgs. 69-93.