Why Nastar Group?

Established in 2011, Nastar Group, Inc. is a highly respected and sought after Structural and Earthquake Engineering consulting firm. We specialize in Forensic Engineering and provide expert consulting and forensic expert witness/testimony services for a wide variety of legal and insurance matters including, but not limited to, construction defect/dispute, property loss, and professional liability cases throughout the United States and internationally.

Our clients include law firms, insurance companies, insurance adjustors, in-house legal departments, public entities, property owners (public and private), architects, contractors, and other engineering companies. Furthermore, our president, Dr. Navid Nastar, has served as a court-appointed neutral expert.

Our projects range from small to large, from residential claims to large and complex property loss, construction defect, and other claims and disputes involving commercial, public, industrial, correctional, health care, educational, and recreational facilities. Dr. Nastar has served as an expert/consultant in some of the largest and most high-profile construction and property legal cases in the United States in recent years.

At Nastar Group, we are dedicated to helping our clients understand the scientific and technical aspects of their cases to determine causes of failure that lead to a loss. Dr. Nastar possesses both the highest levels of technical and academic accomplishments and many years of practical structural design and forensic engineering experience. As an Adjunct Professor teaching structural engineering courses at the University of Southern California (USC), Dr. Nastar is an effective communicator equipped with exceptional presentation skills. Dr. Nastar’s unique combination of technical expertise and practical experience along with his proven ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms benefit our clients in finding the most technically sound yet practical solutions for often complicated problems and the most efficient dispute resolution.

Furthermore, our clients benefit immensely from working directly with Dr. Nastar, allowing for personal attention from a seasoned principal structural engineer and eliminating unnecessary coordination and additional overhead and costs associated with involving junior staff.

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