Roy C. Leggitt, III

Education:
Bachelor of Science, California State University – Fresno.
Plant Sciences, Ornamental Horticulture
Professional Qualifications
Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists
Graduate, ASCA 2003 Consulting Academy
Certified Arborist WE-0564A, International Society of Arboriculture
Tree Risk Assessor Qualified (TRAQ), International Society of Arboriculture
California State Contractor License for Tree Service C61/D49 #885953

Continuing Education / Topic or Seminar Titles
Selection of methodology in tree appraisal
Tree Appraisal Workshop
Tree Appraisal Theory and Practice: An Advanced Seminar
Testifying Skills for Consulting Arborists
Trees and the Law
Understanding Soils
Soil Compaction
Roots and Soils
Reforestation in the Forest, Suburbia and the City
Palm Cultivation
Sudden Oak Death
Tree Preservation During Construction
Hazard tree risk assessment and management
National Tree Failure Program
Body Language of Trees
Tree Physiology
Davey Operational Safety program
Fire Risk Management
Riparian zone conservation
Resistograph® Certification Seminar

Plant physiology and biology
Plant taxonomy
Arboriculture
Irrigation technology
Soil science
Landscape design
Plant pathology and mycology
Risk assessment
Arboricultural biomechanics

Routinely provide expert opinion and testimony on tree and horticulture issues to areas of legal
practice that include Land Use, Real Estate, Trespass, Negligence and Personal Injury.
Trained and certified within the field of Arboriculture in technical report writing, forensic sciences,
expert case preparation, deposition procedure and trial procedure.
Partial list of attorney-clients:
Eric Abramson, esq. of Abramson, Smith, Waldsmith for plaintiffs
David Balch, esq. of Kennedy, Archer & Harray for defendants
Steven A. Booska, esq., for plaintiffs and defendants
Matthew Davis, esq. of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger for plaintiffs
Robert A. Ford, esq., Rene I. Gamboa, esq., and Katherine A. Higgins, esq.
of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith for defendants
Brian Gearinger, esq., of Gearinger Law Group for plaintiff
Michael D. Green, esq. of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery for plaintiff
Robert Harrison, esq. of Wright, Robinson, Osthimer and Tatum for defendant
James C. Hazen, esq. of Gray & Prouty for defendant
Richard Herzog, esq., for defendant
Robert S. Jaret, esq. and Phillip A. Jaret, esq. of Jaret & Jaret for plaintiffs
Ryan Kahl, esq. of R. Rex Parris Law Firm for plaintiff
Brendan Kunkle, esq. of Abbey, Weitzenberg, Warren & Emery for plaintiff
Michael D. Liberty, esq. for plaintiff
Stephen K. Lightfoot, esq. of Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley for defendants
Peter Lynch, esq. of Cozen O’Connor for plaintiff
Michael J. Macko, esq. of Fores Macko for plaintiff
Todd Master, esq. of Howard, Rome, Martin & Ridley for defendant
Thomas J. McDermott, esq. of Bragg & Kuluva for plaintiff
Cynthia McGuinn, esq. of Rouda Feder Tietjen McGuinn for plaintiff
Timothy Tietjen, esq. of Rouda Feder Tietjen McGuinn for plaintiff
Mark Mosley, esq. of Seiler Epstein Ziegler & Applegate for plaintiff
Michael P. Reid, esq. for defendant
Dan Reilly, esq. for defendant
Kerry Renn, esq, for plaintiff and defendant
Michael R. Reynolds, esq, of Rankin, Sproat, Mires, Beaty & Reynolds for defendant
Andy Sclar, esq. of Ericksen Arbuthnot for defendant
Richard Shoenberger, esq. of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger for plaintiffs
Marc D. Stolman, esq. for defendant
Megan Symonds, esq. of Santana & Hart for defendant
Peter Van Zandt, esq. of Bledsoe Law Firm for defendant
R. J. Waldsmith, esq., Eric Abramson, esq. and William B. Smith of
Abramson Smith Waldsmith for plaintiffs
Joseph L. Wright, esq. of Dambacher, Trujillo and Wright for plaintiffs
Confirmed Expert Witness in Superior Courts: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey
and Tuolumne Counties.