Why Attorneys Retain Ted Menadier
Experience across hemp and marijuana matters
Combines cultivation expertise with economic damages analysis
Experienced with both civil and criminal matters
Clear, defensible opinions supported by industry data
Available for consulting, reports, deposition, and trial testimony
Industry Experience
Experience in both hemp and marijuana operations, including cultivation, nursery operations, crop valuation, compliance, and business management.
Litigation-Focused Analysis
Provides objective opinions supported by records, industry data, testing results, and accepted methodologies.
Technical and Financial Expertise
Combines cultivation knowledge with valuation, economic damages, business interruption, yield analysis, and market evaluation.
Clear Communication
Explains complex cannabis issues in a manner that can be understood by attorneys, judges, juries, insurers, and regulators.
Representative Expert Witness Engagements
Crop Loss & Cultivation Operations
Crop loss valuation and yield estimation
Herbicide overspray damage
Loss of heat and environmental control failures
Indoor cultivation fires
Wildfire ash contamination
Power outages
Cannabis nursery operations
Cultivation facility inspections
Testing & Compliance
Certificate of Analysis (COA) interpretation
Cannabis and hemp testing methodologies
Hemp compliance matters
Track-and-trace data analysis
Business & Economic Damages
Business interruption losses
Lost revenue and economic damages
Revenue projections
Cannabis market analysis
Genetics & Intellectual Property
Cannabis strain identification
Genetic lineage analysis
Strain yield comparisons
Trade secret disputes involving cloning and propagation
Criminal & Civil Litigation
Hemp versus marijuana identification
Crop valuation
Yield estimates of alleged illicit cultivation operations
Cannabis odor-related matters
Evaluation of industry practices
Wrongful death litigation involving cannabis industry operations
Services Provided
Case review and consultation
Expert reports
Deposition testimony
Trial testimony
Available nationwide for matters involving cannabis and hemp cultivation, crop loss, valuation, business interruption, testing, compliance, and economic damages.