Services
An overview of service categories, engagement structure, and the factors that shape scope and pricing. For detail on a specific service area, see the municipal compliance, estate advisory, or risk and legal support pages.
Site visits, condition and risk evaluation, and written reports for tree removals - dead, hazardous, and non-exempt. Includes arborist letters, ISA risk forms where applicable, permit-ready credentials packages, and mitigation or replacement planning when the municipality requires it.
Tree inventories, Tree Protection Plans, construction-document review, and impact assessment for additions, demolitions, rebuilds, utility work, and projects affecting trees on adjacent lots. Scope can include a combined permit package when construction also requires removals.
Formal TRAQ risk assessments, tree inventories with monetary valuation, and independent expert opinion for insurance, estate planning, boundary disputes, and litigation. Includes expert report preparation, deposition support, and testimony.
Time-and-materials consulting for pre-purchase tree reviews, expert review of another arborist's work, public hearing attendance, attorney coordination, and neighbor-conflict or damage-claim matters.
All engagements are scoped after an initial consultation and document review. Fee structure depends on the engagement type.
| Engagement type | Typical fit | How it is priced |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment and permit support | Dead, hazardous, exempt, or non-exempt removals. Standalone assessments. Municipal letters and reports. | Flat fee after tree count and permit path are confirmed. |
| Construction-related consulting | Tree Protection Plans, construction document review, combined removal-and-construction packages, abutter impact work. | Quoted per project after site plan review and protected-tree inventory. |
| Large-project / Tree Study work | Special-permit, zoning-triggered, or larger development submissions with formal Tree Study requirements. | Fixed scope with coordination assumptions defined up front. |
| Ad hoc advisory | Attorney coordination, expert review, hearing attendance, dispute support, pre-purchase review. | Hourly or hybrid, depending on how well the matter can be bounded at intake. |
| Risk and expert witness | Formal risk assessments, valuations, expert reports, deposition, and testimony. | Assessment and report work quoted as fixed scope. Testimony billed hourly with a minimum engagement. |
Brookline, Cambridge, Newton, Wellesley, Lexington, and other towns each impose different thresholds, forms, and review expectations.
Scope changes when a file moves from one or two removals to a full protected-tree inventory or a large-caliper mitigation problem.
Excavation, grade changes, trenching, retaining walls, and adjoining-lot exposure require more detailed planning.
Storm response, hearing deadlines, and expedited permit filings affect scheduling and pricing.
Some matters are document-only. Others involve contractor coordination, municipal follow-up, or attorney-facing support.
