For forensic engineers, fire investigators and accident reconstructionists
Think of me as your practice’s AI person.
Book the free Practice Time Diagnosis (opens Calendly)A free 30 minute call. Nothing to buy.
See a sample of the written mapYour engagement paperwork too. You approve every change before it is saved.
In federal cases, a retained expert’s written report must list publications from the previous 10 years and every case in which the expert testified at trial or by deposition in the previous 4 years. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(2)(B)(iv) and (v).
Sample, fictional example
Before, as found on the public CV
Structural engineer PE, solo practice
Licensed PE: FL, Georgia
PUBLICATIONS
“Load paths in older masonry buildings,” Sample Journal of Structural Practice
Connection details in wood framed decks. Sample Engineering Quarterly (2019)
Wind uplift at roof edges, Sample Building Envelope Forum, Aug. ’22
TESTIMONY
Harrowvane v Marrowgate Roofing, depo 3/2024
Ossenfeld Storage v. Varrick (trial)
06/2023, Thistlecombe v. Pellory Homes, deposition, Fed.
Fenwater Mutual v. Castellow Glazing, 2023
Sample, fictional example
After, draft for the expert’s approval
Professional Engineer, Florida and Georgia
Missing years, courts and parties filled in, each one confirmed by the expert.
| Year | Title | Published in |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (filled in) | Load paths in older masonry buildings | Sample Journal of Structural Practice |
| 2022 | Wind uplift at roof edges | Sample Building Envelope Forum proceedings |
| 2019 | Connection details in wood framed decks | Sample Engineering Quarterly |
| Case | Court | Year | Trial or deposition | Retained by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossenfeld Storage, LLC v. Varrick Builders (filled in) | State circuit court (filled in) | 2025 (filled in) | Trial | Counsel for plaintiff (filled in) |
| Harrowvane v. Marrowgate Roofing, Inc. (filled in) | State circuit court (filled in) | 2024 | Deposition | Counsel for defendant (filled in) |
| Thistlecombe v. Pellory Homes | Federal district court | 2023 | Deposition | Counsel for plaintiff (filled in) |
| Fenwater Mutual v. Castellow Glazing | State circuit court (filled in) | 2023 | Deposition (filled in) | Counsel for plaintiff (filled in) |
The headings, layout and styling you already use, built into a clean starting file. You write the report. The format is ready when you are.
The tools run in accounts you own, with written instructions for each one. Each month I add one improvement, picked by you from a list you approve.
We talk through your last matter, from counsel’s first call to your final invoice, and where the unbilled time went.
Where your hours go, the first 3 tasks AI can take, and what stays yours. Plus your CV, refreshed from your public CV and marked as a draft for your review.
Sample, fictional example
Practice Time Map, sample, fictional example
Prepared by: Franco Celeste, Logic Talk AI
| Task that does not bill | Hours per month |
|---|---|
| Updating the testimony list after each deposition or trial | your estimate |
| Updating the CV and publications list for new retentions | your estimate |
| Rebuilding report formatting: headings, layout, styling | your estimate |
| Engagement letters and retention paperwork | your estimate |
| Time entry cleanup and invoicing | your estimate |
| Returning first calls from attorneys about new matters | your estimate |
First 3 tasks AI can take
What stays yours
Hours are filled in with you on the call. Results vary.
There is nothing to buy on the call. The map and the refreshed CV are yours to keep either way.
Recent work
I recently built an AI system for a Texas forensic accounting firm, a different specialty from yours, and they came back for a larger program.
Solo practices and small firms retained by attorneys and insurers.
I’m Franco Celeste, founder of Logic Talk AI, a Florida company. I set up AI tools for small practices, document them, show the people who use them how they work, and keep them running as the tools change. I work remotely, with practices anywhere in the US.
No. Phase 1 uses no case files and no health records. It works on your CV, your testimony list, your engagement paperwork and your report format. Health records are never loaded, in any phase. Anything beyond Phase 1 is agreed in writing first, and nothing runs without your approval.
The tools never write your opinions or your reports. They handle admin that you review and approve. Whether you disclose AI use, and how, is your decision, made with retaining counsel. Before you sign anything, you get a one page AI Use Acknowledgment that spells out what the tools do and never do, so counsel or your carrier can read it first. Nothing on this page is legal advice.
You don’t do the setup. I build it around how you already work, show you on your own CV and templates, and keep it running. Your part is one call and approving changes.
Keep using what works. What I add is setup on your real paperwork, written rules for what the tools may and may not touch, and someone who keeps it all current as the tools change.
It is priced to your practice on the call, once the map shows what is worth doing. The Diagnosis is free, and there is nothing to buy on it. If you later add the monthly support, it starts only after you approve the first setup.
Your first tool is live by the date in your plan, or your first month is free. The terms are written into the agreement before you sign.
You keep the written map and the refreshed CV. Nothing to buy, nothing to cancel.
A free 30 minute call. Within 48 hours, a written map and your CV refreshed as a draft for your review. Yours to keep either way.
Book the free Practice Time Diagnosis (opens Calendly)Prefer email? franco@logictalk.ai
