Real Estate Expert Witnesses

This expert is a certified and highly credentialed property manager. Since earning his bachelors degree in Business Management and Real Estate Studies, this expert has spent over 25 years in the property management field. He is the owner and operator of a full service real estate property management firm that specializes in the management of private residential, commercial, and industrial property throughout the Northeast US. Additionally, he has previous federal property management experience working with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), and the United States Marshals Service (USMS). He routinely handles emergency maintenance, finances, summary process, and small claims action for numerous properties.

This expert has about 10 years experience in property management. He has vast experience as a property portfolio manager where he was responsible for asset management, building code compliance, and real estate/insurance appraisal. He is currently the Director of Community Association Management for the Pacific Northwest at a California based property management company.

This valuation expert currently runs a New York firm of appraisers that provide forensic valuations of residential belongings, office contents, and fine art. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser designated by the American Society of Appraisers and has been appraising since 1984. The expert sits on the International Board of Governors of the ASA and is also a Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. He has taught appraisal research methods in various settings, including at New York University, and he is a frequent speaker at lectures and panels. The expert earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and a Certificate in Appraisal Studies from New York University.

This experienced trial lawyer has taken 105 cases to judgment and verdict, specializing in business, real estate, and legal malpractice. He earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and then spent several years with law firm Meserve, Mumper & Hughes. The expert later worked as a Partner for Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel, where he was in charge of the legal malpractice unit. He also served as a Principal with Rodi, Pollock, Pettker, Galbraith & Phillips and then with Newkirk, Newkirk, Rolin & Drucker. The expert is a Member of the Superior Court Arbitration Panel and a Past President of the Lawyers Professional Liability Bar Association of Southern California. He currently focuses his consulting efforts on attorney conduct in compliance with applicable standards of care.

This expert has been a property valuation and appraisal consultant since 1974. He has completed valuation and consulting assignments for federal, state and local governments and agencies, public and private companies, lending institutions, trust departments, and individuals. He is nationally recognized as an appraiser of large land tracts.

This expert has more than 25 years of real estate experience in domestic and international markets. She advises public and private companies, lenders, hedge funds and secured and unsecured creditors on complex real estate issues. Specific areas of professional expertise include dispute resolution, the valuation of loan and REIT portfolios, strategic planning for the acquisition and disposition of major real estate assets, the marketability and feasibility of large scale development and the allocation of purchase price resulting from corporate acquisitions and mergers. She also performs fair value analyses for loan portfolios in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. She has advised clients on a variety of matters for the following property types: investment grade office complexes; regional shopping malls and power centers; corporate headquarters, distribution and manufacturing facilities for Fortune 500 companies; sports and entertainment complexes; hospitals, nursing homes and related health care facilities; medical and bio-technical research and laboratory complexes; transportation and utility corridors; power generation and distribution facilities; full service hotel and resort properties; transportation and utility corridors; power generation and distribution facilities. She serves as an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and FINRA, formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). She is a member of the Counselors of Real Estate and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, a global real estate professional organization. She also maintains the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). She has served on on the National Executive Committee of the Counselors of Real Estate and is on various professional boards including Adavanced Board of Real Estate Development (ABRED).

This highly qualified real estate appraiser has extensive experience in commercial and high value properties with an emphasis on litigation, diminution in value, eminent domain, taxation, partial interests, and zoning. He holds top real estate appraisal licenses in the state of New York and belongs to a number of prestigious professional associations in the field -- most notably as a member and former president of the Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers. He has also taught courses at NYU and Baruch College on real estate appraisal, valuation, and investment. Currently, this expert is a practicing general real estate appraiser and an appraisal instructor at a New York area real estate teaching institute.

This expert has over 30 years experience as an insurance claim adjuster specializing in helping clients manage residential and commercial insurance claims after natural disasters or fires damage their property. He is a graduate of University of Central Oklahoma and a Certified Property Manager (CPM) with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). He is licensed in 11 states. He is currently the Regional Director at a public insurance adjusting company where he oversees Commercial Insurance Claims, Business Owner Insurance Claims, Risk Management, Recovery from Natural Disaster and Property loss, Commercial Property Re-positioning, and Homeowner Insurance Claim.

This expert on Economic Damages has over 35+ years of experience in calculating damages and performing business valuations. He obtained his BA in Economics, his MBA in Accounting and Finance, and his JD from Tulane University. He is a certified CPA, Senior Appraiser, and Business Appraiser and certified in Financial Forensics and Business Valuation. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.. He has 5 Publications and is currently a Tax and Business Valuation Partner with Moss Adams LLP.

This expert has over 40 years full-time real estate appraising experience involving all types of properties. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in KS and MO and a licensed Gneral Real Propert Appraiser in KS, MO, and CO. Additionally, he is an instructor for CLE appraisal and real estate classes in 7 states. He recently conducted a CLE course titled "Handling Eminent Domain Cases in Missouri and Kansas". He is currently the owner and principal appraiser at an appraisal consultancy based in Kansas City, MO.

This expert has 13 years of experience in residential appraising in most MD counties. She is a Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser, working with both lenders and individual clients to provide prompt and accurate real estate valuations for the purpose of purchase, refinance, estate and financial planning, tax appeals and other purposes. Prior to her position as Lead Appraiser/ Owner of a real estate appraisal firm, she was Appraiser at RT Appraiser. She is also a licensed Realtor.

This expert earned his BA in Political Science and his JD from the University of California. He has developed a track record of successes and is frequently quoted in media throughout the United States. In addition, he is highly recognized in his field and gained his experience in law by initially working in a well known national firm, while later honing his skills at a well respected real estate and entertainment law firm. Currently, he serves as the Lead Trial Attorney at a leading real estate firm in Los Angeles.

This real estate appraiser and advisor is the principal of a real estate valuation and consulting firm in the Jacksonville, Florida area. He has over 40 years experience in the commercial real estate field including appraisal, consulting, litigation support, expert witness testimony, development and construction management disciplines.

This qualified expert received his BS in Business Administration, Finance, and Real Estate and his BSF in Forest Management from the University of Florida at Gainesville. He is a certified Forester, Tree Farm Inspector, and Master Logger. He is an active member in multiple organizations, including the Florida Forestry Association and the Society of American Foresters. Formerly, he was a soil technician, range technician, procurement forester, and land manager. Currently, he is a real estate broker at a firm in Gainesville, a timberland subject matter expert, a land management specialist, a certified forester and a timber purchaser in Florida.

This expert is a CPA with over 30 years experience in forensic accounting and economics. He regularly serves as an expert witness to present economic damage calculations or other matters involving accounting, finance or business valuation. He is currently the principle founder of a financial and economics consulting firm.

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in the commercial real estate finance industry and his expertise includes real estate asset management, mortgage loan servicing, risk assessment and mitigation and relationship management. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Finance from Georgia State University, this expert went on to be a Contract Administrator at the Federal Asset Disposition Association. He then worked as a Contract Specialist at Resolution Trust Corporation before becoming a Director at Kilburn-Young Asset Management Corp. From there, this expert worked as the Vice President of Portfolio Management at CapMark Services LP, where he was responsible for negotiation of servicing and asset management agreements, determination of scopes of work, deal implementation, oversight of complex borrower requests and managing a staff of real estate and portfolio management professionals. For the most recent 15 years, this expert worked as the Vice President and Head of Servicing at Voya Investment Management, where he was responsible for the servicing, administration, and surveillance of commercial real estate mortgage loan portfolios totaling $12+ billion. Currently, he provides consulting services to the commercial lending industry.

This highly qualified expert has provided valuation and corporate finance consulting services since 1987. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and he is a member of several prestigious associations including the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the American Society of Appraisers. He previously worked as the Senior Managing Director of American Appraisal Associates Inc where he was the Chair of Healthcare Industry Practice. Currently, this expert works as Managing Director in a global consulting firm in Illinois. He specializes in the valuation of a wide variety of businesses and business interests, fairness and solvency opinions, consulting with corporations with respect to corporate finance issues, and estimating economic damages. He has provided opinions of value, fairness, and solvency for many purposes such as acquisitions, divestitures, business and strategic plan reviews, business unit performance measurement, SEC filings, US GAAP and other financial reporting requirements, US federal, state, and non-US tax reporting requirements, regulatory compliance, various dispute resolution and litigation procedures and general advisory purposes. This expert has worked with clients across a wide variety of industries such as business and consumer services, construction, engineering and real estate development, construction materials, banking, financial institutions and insurance, healthcare services and managed care.

This expert is a pilot, aircraft mechanic, inspector, and flight instructor with over 30 years of aviation technology experience. He holds a number of pilot, mechanic, and appraisal certifications. In his current aircraft inspection firm, he frequently performs Aircraft maintenance and conformity inspections, USPAP compliant aircraft appraisals, maintenance verification and conformity test flights, and digital data mining for engines and airframes. He also does appraisals for aircrafts.

This highly qualified expert is an USHJA certified equestrian trainer and clinician with 40+ years of experience as an equine specialist. She holds an USEF "R" judges' license in the divisions of hunter, hunter seat equitation, jumper and hunter breeding. She is also a certified senior equine appraiser at the American Society of Equine Appraisers. She is a life member of various equestrian associations, including USEF and USHJA. She has qualified over 30 riders to numerous national equitation championship finals and won the Long Island Professional Association's Virginia Rice Trophy for her outstanding achievements in equestrian sports. Currently, she works as a professional freelance trainer and riding instructor on Long Island.

This highly qualified expert has been involved in the construction services industry for over 30 years. He is a licensed general contractor and real estate broker in North Carolina. He has previously led community engagement and business development efforts for Kellog Brown and Root’s commercial construction unit and has extensive experience in construction supply-chain operations and government / corporate diverse and small business inclusion programs. Additionally, he has worked as a director of two higher education business development programs focused on small business diversity. Currently, he is a consultant for and the former Vice President of Business Development and Community Affairs for a construction services company in North Carolina.