MOLD, TERMITE, FUNGUS & DRY ROT EXPERT;
• Mold Testing, Causation & Remediation Costs
• Licensed Structural Pest Control Inspector
• Termites, Ants, Rats, Rodents, Cockroaches
• Structural damage from termites & water intrusion
• Insecticides, Pesticides; Contamination

RETAINED BY 150 LAW FIRMS IN 15 STATES
• California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee
• Florida, Idaho, Ohio, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Colorado
• North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Alabama

EXPERIENCE
• Depositions Given: 750+
• Mediation & Arbitration Testimony: 100+
• Trial Testimony: 75+
• Buildings Inspected & Tested: 10,000+

HAZARDOUS CONDITION ASSESSMENT
• Personal Injury & Property Damage Causes
• Laboratory Testing & Mold Speciation
• Mold and chemical contamination

MOLD, FUNGI, INSECTS & RODENTS
• Air Sampling, Swab Sampling & Bulk Sampling
• Direct Microscopic & Culture Analysis
• Laboratory Result Interpretation
• Remediation Specifications
(Mold, Fungus, Termites, Ants, Beetles, Rats)

COURT TESTIMONY GIVEN
• Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica,
• San Pedro, San Diego, Long Beach, Torrance,
• Santa Ana, Compton, Santa Barbara, Norwalk,
• Fullerton, Westminster, Rancho Cucamonga, Vista

Background

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
A: Licesnsed Structural Pest Control Inspector

Bachelor's Degree, University of California, Santa Barbara

California Property and Casualty Insurance Broker (inactive)

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
Orange County American Industrial Hygiene American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Occupational Hygiene Association (OHA)
Community Association Institute (CAI)
Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC)
Pest Control Operators of Orange County
Apartment Association of Orange County
Realty Investment Association of California (RIAOC)
Society of Wood Science & Technology (SWST)
Forest Products Society
Pan-American Aerobiology Association (PAAA)
International Association of Aerobiology (IAA)
Mycological Society of America (MSA)
American Indoor Air Quality Council (AmIAQ)


Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: SEMINARS PRESENTED
LORMAN EDUCATION SERVICES (Featured Speaker)
Topics Presented:
Property Management: Standard of Care; Custom and Practice
Structural Pest Control: Property Damage and Reconstruction
Mold: Causes, Prevention and Remediation
ï San Diego Seminar
ï Long Beach Seminar
ï Santa Monica Seminar
State Bar of California approved for CLE & California Department of Insurance approved for continuing education credit.

AFC Forensic Consulting
Revolutionary Approach to Building and
Maintaining Healthy Buildings
Location: Laguna Hills, California

Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No

Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 650

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Mold
Air Quality
Wood Decay Fungi
Property Management Standard of Care
Property Management Custom & Practice
Property Maintenance Standard of Care
Property Maintenance Custom & Practice
Insurance Claims Coverage
Personal Injury: Slip, trip & fall
Landlord/Tenant Relations

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 40

Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 60

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 650

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: October, 2007

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 100

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 100

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 22

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Site Inspections
Consulting
Laboratory Testing
Analytical Reports
Mold Remediation Specifications
Mold Remediation

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 185

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 185

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: 350

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: 350

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses
Office supplies
Copies
Trial exhibits

References

Robert Moss
Law Offices of Robert Moss
1416 Sixth St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 260-7650

Brian Holmberg
Prestholt & Fidone, LLP
39 E. Union St., Second Floor
Pasadena, CA 91103
Telephone: (626) 440-8800

Tory Pankopt
Law Offices of Robert Reeves
200 W. Santa Ana Blvd. Suite 630
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 550-6000

Kevin Bertonneau
Law Offices of William Cherry
P.O. Box 1890
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96156
(530) 543-1890

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