Mr. Charles B. Warren, ASA

2033 Powell St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
Web Site
Phone: 415-433-0959
Fax: 415-982-1441

Over twenty years of consultation, valuation and project management ~ Litigation support, estate managment, property tax assessment, assessment appeal, and lending ~ Extensive independent consultation, valuation project management ~ Assessment appeal and appeal defense ~ Computer Assisted Mass Assessment.
Qualified expert witness: Superior Court, Federal District Court, Bankruptcy Court.

Particular expertise in marinas and port properties. Acquisition and analysis of remote imagery. Timely oblique aerial photography available.

Background

Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
A: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Basic, intermediate and advanced appraisal; income property analysis; statistics and applied regression analysis; education for adult educators; challenged and passed several AI courses.

Community college teaching credential

Also USCG licensed master and FAA private pilot.

Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Senior member, American Society of Appraisers, urban real property
International Right of Way Association, International Association of Assessment Officers, Urban Land Institute, Bay Area Automated Mapping Association
Associate Member of the Nautical Institute


Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Community college teaching of appraisal
Taught Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
Visiting professor, Istanbul Technical University
Speaker at '04 ASA international conference and 10th anniversary of ASA in Mexico

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: Dozens

Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Valuation, forensic appraisal review, damages/stigma, assessment appeal

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

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

Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: About a dozen

Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2005

Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: About half a dozen times

Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: About half a dozen times

Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 20+

Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Valuation and related consultation, often involving environmental conditions or other detrimental influences.

Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: 150

Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: 100

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $600 with $200 per hour in excess of 3.

Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $600 with $200 per hour in excess of 3.

Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel expenses may be an issue outside the immediate San Francisco area. If engaged to manage a project, subcontractor expenses will be passed through, of course.

References

References available upon request.