Ms. Kadosh, a practicing real estate broker, has provided attorneys with expert witness and litigation/arbitration support since 1987. She stands ready to testify to the standard of care and practices of California sales agents and supervising brokers with respect to real property transactions, including agency relationships, fiduciary duty, due diligence and disclosure. Ms. Kadosh particularly enjoys helping attorneys evaluate, develop and settle their cases prior to arbitration or litigation.
A real estate educator since 1983, Ms. Kadosh teaches risk management, disclosure, contracts and Ethics classes at local real estate associations. She has also taught Real Estate Practice at UC Berkeley Extension.
Ms. Kadosh, the revision author of the Real Estate Practice Instructor and Student Study Guides for the California community college system, also authored the Ethics chapter for the McGraw-Hill Real Estate Handbook.
She served as the 2000 and 2005 President of the Berkeley Association of REALTORS(R)and currently chairs its Professional Standards Committee.
Ms. Kadosh serves as an interboard arbitrator and mediator for the California Association of REALTORS(R).
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: * BS - Education
* MA - Counseling
* Licensed CA Real Estate Broker since 1981
* California Community Colleges lifetime instructor credential in Real Estate and industrial management
* Certificate from Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution: Pepperdine University School of Law - Mediating The Litigated Case
* 2001 recipient of the California Real Estate Educators' Association Norm Worst Award For Most Outstanding California Real Estate Instructor
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Forensic Expert Witness Association,National Association of REALTORS(r),California Association of REALTORS(r),Berkeley Association of REALTORS(r)- 2000, 2005 President,BayEast Association of REALTORS(R),Real Estate Educators' Association,California Real Estate Educators' Association - 2002 President
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Please refer to resume and list of courses taught.
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: approximately 75 times
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: The practice of real estate in California. Expertise in ascertaining the standard of care/practices with respect to real property transactions, including agency relationships and fiduciary duty, due diligence and disclosure
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: approximately 60%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: apprximately 40%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: approximately 37 times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: May 17,2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 8 times. Qualified in Superior Court: San Francisco, Alameda, Sacramento and Sonoma
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 11 times
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 22 years
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Pre-litigation case evaluation, case preparation,
expert testimony
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Please contact me at (510)525-2694 for a current fee schedule.
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: See above.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: See above.
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: See above.
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: See above.
