Mr. Paul L Johnson
Holiday, FL 34691
Office: 833-777-2272
A highly knowledgeable professional in residential and light commercial construction, including remodeling, with experience in structural, electrical, plumbing, roofing, interior finishes, and exterior envelopes.
I offer over 45 years of practical construction experience with 35 running my firms, have a proven track record of success as an Expert with almost 5 million dollars in awards resulting from my work in 2023, I have provided testimony or been deposed eight times since 2021 and represent Plaintiffs or Defendants, provided the truth meets with your case position.
I am a licensed contractor in two of the most authoritarian states, Virginia and South Carolina, and have been approved to test in Florida.
I am a published author - of Residential Building & Remodeling, Straight Talk About The Industry and Process (Amazon)
I hold a patent for the invention of a cabinet installation assembly.
I work to stay current on construction processes, materials, techniques, industry changes, and codes.
Attorney quote: "Thanks again. This case would not have gone so well without your review and testimony. We were delighted with your work on this case."
Judge/Arbitrator quotes on awards: "Mr. Johnson is unquestionably competent and credible to testify as an expert," "The arbitrator deems his expert opinions to stand uncontroverted and un-contradicted by Respondent’s expert witness,"
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to:
• Construction Defects
• Personal Injury resulting from Construction Defects
• Cabinetry/Trim Defects
• Interior Finish Defects
• Exterior Finish Defects
• Water Intrusion Issues
• Window & Door Defects
• Framing Defects
• Tile & Stone Defects
• ADA, IRC, and IBC Codes
• Design/Build Process
• Critical Path Scheduling
- Brick & Stone
- Building Codes
- Building Contractor Liability
- Construction
- Construction Damages
- Construction Site
- Doors
- Flooring
- Interior Design
- Scheduling Delay & Analysis
- Slip, Trip & Fall
- Tile
- Waterproofing
- Windows
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Licensed Unlimited Home Builder, South Carolina
Licensed Residential Builder, Virginia
Approved for testing, Florida - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Bar Association, Associate Member
American Institute of Architects, Allied Member - 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: 51
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Construction Defects, Construction Codes, ADA Codes, Personal Injury as the result of construction defects, gas appliance explosion, gas explosion resulting from construction defects, construction cost estimating.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 65
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 35
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 8
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: December 21, 2023
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 10
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 5
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 30
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, testing, report writing, site inspections
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $375.00
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $375.00
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $500
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $500
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Portal to portal time accounting, including cost of travel, I.e. airline, car rental, hotel, etc. Paralegal $185/hr
Lewis P. Trippett, Esq.
Higgins & Trippett LLP
1120 Avenue of the Americas
Fourth Floors
New York, New York 10036
Tel.: (212) 840-8334
lptrippett@higginstrippett.com
Brian Fell
Chase Law & Associates, P.A.
1141 71st Street
Miami Beach, FL 33141
(954) 592-8846
bfell@chaselaw.com
Brian D. Solomon, Associate
Kirwin Norris, P.A.
6767 N. Wickham Road
Suite 400M
Melbourne, Florida 32940
O: 321-351-5071
BDS@kirwinnorris.com