Commercial Real Estate Expert Witnesses
Real Estate Expert Witness Listings
Expert witnesses who may consult and testify on issues involving commercial real estate may be found on this page. These consultants may advise regarding office buildings, commercial buildings, commercial real estate transactions, and multifamily residential properties. They may also provide expert witness testimony on office buildings, real estate development, purchase contracts, real estate finance, property workouts, and medical building real estate, among other topics.
You may limit your search for Commercial Real Estate expert witnesses to a specific area by selecting a state from the drop down box.
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Currently active as a day-to-day hands-on, licensed practitioner, consultant and expert witness in all aspects of real estate (except valuation) - standards of care, standards of practice, best practices, industry standards, and custom and practice for...
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPERT
• Premises Liability
• Slip, Trip & Fall
• Standard of Care
• Wrongful Death
• Fire Safety
• Landlord/Tenant
• Habitability, Health and Safety Codes
• HUD Housing (Section 8)
• American with Disabilities Act
• Senior...
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Michael F. Richards has over 34 years of banking experience as a President, Work-out Specialist, Loan Officer, Organizer, and Director. He provides consulting and expert witness testimony for bank related state and federal cases nationally. He represents...
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Certified Property Manager (CPM) expert in real estate and asset/property management consulting with 35+ years experience, including multi-family/residential, commercial, retail, HOA, mixed-use and hotel properties. Holds California Real Estate Broker...
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Active Lender with over 37 years experience in Banking, Finance, and Real Estate Lending. Experienced in Trial and Deposition Testimony.
Jay Hibert was in the commercial banking industry for 25 years before leaving to form his own company, a real estate...
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Florida
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Complete General Contractors specializes in Commercial Restortation and provides Expert Witness and Consulting Services for attorneys, engineers, architects, building owners and insurance companies. We...
Location:
California
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Ms. Lesgart is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Valuation Analyst, and Certified in Financial Forensics, with over 30 years accounting experience. She provides specialized...
Location:
California
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EXPERT IN CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS, REAL ESTATE HOME INSPECTIONS, AND INSPECTOR STANDARDS OF CARE - Over 40,000 + Building Inspections completed in all trades
Active: City Senior Building Inspector - City...
Location:
Florida
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Mr. Nicholson has extensive experience as a senior and executive officer with major banks (PNC and Bank of America/Barnett), a REIT, a mortgage company and a thrift. He has served on the senior and executive...
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California
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Dr. Dick Bridy’s diverse far-ranging background and industry experience enables him to deliver real estate expert witness testimony for the commercial real estate and brokerage industry. He is an entrepreneur...
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Wisconsin
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Pountain Partners provides expert witness testimonies for attorneys and real estate developers. Services include market studies, feasibility analysis, deposition, mediation, arbitration, litigation support...
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Pennsylvania
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Highly experienced, articulate Professional Engineer (PE) in several states and Prof. Planner (PP)NJ. Engineering expert with 43 years experience in Engineering and Environmental Consulting. Doctorate...
Location:
Florida
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Michael Rotchford of RTCH Corp. is an expert in commercial real estate restructuring, ground leases, sales, leasing, and financing transactions. Mr. Rotchford has completed over $40 billion of assignments....
Location:
California
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Paul Chandler, MAI, has over 30 years of experience as an MAI Designated Real Estate Appraiser and CEO of Property Sciences, a national Residential and Commercial real estate appraisal company.
Mr....
Location:
New York
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FORENSIC ENGINEERING: Schneider Engineering, PLLC started in 1988. Its Principal, Steven Schneider, P.E. has 50 years of experience in the traffic accident and engineering fields. The firm specializes...
Location:
Multiple Locations
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Craig Cherney is a proven real estate operator and legal counsel with demonstrated hands-on experience in complex real estate matters.
As an established professional, Craig has over 24 years of experience...
Location:
California
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Introduction
Executive Summary of Special Skills for 2023
Mr. McLaughlin has multiple unique skill sets applicable to 2023 as an expert witness.
1) 25+ years as an expert in restructuring real estate...
Location:
California
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BED BUGS, COCKROACHES & TERMITE EXPERT WITNESS
Active: CA Branch 2 Structural Pest Control License FR28957 (Household Pests & Insects)
• Bed Bugs, Cockroaches
• Entomology, Insect Pathology
• Rats,...
Location:
California
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Doug Johnston is an expert witness in banking & finance, with a focus on forensic dispute analysis and due diligence review. His career includes having served as a CEO, President and/or EVP in leading...
Location:
Pennsylvania
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30+ years of operational and consulting experience in:
• Shopping centers, Multi-family , Light industrial,
• Office
• Acquisitions/Dispositions
• Development
• Investment Analysis
• Brokerage...
Location:
California
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Land use attorney, Executive Land and Mixed-Use developer, and real estate broker for over 35 years. Provides consulting and testimony expertise specializing in mixed-use real estate investment, syndication...
Location:
California
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President and Founder of NAI Northern California: a 3 office, 75 person full service commercial real estate Brokerage. Part of NAI Global: 375 offices, 6,700 professionals worldwide.
* Oversight of...
Location:
California
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Jack Cohen has been involved in the car business with 30 years experience, wholesaling and retailing, running several dealerships and franchises. Currently holds a dealer license.
Expert testimony...
Location:
California
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Robert Kehiayan, CPM® has over 30 yrs experience in asset & property management & investment brokerage. He specializes in all types of commercial property including office & medical buildings, industrial...
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Multiple Locations
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For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
Location:
California
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30+ years of operational and consulting experience in:
• Shopping centers, Multi-family , Light industrial,
• Office
• Acquisitions/Dispositions
• Development
• Investment Analysis...
Location:
California
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John is a seasoned expert on brokerage, landlord/tenant, buyer/seller and property management matters. John has over 30 years of transaction experience in commercial real estate as a broker, director of...
Location:
Florida and Georgia
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Dr. Newton is a Board-Certified Diagnostic Radiologist with specialized Fellowship training in NeuroRadiology. He has over 30 years of practical experience and training in a variety of practice situations,...
Location:
California
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Mr. Fontes has 35+ years of experience in the appraisal of commercial real estate. He holds the MAI Designation from the Appraisal Institute and served as the 77th President of the Southern California...
Location:
Nevada
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Ann E. Reisch is a real estate expert with a specialization in property management and leasing.
Typical matters involve premises liability issues related to property operations, maintenance and management...
Location:
New York
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Frank S. Ferrantello, PLS, is a New York State Licensed Land Surveyor with over 20 years of experience in Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Land Use Planning. Both his field and office Work experience...
Location:
California
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Mr. Norris is a licensed Architect, Engineer and Contractor, whose litigation experience includes forensic analysis of large scale residential, commercial, industrial and public works projects. During...
Location:
Multiple Locations
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MORTGAGE & REAL ESTATE EXPERT WITNESS | FRAUD INVESTIGATOR | 25+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
Highly skilled expert in bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud, elder financial abuse, forged deeds, identity theft, mortgage...
Location:
Florida
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Stephen is one of Florida's very best and methodical real estate experts involving both residential and commercial issues. These issues typically include state and federal litigation, arbitration, mediation,...
Location:
California
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Mr. Cantrell is a hands on property manager running residential and commercial properties. He is a Real Estate Broker and a Certified Property Manager(CPM) and is an instructor for the Institute of Real...
Location:
California
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Active in making, arranging and investing in both private money (aka hard money) and institutional real estate loans, and in arranging and loan servicing of trust deed investments since 1979. President...
Location:
California
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As a lawyer I have represented the private or hard money lending industry in California for over 40 years, including licensing, DRE and DBO compliance, loan documentation, workouts, consumer credit compliance,...
Location:
California
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PRESIDENT/CEO FOR THREE COMMUNITY BANKS, FORMER HEAD OF BILLION DOLLAR PLUS LENDING UNIT FOR INTERNATIONAL BANK - EXPERT IN BANKING, COMMERCIAL LENDING, MORTGAGE LENDING,CONSTRUCTION LOANS, CREDIT REVIEW...
Location:
California
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Over 35 years experience in real estate appraisal, specializing in the analysis of value diminution and real estate damage economics, including experience in the appraisal of both residential and commercial/industrial...
Location:
Louisiana
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Murphy Appraisal Services was founded in September of 1990 by Richard L. Murphy, a licensed general real estate appraiser who holds the MAI designation of the Appraisal Institute. The firm is currently...
Location:
Maryland
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Mr. Milner is a residential and commercial mortgage economist and subject matter expert. He leads The Oakleaf Group, a leading structured finance advisory firm that provides data analysis and forensic...
Location:
California
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Mr. Libby has had a 30-year career in commercial real estate and is currently the Principal of Libby Consullting, LLC. He has held senior leadership positions with Hughes Marino, Realty Income Corporation,...
Location:
New York
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Personal injury analyst. BA, MS, SM, PhD in physics & psychology (including MIT); 45 yrs R&D, teaching, trial testimony, industrial training, 'in the trenches'. Perception, vision, warnings, equipment/product...
Location:
California
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I am a Real Estate, and contracting expert with an MBA, from Cornell University and have a Real Estate Brokers license and a General Contractors license. I am also an active real estate broker representing...
Location:
California
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• Hotel and real estate industry business issues expert with 40 years consulting experience
resolving disputes between owner-operator, borrower-lender, tenant-landlord and franchisee-franchisor....
Location:
California
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Mr. Jacobson offers an impressive record of success as an expert witness in real estate, business and finance.
Included among the numerous cases in which he has testified as an expert witness are disputes...
Location:
Colorado
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For fourty years Peter Meer - owner and president of Meer & Company, Inc., has been involved in residential, HOA and apartment property management. Through this management experience, He is nationally...
Location:
Florida
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Prof. Black is a trial experienced adjunct professor of real estate. He has been performing litigation support services for more than 35 years. He assists legal counsel with all aspects of the case and...
Location:
New York
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National Real Estate Research is a national real estate counseling and valuation firm specializing in litigation support, expert witness services, valuations and distressed property solutions. John A....
Location:
California
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MCS Associates is a national consulting group with a special focus on Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting in banking, insurance, financial services, securities, real estate, economic & damages analysis,...
Location:
California
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Expert witness in property management issues for all types of commercial and residential real estate. Experience in arbitration, litigation, lease terms, personal injury, property damage, security, standards...
Location:
California
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Dr. D'Andrea has been involved in real estate consulting, finance, investment, management, development, and/or brokerage for more than 25 years. His clients have included banks, investment banks,...
Location:
California
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Over 40 years of experience in private money lending & real estate related cases.
Plaintiff and Defense
Private Money Lending
Credit File and Qualifications
Appraisals
Evictions
Foreclosures
Industry...
Location:
Multiple Locations
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Real Estate Experts are only as good as their "real world" experience. I have 45+ years of it. My "real world" experience has proven to be a key factor in the analysis of case issues and in my credibility...
Location:
Washington
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Thirty-five years of practical engineering experience across the aerospace, building construction, and technology industries. Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Masters degree in International...
Location:
South Carolina
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Courtenay Brack, (CPM®), is president of Charleston Green Commercial LLC, a commercial property management and real estate consulting firm founded in 2008. A commercial real estate professional with over...
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Multiple Locations
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Having not lost a case yet, Andrew Shedlin has over 50 years of experience as an attorney and businessperson specializing in:
Shopping Center/Retail/Real Estate, Development, Redevelopment. Management,...
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Multiple Locations
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Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
Location:
Tennessee
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Mr. Lapin is a certified property manager (CPM) and an Accredited Residential Manager (ARM) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). He has been an active property manager of all kinds of...
Location:
New York
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Yarmus Engineering, P.C. has been providing Engineering services throughout the tri-state area since 1974. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, President of the firm, has worked in various engineering and...
Commercial Real Estate FAQs
What is a commercial real estate expert witness?
A commercial real estate expert witness can provide their professional opinion on issues related to various aspects of commercial real estate, including valuation, market analysis, due diligence, lease negotiations, and zoning, among other matters.
What is the role of a commercial real estate expert witness?
A commercial real estate expert witness can offer insight into issues related to the sale, purchase, or rental of commercial properties.
How much can a person make as a commercial real estate expert witness?
Commercial real estate expert witnesses may earn between $175 and $400 per hour, or more in some circumstances. The exact fee is agreed upon between the expert and the retaining lawyer.
What are the qualifications of a commercial real estate expert witness?
A commercial real estate expert witness should have knowledge of commercial property transactions, commercial leasing, and real estate investment analysis.
In a lawsuit, what type of evience is reviewed by a commercial real estate expert witness?
A commercial real estate expert witness may review various types of evidence in a lawsuit, including property appraisals, market analyses, lease agreements, and other relevant documents related to the case.
What types of cases involve expert opinions from a commercial real estate expert witness?
Cases involving disputes over property value, lease agreements, zoning regulations, environmental issues, and construction defects may require expert opinions from a commercial real estate expert witness.
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