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.
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Robert S. Griswold, CRE, CPM, CCIM, PCAM, CCAM, GRI, ARM (Griswold Real Estate Management, Inc.)
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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Allan D. Snyder (AFC Forensic Consulting - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT)
Introduction
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)
• Senior Housing
• Discrimination
Trial...
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Ken Leonard (Leonard Associates)
Ken Leonard is a SHOPPING CENTER and RETAIL REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST with extensive LITIGATION CONSULTING, LITIGATION SUPPORT services and EXPERT WITNESS experience serving leading Law Firms and "Fortune 100" Companies throughout the United States and in...
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Steven D. Epcar, CPM (S.D. Epcar & Associates)
Certified Property Manager (CPM) expert in real estate and asset/property management consulting with 35+ years experience, including residential, commercial, retail, mixed-use properties. Extensive expert witness experience includes standard of care,...
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James B Hibert (Market Street Consulting Group)
Active Lender with over 30 years experience in Banking, Finance, and Real Estate Lending. Experienced in Trial and Deposition Testimony.
James (Jay) Hibert was in the commercial banking industry for 25 years before leaving to form his own company,...
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R. Britton Colbert, CHA, CHIA (Colbert Hotel Consulting, LLC)
Location:
Florida and Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise:
R. Britton Colbert is a 35-year+ experienced hotel operations executive with on-site operations experience with Sheraton Hotels and Holiday Inns, Inc., focused on NOI, cash distribution, CapEx Plans, hotel...
Peter Meer (PeterMeer.com)
Location:
Colorado
Areas of Expertise:
For thirty years Peter C. Meer - owner and president of Meer & Company, Inc., has been involved in residential property management of single family homes, duplexes, condominiums, townhomes and other types...
Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E. (Yarmus Engineering, P.C.)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
Yarmus Engineering, P.C. has been providing Engineering services throughout the tri-state area since 1974. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., President of the firm, has worked in various engineering and construction...
Joffrey Long (Southwest Mortgage)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Active mortgage lender, loan servicer, and mortgage banker/broker in both institutional (bank, mortgage banker or credit union) lending and hard money lending (private money lending) since 1979, president...
Eric Forster (Eric Forster, LLM at Forster Realty Advisors)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Eric Forster LLM provides consulting and expert witness services in real estate and mortgage litigation, and has earned a reputation as a top real estate & mortgage fraud investigator. His 25+ year experience...
Maurice Robinson (Maurice Robinson & Associates LLC)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
• Hotel and real estate industry business issues expert with 30 years consulting experience
resolving disputes between owner-operator, borrower-lender, tenant-landlord and franchisee-franchisor....
Jeffrey S Rothbart (Stack Real Estate, LLC)
Location:
Illinois
Areas of Expertise:
Commercial real estate executive experience in acquisitions, development asset, portfolio management, capital markets, leasing, dispositions and sustainability. Financed transactions with common and preferred...
ForensisGroup, Inc. (The Expert of Experts)
Location:
Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise:
For over 20 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, insurance agencies, government entities and many other industries with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts...
Allan D. Snyder (AFC Forensic Consulting - PEST MANAGEMENT)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
TERMITE & ENTOMOLOGY EXPERT WITNESS
Licensed: Branch 2 Structural Pest Control (Household Pests & Insects)
• Entomology, Insect Pathology
• Bed Bugs, Cockroaches
• Rats, Mice, Ants, Moths
• Pesticides,...
Michael P. Russell (The Russell Company)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
A "real world" expert witness for 35 years. In the last five years, clients have won over $80M in judgments. He does what he says he is going to do with integrity. Expertise in the valuing, buying, selling,...
Steven Schneider (Schneider Engineering, PLLC)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
FORENSIC ENGINEERING: Schneider Engineering, PLLC started in 1988. It's Principal, Steven Schneider, P.E. has 45 years of experience in the traffic engineering field. They specialize in forensic traffic...
MPGroup (Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE )
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS + FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESSES + MEDIATION
PLEASE VISIT: www.mpgroup.com (WEBSITE LINK ABOVE)
MPGroup is a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and other technical...
George S Hedley (Hedley Construction & Development Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
George Hedley, general contractor and builder of over 700 major commercial, industrial and residential projects, provides personal professional hands-on construction and real estate development expert...
Michael F. Richards
Location:
Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise:
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...
John Dalkowski (National Real Estate Research, LLC)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
National Real Estate Research is a national real estate counseling and valuation firm specializing in litigation support, expert witness services and distressed property solutions. John A. Dalkowski III,...
Hon. Steven Cohen (JD, MBA) (Cohen & Associates, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
HON. STEVEN COHEN was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge from 2010-2015 with the Inglewood Office of Appeals having his appointment has now sunset. He is, an attorney and the President and CEO of...
Brian H Kelley (BHK Associates, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Frank Ferrantello (Ferrantello Group)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Ferrantello has been practicing over 17 years with Licensure for over 7 years. His experience include projects such as: Expert Surveys, Diagrams, Exhibit’s, Testimony for damages and injuries such...
Michael K. Ryan (CastleLyons Corporation)
Location:
Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise:
45+ years in the real estate Industry. MBA from USC, CA and HI Broker's Licenses and CA Contractor's License. Expertise in entitlements, development, home building and broker/agent standard of care issues....
James H Cantrell (Cantrell Associates)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Matthew M Magdziarz (Real Property Consultants)
Location:
Illinois
Areas of Expertise:
Real Property Consultants is a real estate valuation and consulting firm serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Matthew M. Magdziarz, MAI, a principal of the firm, has over 15 years of experience...
Lawrence H. Jacobson ( A Professional Corporation)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Henry D. Haddock (CRE Solutions & Analytics, LLC)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
Henry D. Haddock is President of CRE Solutions & Analytics, LLC. Mr. Haddock has served as a qualified expert witness in commercial real estate-related bankruptcy and litigation, as well as in general...
E. Robert Miller, CPM, CIPS, CMC (E. Robert Miller & Associates)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Donald Bredberg (StoneCreek Partners)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Donald Bredberg is a recognized expert in the areas of real estate feasibility, planning, development, and asset management, specializing in hotels/resorts, retail, and themed entertainment.
Robert J Rodino (Rodino Associates)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
30+ years of operational and consulting experience in:
• Shopping centers, Multi-family , Light industrial,
• Office
• Acquisitions/Dispositions
• Development
• Investment Analysis...
Douglas E. Johnston, Jr. (Five Management, LLC)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Craig Cherney (Real Estate Expert Witness)
Location:
Arizona
Areas of Expertise:
Private equity and pooled investment fund manager familiar with standards of care and fiduciary duties between investors and the real estate sponsor or developer handling the syndicated funds. Understands...
Robert Kehiayan, CPM (Investment R/E Source)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
John J. D'Andrea (Realty Solutions)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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,...
Merrill J. Reynolds, Jr. (Foresight Credit Group)
Location:
Texas
Areas of Expertise:
Foresight Credit Group (FCG) is a consulting firm specializing in expert witness testimony, and litigation support to financial institutions, attorneys and individual clients throughout the United States....
Diana G. Lesgart, CPA, CFE, CVA, CFF (Diana G. Lesgart, CPA, An Accountancy Corp.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Orell Anderson, MAI (Strategic Property Analytics, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Orell Anderson specializes in real property damage economics and has consulted on some of the world’s largest challenges such as Hurricane Katrina, the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Sites, the World Trade...
William R Nicholson (WRN Financial)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Roland D Freeman (Capital Consultants Realty Services)
Location:
Texas
Areas of Expertise:
Roland D. Freeman has 45 years of property management, development and finance experience in two dozen states. He holds the CPM, CRE and FRICS designations from IREM, Counselors and Royal Chartered Surveyors....
Paul Kastes, CPM (Paul Kastes CPM LLC)
Location:
Florida and Georgia
Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Paul Kastes, CPM, LCAM is an experienced professional capable of providing NATIONWIDE credible expert witness services to attorneys and insurance companies. He specializes in income producing properties...
Fred Schuster (FGS Realty Advisors)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Fred Schuster is a licensed CPA and has over 30 years’ experience in the Real Estate industry. Freds area of expertise is in the Real Estate/Hospitality industry and is considered an authority on Timeshare,...
Ann E. Reisch, CCIM, CPM, RPA (Reisch Consulting Group, Inc.)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Richard L Murphy, MAI, SRA (Murphy Appraisal Services, LLC)
Location:
Louisiana
Areas of Expertise:
Richard L. Murphy has been a licensed general real estate appraiser for over 20 years and holds the MAI designation of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Murphy has a long history in the real estate, brokerage,...
John Pagliassotti (A.I.R. Forms Expert)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
One of the foremost experts on the A.I.R. forms, John has 30 years of transaction experience in commercial real estate as a broker, director of asset management for an institutional commercial property...
Michael V. Sanders, MAI, SRA (Coastline Realty Advisors)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Allan E. Klein (Professional Management Services)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Klein's areas of expertise include Property Management, Commercial/Residential Standards of Care, Industry Practices, Premises Liability, Personal Injury,Inspections, Habitability, Mold, Maintenance,...
Barbara D. Nichols, M.B.A. (Nichols Real Estate & General Contracting)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
I am a Real Estate, and contracting expert with a unique background; having an MBA, from Cornell University and holding a Real Estate Brokers license and a General Contractors license. I am also an active...
Consolidated Consultants
Location:
Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise:
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,...
John G Minor (Complete General Contractors)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
Complete General Contractors specializes in Commercial Restortation and provides Expert Witness and Consulting Services for attorneys, engineers, architects, building owners and insurance companies. We...
Steven R. Fontes, MAI, CCIM (Mission Property Advisors, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Fontes has 30+ 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...
MCS Associates -- Experts & Consultants In Banking, Financial Services, Real Estate & Insurance
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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,...
Robert C. Sugarman, PE (RCS Performance Systems, Inc.)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
Personal injury analyst. BA, MS, SM, PhD in physics & psychology (including MIT); 40 yrs R&D, teaching, trial testimony, industrial training, 'in the trenches'. Perception, vision, warnings, equipment/product...
Gerald M. Levy (Gerald M. Levy & Co. LLC)
Location:
New York
Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Levy is a real estate and banking consultant and serves as an arbitrator and mediator of real estate and construction disputes and as an expert witness on standards of practice for real estate lending,...
Steven B. Norris AIA, RCE, HG, GE, EG, RG, GC, CASp (Architectural & Engineering Design Group)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Philip S Simmons, Esq. (The Simmons Group, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
A land use attorney and real estate broker for over 35 years. Provides consulting and testimony expertise specializing in mixed-use real estate investment, syndication and development operations, land...
Prof. Paul S. Black (Paul S. Black & Associates, Inc.)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
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...
Eric L Risberg, MAI, ASA, SRA (Advanced Appraisal International, Inc.)
Location:
California
Areas of Expertise:
Eric L. Risberg, MAI, ASA, SRA is a real estate appraisal expert with over 25 years of valuation expertise. He has worked for over 700 clients in his career and has served as an expert on over 75 legal...
Howard N Shapiro (Howard Shapiro & Company)
Location:
Florida
Areas of Expertise:
I have 40 years experience as a real estate developer in South Florida, 6,000 condos, 5,000 -acre land subdivision in Southern California: expert in due diligence, finance, construction, marketing, acquisition...
Judi Souza, CSEO/CEI/NTP (Escrow Expertise)
Location:
Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise:
Expert in both Title Insurance and Escrow matters. Consultant and court qualified Expert Witness with over 40 years experience regarding Standard of Care in numerous areas, including escrow/settlement...
Julian M. Toneatto, Ph.D., PE, PP(NJ) (Adler Engineers, Inc.)
Location:
Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise:
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...
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