Mr. Maurice Robinson
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Office: 310-640-9656
Fax: 310-640-9276
• 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.
• CRE, ASA, ISHC, certified appraiser, trained arbitrator & mediator.
• Recipient of top award for real estate consultants and appraisers for valuing the Grand
Canyon National Park.
• Fluent in damage calculations, ground & building leases; management contracts; franchise agreements; partnership & JV agreements; concession contracts; development agreements and loan docs.
• Expert witness testimony; litigation strategy, consultation and support; damage calculations; lost profits analysis; real estate appraisals; deal structuring; workouts; bankruptcy; new development planning; market demand assessment; acquisition due diligence; and economic, market, financial & investment analysis.
• Can estimate damages and appraise property values under multiple scenarios.
- Bankruptcy
- Business Valuation
- Commercial Real Estate
- Eminent Domain
- Finance
- Franchise Valuation
- Golf Course Appraisal
- Hotel & Hospitality
- Hotel Appraisal
- Land Use & Zoning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Mortgages
- Property Management
- Real Estate Damages
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Leasing
- Real Estate Malpractice
- Real Estate Valuation
- Residential Real Estate
- Restaurant Valuation
- Shopping Center/Mall Real Estate
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: BA, Economics, Macalester College; Masters of Public Administration, municipal finance & Private/public partnerships, University of Southern California; State-Certified General Real Property Appraiser in CA; FINRA Arbitrator.
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC); Counselors of Real Estate (CRE); American Society of Appraisers (ASA); Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA).
- Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Occasional Guest Lecturer to MBA Real Estate Investment Analysis class at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Over 25 speaking engagements at Hotel and Real Estate Industry Conferences and seminars; topics include Greening of the Hotel Industry; Hotel Development; Public-Private Partnerships; International Hotel Opportunities; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Litigation Support Services; Arbitration Opportunities; and How to Value Improvements in a National Park.
- 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: Over 100 times.
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Hospitality and Real Estate business issues, including damage calculations; lost profits estimates; market, economic and financial feasibility; valuation/appraisal; bankruptcy; workouts; new development; public/private partnerships; hotel operations; management and marketing; franchising; ground leases; and concession contracts.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: About 50%.
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: The other 50%.
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: Over 60.
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: Within the last year.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: At least twenty.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: 15 Superior/District/State Court jury trials; 3 bench trials; 2 US bankruptcy court appearances; 16 arbitrations; and 4 mediations.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: At least twenty.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Expert witness testimony; litigation strategy, consultation and support; damage calculations; lost profits analysis; real estate appraisals; deal structuring; workouts; new development; strategic planning; market demand assessment; acquisition due diligence; public/private partnerships; and economic, financial and investment analysis.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $500 to $650 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $500 to $650 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $500 to $650 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $500 to $650 per hour.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and purchase of data.
References for R. Maurice Robinson, ISHC, CRE, ASA
Eric Rowen; Greenberg Traurig, Los Angeles; Tel: 213-999-2062
Mr. Neal Panish; Seltzer, Caplan, McMahon & Vitek, San Diego, CA; Tel: 619-685-3003
Mr. Ed Quigley; Cox, Castle, Nicholson; Century City, CA. Tel: 310-871-8594