Escrow Procedures Expert Witnesses

Sausalito, California

Real Estate, Fraud - Commercial Title & Escrow, Escrow Procedures, Multi-State Customs & Practices, Escrow Operations, Escrow Documentation, Fiduciary Duty, Escrow Fraud, Misdirected Wire Fraud, Elder Abuse Involving Real Estate, Real Property Fraud, Seller Impersonation Fraud, Title Insuring/Underwriting, Improper Title Clearance, Curative Work

Linda Rae Paul is the President of CRE Transaction Experts, Inc. and one of a small number of experts in the country with direct, hands-on experience at every level of the commercial title and escrow process — from escrow officer to commercial closer to national commercial closer and title insurance underwriter. She has closed multi-site, multi-state portfolio transactions moving billions of dollars on behalf of the country’s top commercial real estate clients. She works plaintiff and defense nationally on title and escrow matters of any size. Attorneys retain her because escrow and title systems are opaque to litigators. She functions as a translator — showing attorneys exactly what the red flags look like, what the standard of care required, and what to ignore. Her written reports are precise and built to withstand attack. Her testimony is clear enough to walk a judge and jury through the complexity of a transaction without losing them. Case types she handles include: • Escrow w...

El Segundo, California

Insurance, Business Operations - Professional Liability, Standard of Care, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Brokers, Real Estate Brokers, Escrow Procedures, Mortgage Brokers, Claims Procedures, Claims Made Insurance

Frederick J. Fisher, J.D. is the President of Fisher Consulting Group, Inc., and was the Founder of E.L.M. Insurance Brokers, a Wholesale & MGA facility specializing in Professional Liability and Specialty Line risks. He is a Member of the Editorial Board for Agents of America; a Faculty Member of the Claims College, and Member of the Executive Council, School of Professional Lines as sponsored by the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance. He is a course designer and webinar Instructor for the Academy of Insurance (sponsored by the Insurance Journal). Since his career began, Mr. Fisher focused on one vision: providing financial security to the client. The result was a successful 41 year career in Specialty Lines Insurance. In 1975, Mr. Fisher began his career on the service side, as an Independent E&O claims adjuster. In 1982, he bought the Company, continued with claims, while expanding the firm’s services to include qualitative claim auditing, risk management & loss contro...