Real Estate & Construction Defect Expert Witness
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Full Service Real Estate; Planned Space - Construction
- Phone: (626) 533-8878
- Cell: (626) 533-8878
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Real Estate and Construction DefectsKeywords/Search Terms:
Construction Defects, Real Estate Broker, Home Inspectors, Fiduciary Duty, Disclosure, Buyer Representative, Responsible, Testimony, Landscaping, Fraud, Diminution-in-Value, Contracts, Standards of Care, Trial Strategy, Commissions, CAR - CA Asso. of Realtors, NAR - National Asso. of Realtors, Inspections, Elder Abuse, ConsultationEducation:
Architecture - AA Degree , Santa Monica College; Paralegal Studies - AA Degree , Platt College of Ontario, CA; Certified res. & commercial R.E. Inspector , Inspection Training Asso., Oceanside, CA.Years in Practice:
50Additional Information
Former Commercial Broker with Grubb & Ellis, and Pacific International. Areas of Expertise include, but not limited to the following. Real Estate: Standards of Care, Fiduciary Duty, Disclosure, Commissions, Representation, Dual Agency, Contracts, Diminution-in-Value, CAR and or NAR disputes, Consultation, Fraud, Real-Estate Elder-Abuse. Trial Strategy: Know whether to settle, rather than fail a client whose case lacks merit; Residential, multi-residential, commercial, and industrial real estate physical inspections and inspecors; Condominium Parcel and Tract Maps: Construction and Design Consulting Service; Construction Defects; Design/Build process; California Building, and ADA Codes; Landscaping; Water Intrusion. Trial and Arbitration Testimony in Superior Court, AAA and JAMS, initiated in 2002. Expert witness testimony and litigation consulting services include site investigation, contract disputes, plus all that a case requires. Licenses and Certifications: California Real Estate Broker #00448129 - 1975; Largest single Real Estate transaction - 'listing and sale' of 350 unit Apple Apartments, Upland, CA. CA General 'B' Contractor #419564 - 42 years Design/Build business. 23 years as a CA C27 Landscaping Contractor. 14 years to current - Certified San Marino, CA, Compliance Inspector. Served: Los Angeles Board of Realtors - Ethics Committee; Chinese/American Construction Professionals - 5+ years on Board of Directors; American Society of Home Inspectors - Standards Committee. Owner and Broker of Record: Full Service Real Estate; Owner/President of Planned Space -Design/Build; owner/operator of InspectionsR-us. Designed and built small condominium projects throughout W. Los Angeles, plus residential projects in Morongo Basin, CA. 10 years spent operating my own real estate inspection company. 14 years serving as San Marino, CA, Compliance Inspector. Published: CREIA 'Inspector' magazine; ASHI Reporter; AAGLA - Greater Los Angeles Apartment magazine; Experts.com - 'Liability of the Public Sector'; America's Shame-Our Public Libraries'; 'Sell your Home For Fun and Profit' (under construction); Aphorisms and Wisdom to Live By; Martial Arts Word Search Puzzles.