Real Estate Expert Witnesses in Illinois

Real Estate, Appraisal & Valuation - 1031 Exchange, NNN, LLC/Partnership dispute, Real Estate Appraisal, Proforma Analysis, Zoning, commercial financing, landlord/tenant disputes, acquisition, standard of care, real estate valuation, REIT

Mr. Rothbart is a seasoned real estate executive with over 22 years of direct experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate. Generally, Mr. Rothbart’s experience includes, but is not limited to, land and property acquisition, zoning and entitlements, development, general contracting, valuation, acquisitions, debt and equity finance, asset and property management, leasing, sustainability and dispositions. Mr. Rothbart has experience with both domestic and international real estate as well as most property types. Mr. Rothbart is an Illinois licensed attorney, possess and LL.M. in Taxation and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law since 2007. Mr. Rothbart has served as an expert witness/consultant in 200+ real estate matters. Prior expert experience includes, but is not limited to, real estate valuation, LLC Operating Agreements, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of representations and warranties, land use, construction damages, standard of care issues, brokerag...

Real Estate - Partnership/JV disputes, Disclosure requirements, Non-compliance with Industry practices, Entitlement and development issues, Industry standard of care, General Partner duties owed, Agent/Broker misconduct, Due diligence standards, Fiduciary duties owed, Agent/Broker NAR Code of Conduct

"Real estate experts are only as good as their 'real world' experience". I have 45-plus years of it. My "real world" experience has proven to be a key factor in the analysis of case issues and in my credibility during courtroom testimony. Managed Divisions for privately and publicly held realty companies. MBA from USC, CA and HI Broker's Licenses and CA Contractor's License. Cases have required, expertise in entitlements, development, home building, agent/broker misconduct, Industry standards, disclosure requirements, due diligence standards, partnership and joint venture issues, fiduciary duties owed and rebuttal to opposing expert's report. WATCH 1-MINUTE VIDEO ON WEBSITE -- www.castlelyons.net NOTE: I do not charge travel time or expenses for cases located outside Southern California.

Real Estate, Financial - commercial real estate finance, Mortgage, Debt, Lender, Borrower, Interest Rate, Loan Terms, Bankruptcy, CMBS, Bank, Alter Ego, Lender Liability, Loan Underwriting, Loan Origination

I am an expert in commercial real estate finance with over 40 years of experience. I have arranged over $11 Billion in financing for my developer and investor clients. I work as an active professional arranging capital placement for my clients, and I am therefore well-versed in commercial real estate finance and related issues as well as the current and past state of the capital markets. Over the past 25 +/- years, I have served as an expert witness or consultant on over three hundred matters, given deposition testimony over 150 times, and trial testimony 100 +/- times in Federal, State, and Bankruptcy courts as well at ADR proceedings. Expert testimony has included: Chapter 11 Interest rate determination, partnership disputes, lender/borrower disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, alter ego issues, lender liability matters, lender approval process, the suitability of financing, forensic determination of market-rate and terms of financing, economic feasibility, market impacts on l...

Chicago, Illinois

Real Estate, Legal - Legal Malpractice, Real Estate Legal Malpractice, Standard of Care

Robert Berliner has practiced law for over 45 years, with experience in nearly every area of the law, including litigation, but with particular emphasis on real estate transactions and mediation and arbitration of real estate and other commercial disputes. Among other things, he was retained as a "third party professional qualified in financial and economic analysis" and, as such, adjudicated a dispute between the Illinois State Lottery and its then outside management company. He was general counsel and shareholder of a national real estate investment and development company which developed and owned apartments, retail centers, hotels and office buildings throughout the United States. He has been a principal in many real estate and other business ventures and taught Real Estate Investment Analysis as an adjunct professor at the Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as being a guest lecturer and teacher in courses involving real estate an...

Highand Park, Illinois

Real Estate, Appraisal & Valuation - 1031 Exchange, NNN, LLC/Partnership dispute, Real Estate Appraisal, Proforma Analysis, Zoning, commercial financing, landlord/tenant disputes, acquisition, standard of care, real estate valuation, REIT

Mr. Rothbart is a seasoned real estate executive with over 22 years of direct experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate. Generally, Mr. Rothbart’s experience includes, but is not limited to, land and property acquisition, zoning and entitlements, development, general contracting, valuation, acquisitions, debt and equity finance, asset and property management, leasing, sustainability and dispositions. Mr. Rothbart has experience with both domestic and international real estate as well as most property types. Mr. Rothbart is an Illinois licensed attorney, possess and LL.M. in Taxation and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law since 2007. Mr. Rothbart has served as an expert witness/consultant in 200+ real estate matters. Prior expert experience includes, but is not limited to, real estate valuation, LLC Operating Agreements, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of representations and warranties, land use, construction damages, standard of care issues, brokerag...

Kildeer, Illinois

Real Estate - Retail, Shopping Centers, Landlord/Tenant disputes, Management, Leasing, Lease Interpretation, Shopping Center Development, Redevelopment, Operations, Safety and Security, Repair and Replacement, Interpretation of Leases, Leasing of Shopping Centers, Leasing of Airports, Mitigation of Damages

- Served as Counsel and Executive Vice President of Equity Properties and Development Company with responsibility for the development and leasing of more than 20,000,000 square feet of shopping centers throughout the United States - Acknowledged expert in shopping center leasing custom and practice - Advised and consulted for more than 35 separate international, national, regional and local retailers and restaurants in shopping centers. - Expert in the development, leasing and operations of airport concessions programs for more than 25 years. - Served as New York State Director for the approximately 70,000-member industry trade organization, The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) - Serves on the ICSC Illinois State Committee - Conceived and authored the Certified Shopping Center Leasing Specialist designation - Holds the CLS designation and the Certified Shopping Center Manager (CSM) and the newly established pinnacle of shopping center industry designations - C...