Real Estate Expert Witnesses in Michigan

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 175+ 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...

Manistee, Michigan

Real Estate - Title insurance, Escrow Closing services, Escrow Agent fiduciary, Closing process, Real Estate, Title Clearance, Wire fraud prevention, Settlement procedures, Trust accounting, Earnest Money deposits, Escrow Agency, Title and escrow compliance, Disbursement procedures, Closing coordination, Title

Carole Bullion- Mincy is the former Owner and President of Classic Title Agency in Brighton, Michigan. She has enjoyed over 40 years in the real estate and title industry conducting thousands of closings in southeast Michigan. Prior to opening her own title agency, she served as President of Stewart Title of Detroit where she was responsible for operations in the State of Michigan. She also served as Regional Director of Real Estate Development throughout 10 states in the Midwest for Stewart Title, one of the nation’s largest title insurers. Licensed since 1985, Carole Bullion-Mincy has a strong alliance with the real estate industry. As a certified instructor for the State of Michigan, each year she teaches Continuing Education courses required by the state for re-licensure. In addition to state licensing classes, she instructs the NAR Code of Ethics and has instructed seminars on Cyber Security and wire theft, Legislative Updates, RESPA compliance, teambuilding, mortgage fraud, a...