Due Diligence Expert Witnesses

Due diligence expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on due diligence. The due diligence expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Accounting, Banking, Bankruptcy , Business Operations, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Dentist, Environmental, Financial, Fraud, Insurance, Management, Premises Liability, Property Management, and Real Estate.

Craig Cherney, Esq.

Phoenix, Arizona
Real Estate, Fraud - Real Estate Funds, Syndicated Real Estate Investments, Land, Due Diligence, Fiduciary Duty, Standards of Care, Real Estate Fund Management, Real Estate Acquisition, Real Estate Entitlements, Land Development, Land Use, Land Valuation, Management Fees, Commissions, Pre-Acquisition Diligence, Title
Have deep experience in acquisition and disposition of hundreds of millions of investment capital in residential land, master plan communities, real estate development projects and entitlement and zone change opportunities throughout the United States. Joint Venture expert between institutional capital, private investors and local real estate operators or real estate sponsors. Pooled real estate funds, real estate syndication and private equity real estate fund management and duties of care to investors. Expert in fiduciary standards of care that relate to real estate managers' fiduciary duty and operating protocol when executing a real estate business plan or pooled investment scheme. Can conduct multiple financial models and sensitivity analysis showing present value and projected IRR rates of return and equity multiples that a real estate project should have delivered in the open market. Single family residential, attached residential, and multifamily Licensed attorney ...

Bob Bates, JD, CPA, CFO, CVA, CFE

Fremont, California
Accounting, Financial - Business Litigation, Due diligence, Forensic accounting, Fraud investigations, Litigation support, Lost earnings, Valuation, CFO, CPA, Bankruptcy, Acquisitions
Bob Bates is a JD, CPA, CFE, CVA and CFO and has worked with dozens of lawyers on over 50 cases in various states. Sometimes he provides financial support for a client in litigation, or pre-litigation, and other times he provides a report, such as a damages calculation, which can be used in litigation. He also has experience providing testimony in depositions and trials. Unbiased Case Analysis Discovery Review & Recommendations High-Impact Demonstrative Exhibits Strategy and Tactics Conferences Damage Calculations Cash Flow Analysis Reports Profit and Loss Analysis Commercial damages, business interruption and lost profits He has been involved in depositions/interrogatories and testifying with multiple court cases including: Embezzlement-Discovered $300k fraud/consultant for counsel Massachusetts Creditor-NY. $1.6m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-NY. $1.7m debentures, usury/breach Creditor-LA, CA $1.7m debentures Creditor-Orange County, CA. $400k debentures Creditor-Orange Coun...

Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

California
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
Dr. Burgoon is an award-winning and Board Certified (Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences) toxicologist and biostatistician. Dr. Burgoon has 10+ years of experience as a US Government toxicologist employed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the US Army. Dr. Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk asse...

James H Cantrell, CPM, CAM Cantrell Associates

San Francisco, California
Real Estate - Property management, Broker, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, Condominiums, office, slip/trip/fall, maintenance, water intrusion, mold, personal injury,security, management standard of care, due diligence, real estate property management, real estate disputes,
Mr. Cantrell is currently active in day to day property management. He is a California Real Estate Broker, a Certified Property Manager (CPM) and a Condominium Association Manager (CAM) in the state of Florida. He is an expert in all aspects of Real Estate including Property Management of Residential, Commercial, Condominiums and Homeowners Associations, Shopping Centers. Expert in Standards of Care, property damage, personal injury, habitability, landlord/tenant, maintenance, air quality and mold issues, receiverships, lease interpretation, partnership agreements, trust properties, child molestation. An IREM instructor teaching throughout the US , Russia and Poland. Recipient 1987 Frank Lyons award-CPM of the year, CPM Emeritus 2011, President IREM San Francisco, IREM SF instructor of the year 2001, 2007 nd 2013 Lloyd Hanford Jr Distinguished Faculty award IREM. Featured speaker National Facility Management and Technology Conference-Chicago 2007 and Baltimore 2008, 2009. C...

Mason A Dinehart III, RFC FEND - Financial Education Network Development

San Ramon, California
Securities & Investments, Insurance - Due Diligence, Suitability, Supervision, Standards of Care, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Variable and Fixed Index Annuities, TIC's, Non-Traded REIT'S, Broker Dealer Compliance, Portfolio Analysis,Private Placements, Elder Abuse, Damages, Misrepresentation, Material Omission and Fraud,
I am celebrating 5 decades in the securities Industry. I am both a FINRA Arbitrator and the designated securities expert witness for the CA State Bar. I am a consulting expert in litigation and arbitration having testified in 25 states involving securities, insurance and annuities. Since 1991, I have been retained over 1000 times and have testified in 365 arbitrations before NASD, FINRA, JAMS, PSE, AAA and PSE along with attending and testifying in over 100 mediations. In addition, I have qualified and testified before the L.A. Federal Court along with State Courts in L.A., Orange, Fresno and San Diego. My case track record stands at 328 wins and 37 losses. From a long-standing banking background in corporate finance to underwriting and investment banking and real estate experience, I bring a strong knowledge of modern portfolio theory through the teaching of hundreds of retirement financial planning seminars at the corporate level. It is my goal to bring a refres...

Lee J Harris, DDS Harris Dental Solutions

Los Angeles, California
Dentist, Business Operations - Dental Consulting, Due Diligence , Dental Practice Marketing, Dental Malpractice, Human Resources Management, Dental Practice Software, Dental Practice Management, Policies and Procedures, Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry, Dental Insurance, Key Performance Indicators, Dental Coach and Mentor

Gregory M. Libby, MBA Libby Consulting, LLC

San Diego, California
Real Estate, Property Management - commercial real estate, lease, REIT, real estate investment trust, triple net, NNN, retail, industrial, office, multifamily, asset management, property management, portfolio, leasing, CoStar, disaster, due diligence, construction, roof, pavement, asphalt, lease administration, corporate real estate
Mr. Libby has had a 30-year career in commercial real estate and is currently the Principal of Libby Consullting, LLC. He has held senior leadership positions with Hughes Marino, Realty Income Corporation, Islands Restaurants, and Wall Street Property Company. Greg has experience with retail, industrial, office, and agricultural real estate. Mr. Libby is a licensed Real Estate Broker in California (DRE #011252760), holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Economics, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA). Greg is qualified to consult or serve as an expert witness on a wide variety of commercial real estate and facilities matters including but not limited to the REIT industry and practices, asset management, budgeting, capital expense planning/management, construction, corporate real estate, development/redevelopment, disaster planning and response, due diligence, facilities management, financial modeling, lease abstraction, lease administration, lease agreements, leasing, NNN ...

Ely R. Miller, CPM, CIPS, CMC, CFLC E. Robert Miller & Assoc.

Burlingame, California
Real Estate, Premises Liability - Property management issues for commercial & residential real estate, arbitration, litigation, lease terms, personal injury, security, property management standard of care, due diligence, real estate consulting, real estate damages, real estate litigation, real estate disputes, real estate management
Mr . Miller was the 2004 Northern California Expert Witness Association President. He is recognized as one of the country’s leading authorities on Real Estate Management issues. In his corporate career, Mr. Miller served as Senior Vice President and then as President of a major nationwide real estate firm with approximately 3,000 employees. He was responsible for 321 apartment developments and 82 commercial buildings in 27 states, consisting of 53,000 apartment and condominium units and approximately 14 million square feet of commercial space.

Linda Rae Paul CRE Transaction Experts, Inc.

Sausalito, California
Real Estate, Fraud - Commercial Title, Commercial Escrow, Title Insurance, Underwriting, Escrow Procedures, Fiduciary Duty, Escrow Documentation, Curative Work, Due Diligence, Multi-State Customs and Practices, Escrow Operations, Standard of Care
Linda Rae Paul is the President of CRE Transaction Experts, Inc. She works closely with all segments of the legal community to expeditiously perform escrow and title expert services in a professional manner and provide the most objective analysis in reports and testimony. Specialties include the following: • Escrow and title industry standard practice • Jurisdictional closing customs and practices • Parties to an escrow and what role they play • Escrow instructions – Southern California version • Escrow instructions – Northern California version • Escrow instructions – closing instructions from third parties • Funds and escrow audits • Funds from third parties • Understanding and identifying escrow fraud events • Payoffs – institutional and private • Drafting of documents • Fiduciary duties – escrow holder • Fiduciary duties – title insurer • Improper title clearance • Standard of Care for title and escrow personnel • Interpretation of real estate documents and forms • Interpretati...

Philip S Simmons, Esq. The Simmons Group, Inc.

Culver City, California
Real Estate, Management - Land Use, Entitlements, Due Diligence, Contracts, General Real Estate, Mixed-Use, Urban Infill, Subdivisions, Development, Real Estate Acquisition, Partnerships, Project Management, Disposition, Brokerage, Consulting.
Offering over thirty-five years experience in successful private and corporate residential & mixed-use real estate acquisition, entitlement, investment, transaction and development operations. Specialization includes contracts and operations relating to land use, due diligence, major property entitlements, urban infill and subdivision development, project design, partnership structuring, marketing and disposition. Regularly provide pre-litigation consultation services, utilizing experience as development executive, land use attorney, and real estate broker in helping retaining counsel to evaluate claims and craft arguments. Offers assistance to companies and legal counsel in leading complex negotiations, managing development teams, reviewing and implementing ordinances, drafting agreements, structuring compliance, and directing teams of outside counsel.

James H Cantrell, CPM, CAM Cantrell Associates

Florida
Real Estate - Property management, Broker, agent, apartment, commercial, HOA, Condominiums, office, slip/trip/fall, maintenance, water intrusion, mold, personal injury,security, management standard of care, due diligence, real estate property management, real estate disputes,
Mr. Cantrell is currently active in day to day property management. He is a California Real Estate Broker, a Certified Property Manager (CPM) and a Condominium Association Manager (CAM) in the state of Florida. He is an expert in all aspects of Real Estate including Property Management of Residential, Commercial, Condominiums and Homeowners Associations, Shopping Centers. Expert in Standards of Care, property damage, personal injury, habitability, landlord/tenant, maintenance, air quality and mold issues, receiverships, lease interpretation, partnership agreements, trust properties, child molestation. An IREM instructor teaching throughout the US , Russia and Poland. Recipient 1987 Frank Lyons award-CPM of the year, CPM Emeritus 2011, President IREM San Francisco, IREM SF instructor of the year 2001, 2007 nd 2013 Lloyd Hanford Jr Distinguished Faculty award IREM. Featured speaker National Facility Management and Technology Conference-Chicago 2007 and Baltimore 2008, 2009. C...

Randy P Wall, PE, MPA Professional Engineering Services

Boise, Idaho
Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering - Right-of-Way, Grading & Drainage, Hillside Homes, Due Diligence, Inverse Condemnation, Construction Defects, Wood Engineering, High-end Homes, Eminent Domain, Residential Structural, Land Use & Zoning, Permitting & Entitlements, Road & Highway Design, Land Use Planning, Local Government, Forensics
Mr. Wall’s Expert Reports settle cases. Mr. Wall’s graduate level research and writing skills give him the ability to originate expert reports containing convincing fact-based narratives that settle cases. Most of Mr. Wall’s cases have been settled based upon his expert report. At age 51, Mr. Wall was admitted to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. At age 53, after two years of intensive research and peer reviewed writing, Mr. Wall graduated with his MPA and a 3.97 grade point average. Mr. Wall possesses the ideal skill set for Expert Witness work, grounded in his pursuit of lifelong learning, business acumen, Civil Engineering practice, graduate level forensic research and writing, and entrepreneurial mastery. This superlative skill set gives Mr. Wall the ability to write high impact Expert Reports and provide expert testimony that explains complex concepts in plain easy to understand language that settles cases. Mr. W...

Amy L. Natoli, CPM®, RPA® Natoli Property Management Consulting

Crofton, Maryland
Premises Liability, Real Estate - Property management, risk management, maintenance, property operations, insurance, slip and fall, facilities, premises liability, property damage, lease administration, facility management, due diligence, asset management, property inspections, standards of care,
Amy Natoli is an award-winning Property Management expert with over twenty years of hands-on experience managing commercial real estate properties. She is experienced in standards of care, budgeting and asset management, lease administration, property inspections, parking garage maintenance and inspections, vendor and contract management, life safety systems compliance, and risk management. She is active with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), serving nationally as a Governing Councillor and as Chairperson of the Instructor Advisory Council. At the local level, she is a Maryland Chapter Board of Directors member, Vice Chair of the Region 3 Education Committee, and an Ethics instructor.

Scott R. Burger, MD Advanced Cell & Gene Therapy

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Regenerative Medicine - cell therapy, gene therapy, stem cell therapy, immunotherapy, regulatory, FDA, due diligence, HCT/P, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Good Tissue Practices (GTPs), viral vectors, T cells, CAR-T cells, NK cells, stem cells, autologous cell therapy, allogeneic cell therapy
Dr. Burger has 30 years of experience developing cell therapy and gene therapy products for immunotherapy and regenerative medicine. Since 2002 he has been a full-time consultant on development, GMP manufacturing, regulatory, and strategic aspects of cell and gene therapy. He has served over 180 companies, from biotech startups to Big Pharma, in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, consulting on cell and gene therapies from preclinical development through Phase I/II/III, and commercialization. Dr. Burger has been an expert witness in cases involving cell and gene therapy intellectual property, commercialization, FDA regulatory affairs, and GMP compliance. He is frequently an invited speaker at international conferences and has served on the USP Cell, Gene and Tissue Therapies Expert Committee, the ISCT advisory board and ISCT committees on gene therapy, regulatory affairs, commercialization, and product/process development. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Sc...

Lyle D. Burgoon, PhD, ATS Raptor Pharm & Tox, Ltd

New Hill, North Carolina
Toxicology, Environmental - Dram shop, DNA, Product Liability, Statistics, Drug Impairment, Chemical Impairment, Family Law, Due Diligence, Criminal, Civil, Drug Testing, Toxic Tort
Dr. Burgoon is an award-winning and Board Certified (Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences) toxicologist and biostatistician. Dr. Burgoon has 10+ years of experience as a US Government toxicologist employed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the US Army. Dr. Burgoon served as a senior leader in various roles from leading teams of biostatisticians and bioinformaticians in designing and analyzing toxicology studies, to supervising toxicologists and public health scientists in the development of toxicological and dose-response assessments in support of the US EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). At the US Army, Dr. Burgoon led classified and unclassified programs and projects with a focus on the effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE) on human health, ecological and agriculture systems. Dr. Burgoon’s expertise is in pharmacology, toxicology, biostatistics, exposure modeling, causal analysis, risk asse...

Tucker Twitmyer

Wayne, Pennsylvania
Securities & Investments, Financial - Securities, Investments, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Family Businesses, Governance, Shareholder Agreements, Investor Agreements, Due Diligence, Valuation, Board of Directors, Mergers, Acquisitions, M&A, Limited Partners, General Partners, Fundraising, Fiduciary Duty, Business Judgement
I am an expert with twenty-five years of practical experience in private securities, stock, and debt transactions, private company directorships, and private company operations. I have been there, and I have done it, and I continue to be involved in private companies, firms, and funds as an investor, board member, and operator. I use this real-world experience and my consulting-trained communications skills to translate evidence into simple, straightforward, compelling analyses and reports. Previous clients commented that my insights and perspectives are highly differentiating and powerful. I have proven skillful at developing rare insights and counter-arguments to opposing witnesses that can help you optimize your efforts. Please get in touch with me if you want someone to help you understand private equity, venture capital, and family businesses. I provide value at all phases of a case, from initial strategic formulation through to testimony. I work with defendants and plaintif...

Jason Koontz, CRC JD Koontz, LLC

YORK, South Carolina
Banking, Real Estate - commercial loans, residential mortgages, mortgage loan servicing, predatory lending, truth in lending, RESPA, debt collection, underwriting, consumer protection, USPAP compliance, appraisal review, lending operations, foreclosures, disclosure, due diligence, lender liability, risk
Former Senior Vice President with over 20 years of lending, cash management, and bank operations experience. Vast hands-on experience in bank lending practices, deposit accounts, and matters involving residential real estate and mortgage loan servicing. Certified Residential Appraiser. Certified in credit risk. Extensive, coast-to-coast, experience as an expert witness (retained in more than 230 matters). Expert witness engagements have involved commercial loans, residential mortgages, predatory lending, debt collection, underwriting, consumer protection, fraud, truth in lending, lender liability, mortgage loan servicing, deposit accounts, residential property valuation, and USPAP compliance. Clients include individuals, small business owners, mortgage loan servicers, and some of the largest lenders in the US. Experienced in both state and federal cases (including class actions). Extensive testifying experience at deposition and trial.

Stark Langs Realty Capital Solutions, LLC

Dallas, Texas
Bankruptcy, Real Estate - Plan Feasibility, Appropriate Interest Rate, Damages, Underwriting, Acquisitions, CMBS, Loans, Representations and warranties, Due diligence, Finance
I am an expert in commercial real estate finance with over 35 years of experience in the industry. I have worked in commercial real estate consulting, loan underwriting and acquisitions. I have underwritten in excess of $3 billion in commercial real estate loans and potential acquisitions. I have been retained as an expert on commercial real estate finance cases involving bankruptcy plan feasibility and appropriate interest rate, damages, loan underwriting, acquisitions and CMBS.

Jared L Booth, SIOR, CCIM, MBA Colliers

Salt Lake City, Utah
Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser - Real Estate Brokerage, Commercial, Development, Fiduciary Duties, Ethics, Valuation, Sales, Leasing, Acquisitions, Dispositions, Office, Industrial, Warehouse, Retail, Multifamily, Land, Investments, Residential, Due Diligence, Disclosure, Marketing, 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange, Landlord, Tenant
Experienced Real Estate Broker: 29+ Years in Real Estate 22+ Years in Commercial Real Estate Certifications: Dual Specialist in Industrial & Office (SIOR) Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Awards: Active & Top Producing Transactional Commercial Broker (5%) in Nationally Ranked Office Commercial Realtor of the Year, CCIM of the Year, Distinguished Service Award, Platinum and Hall of Fame Honors, Presidents and Circle of Distinction Awards Key Specializations and Services: Tenant and Landlord Leasing Representation Site Selection / Research, Sales, Purchase, Acquisition & Disposition Services Development Consulting (Entitlements, Easements) Ethical Practices and Fiduciary Duties Valuation, Due Diligence, Disclosure Broker Price Opinion / Broker Opinion of Value Demographic Mapping and Analysis Property Marketing and Advertising Proficient in Multiple Listing Services (MLS), CoStar, LoopNet, Crexi, Brevitas Expertise in 1031 Tax Deferred and 1033 Condemnation ...