Finance Expert Witnesses

La Jolla, California

Real Estate, Financial - Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Syndications, Purchase and Sale Agreements, Financing, Finance, Commercial Loans, Construction Loans, Operating Agreements, Bridge Debt, Valuation, Commercial Real Estate Brokerage, Bank Loans, Hard Money Loans, Private Loans, Brokerage Standard of Care, Economic Damages, Dispute Resolution

30+ years experience as a Commercial Real Estate Broker, Investor and Commercial Loan Broker. Key principle (General Partner) in multiple boutique investment companies and Broker of Record for several Commercial Real Estate brokerage firms. Has been involved in commercial real estate transactions totaling over $500,000,000. Examples of commercial real estate projects include: Acquisition and financing of 30 vacant properties with one loan via cross collateralization and built in release provisions, Acquisition and financing of ground up construction Class-A self storage facility, financed 49 properties with one loan via cross collateralization and built in release provisions, acquisition and financing of multiple out of state NNN (Triple-Net) properties. Knowledgeable on commercial real estate sales contract trends, financing solutions, syndication structures, lender guidelines and creative transaction structures across multiple asset classes. Extensive experience with highly ...

Los Angeles, California

Real Estate, Property Management - Commercial real estate, property management operations, brokerage, shopping centers, asset management, sales/lease transactions, Premises liability, Industry custom and practice, landlord/tenant disputes, dual agency, investors, partnerships, escrow, finance, common area maintenance, conflict of interest

Commercial property management and brokerage expert. President/CEO of CBM (1994-2020) and Manager of Sammar, LLC, overseeing 11 million square feet, thousands of tenants, several hundred landlord clients, dozens of property managers, and leasing agents. Board Member of CAM Property Services, a provider of facility and property services throughout California. Broker of record for more than 300 leasing and sales transactions annually.

Newport Beach, California

Real Estate, Construction - Construction, Real Estate, Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Development, Environmental, Entitlements, Defect, Easement, Ownership, Title, Brokerage, Partnership, Lease, Planning, Zoning, Disputes, Financing, Contract, Conflict

• Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jeffery-potter-35367411 • Website: https://www.potterexpertwitness.com/ • IG: https://www.instagram.com/potterexpertwitness/ Real Estate • Construction • Finance Expert – Jeff Potter brings over 42 years of proven success in commercial real estate development, investment and expert witness work. He has overseen the acquisition, development, management and disposition of more than 4 million square feet of industrial, multifamily, retail, self storage, residential and land development assets across the Western United States. California Heritage & Education • Family roots in Northern, Southern and Central California date back to 1867. • B.S. in Business (Marshall School, USC) and MRED from USC. • Currently pursuing a CCIM designation and a Master Certificate in Homeland Security at USC—underscoring his commitment to lifelong learning. Key Career Milestones • Co founded A American Self Storage with industry pioneer Ed Olson. • Director of Development ...

Atlanta, Georgia

Business Damages, Technology - Economics, Econometrics, Data, Data Analytics, Big Data, Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Software, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Survey Research, Digital Advertising, Finance, Banking, Healthcare, Antitrust, Class Action, Class Certification, Contractual Disputes, Cybersecurity

Dr. Joe Sutherland is the founding director of Emory's Center for AI Learning, a professor in Emory’s Department of Quantitative Theory & Methods, associate faculty at the Empathetic AI for Health Institute at Emory Healthcare, principal investigator of the Emory branch of the U.S. AI Safety Institute Consortium, and fellow of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Public Policy, and Government at Washington University in St. Louis. His work has been featured on FOX 5 Good Day Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Forbes, Georgia Trend, Government Technology, MIT Sloan Management Review, and many other venues. His professional background includes leadership service at The White House, Cisco, Amazon, and as CEO of an AI startup. His research exploring the utilization of machine learning and AI in congressional lawmaking, state policy leadership, and development economics is published in top peer-reviewed journals. He holds patents for systems that manage and analyze petabyte-level da...

Saint Charles, Illinois

Business Valuation, Accounting - business taxation, partnership taxation, ESOP Valuation, finance, tax litigation, IRS Debt, trust income tax, stock valuation, accounting, IRS defense, individual taxation, LLC taxation, shareholder valuation, valuation litigation, buy-sell, shareholder taxation, divorce taxation, business valuation, tax compliance, business succession

Mr. Lewis has more than 40 years of tax and business valuation experience with a strong focus on the valuation of closely held corporations and IRS tax law defense. He has been a principal in Lewis & Associates Tax Planning, Inc. (LATP) since 2008. LATP is a boutique tax practice which provides tax planning, IRS debt resolution, IRS audit representation, tax defense and tax compliance for businesses and individuals. Prior to entering private practice Mr. Lewis worked in corporate, public accounting and legal environments for 30 years. He has held such positions as Vice President of Finance, Controller, Accounting Manager, Director of Tax, Tax Manager and Tax Writer/Researcher. Mr. Lewis also has more than 25 years of teaching experience as an Adjunct Professor at Chicago area colleges and universities. He currently teaches finance, tax and accounting at Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois. He has previously taught at DePaul University and University of Phoenix (on-ground)...

Silver Spring, Maryland

Securities & Investments, Financial - White Collar Crime, Finance, Financial Planning, Fraud Investigation, Investment Banking, Cryptocurrency, Licensing, Marketing Securities, Stocks & Bonds

For 20+ years, Tom Selman served at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, most recently as Executive Vice President for Regulatory Policy and Legal Compliance Officer. He oversaw more than a dozen regulatory programs and developed FINRA's formal compliance program. Mr. Selman holds a J.D degree., a CFA charter, and a CBDA from the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals. He is a member of three state bar associations. As President and CEO of Scopus Financial Group, Mr. Selman has extensive experience in providing expert testimony in litigation for defendants and claimants. He is frequently retained at inflection points in litigation to assess class-certification risk, rebut expert theories, and evaluate compliance issues under compressed timelines. Mr. Selman has successfully testified in FINRA and AAA arbitrations and state and federal courts, including the Delaware Chancery Court. He has testified on a wide range of issues, including the supervision of associa...

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

Business Operations, Business Valuation - Bankruptcy, Restructuring, Valuation, Distress, Turnaround Management, Crisis Management, Corporate Governance & Boards, Banking/Lending, Finance, Investment Banking, Business Practices, Fraud, Risk Management, M&A

Howard Brownstein is a nationally-known turnaround and crisis management professional, and is the President of The Brownstein Corporation, which provides turnaround management and advisory services to companies and their stakeholders, as well as investment banking services, fiduciary services, and litigation consulting, investigations and valuation services. He has extensive experience in valuing businesses, obtaining financing, and selling businesses. He serves as Financial Advisor to Debtors, lenders and Creditor Committees in bankruptcy proceedings, and as a litigation expert in several cases including the landmark Merry-Go-Round bankruptcy. Mr. Brownstein served as Chief Restructuring Officer in U.S. Mortgage, a $138 million mortgage fraud, and as Plan Administrator in Montgomery Ward LLC, the largest retail liquidation in history. Mr. Brownstein has been involved in the above activities for over 30 years. Mr. Brownstein regularly serves as an independent corporate board ...

Austin, Texas

Insurance, Health Informatics - Actuary, Actuarial, Health Insurance, Medicare, Finance, Medigap, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement

I am a health actuary with over 20 years of experience. I am a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA), and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA). Most of my work experience is related to Medicare, but I know the general health insurance industry and can work on a variety of insurance-related topics. I am an excellent public speaker and writer. I can easily translate the complex topics of my work to a non-technical audience and have an approachable countenance. I worked for three major health insurance carriers for a total of 18 years before launching my own consultancy to work on a variety of health-related projects in 2024. I greatly enjoy the variety of projects I am exposed to as a consultant. I look forward to serving as an expert witness, as it will give me the opportunity to explore even more health insurance topics, and lend my expertise in legal cases. I am good at explaining technical concepts in reports, talking about the concepts of my work to peo...