Homeowners Expert Witnesses

Ramsey, New Jersey

Property Management, Premises Liability - condominium, homeowners, cooperatives, apartments, commercial, Real Estate, industrial parks, safety, slips, trips, falls, OSHA, landlord, tenants, financial, property management, premises liability, townhomes, townhouse, manager

Engaged in the property management industry for over 42 years. Independent consultant serving owners and managers of real estate of various types (commercial and residential) and providing services as an expert witness in related matters. Current (2017 to present) engagement includes working with a management firm with accountability for training its property managers in industry standards and best practices, overseeing the firm’s program to ensure that all managers are certified with industry credentials, and assisting managers in managing risk at client properties. A Certified Property Manager (CPM®) as awarded by the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) since 1987 (Key number 11420) and past (1998) President of the New Jersey Chapter (No. 1) of IREM. Certified in 1990 as a Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM) by the Community Associations Institute (Pin Number 186) and has been (previously) certified as a Certified Manager of Community Associations by the Na...

Glen Allen, Virginia

Insurance - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage, Claims Handling, Claims Standards, Policy Limit Settlement Demands, Good Faith, CGL, Cyber Insurance, Directors & Officers, Errors & Omissions, Auto, Homeowners, Commercial Insurance, Commercial Property, Brokers, Umbrella, Surplus and Excess, Crime & Fidelity, London Market, Policyholders

Expert in insurance bad faith, claim‑handling standards, policy limit settlement rejections, and insurer conduct. I am trusted by counsel, carriers and policyholders. I've tried 38 cases to verdict, so I understand that counsel need from an expert witness. Even while in-house, I played the role of policyholder counsel in my mock jury exercises against my outside coverage counsel. With my extensive bad faith litigation and teaching experience I am well positioned to assist as an expert in your insurance cases. Most recently, I was an Associate General Counsel at USAA for bad faith litigation, a Fortune 100 P&C insurer with $27bn (2025) in gross written premium. Prior to that role I was Head of Insurance Litigation for Markel Insurance, a multi-national specialty insurer in the Fortune 200 with $15.5bn in gross written premium in 2025. As the Head of Insurance Litigation for Markel I owned responsibility for all bad faith and extra-contractual litigation across the country, as well a...