Real Estate Investments Expert Witnesses

Fullerton, California

Property Management, Real Estate - Apartments, Multifamily, Multifamily Residential, Commercial Real Estate, Property Management, Rental Property, Standard of Care, Property Operations, Institutional Real Estate, Real Estate Investments, Due Diligence

Nicholas Dunlap is the Founder and President of Spadra Property Company. He is a second-generation apartment owner and multifamily/commercial real estate professional. Nicholas has held executive-level leadership positions at local and national companies, including Dunlap Property Group, McKinley, and Avanath Capital. His track record includes over $2,000,000,000 in acquisitions and dispositions, along with over 20,000 units acquired and managed across the United States. He is a nationally published author, having written hundreds of articles and columns for real estate publications such as the Journal of Property Management, Realtor Magazine, Apartment News, and Units Magazine. He recently served as named editor of the Institute of Real Estate Management’s flagship publication, “Principles of Real Estate Management.” Dunlap also teaches the Apartment Association of Orange County’s Budget and Finance course for their Certified Rental Housing Provider education program. Mr. Dunlap...

Denver, Colorado

Securities & Investments, Accounting - Adequacy of disclosure in securities offerings, adequacy of due diligence by brokers and investment advisers, accounting and audit negligence, private placement of securities, real estate investments, fixed income securities, Ponzi schemes, financial analysis, life settlements, securities fraud

I have testified in state and federal courts, SEC administrative hearings, FINRA and private arbitrations. Cases have included multi-billion Ponzi schemes including Medical Capital Secured Notes, Provident Royalties Preferred Stock, DBSI Housing TICs, Notes, and various land funds, IMH Secured Loan Funds, Discovery Oil, InterBank Funding Income Fixed Rate Participating Notes, Dallas Proton Treatment Center, LLC Convertible Notes and other investments including partnerships, privately offered REITs. I have conducted three investigations of Big 4 accounting firms in connection with their audits of thrift institutions, including Silverado Saving and Loan, for the Colorado Board of Accountancy, done municipal bond valuations for the state of Hawaii and served as an expert for the state of Florida in its action against Angelo Mozilo, the co-founder and former CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation. I have owned a securities broker-dealer, worked as an investment banker and fixed ...