Michael J. Welton, CPM, RPA Expert Witness

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Real Estate and Premises Liability

Keywords/Search Terms:

Property Management, Wrongful Death, Residential Multi-Family Apartment, Shopping Malls, Power Centers, Community Centers, Neighborhood Shopping Centers, Low, Mid and High Rise Office/Multi-Fa, Mobile Home/RV Parks, Property Management Fraud and Mismanagement, Asset Management, Distressed Assets.

Education:

Certified Property Manager, Institute of Real Estate Management; Real Property Administrator, Building Owners and Managers Institute; Business Major, 1967-1969, Purdue University

Years in Practice:

25

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

40

Additional Information

Self employed expert witness since 1998. Retained as an expert in nearly 500 cases in the area of property management, asset management , wrongful death, serious slip, trip and fall liability, real estate development, toxic mold remediation, Real Estate Development, Life Safety, Habitability, Industry Standards of Care. Court and/or deposition testimony in Arizona, California, Colorado,Georgia,Illinois,Kentucky, Nevada, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,Tennessee,Utah, Ohio, Washington, and Washington, DC. A hands on property manager for 40 years with executive level experience as President of two major companies and Executive Vice President. I have been responsible for over 40,000 multi-family units including Garden, Mid Rise and High rise units, 15 million square feet of office, retail and industrial, 25,000 Homeowner Association units, 11,000 Mobile Home Park Spaces/Park Model Resorts. A partial list of my business and professional accomplishments include: Past President of the Phoenix Multi-Housing Association, Past State Chair of the Arizona Multi-Housing Association, Past President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, Past President of the San Francisco chapter of the Institute of Real Estate Management, Regional Vice President of the National Apartment Association, 1997 Business Person of the Year from The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, Concord, California, Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International. I have authored two articles published in the Journal of Property Management, 1991 Building Owners and Managers Association Office Building of the Year in the over 500,000 square foot category , 1993 Presidents Award, Best of the Best in the Institute of Real Estate Management Communication and Marketing Competition for Retail Development. I am available to speak with any attorney seeking an expert with my extensive qualifications. My fees are very reasonable and I can travel to any state. I look forward to speaking with you soon.