Troubling real estate issues involving brokers
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- Phone: (352) 372-2135
- Website: www.realwitness.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Real EstateKeywords/Search Terms:
broker malpractice, Realtor code of ethics, broker negligence, failure to disclose material fact or defect, commission disputes, broker standard of care, broker license law, broker dishonesty, insurance defense, procuring cause, testifying expert, consulting expert, broker obligations, broker duties, commercial, residentialEducation:
B.A. Economics, University of ChicagoYears in Practice:
22Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
5Additional Information
Larry Lowenthal is a real estate expert witness and broker who has been retained for dozens of lawsuits over troubled or failed transactions, most of which name real estate brokers who are charged with malpractice, failure to disclose, negligence, dishonesty, deceptive conduct, violations of state license statutes and/or the Realtor Code of Ethics. Some cases stem from high-dollar commission or procuring cause disputes. Depending upon the facts and the law, Larry works for plaintiff attorneys and insurance defense attorneys, and testifies at depositions and trials. (Note; he will only accept cases that he is comfortable with.) Larry had over twenty years of experience with his Board of Realtors in South Florida serving on the Grievance Committee -- where he examined and analyzed over 250 ethics complaints and arbitration requests -- and on the board's Professional Standards Committee, sitting on ethics and commission arbitration hearing panels, which act as judge and jury. As an adjunct professor, he taught evening courses: Economics at Nova Southeastern University and Business Writing at Broward College. Larry was nominated by Judge Mort Abrams (dec.) for the Broward Bar Association's Silver Medal (didn't get it), but he was awarded the Silver Medal awarded by the American Advertising Federation, Broward Chapter He is an accomplished writer, presenter, photographer, and cook. He is married to Jan, who retired as a school psychologist in South Florida. Their son and his growing family live in Chicago.