Legal Expert Witnesses in Illinois

Real Estate, Legal - Legal Malpractice, Real Estate Legal Malpractice, Standard of Care

Robert Berliner has practiced law for over 45 years, with experience in nearly every area of the law, including litigation, but with particular emphasis on real estate transactions and mediation and arbitration of real estate and other commercial disputes. Among other things, he was retained as a "third party professional qualified in financial and economic analysis" and, as such, adjudicated a dispute between the Illinois State Lottery and its then outside management company. He was general counsel and shareholder of a national real estate investment and development company which developed and owned apartments, retail centers, hotels and office buildings throughout the United States. He has been a principal in many real estate and other business ventures and taught Real Estate Investment Analysis as an adjunct professor at the Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, as well as being a guest lecturer and teacher in courses involving real estate an...

Construction, OSHA - Insurance, Legal, Safety

Highly qualified and well rounded expert opinion is supported by nearly 14 years experience in the specialized field of construction, incident investigation and general OSHA litigation. Association of General Contractors Safety & Health Committee Member Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS) Many additional Safety certifications available upon request. Worked with construction general contractors for 14 years and have in-depth experience with Federal OSHA litigation. Experienced with fatality investigations, OSHA inspections.

Legal - Legal Malpractice, Expert Witness, Legal Ethics, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Professional Responsibility, Conflicts of Interest, Reasonable Fees, Attorney Misconduct, ARDC, Lawyer Liability, Ethics Rules

Allison L. Wood has 20+ years of experience interpreting and working with the Professional Rules of Conduct that govern attorneys. Her qualifications include: · Former Litigation Counsel, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Former Hearing Board Chair, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Investigated over 200 ethics complaints against attorneys · Prosecuted nearly 50 cases against attorneys accused of professional misconduct · Representing attorneys accused of professional misconduct since 2011 · Frequent presenter on legal ethics and professional responsibility for MCLE programs · ABA Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee Member · Illinois Supreme Court Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Member · Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Board member · Taught professional responsibility at both DePaul College of Law and The John Marshall Law School · 30 years experience as a practi...