Real Estate Expert Witnesses in Texas

Real Estate, Appraisal & Valuation - 1031 Exchange, NNN, LLC/Partnership dispute, Real Estate Appraisal, Proforma Analysis, Zoning, commercial financing, landlord/tenant disputes, acquisition, standard of care, real estate valuation, REIT

Mr. Rothbart is a seasoned real estate executive with over 19 years of direct experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate. Generally, Mr. Rothbart’s experience includes, but is not limited to, land and property acquisition, zoning and entitlements, development, general contracting, valuation, acquisitions, debt and equity finance, asset and property management, leasing, sustainability and dispositions. Mr. Rothbart has experience with both domestic and international real estate as well as most property types. Mr. Rothbart is an Illinois licensed attorney, possess and LL.M. in Taxation and has been an Adjunct Professor of Law since 2007. Mr. Rothbart has served as an expert witness/consultant in over 100 real estate matters. Prior expert experience includes, but is not limited to, real estate valuation, LLC Operating Agreements, breach of fiduciary duties, breach of representations and warranties, land use, construction damages, standard of care issues, brok...

Real Estate, Financial - SBA Loans, Hard Money Loans, Lending Customs and Practice, Title Insurance, Broker Standards of Care, Banking Operations, Lender Liability, Construction Lending, Private Money Lending, Bank Finance, Expert Reports adherent to Federal Rule 26, Collateral Review, Broker Fiduciary

Active lender with over 37 years of experience in Banking, Finance, and Real Estate Lending. Licensed with the California Bureau of Real Estate. CalBRE#01523075 Jay Hibert was in the commercial banking industry for 25 years before leaving to form his own company, a real estate lending and consulting company. Jay is licensed with the California Bureau of Real Estate and for over 10 years his company was a licensed California Finance Lender. The company provides services to banks, non-banks, and individuals in need of creative financing solutions. With now over 37 years of experience in banking and real estate, Jay's market knowledge and transactional experience has allowed him to work in a consulting and expert witness capacity for many clients over the years. Still an ACTIVE lender in the industry, Jay stays updated on current customs and practices and has transacted hundreds of real estate and non-real estate loan negotiations in times of economic growth as well as downturns i...

Real Estate, Financial - commercial real estate finance, Mortgage, Debt, Lender, Borrower, Interest Rate, Loan Terms, Bankruptcy, CMBS, Bank, Alter Ego, Lender Liability, Loan Underwriting, Loan Origination

I am an expert in commercial real estate finance with over 40 years of experience. I have arranged over $11 Billion in financing for my developer and investor clients. I work as an active professional arranging capital placement for my clients, and I am therefore well-versed in commercial real estate finance and related issues as well as the current and past state of the capital markets. Over the past 25 +/- years, I have served as an expert witness or consultant on over three hundred matters, given deposition testimony over 150 times, and trial testimony 100 +/- times in Federal, State, and Bankruptcy courts as well at ADR proceedings. Expert testimony has included: Chapter 11 Interest rate determination, partnership disputes, lender/borrower disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, alter ego issues, lender liability matters, lender approval process, the suitability of financing, forensic determination of market-rate and terms of financing, economic feasibility, market impacts on l...

Real Estate, Premises Liability - REO, Preservation & Maintenance, Outsourcer, Property Damage, Property Loss, Vacant Property, Unsecured Property, Foreclosure, REO Valuation

Ms. Bartlett's previous trial and deposition experience took place more than 4 years ago, as a representative of Freddie Mac. During the past 2 years, Ms. Bartlett has worked on 3 cases that were settled prior to trial. Her written reports contributed to a successful settlement in two of those cases. Ms. Bartlett works with firms in all 50 states. Ms. Bartlett has been engaged in the financial services and real estate industry since 1982. Currently, she is an independent consultant providing consulting and business development services to companies and individuals within the financial services and real estate industry. Clients include national trade associations, asset management companies, title companies, non-profits and small business that support the industry. Ms. Bartlett also provides expert witness services to legal firms throughout the United States. Ms. Bartlett is a licensed real estate agent in the state of Texas, and is also an approved real estate continuing educ...

Property Management, Real Estate - Real estate and property management issues, residential, mixed-use. Leasing, landlord/tenant, rent control, life/safety and environmental, manufactured home communities. Risk and Safety at Apt buildings, Multi-Family injuries,

Mr. Bennett is experienced in Real Estate Management both Multi-Family, Office and Retail Organizational structure. His extensive background includes the development, operations, risk management, hazard evaluations, safety standards and "best in class" real estate management. Mr. Bennett has over 25+ years experience in multi-family, commercial, retail, condo's, mixed-use management operations and renovations. His background also includes significant real estate development services, leasing and Tenants law. He is a Certified Property Manager (CPM), and real estate executive in Texas. His expert witness/litigation support activities over the past 25+ years includes working and testifying on behalf of both Plaintiff and Defendant with significant deposition and trial experience. His work has included cases in various other states outside of Texas. Experience in Manufactured Homes and Mobile Home Parks/Subdivisions and Manufactured Home Development Additional expertise ...

Real Estate, Property Management - Property management issues related to management operations, leasing, Landlord/Tenant, screening activities, slip & falls, property inspection & maintenance, security & fiduciary duties, standards of care, Residential, Commercial, Associations

Laura Cantrell, Principal of Cantrell Real Estate Associates, LLC, is a Certified Property Manager (CPM®) with the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) and has had over 35+ years of extensive involvement in the management, leasing, and sales of Residential, Commercial, and Association Management. Laura is a past Regional Vice President, and Student Advisory Committee member of the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®), and a University of Alaska Real Estate program advisory Board member since 2013. Cantrell Real Estate Associates LLC offers Expert Witness services since 2018. Laura is a Licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Alaska and a member of the Community Association Institute (CAI), Building Owners & Managers Association (BOMA), Snow and Ice Management Association (SIMA), and National Apartment Association (NAA). Through professionalism and dedication, Laura maintains several of the company's same clients for more than 35+ years. In recognition of outstand...

Bankruptcy, Real Estate - Bankruptcy Plan Feasibility, Appropriate Interest Rate, Damages, Commercial Real Estate Loan Underwriting, Real Estate Acquisitions, CMBS, Loans, Representations and warranties, Due diligence, Finance, Damages, Real Estate

I am an expert in commercial real estate finance with over 35 years of experience in the industry. I have worked in commercial real estate consulting, loan underwriting and acquisitions. I have underwritten in excess of $3 billion in commercial real estate loans and potential acquisitions. I have been retained as an expert on commercial real estate finance cases involving bankruptcy plan feasibility and appropriate interest rate, damages, loan underwriting, acquisitions and CMBS. In the past 4 years I have testified: - as a damages rebuttal expert at deposition and at a confidential Arbitration Hearing. Case involved alleged breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract with respect to an office building; - as a bankruptcy plan feasibility and appropriate interest rate expert at deposition. Case settled at the Confirmation Hearing. Collateral was an apartment property; - as a real estate finance expert at deposition. Case involved an allegedly fraudulent investment fund, ...

Real Estate, Real Estate Appraiser - Property Management, Property Owner Standard of Care, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Broker Standards of care, Real Estate Valuation, Commercial Property Leasing, Skyscrapers, Elevators/Escalators, Real Estate Partnerships, Commercial Real Estate Investment

Nick Nicholas entered the real estate profession in 1976 and started his own company in 1978. From 1978 to the present he has been involved in a diversity of real estate activities including sales and leasing, site selection and planning, financing, development, construction, marketing, appraisal and management of office, retail, industrial and other business properties. Mr. Nicholas has developed millions of dollars of office, retail, industrial and residential properties for investment partnerships and has made significant personal real estate investments. Mr. Nicholas is president of Nicholas Co. and is actively engaged in real estate investing, development, brokerage, litigation support and expert witness, counseling and appraisal. Mr. Nicholas also teaches courses he developed for the commercial real estate industry. PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, ASSOCIATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS • Texas Real Estate Broker License • State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser License; Texas • State L...