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Mortgages & Property Finance

Property Finance and mortgage expert witnesses, profiled in this directory, may consult on loan document errors and misrepresentations, mortgage broker misconduct, due diligence assessment, foreclosure practices, investor buyback requests, and lender standards of care. These mortgage and property finance expert witnesses may provide forensic underwriting analysis and analysis of bank fraud, mortgage fraud, mortgage origination, and sub-prime/stated income fraud analysis. These property finance and mortgage experts may testify on matters of load fraud, fixed rate mortgages, adjustable and variable rate mortgages, second mortgages, residential and commercial mortgages, interest only mortgages, mortgage loans, reverse mortgages, commercial mortgage backed securities, real estate construction financing, as well as related matters. These experts may also provide expert witness opinions in matters of real estate development and real estate capital markets, real estate investment portfolios, real estate market analysis and feasibility analysis, income producing properties, commercial real estate loans, income property financing, real estate bridge financing, real estate permanent loans, and related issues.

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Todd Welch / Gerry Laporte (Riley, Welch, Laporte)

Todd Welch and Gerry Laporte are world leaders in high profile extremely complex document fraud and - ICSID Cases. They specialize in handwriting exams, ink dating, and independent forensic case review & quality assurance analysis worldwide.

Frankenmuth, MI

Christopher Hanson, Esq., CCIM — Real Estate Mediation Service, LLC

45+ years as a Calif RE broker(CCIM) and Atty, now providing expert witness services in real estate standards of care and practices, including RE ethics, agency relationships, fiduciary duty, due diligence and (non-)disclosure, professional (mis)conduct.

Carson City, NV

Robert S. Griswold CRE®, CPM®, CCIM®, RPA®, ACoM®, PCAM®, MCAM®, CCAM®, ARM®

Active, hands-on expert in SOC for management/ownership, RE transactions, fiduciary duty all property types-apartments/ SFD/HOAs/commercial/retail/hospitality-habitability, mold, vermin, bedbug, premises liability, maintenance, trip/slip, wrongful death

David E. Jones

National Title Insurance Expert Witness, Escrow Standard-of-Care, Closing Failures, Lien Payoff Errors, Title/Settlement Compliance, and Damages.

Forster Realty Advisors LLC.

I offer my services as a national litigation consultant, assisting trial attorneys in the preparation and management of mortgage and real estate litigated cases, as well as providing economic damage & loss calculations.

Judi Souza, CSEO/CEI/NTP ®

Certified Senior Escrow Officer-CA, OR, MI; National Title Professional; 45 yr Expert witness/consultant in 19+ states: title insurance, escrow, Standard of Care for Realtors, Lenders, Notary Publics; active committee member in ALTA, CLTA, AEA, & CEA.

Maurice Robinson & Associates LLC

Hotel and Real Estate business issues expert for 40+ years; Market, financial, economic and valuation expert. Can estimate economic damages, loss of use; lost profits; lost value. Certified appraiser; testified over 100 times; winner of numerous awards.

Manhattan Beach, CA

Alan D. Wallace

Real estate expert witness and attorney specializing in: real estate licensee duties; disclosure issues-- buyer/seller; mortgage brokerage law; standards of care; agency obligations; real estate malpractice; residential and commercial transactions

Sherman Oaks, CA

Areas of Expertise: Residential Real Estate

Tel: (818) 501-0133

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Andela Consulting Group, Inc.

Banking expert: operations, checking account and lending; Mortgage Lending - commercial and consumer, Loan servicing; Credit Damages; Corporate Governance. Bankruptcy - interest rate, feasibility.

Areas of Expertise: Credit Damage

Tel: (818) 380-3102

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Lawrence H. Jacobson, JD

Real estate and legal malpractice expert witness, experienced in real estate document interpretation disputes, real estate and mortgage brokers’ standard of care, and legal malpractice allegations in real estate transactions, corporate finance, M&As.

Beverly Hills, CA

Areas of Expertise: Commercial Real Estate

Tel: (310) 598-1586

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Steven B. Fine

Real Estate expert witness, 38 yr industry experience, retired CPA, California general contractor and mortgage broker, broadly experienced in residential, commercial, retail, industrial and hospitality real estate, with 25+ yr expert witness experience.

Los Angeles, CA

Karen Natapoff

Mortgage Loan Specialist and Broker, 12+ years, with expertise in estate and move-up buyers, first time buyers, investors, divorce clients loan approvals

Los Angeles, CA

Areas of Expertise: Mortgages & Property Finance

Tel: (310) 849-8653

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Samuel K. Freshman, BA, JD

Attorney, Real Estate Broker and Banker expertise in real estate , brokerage, leases, syndication, construction; management, finance, title insurance Real Estate faculty USC Gradate School Business, Chairman Emeritus Stanford Professionals In RE

Los Angeles, CA

Justin D. Hodson — Gailey Associates, Inc

Private Investigator, specialized in surveillance. Firm also provides background checks, workers compensation and business investigations, records research, mortgage/broker fraud, loss prevention and theft investigations, process services, etc.

Garden Grove, CA

Areas of Expertise: Private Investigators

Tel: (714) 773-5345

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Joffrey Long

Primarily active as a maker, arranger, and loan servicer of private money/hard money and institutional loans, and in providing trust deed investments. Extensive experience in testifying, as well as in writing reports and declarations.

MCS Associates - Management Consultants

Provides expert witness services in financial management matters, including: banking operations; checking & negotiable instruments; lending policies, custom and practice; loan underwriting & credit admin.; mortgage banking; bankruptcy, foreclosure

Areas of Expertise: Banking & Trust

Tel: (949) 263-8700

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Banking Expert Witness — Brian H. Kelley, JD

Banking expert, former president/CEO of three community banks, and head of an international bank’s $B+ lending unit, experienced in commercial and mortgage lending, construction loans, credit review, compliance, loan workout and regulatory matters.

Areas of Expertise: Banking & Trust

Tel: (213) 944-8888

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Steven A. Littlefield — Absolute Results, Inc.

A provider of expert witness services in mortgage and real estate finance, mortgage fraud, predatory lending, loan origination, processing, loan underwriting, loan servicing. I have testified in both Federal and State courts on civil and criminal cases.

Eric V. Engstrom, ASA, SR/WA — ProWest Appraisal

We perform field appraisals and review appraisals for: Commercial Mortgage Lenders (Banks, Life Insurance Companies, CMBS, Pension Funds), Public Agencies (City Governments, Transit Agencies), Law Firms (Real Estate Litigation, Estate and Trust.

Todd Cuffaro — Atlantic Pacific Bancorp, Inc.

Former Exec. VP, Chief Lending Officer at Flagship S&L, 39 yr experience, provides expert testimony in connection with real estate lending disputes, incl. due diligence, risk analysis, valuations, and loan fraud detection and prevention policies.

Areas of Expertise: Mortgages & Property Finance

Tel: (619) 624-0049

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Winston Elton, MBA, ASA — Elton & Associates

Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Consultant, experienced in banking, business damages, business operations, construction, insurance, statistics, bankruptcy, foreclosure, mortgage fraud, provides expert witness opinions and testimony

Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal

Tel: (760) 940-0765

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Rodney L. Tucker

Real property development expert witness, ~30 yr in family office, experienced in real property lender liability, lending/foreclosure, real estate bankruptcy, construction QC/multi-family, commercial property management, fractional tenant-in-common,

Areas of Expertise: Mortgages & Property Finance

Tel: (702) 525-6741

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Howard M. Steiermann — Real Estate Valuation Expert

Real Estate valuation expert, 37 years, in matters of property/assessment tax, estate tax, marital and partnership dissolution, mortgage and lending appraisals. Experienced expert witness. Practice limited to City/County of San Francisco. Harvard MBA

San Francisco, CA

David Zacharias, MBA — Superior Bancorp, Inc.

Expert witness in: banking and finance, especially in matters of: corporate credit and mortgage fraud; checking accounts/kiting; loan loss reserves, underwriting; bank directors’ responsibilities; loan structuring/documentation; letters of credit

J F. ’Chip’ Morrow — B & F Experts

Provides expert witness services in matters involving financial institutions, residential mortgage, commercial mortgage lending, corporate governance, operations, damages and related issues.

San Antonio, TX

Eva Jo Sparks, CFE, CFS, CLA

Certified Fraud Examiner provides expert testimony in fraud examinations involving: partnership accounting, business practices, financial gains/losses, Medicare fraud and abuse, mortgage fraud, predatory lending, trust & estate assets, and bank embezze

Broken Arrow, OK

Jim Droske

Consumer credit expert, 25+ yr industry experience, assesses the economic affects of credit and credit score damages, experienced in retail automotive lending, as a mortgage broker, and in credit repair services. President, Illinois Credit Services

Willowbrook, IL

Areas of Expertise: Banking & Trust

Tel: (630) 476-0489

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

A.W. Pickel, III — A.W. Pickel Consulting

CEO/Consultant, 32+ yrs experience. Provides expert witness testimony in credit damages, mortgage fraud in banking/brokering, company evaluations, abusive lending practices, compliance/regulatory matters, pattern and practice, all aspects of underwriting.

Don Coker, Banking Expert Witness & Consultant in Finance.

Expert witness in banking, mortgage banking industry standards, good faith, fair dealing, regulatory, business and IP valuations, and economic damages cases. 746 expert witness cases, defense and plaintiff. Former banking regulator. Nationwide.

D. S. Murphy & Associates, Inc

Provides real estate valuations, primarily for the mortgage lending marketplace Atlanta, in all residential property types, including matters related to mortgage fraud and diminution of value post-remediation due to mold, sewage, infestation, etc.

Areas of Expertise: Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Appraisal

Tel: (678) 584-5900

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Julian Appraisal Group

Appraisals on all types of real estate: Residential Apartment Resort Farm and Ranch Vacant land Conventional Appraisals FHA Appraisals Divorce Appraisals Reverse Mortgage Appraisals Retrospective Appraisals Field Reviews Desk Reviews

Gary R. Albrecht, PhD — Albrecht Economics

Dr. Albrecht provides economic and statistical analysis. He has assessed damages in wrongful death, personal injury and breach of contract cases. Dr. Albrecht also provides descriptions of the economic environment in Mortgage cases.

Winston-Salem, NC

Forensic Economics Expert — Albert Lee, PhD

Forensic economist, 20 yr., experienced expert witness in class action, damage calculation, residential mortgage-backed security, breach of contract, due diligence review and ERISA. (Ph.D., Economics, UCLA) and Accredited Statistical Professional

Areas of Expertise: Forensic Economics

Tel: (202) 407-8302

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Doreen Campbell

Real Estate Appraiser, 34 yr, former Appraiser Special Magistrate, provides appraisals, expert opinions and testimony in cases of bankruptcy, divorce, estate, taxes, mortgage fraud, foreclosure, loss mitigation. Expertise in landscape appraisals as well.

Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Certified Mortgage Consultant and trainer/coach of loan production personnel, with 55+ years of industry experience, provides litigation support in the mortgage and real estate industry, with extensive experience in the mortgage brokerage industry. [Non-public Profile Id 52899]

Areas of Expertise: Bankruptcy & Insolvency

Limited public information. For more, contact us.

Joseph R Petrucelli CPA/CFF, FCPA, CVA, CFFA, — PP&D Accounting Services, I

Certified Public Accountant, Forensic Certified Public Accountant, Certified Valuation Analyst, Certified In Financial Forensics and Licensed Mortgage Banker provides expert witness opinions and trial testimony.

Daniel F. Sciannameo, MAI — Albert Valuation Group New York, Inc.

Specializes in litigation support and expert testimony in real estate valuation matters including: mortgage security, tax appeals, condemnation, matrimonial, foreclosure, bankruptcy, trusts & estates, zoning, estate planning, rent arbitration

Gerald M Levy MAI, CRE, FRICS — Gerald M. Levy & Co. LLC

Expert witness in construction and real estate lending practices; real estate finance, underwriting, risk review, restructurings and workouts; asset management; leasing; valuation; fraud analysis; negotiation, arbitration, and mediation; standard of care.

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Federal Rules of Evidence for AI

Jun 21 — The Federal Judicial Conference’s Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules is considering changes to the federal rules of evidence due to the advancement of Artificial Intelligence, especially with issues of deep fakes in evidence.