Victor Republicano, Jr., CPA is an accounting and consulting practitioner, who has provided professional services to business owners, corporate management, lawyers and their clients, since 1977.

Mr. Republicano provides assistance in all phases of the litigation process, from strategy sessions early in the dispute, through settlement negotiations, and trial. Among his distinguishing achievements is his Diplomate status from the American Board Forensic Accounting and the American College of Forensic Examiners. Mr. Republicano has extensive experience in providing litigation consulting services and expert testimony in a wide variety of areas. His litigation consulting projects have included damage assessment and analysis, inspection and reconstruction of accounting records, pre-trial preparation, expert testimony, witness preparation, courtroom assistance, and post-trial consultation with counsel. He has served as an expert witness in over 100 cases, including matters in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution forums.

Mr. Republicano is experienced in small business consulting, accounting and auditing, publicly traded companies, and litigation services. His industry experience includes: Ag-Chem, Construction, Distribution, Financial Institutions, High-Tech, Manufacturing, Network Marketing, Non- Profit Organizations, Professional Services (Architects, Engineers, Law Firms, etc), Securities and Retail. Mr. Republicano has assisted a variety of companies with IPO's, private placements and statutory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also has provided extensive consultations to entrepreneurs and others and other non-public business owners regarding mergers and acquisitions, inventory control systems, credit and collections management, and property lease analyses.

Litigation and Other Services:

Accounting Alternate Dispute Resolution (Mediation, Referee, Special Master) Business Valuations Construction Claims Contract Disputes Expert Witness Damage Calculations and Assessment Economic Loss White Collar Crime	Forensic Accounting Fraud Insurance Claims Investigative Services (accounting, finance, business and trade practices) Lost Profits Personal Injury Reconstruction of Accounting Records Witness Preparation

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Ronald P. Svarc has over 36 years of Construction Estimating and Management experience in all types of residential, public, government, and commercial construction technology. As a Chief and Senior estimator, Mr. Svarc has estimated projects from $30,000 to $365,000,000 in the areas of industrial, commercial, private, public works, churches, theme parks, reservoirs, schools, hospitals, multi-use family dwellings, and athletic fields. Mr. Svarc has over 36 years of construction estimating and management experience in all types of residential, public, government, and commercial construction technology. As a Chief and Senior estimator, Mr. Svarc has estimated projects from $30,000 to $365,000,000 in the areas of industrial, commercial, private, public works, churches, theme parks, reservoirs, schools, hospitals, multi-use family dwellings, and athletic fields.

Mr. Svarc has background and experience in forensic analysis,preparation of repair methodologies and recommendations, and the cost of repair associated Remediation of Construction Defects. He prepares detailed technical analysis of findings,interpretation of existing conditions, and develops appropriate repair scopes and estimates.

Estimating & Consulting Services:

• Conceptual Estimating
• Pre-Construction Estimating
• Schematic Design Estimating
• Design Development Estimating
• 100% Construction Document Estimating
• Value Engineering
• CPM Scheduling
• Change Orders
• Quantity Surveys of all Trades
• Constructability Reviews
• LEED Cost Comparisons

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Eric Risberg is a Commercial Real Estate Expert Witness with nationwide experience and a strong emphasis on California real estate. He has been advising clients on commercial real estate matters since 1993. Mr. Risberg is the founder of Advanced Appraisal International, Inc., based in San Francisco, California. Earlier in his career, he provided commercial real estate appraisal services to American Appraisal Associates, the world’s largest independent valuation firm. Mr. Risberg has appraised property for more than 400 clients, including over 20 Fortune 500 companies in over 30 states.

Noteworthy projects include participation in the valuation of more than 200 investment-grade properties for a major U.S. Life Insurance Company, more than 50 hotel valuations for Marriott International, nationwide retail property portfolio valuations for Copley Real Estate Advisors, and the appraisal of high-rise office buildings in Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

Mr. Risberg has been hired as an Expert Witness on many occasions and has testified at trials for a number of cases. His expertise is called upon to value complex properties and advise clients on real property matters. Consulting Services are also provided in mediations, arbitrations or other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settings such as JAMS or the American Arbitration Association to resolve matters that are not expected to go to trial.

Areas of Expertise:

Changes in Market Conditions

Construction Defect Litigation

Forensic Valuations

Land Value Disputes

Real Estate Broker Standard of Care

Ground Leases

Residential Properties

Landlord-Tenant Disputes

Physical Damage Claims to Real Estate Due to a Variety of Natural or Man-Made Causes

Land Use and Zoning Issues

Lease-Option Arbitrations

Divorce Cases

MCS Associates is a nationally recognized consulting group that has provided financial, operations and regulatory/compliance consulting services nationwide to financial institutions, insurance companies and regulatory agencies as well as real estate and financial services organizations for over 30 years.

Expert Witness and Litigation Consulting are a primary focus of our services. We undertake expert witness assignments throughout the United States and our clients include several hundred leading law firms around the country, working on behalf of both plaintiff and defendant financial institutions, borrowers, depositors, investors, developers, insurance companies and their insured, securities/insurance/real estate brokers/agents, regulators and government agencies, and individuals.

Together with MCS Associates’ specialized resources in banking, financial services and real estate, we also draw on key strategic alliances in insurance, economics, academia and the securities industry to meet a wide range of expert witness needs. Our litigation experts include experienced bankers, lenders, consultants, regulators, managers, brokers & agents in insurance, real estate, and securities; insurance claims and underwriting managers; economists, accountants, appraisers, real estate analysts, and academics.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Banking Operations/Administration

Check Fraud

Lending Policies, Custom and Practice

Loan Underwriting & Credit Administration

Sub Prime Loan Originations, Underwriting, Securitizations & Servicing

Bankruptcy, Foreclosures and Workouts

Trust & Fiduciary Issues / Operations

Securities Brokerage & Investments

Valuations & Damages Analysis

Forensic Accounting

Employment / Compensation

Real Estate Brokerage & Management

Title Insurance & Escrow

Real Estate Appraisal & Transactions

Insurance Industry Custom & Practice

Insurance Coverages / Claims Handling

Insurance Bad Faith

Steven R. Graboff, M.D. is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners and a Certified Forensic Physician. He has had an active Orthopaedic Surgery practice in Huntington Beach, California, since 1985, and he brings considerable expertise and experience to the forensic medical legal community.

With over 20 years of litigation support experience, Dr. Graboff has qualified and testified as an orthopedic expert witness over 400 times for both the plaintiff and defense in cases throughout the United States.

Dr. Graboff received his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine in 1980. He did a general surgery internship at the University of California Irvine Medical Center and affiliated hospitals from 1980 - 1981, and he completed his Orthopaedic Surgery training in 1985 from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and affiliated hospitals, Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Graboff was first certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1987. He has been re-certified by the Board in January 1998 and most recently re-certified effective January 2008. He is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is appointed by the State of California as a Qualified Medical Examiner.

Dr. Graboff is a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners, the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, the Orange County Medical Association, the California Orthopaedic Association, the Association of University Professors, the California Faculty Association, and the California Teachers Association. He has volunteered his services as the team physician for the Garden Grove School District for 10 years and participated in the CIF Southern Section Athletic Safety Commission.

Dr. Graboff has been teaching Orthopedics, differential diagnosis, and musculoskeletal radiology in the Department of Physical Therapy, California State University, Long Beach, College of Health and Human Services, for over 10 years. He is a guest lecturer at the University Of California Irvine School Of Medicine and an Instructor in the Clinical Foundations teaching program. He is a medical specialist and advisor for the City of Huntington Beach Emergency Operations Center, and he volunteers his services with the Medical Reserve Corps, Orange County, California.

Analysis and Inference, Inc., led by William B. Fairley, Ph.D., provides compelling statistical analysis for corporations, government agencies, non-profits, and law firms. Dr. Fairley, a widely published author in statistics and economics, is skilled at presenting complex ideas to non-experts.

Expertise Includes: Data Analysis, Regression, Probability, Sampling, Statistical Significance and Validity, Surveys, and Modeling in areas such as Discrimination, Employment and Compensation, Insurance Losses, Risk Analysis, Product Liability, Theft and Fraud, Contract Disputes, Education, School Finance, Public Policy, Audit Disallowance and Damages.

Services Include:

Risk Analysis - Statistical, probability, and related financial analyses for risk, accidents, and health

Audits, Surveys, Theft and Fraud - Determination through statistical sampling and modeling of amounts of monies recoverable in audit disallowances, large-scale thefts, and fraud, etc.

Discrimination - Analysis of data, treatment of questions of statistical significance and validity, and development of models relevant to a wide range of discrimination claims in employment or in municipal services, housing, and other areas by age, sex, race, etc.

Liability and Damages - Statistical analysis and related economic aspects to address alleged harm or specific damages

Finance, Regulation and Insurance - Statistical analysis and related aspects of finance theory and economics in issues such as price discrimination, royalties, real property valuation, investment risk and return, regulated rates of return, and risk classification in property-liability insurance

Public Policy - Examples are school funding mechanisms, hazardous materials management, economic regulation, and discrimination

Andrew Gluck has provided Forensic Expert Testimony for over thirteen years. His area of expertise is the Calculation of Earning Capacity and Worklife Expectancy, with special attention to people with Chronic Injuries or Disabilities. He has worked on Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Divorce cases. Professor Gluck has testified in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts on over 60 occasions and has never been disqualified.

Professor Gluck has worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor for over 15 years and obtained the certification in rehabilitation counseling. He has taught economics, business ethics, medical ethics and other courses at a number of colleges and universities, including SUNY, Hofstra and St. Johns. Professor Gluck has authored numerous articles and books in a number of fields, including counseling and forensic economics. He has also worked as a consultant and expert for the U.S. Department of Labor and the Social Security Administration.

Professor Gluck prides himself on his ability to provide impartial, objective and credible consultation, analysis and testimony. For that reason he continues to be used by both plaintiff and defense attorneys.

Mr. Jerry Zerg, AIA Emiritus, NCARB, ASLA, ASSE, ASID, IIDA, RDI, NCIDQ, IES, CSI, CCI, CCPM, ICC is a practicing multi-disciplined design and construction professional in the fields of Architecture, Landscaping, Construction, Interior Design, Safety, ADA, OSHA & Building Code Compliance, Safety, Lighting, Slip/Trip/Fall,Property Improvements and Furnishings. His initial professional practice began in 1959, his forensic services in 1981.

Mr. Zerg is a practicing professional in all of his disciplines and has been court qualified as an expert witness in all of his disciplines. Approximately 35% of his professional services deal in forensic matters, 50% Plaintiff and 50% Defendant. Mr. Zerg has testified in about 280 depositions, 50+ trials and 30+ arbitrations. He has testified in Federal and State Courts.

He is President of United Design Associate, Inc., a noted Design and Construction Company since 1959. He is the Founder/Dean of Interior Decorators Institute, an educational Institution in the field of interior design.

Mr. Zerg's Professional Designations are Architect, Landscape Architect, General Contractor, Safety Engineer, Interior Designer, Lighting Engineer, Store Planner, Construction Inspector and Certified Construction Project Manager.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Failure Analysis Defects and Damages Architecture Construction Specifications ADA ANSI and OSHA Standards Building Codes Accident Reconstruction Building Inspections Slip / Trip / Fall Arbitration and Mediation Insurance Claims Product Liability Appraisals and Valuations Scope of Loss Reports Contract Disputes

Landscaping and Hardscaping Interior Design Decks and Patios Drainage Systems Trees and Plants Safety Lighting Irrigation Systems Root Control Playgrounds Human Factors Carpets Roofing Tile / Stone Building Design Building Materials

The Artisans Group's (TAG) building division specializes in remodeling, historic restoration, and repairing structural, bug, and water damage. They also love custom and constructive-reuse work. TAG offers related pre-litigation consulting services to plaintiffs and defendants equally. They serve attorneys, government agencies, A/E/C professionals, contractors, suppliers, and owners.

In addition to hands-on craftsmanship, Wayne Baruch, owner of the TAG, holds an MBA and has held several project management and construction positions. Mr. Baruch is past Vice Chair of PMI's Design-Procurement-Construction Group and was the No. 5 ranked builder for Lennar Corporation's New Jersey Division in 2003. His work has earned awards from the New Jersey Community Builder's Association and the Central Jersey Chapter of NARI.

Construction Consulting Specialities Include:

• Residential
• Commercial
• Assembly & Religious
• Retail
• Multi-family
• Historic Preservation

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