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

Charles A. Budnick, PLS has over 43 years of experience as a licensed Land Surveyor. Mr. Budnick has over 30 years of experience as an Expert Witness and Consultant to forensic consultants and the legal profession. His services have been requested by both the public and private sector.

Area of Expertise:

Accident Site Mapping / Issues (Trip & Fall, etc.) Land Mapping Land Surveying Site Assessment Site Planning Boundary Disputes Adverse Possession Right of Way and Easement Disputes Right of Way Taking Issues

Construction Lay-Out Claims Earthwork Volume Issues Drainage Issues Wetland Encroachment & Flood Plain Filling Issues Land Development Issues Septic Systems Soils Wetlands

Thomas C. Collier, Jr. is a Construction and Real Estate Consultant. As the founder and principal of Buckhead Classic, a general commercial contracting company, and Collier Estate Homes, he has amassed over 25 years experience as a General Contractor and Real Estate Developer.

Mr. Collier has been the principal in dozens of real estate development projects including commercial and residential construction and has gained experience in the areas of project conception, cost, production, scheduling, engineering, architectural services, subcontractor and employee relations, sales, leasing, finance, accounting, and contracts.

Areas of Expertise:

• Project Planning and Implementation
• Delay & Defect Corrective Action
• Budgeting & Control
• Statistical Analysis
• Accounting & Finance
• Multi-family & Condominium Projects
• Energy & Environmentally Friendly Construction
• Historic Renovation & Preservation
• Zoning
• Infrastructure
• Land Development

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Company Background:Coloney Bell Engineering provides consulting & engineering services to clients throughout the United States. With the combined backgrounds and experience of our principals and staff, we are able to respond to many types of engineering assignments.

Allow us to be your company for consulting and investigative engineering services.

Services

Structural Failures, Condition Assessment and Construction Issues/LITIGATION

Fire Origin and Cause Investigations

Heavy Equipment Failures

Machinery / Material Failures

Moisture Intrusion / Damage

IAQ Evaluation

CRASH / ACCIDENT Reconstruction

Storm Damage Evaluation

Sinkhole / Settlement Evaluations

Roof Systems, Stucco and EIFS Evaluations

Subrogation Analysis

Litigation Support

Eminent Domain / Land Planning

Our clients consist of insurance companies, claim adjusting firms, attorneys, law firms, large corporations, small businesses, production facilities and appraisal companies.

We work closely with numerous testing laboratories, specialized engineering firms, weather verification companies and other sources in order to provide our clients with accurate and professional information.

Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. specializes in many fields of Civil, Structural, Site, Coastal, Safety & Environmental Engineering, including the Design & Analysis of:

Structures, Buildings, Houses, Dwellings Foundations, Footings, Elevators, Retaining Walls, Dams Development Plan & Plats for Sites, Properties, and Residences Underground & Subsurface Chamber / Chambers Scaffold, Scaffolds, Scaffolding Site Plans & Subdivisions: Industrial, Commercial, Residential Roads, Roadways, Ramps, Walks, & Man Hole Cover / Covers Sidewalks, Walkways, Paths & Pathways Lighting: Lamps, Lights, Lamp Poles, Light Levels Luminaries & Illumination (Specifications) Rock Cuts & Blasting (Topography, Specification) Soil Slopes / Samples / Mechanics / Geotechnical Engineers Sanitary Facilities, Septic Systems (Board of Health Septics Approval) BOHA / DEP Approvals Water, Drains, Drainage, Sewer & Sewage Lines & Mains Culvert / Culverts, Manholes (Man Holes) & Catchbasins / Catch Basins Inspection, Supervision, and Certification of Construction House Inspector & Inspections Road, Roadway, Walk & Sidewalk Premises Liability (e.g., Steep Slope) Walkway, Path, Ramp & Pathway Premise Liability (e.g., Steep Grade) Coefficient of Friction / Slip & Fall (Snowy & Icy Conditions) Vertical Discontinuity / Discontinuities / Trip & Falls Small Ports / Port, Marinas / Marina, Marine Dredging Levees, Jetties, Dolphins, Piers, Sea & Flood Walls

Wharves, Breakwaters, Bulkheads, Weirs, & Revetments Groins, Dikes and Waterfront Structures Drainage Basin Analysis, Rainfall, Floods & Flood Plain / Plains Flooding Controls & Control Devices Storm Water Runoff (10, 25, 50 & 100 Year Storms) Pressure & Pressures: Wind, Wave / Waves, Ice, Snow Rain Fall Run Off & Storm Water Pollution Treatment Excavation, Grading, Fills & Filling Operations (Swales, Berms, Silt Fence) Erosion Control, Sediment Barriers, Sedimentation / Catch Basins (Hay Bales) Pumps and Pump System Line & Main Slope, Dam, Levee, Jetty, Dolphin, Pier, Wharf & Breakwater Collapse Bulkhead, Weir, Revetment, Groin, Dike, Footing & Foundation Failures Failure of Fire Containment Wall, Elevator or Water Front Structure Tenement House Façade Collapses Code History of Existing Multiple / Multi-Family Dwelling / Building Application of Municipal Building, Fire & Property Maintenance Codes City, Town & Village Zoning, Planning, Steep Slopes & Grades, Wetland & Wetlands Ordinances Testimony at Board Meetings as a Design Forensics Engineer

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Dennis E. Wilson has over forty years of experience in Land Planning, Civil Engineering, and Land Surveying. His company, Horizon Consulting Service, specializes in Entitlements, In-Fill Projects, Civil Engineering, and Land Planning and Design for commercial, industrial and residential properties. Mr. Wilson works on both private and governmental projects.

As an Expert Witness, Mr. Wilson has participated in property line disputes, condemnation resolutions and land use issues.

Professional Memberships:

American Planning Association

Past Chair of Land Use Committee, National Association of Home Builders

Past Chair Land Use & Government Affairs, California Building Industry Association

Past Chair of BIACC PAC

Past Chair/Current Member on Land Use & Transportation Committee, Modesto Chamber of Commerce

Michael P. Russell has over 35 years of Real Estate experience as an advisor regarding the entitling, master planning, preparing market and financial feasibility studies and developing all property types. In 2011, serving as their real estate expert witness, my clients and legal teams were successful in winning judgments of $50.3M (validated four joint ventures), $22M (valuation of real estate portfolio) and $3M (Substantiated terms of payment due by a public agency to a private developer).

Experience:

• Managed $2B in Transactions
• Sold over $500M in Property
• Entitled over 5,000 residential units; 2 million sq. ft. of office space
• Developed over 2 million sq. ft. of office

Areas of Expertise:

Master planning Redevelopment Economic development Entitlement processing Highest and best use Market research

Product programming Financial feasibility Portfolio and asset level strategy Community outreach Project management Due diligence

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