Profile: 47+ yrs experience in financial, mortgage & business institutions including 17+ President, CEO & Director & 6+ director of a mortgage company. 15+ years of leadership/ directorships in national & state trade associations. Over 500 federal & state nationwide cases i for FDIC, FannieMae, financial institutions, mortgage companies, businesses, non-banks, individuals. Services provided: consulting, depositions, reports, affidavits & court testimonies.

Expertise: Financial Institutions, Mortgage Institutions, Business, Real Estate. Residential mortgage loans,construction loans, commercial real estate loans, business loans, SBA; Operations; Fraud; Lender Liability; Policy & Procedures; Fiduciary Duties, D & O conduct, Other. Reports, depositions & court testimony in Federal, Bankruptcy & state courts.

• 500+ nationwide cases working both for defendants and plaintiffs.


• 20+ years of in-house, industry, and outside expert witness experience.


• 75+ depositions taken and 35+ court appearances in both Federal and state courts.


• Clients: FannieMae, FDIC, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, Viacom, Wells Fargo Bank, State of CA, Bank of America, Amex, Citicorp Mortgage, Washington Mutual, Bank One, Long Beach Mortgage, EMC Mortgage, JPMorganChase Bank, PacifiCare, Beal Bank, Avnet, Fidelity Title & First American Title.


• Approximately 50% of cases are for financial institutions, 40% against financial institution and 10% are other.


• Serving clients nationally— 40% plaintiffs and 60% defendants.


• Resume, fee information and references provided on request.

James H. Cantrell, CPM® is a Real Estate expert with over 35 years of Asset and Property Management experience. He specializes in the turnaround of properties with Deferred Maintenance and Mismanagement.

For both private and institutional investors, Mr. Cantrell has managed a variety of product types, apartments, high-rise office, association management, industrial I warehouse properties, retail, and large hotels. He is currently active in day to day asset and property management and has established management programs that have maximized the values of the various investments.

Background - Mr. Cantrell served as the President of Cantrell, Harris & Associates, a San Francisco-based real estate management and consulting firm that was formed 30 years ago. He formed Cantrell Associates which provides property management, litigation support, and expert witness services.

He currently teaches a number of courses for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and has taught throughout the United States, in Russia and Poland. He was an Associate Professor at Golden Gate University for 9 years teaching an Asset/Property management course in the MBA program.

He began his career with Arlen Realty as a property supervisor, handling properties in the United States Investment Fund Portfolio, and has held the position of Equity Administrator with Clevetrust Realty Investors, responsible for managing numerous properties throughout the Country. He also served as Treasurer of Regency Equities, a Real Estate Investment Trust, traded on NASDQE, and was President of Plaza Equities Management, Inc., with a national portfolio of mixed assets under his direction. He has served as a Court appointed Receiver on all types of assets throughout California.

Litigation Support - Mr. Cantrell has served or consulted as an expert on behalf of both Plaintiffs and Defendants in over 100 cases. He is uniquely qualified with his experience and teaching background and is your best choice as an expert in litigation.

Areas of Expertise:

Standards of Care Property Damage Personal Injury Habitability Landlord / Tenant Maintenance

Air Quality Mold Issues Receiverships Lease Interpretation Partnership Agreements Trust Properties

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Robert S. Griswold, CRE, CPM, CCIM, PCAM, CCAM, GRI, ARM, has over 30 years of specialized experience in the field of Real Estate Management. He is currently active as a day-to-day hands-on, licensed practitioner, consultant, and expert witness in all aspects of real estate (except valuation).

A 3-time graduate of the distinguished Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a BS ('81), MBA ('86) and MSBA (2nd Masters) ('88) in real estate and related disciplines, Mr. Griswold is a recognized expert on management of all types of residential real estate. He has actively managed over 60,000 residential units and several million square feet of commercial, industrial, self-storage and retail properties nationally. He has extensive experience as a court-appointed receiver (over 160 times) for private lenders and major financial institutions.

Litigation Support - In the last 20+ years, Mr. Griswold has consulted on over 1,800 litigation matters, has been deposed over 300 times, and provided sworn testimony in trial or arbitration on over 100 occasions in both state and federal litigation matters throughout the United States. Also serving as a court-appointed bankruptcy Custodian and Referee, his case work is very evenly divided between plaintiff and defense work.

Mr. Griswold is uniquely qualified to opine on real estate related litigation matters having authored or co-authored the 3 best selling real estate books: Real Estate Investing For Dummies; Property Management Kit For Dummies; and Landlord's Legal Kit For Dummies. His 15+ years as an On-Air NBC-TV Real Estate Expert and a similar tenure as a major radio station weekly talk show host have prepared him to present opinions to juries.

Areas of Expertise:

Property Manager or Broker Fiduciary Duty Transactions Lease / CAM Disputes Lease Mitigation Premises Liability - Trip & Fall Maintenance or Failure to Maintain "Slumlord" Allegations Health & Safety or Personal Injury Wrongful Death

Property Inspections Water Intrusion, Mold Bed Bugs Fair Housing, Discrimination HUD Management Issues, Criminal Acts Management / Receiver Fees Transfer Disclosures, Misrepresentation, Negligence Negligent Hiring, Supervision, Termination Association Board Duties and Negligence

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Keith C. Madigan, PE, is an Engineering and Construction Management expert with over 30 years of experience in the design and construction industry including roles with consultants, contractors, developers, and building owners.

Mr. Madigan holds the following certifications: CSI-Construction Documents Technologist, ASHRAE-Building Energy Assessment Professional, ASHRAE-Building Commissioning Professional, LEED AP-BD+C, and LEED AP O+M. He is a licensed professional engineer in NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, TX, IL, MI, FL, CT, and CO.

Mr. Madigan provides engineering, construction, and facility management consulting services for commercial, industrial, and multi-family properties. He is experienced in construction management support, property condition assessments, building envelope evaluations, feasibility studies, forensic investigations and expert witness support, building code consulting, and LEED / green building consulting.

Litigation Support - Mr. Madigan's forensic and expert witness experience has included deposition and trial testimony for a variety of construction defect, property damage, premises liability, and construction management claims. His services are available to attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendants and include site reviews, preparation of detailed reports, depositions, and trial testimony as needed.

Areas of Expertise:

Construction Defects Building Codes Construction Management Construction Scheduling Construction Disputes Green Building Property Condition Assessments

Property Damage Building Envelope / Water Intrusion Construction Standard of Care Construction Safety Construction Forensic Engineering Construction Defect Cause & Origin Building Inspection

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