With a career spanning more than 40 years in real estate and community association management, this expert witness focuses on property management practices, condominium and homeowners association governance, and premises liability issues. Their litigation-related work includes over 5 years of experience providing expert witness services, including consultation, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony across numerous cases involving residential community associations, maintenance responsibilities, and property-related disputes.

With a foundation rooted in ownership and operation of a community association management company, their work includes evaluation of building and property management operations, administration of homeowners and condominium associations, and assessment of maintenance practices and safety conditions within residential communities. Additional areas of analysis involve collections, premises liability, and legislative and regulatory considerations affecting association governance, supporting examination of disputes involving property conditions, failure to maintain, governance responsibilities, and statutory compliance.

Leadership and regulatory involvement includes service as Chairman of the Florida Community Association Living Study Council, along with appointments to the Advisory Council on Condominiums and the Regulatory Council of Community Association Managers. Their work has included drafting legislative changes to the Florida Condominium Act and participating in state-level committees addressing condominium and homeowner association governance, reflecting direct involvement in shaping regulatory frameworks and industry standards. Their experience also includes board-level involvement as a condominium association president and long-term association participant, providing practical governance perspective.

Demonstrating recognized authority in dispute resolution, this expert has presented briefs and oral argument before the Supreme Court of the State of Florida and is recognized by the State of Florida as a qualified representative for community associations in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Their experience also includes serving as a certified mediator in county court matters and acting in representative roles in association-related disputes, further supporting their involvement in legal and quasi-judicial processes.

In addition to professional practice, this expert has contributed to education and industry discourse through teaching community association management courses, authoring articles in industry publications, and participating in media and public service initiatives related to community association governance. They hold a Bachelor’s degree and are a licensed Community Association Manager, licensed Real Estate Broker, and Florida Supreme Court Certified County Court Mediator. Their professional designations include Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA), Association Management Specialist (AMS), Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM), and Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM), reflecting recognized expertise in community association management.