Expert Witness Services - Standard of Care:
2. Developer – Board of Directors
Case: Shorebird Homeowners Association vs. Shorebird Solar, Inc., et. al.
- Retained by plaintiff through Glenn Youngling of Feingold & Youngling, a San Rafael law firm.
- I prepared an opinion regarding the adequacy of the original developer budget and the standard of care of developer representatives on the Association's Board of Directors.
- My deposition was taken once, the case settled prior to trial.
Case: Lauriedale Homeowners Association vs. Woodmont Development
Company, et. al.
- Retained by plaintiff through the law firm of Ann Rankin, an Oakland law firm.
- Scope of work included preparing an opinion on the standard of care for the developer controlled Board of Directors, the original management company and the adequacy of the developer’s initial Association budget.
- My deposition was taken twice, the case settled prior to trial.
Case: Chandon vs. Taylor Woodrow.
- Retained by defendant, through Jonathan Terry of Songstad, Randall & Ulich, an Irvine law firm.
- My scope of work is to prepare an opinion on the adequacy of the developer's initial Reserve Analysis and an opinion about the actions of developer representatives on the Association's Board of Directors.
- My deposition was taken once. The case settled prior to trial.
Case: William Scott Ferry vs. Jim Gardiner
- Retained by plaintiff, through Robert D. De Long of The Law Offices of Robert D. De Long.
- Superior Court, County of Alameda.
- The scope of work included preparing an opinion on the standard of care for the developer controlled Board of Directors, the Management Company and the Homeowners Association.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: MacArthur Heights v. Transaction
- Retained by plaintiff through Larry Russell of Russell & Mallett, a Walnut Creek law firm.
- Superior Court, County of Alameda.
My scope of work was to prepare an opinion on the adequacy of the developer’s initial budget and reserve study and on certain developer disclosure requirements.
- My deposition taken once. The case settled prior to trial.
Case: The Oaks of Del Rey vs. Del Rey Oaks Associates
- Retained by defendant, through Jeffrey Nevin of Nevin & Hall, an Oakland law firm, and David S. Henningsen of Robinson & Wood, a San Jose law firm.
- My scope of work was to prepare an opinion on the standard of care for the developer controlled Board of Directors and the adequacy of the developers initial Association budgets.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: Stewart vs. Transaction Equity
- Retained by defendant, through David S. Henningsen of Robinson & Wood, a San Jose law firm.
- Superior Court, County of San Mateo.
- My scope of work is to prepare an opinion on the standard of care of a developer representative that served on a homeowners association Board of Directors during the original sales.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: Heagney vs. Altamar at the Ridge HOA.
- Retained by defendant through Greg Siehl of Pedersen & Siehl, a San Jose law firm.
- The case involved a slip and fall on association property during developer control of the association.
- My scope of work is to opine on the operation of a developer controlled condominium project.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: Jim Nixon vs. Zeka Group, et. al.
- Retained by defendant through Jeff Vincent of the law firm of Snyder, Cornelius & Hunter in Pleasant Hill.
- My scope of work includes issues regarding the standard of care of a developer/director on a condominium board of directors.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: Quailbrook II Homes vs. Patman III, et al.
- Retained by defendant through Jan Gruen of Nevin & Gruen, an Oakland law firm.
- San Joaquin County Superior Court.
- My scope of work is to prepare an opinion on the standard of care of a developer representative who served on the association Board of Director.
- The case settled prior to trial.
Case: Hillside Gardens Homeowners Association v. BMRA Vallejo, LTD, County of Solano.
- Retained by defendant through L. Jay Pedersen of Bledsoe, Cathcart, Diestel & Pedersen, a San Francisco law firm.
- My scope of work was to prepare an opinion on the standard of care for a developer controlled Board of Directors, the adequacy of the developer’s initial Association budgets and the Association’s maintenance programs.
- The case settled prior to trial.
