Larry Lowenthal, Expert Witness on Real Estate disputes involving Realtor-Broker Ethics, real estate broker conduct, FS 475, and standard of care

You need a real estate expert witness if
you don't have the answers to these questions:

Was the real estate broker's conduct ethical?

Or dishonest? Did it meet the standard of care?

Was it within Florida Statue 475 law? Was it malpractice? Negligence?

Did the real estate broker fail to disclose latent defects?
(Was the broker even required to disclose the information?)

Or is the Realtor being unjustly accused?

How sound is my theory of the case?

When a real estate broker's conduct becomes an important issue in civil litigation, attorneys and clients often turn to Larry Lowenthal for his expert opinion. Larry is a Florida Realtor, Expert Witness, and litigation consultant who has reviewed hundreds of complaints during his many years on the Grievance and Professional Standards Committees for the South Broward Board of Realtors.

He is also very familiar with Florida Statute 475 regarding the duties of real estate brokers and agents towards their clients, customers, and the public.

Larry, who earned his Florida real estate broker's license in the late ''70s, is experienced in the day-to-day business and intricacies of real estate transactions, and can relate to the emotions that can affect the conduct of the parties and their brokers.

A low-key professional, Larry is adept at reducing the myriad facts of a complex transaction to its simple core elements ("What really happened here?" or "Who was procuring cause?"), then communicating that simpler explanation to both retaining counsel and jurors so they, too, will understand what happened. A skilled presenter with decades of commercial writing experience, Larry taught a continuing education course, "Business Writing," for five years at Broward College.

Larry can

1. Inform an attorney about the nature of evidence yet-undiscovered that can strengthen the case.
2. Create probing questions for retaining counsel to use at depositions and trial.
3. Evaluate opposing counsel's strategies, claims, and charges.
4. Evaluate retaining counsel's strategies, claims, and charges -- the theory of the case. (Maybe the parties should settle.)
5. Help prepare for depositions and trial -- even create graphic exhibits.
6. Offer a private, undiscoverable, pre-trial opinion as a consulting expert.
7. Present the crucial facts in a friendly, understandable way to juries.

Typical complaints against brokers and agents

	Failed to disclose latent defects or hidden facts about the property or the transaction -- facts which materially and negatively affected value.
	Failed to present an offer
	Made false statements about a property or a party to a transaction
	Created false advertising
	Broker was unfair and dishonest
	Broker was negligent (not diligent)
	Breached a statutory, professional, or contractually-created duty
	Delivered property opinions outside area of professional expertise
	Accepted undisclosed kickbacks, commissions, or finder's fees
	Broker did not use skill or care in the transaction
	Failed to disclose a private relationship with buyer or seller
	Conspired with mortgage broker, closing agent, or appraiser to defraud lender
	Failed to account and deliver
	Forged a signature on a sales contract or other legal document
	Shared in illicit proceeds
	Did not earn the commission (procuring cause)

"Please contact me with your question. I will respond quickly and honestly."