Basil Plastiras Esq.
Plastiras & Terrizzi
24 Professional Center PkwySuite 150
San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 472-8100 Fax: (415) 472-8110 Email: Basil@ptlegal.com Website: www.ptlegal.com
Specialties
Attorney Malpractice, Commercial Real Estate Disputes, Real Estate Management, Attorney Ethics, Fee Disputes.
Degrees/Licenses
JD, BA, Atty. and Commercial Real Estate broker.
Formal Education
BA, UC Berkeley; JD, UC Hastings College of Law, 1975.
Registration and Licenses
California Licensed Attorney (46 years) & Real Estate Broker (26 years).
Previous/Current Position
CEO, Plastiras & Terrizzi; CEO/President, Parkway Properties Investment Corporation, commercial property syndicator and commercial property manager.
Honors/Awards
Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated since 1986; Listed: National Bar Register of Preeminent lawyers; California Superlawyer; Top Attorneys in Northern California, San Francisco Magazine; Instructor: Civil Litigation, Corporations and Partnerships; Dominican University; UC Hastings College of Civil Advocacy Program; UC Hastings Board of Trustees; Rated 10/10 by AVVO.
Prof. Affiliations
State Bar of CA - Civil Litigation, Real Property and Economics, Wills & Trusts.
Prior Expert
Expert witness in 111 legal malpractice/real estate actions; Court appointed arbitrator in more than 100 Superior Court actions since 1985. Counsel in hundreds of Legal Malpractice Actions. Real Estate Management & Brokerage Standard of Care. State Bar Fee Arbitrator.
Gary Greenfield
Legal Fee Analyst / Expert WitnessLitigation Cost Management
1736 Franklin StreetSuite 700
Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 834-1555 Alternate: (510) 882-1600 Fax: (510) 217-9700 Email: ggreenfield@litcost.com Website: www.litcost.com
Specialties
Expert witness and consultant regarding legal fees and litigation management since 1991; written/oral expert testimony both for parties seeking and parties opposing attorney fee requests in insurance coverage, patent/other IP, antitrust, securities, environmental, private attorney general, contractual fee-shifting and other litigation re: reasonableness of legal fees; legal fee analyses/audits; seminars and workshops re litigation management and legal bill analysis; 15 yrs. experience as litigator in all phases of complex litigation; court-appointed special master
Degrees/Licenses
JD, AB.
Michael G. Watters, Esq.
Attorney/Managing PartnerO'Brien Watters & Davis, LLP
3510 Unocal PlaceSuite 200
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-0918 Phone: (707) 545-7010 Alternate: (707) 326-5658 Fax: (707) 544-2861 Email: mgw@michaelgwatters.com Website: www.michaelgwatters.com
Specialties
Standards of Care; REO Disputes; Ethics
Degrees/Licenses
JD; Attorney
André E. Jardini Esq.
PresidentKPC LEGAL AUDIT SERVICES, INC.
550 North Brand BoulevardSuite 1500
Glendale, CA 91203 Phone: (818) 547-5000 Alternate: (818) 547-5178 Fax: (818) 547-5329 Email: AEJ@KPCLegal.com Website: www.kpclegal.com
Specialties
Review and audit of attorney and expert invoices; Expert testimony via written declaration, reports and/or court appearance; Consultation on legal cost containment; Training seminars and MCLE Programs.
Degrees/Licenses
Juris Doctor; ABOTA; NALFA.
John S. Preston Esq.
AttorneyLaw Offices of John S. Preston
1138 Skycrest Drive#4
Walnut Creek, CA 94595 Phone: (510) 289-0766 Email: johnprestonmediation@gmail.com Website: www.johnprestonmediation.com
Specialties
(A) Specializing in Mediation + Arbitration regarding CAR purchase and sale agreements; Real Estate - all aspects of Real Estate law/practice incl: Buyer & Seller Disputes; Easement, Options, Inspections, Partitions, Construction, Broker Disclosure, Standards of care, Limited Partnerships: Purchase and Sale Contracts, Mortgage and Lending Practices;
(B) Attorney Fee Disputes, Trial testimony regarding reasonable fees has included Lodestar method, Laffey Matrix, Vague & Duplicate billing entries, Block Billing, ambiguous hourly rates. (C) Law Firm Dissolution, Mediation/dispute resolution.
Degrees/Licenses
BA, JD, Real Estate Broker (1994), Certified Mediator (UC Berkeley) 87237.
Formal Education
BA, Economics, Syracuse University, 1969; JD, Law, University of Wisconsin, 1972. Wisconsin Law Review.
Registration and Licenses
Licensed Real Estate Broker, State Bar (CA)
Previous/Current Position
General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer for Fayette Manufacturing Corp. Duties included loan agreements, investment prospectuses, limited partnerships and every aspect of corporate troubleshooting, as well as commercial leases, easements, licenses and managing law firms (including reasonable billing practices and fees). Panelist Mediator, Bay Area Counties, regarding attorney fee disputes. Conducted in excess of 200 mediations and arbitrations.
Honors/Awards
University of Wisconsin Law Review, 1972. Current member, SF INNS of Court.
Prof. Affiliations
CA State Bar Association; AAA, PSA and NYSE arbitration and East Bay county mediation panels.
Prior Expert
(A) RE Expert testimony in over a dozen trials: 20+ yrs testimony. Acted as: Principal, RE Broker, General/Limited Partner, Litigator, Appellate Lawyer, Arbitrator & Mediator. Credentialed Testimony Includes: CAR contracts; "Attorney Fee Clauses" and determination and award of reasonable legal fees, "Agency Relationships" (& other normally inadmissible contractual matters). Credential Expert Testimony includes determination of reasonable and necessary attorney fees during retention using a variety of factors. (B) Arbitrated/Mediated 250+ cases (many with Atty Fees Provisions & Awards).
Joel Mark, Esq.
919 Box Canyon TrailPalm Desert, CA 92211-7434 Phone: (805) 701-7731 Alternate: (760) 200-4554 Fax: (760) 772-6665 Email: jmark4law@gmail.com Website: www.joelmarkesq.com
Specialties
Over 110+ engagements as an expert witness and consulting engagements in Attorneys' Fees, Attorney Ethics and Legal Malpractice (litigation) matters.
Degrees/Licenses
AB, 1969; JD, 1972
Formal Education
A.B. History, U.C. Berkeley, 1969
J.D. Law, U.C. Hastings, 1972
Publications
Over 130+ Lectures & Publications on Attorneys' Fees, Attorney Ethics & Legal Malpractice (Litigation).
Prior Expert
110+ Engagements in Legal Fees, Legal Ethics, Attorney Malpractice and Law Firm Dissolution