Construction Mediation & Expert Witness

MPGroup

1202 Greenacre Avenue
West Hollywood, California 90046
USA

Contact: Mr. Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE
Tel: (323) 874-8973 / (800) 684-9100, Fax: (323) 874-8948

 Website: www.mpgroup.com
 Email: Send an email

Expert Witness - Forensic Expert - Litigation Support - Speaker Bureau

MPGroup is a collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors and other technical experts specializing in consulting, forensic expert witness, litigation support and mediation services for the legal, insurance and business communities since 1962. With more than 45 years of construction experience as a General Building Contractor, Construction Manager and Construction Inspector Michael S. Poles can provide you and your clients with formidable, court qualified construction expertise with compelling litigation support. Support by a single expert or an entire team.

Services

MPGroup provides the following services:

Construction Forensic Expert Witnesses:
• Accessibility
• Americans With Disabilities Act (A.D.A.)
• Accident Reconstruction
• Architecture Design
• Architecture Planning
• Building Code Compliance
• Building Code Standards
• Building Inspection
• Claims Analysis and Mitigation
• Complex Claims
• Construction Administration
• Construction Defects
• Construction Delays
• Construction Negligence
• Construction Safety
• Contract Analysis
• Contract Compliance
• Contractors State Licence Board
• Cost Estimating
• Customs and Practices
• Design and Implementation
• Earthquake Hazard
• Electrical
• Fire Sprinkler System
• Flooring and Floor Covering
• Framing (Wood and Steel)
• Forensic Photography
• Geotechnical and Hydrological
• Ground Water
• Ground Water Modeling
• Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
• O.S.H.P.D. and D.S.A.
• Personal Injury
• Plumbing
• Project Management
• Quality Control
• Quality of Workmanship
• Reinforced Concrete
• Reinforced Masonry
• Risk Analysis
• Risk Management
• Roofing and Waterproofing
• Safety and OSHA Standards
• Scaffolding
• Scheduling and Delays
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Steps, Stairs and Railings
• Standards of Practice
• Structural Failure
• Structural Steel and Welding
• Swimming Pools and Spas
• Water Intrusion and Mold

Mediation:
Michael Poles trained at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the Institute for Mediation studies. Michael is a member of the court A.D.R. Panel of Mediators with the Los Angeles County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and is providing both court ordered and private mediation. With his many years of experience and training, Michael Poles provides his clients with skillful mediation of complex and highly technical issues.

Mediation Practice Areas:
• Construction
• Premises Liability
• Real Estate

Litigation Support Services

Forensic Photography for Architects, Attorneys, Corporations, Developers, Contractors and Insurance Companies who require high-resolution and micro-photography for the preservation and documentation of evidence for use in litigation as Demonstrative Evidence Exhibits.

Our high resolution digital cameras, lenses and professional studio lighting equipment produce stunningly detailed color reproductions of the existing conditions at the location or property involved in litigation. Micro-photography is used to enlarge and enhance minute details. Clients receive high-resolution digital photographic files in both JPEG-Fine and RAW photo file formats on CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or FTP.

Areas of Expertise:


Licenses

General Building Contractor;
Construction Manager;
Construction Inspector:
Hospitals, Schools and California Public Buildings (OSHPD and DSA);
Special Inspector:
Reinforced Concrete and Reinforced Masonry.
Other licenses and certifications are held by our professional associates in numerous states.

Professional Experience

Michael Poles has garnered more than 45 years of unique hands-on construction experience. He is licensed in the State of California as a General Building Contractor (263193-B), a Certified Construction Manager and a Registered Construction Inspector for schools and hospitals, certified and licensed as a Special Inspector for structural concrete and masonry, and has inspected hundreds of residential and commercial properties representing the buyers of real estate. He has built, administrated, and inspected the construction of projects including: apartments, airports, commercial, industrial, condominiums, custom homes, fire stations, hospitals, office and warehouse buildings, police stations, public schools, shopping centers, public works, and tract housing.

Download a copy of Mr. Poles' Curriculum Vitae at: www.mpgroup.com/cvpoles.pdf

Legal Experience & Services

38 Years Construction Litigation Support as an expert witness.
Click on the link "Forensic Expert Witnesses" for additional information.

6 Years Mediation both private and Los Angeles County Superior Court Mediation Panel.

See website for additional information.

Affiliations

American Bar Association, Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology, American College of Forensic Examiners International, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Dispute Resolution Council, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Construction Specifications Institute, Forensic Expert Witness Association, International Conference of Building Officials/International Code Council, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Construction Inspectors Association, National Fire Protection Association, National Forensic Center, Southern California Mediation Association, Structural Engineers Association of California, West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Publications

Publications
• Construction Process Can Lead to Defects
• Construction Defects Can Be Avoided!
• Construction Defects: What Often Goes Wrong and How the Contractor Can Avoid Defects Litigation
• Controlling Quality Construction - Part 1
• Controlling Quality Construction - Part 2
• Controlling Quality Construction - Part 3
• Construction Defects: Defending Against The Claims
A Program Syllabus designed for Insurance Claims Adjusters and Attorneys illustrating methods, case precedence and discovery items necessary to successfully manage the Construction Defects' Claims and subsequent Litigation.
• What Are Construction Defects?
• What Are Construction Defects? - An ICBO Symposium
A Program Syllabus presented for the Orange Empire Training Academy 1997 Training Matrix, Sponsored by the International Conference of Building Officials Orange Empire Chapter Symposium on September 3, 1997.
• Project Manual for the Private Sector
A Program and Book for the Construction Administration, Quality Control and Structural Inspection of the "Private Sector" Construction Project. Intended for use with the Uniform Building Code. An Excellent Resource for Administrators, Architects, Attorneys, Contractors, Project Managers, Superintendents, Inspectors, and anyone who wants to know Methods To Manage A Construction Project Successfully!
• School Project Manual
A Program and Book for the Construction Administration, Quality Control and Structural Inspection of the "Public School" Construction Project. Intended for use with the Uniform Building Code, the State of California Amendments Title 24 and the Division of the State Architect. An Excellent Resource for Administrators, Architects, Attorneys, Contractors, Project Managers, Superintendents, Inspectors, and anyone who wants to know Methods To Manage A School Construction Project Successfully!

To read/download articles, please visit our web site at www.mpgroup.com/articles.htm

Articles Published on HGExperts.com

• Construction Defects: What Often Goes Wrong And How the Contractor Can Avoid Defects Litigation
• Construction Defects Can Be Avoided!
• Construction Process Can Lead to Defects

Professional References

Available upon request.

Education

Michael S. Poles was educated at the United States Naval Hospital Corps School, Santa Monica College, U.C.L.A., Lumblau Real Estate School and Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Continuing education has been maintained by attending professional and legal seminars, workshops and specialized Mediation training by the Institute For Mediation Studies and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law.

Consulting Practice:

All States

More Information:

Construction Mediation, Forensic Photography & Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae: Michael S. Poles - Expert Witness
Licenses and Certifications: Michael S. Poles - Litigation Support
Construction Mediation & Expert Witness Cases and Clients
Article: Construction Defects Can Be Avoided! - Legal Consultant
Article: Construction Process Can Lead to Defects - Forensic Expert Witness