Want to explore accessibility or ADA design ideas? If you are renovating, buying a home or condo, building from scratch, adding an in-law suite, or fixing up to age-in-place, my advice can save you time and money. I own a patent in the field of ADA design, and also designed renovations and new buildings.
CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES
Not seeing eye-to-eye about workmanship or contract requirements? Owners and contractors sometimes fight unnecessarily. Is the work really bad or incomplete. What do the plans and specifications say? An ounce of analysis can save a pound of money. Attorneys and disputants hire me to help sort things out.
Having a hard time getting paid? Do a deadbeat's nasty excuses make you want to walk away? I can help protect your rights, and also write your claim and financial accounting. If they won't settle to your satisfaction, your claim will be ready to hand over to an attorney. I collected from tough clients like the Army Corps of Engineers and the Air Force, and also private deadbeats.
Why pay for material or work that does not contribute to your desired outcome?This happens all the time, typically wasting 10% and more. I design with value engineering logic. I lobbied in 1984 for Federal value engineering law that saves tax payers $4+ billion per year. Why not try my logic on your project?
INSPECTION
REPORTS
Is a home inspection report killing a sale? Everyone benefits from my objective critiques. What really needs to be fixed? What really is OK? Inspectors can miss serious issues while asking for unnecessary "fixes." See how my $120 million of construction experience can put your deal back on track to settle.
Organizing an insurance claim involving construction? Haunted by material or design flaws? Blamed for alleged negligence? Contactors and Owners hire me to investigate and document, draft specifications and get bids. I organized "Pevar vs Evans," a Federal precedent case that is included in many law school text books.
Investigating what to do with land or building? Questioning official demands or denials? Ordinances (Zoning, Subdivision, Land Planning, Building, etc), can be a daunting maze. I developed land, and was Planning Commission Chairman for seven years while we also revised our Ordinances. I worked both sides. Tap into my expertise.