Forensic Architect Standard of Care

Architect Expert Witness

Mr. Chase’s past performance demonstrates a cautious and unwavering commitment to factual, thorough, and reliable expert service.

Architect Expert Testimony

Celebrating 20 years in business as an expert witness, Mr. Chase is a licensed architect and experienced construction forensic expert witness, mediator, and arbitrator with more than 130 expert witness assignments in 11 states on the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. As the former president and CEO of one of the largest architectural firms in the United States, he has been personally responsible for approximately $1B of constructed projects as designer, interior designer, specifier, project manager, architect-of-record and/or principal-in-charge.

With a Master of Science degree in architecture from Columbia University and a foundation in design, as well as deep technical and practical building experience, Mr. Chase has served as an expert witness for plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of forensic construction matters including:

ADA accessibility guidelines;
Entitlement;
Insurance issues;
Standard of reasonable care;
Schedule matters;
Construction defects;
Contract disputes;
Building codes;
Water leakage and water intrusion;
Mold issues;
Betterment;
Errors and omissions;
Copyright infringement;
Wrongful death; as well as
Florida Statute 558 together with a specialty in Florida Statute 718 for condominiums regarding converter and statutory reserves.

In addition, he has mediated assignments in foreclosure and construction disputes, and arbitrated warranty, contract, and construction defect claims.

EXPERT WITNESS LICENSURE

Connecticut (#AR-09188) 1998 – Present
New Hampshire (#02695) 1999 – Present
District of Columbia (#6333) 1998 – Present
New Jersey (#AI-09126) 1997 – Present
Florida (#AR-0006383) 1974 – Present
New York (#011032-1) 1971 – Present
Georgia (#2476) 1997 – Present
North Carolina (#8024) 1998 – Present
Kansas (#4365) 1998 – Present
Oklahoma (#A-4487) 2002 – Present
Louisiana (#5488) 2000 – Present
Pennsylvania (#RA-008482-B) 1997-Present
Maryland (#11060) 1998 – Present
Rhode Island (#2449) 1998 – Present
Massachusetts (#10116) 1998 – Present
South Carolina (#5626) 1998 – Present
Missouri (#5113) 1985 – Present
Texas (#16173) 1998 – Present
Nebraska (#A-1989) 1999 – Present
Virginia (#401011178) 1998 – Present
Arkansas ( #10076) 2021 – Present
Wisconsin (#11908-5) 2015 – Present