Edwin J. Ricketts

Real Estate Broker • Educator • Confidential Consultant • Expert Witness

I have expertise in a variety of industry sectors, including:

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Areas of Testifying Expertise

I have been a testifying expert witness in civil litigation a significant number of times over the past 20+ years. As a testifying broker standard of care expert, my testifying areas of expertise include:

  • Broker Standard of Care
  • Fraud
  • Negligence
  • Competence
  • Broker Supervision
  • Broker Policies
  • Agency/Fiduciary Duties
  • Dual Agency (Implied & Undisclosed)
  • Conflicts
  • Unwaivable Conflicts
  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Material Disclosures: Timely, Meaningful & in Writing
  • Property Reports/Home
  • Inspections
  • Public Reports
  • Knew or Should Have Known
  • Confidentiality
  • Becoming and Staying Informed
  • Due Diligence
  • Reasonable Care
  • Advocacy
  • Verify, Investigate, Validate, Check Out
  • Red Flags
  • Advice & Counsel
  • Compensation/Commissions
  • Contemporaneous Notes
  • Unlicensed Activity
  • Real Estate License Exemptions
  • Trust Accounts
  • Timely Communication
  • MLS Information
  • REALTOR® Code of Ethics
  • Other Codes of Ethics
  • Fix & Flips
  • Wholesalers
  • Teams & Groups

Real Estate Sector Expertise

I have expertise in a variety of industry sectors, including:

  • Residential
  • Property Management
  • Land Divisions/Lot Splits
  • Subdivisions
  • Commercial (limited)

Testimony Experience

  • Litigation in Federal, State and Bankruptcy Court
  • Arizona Department of Real Estate Administrative Hearings

Ed’s Background [See Professional Credentials]

Currently:

  • Designated Broker of Guardian Property Services
  • Current Broker Licensure in Arizona and California

Previously:

  • Arizona Deputy Commissioner of Real Estate
  • Licensed broker in Alberta, Alaska, Alabama, Colorado, Utah and Washington

Litigators

  • Ask for my Professional Credentials.
  • Ask for my Federal Rule 26.
  • Schedule a phone call for a conflicts check, my expert fee schedule and case fact pattern discussion to determine my appropriateness as an expert witness for your case.

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