Practice Area
TREC Complaint Expert Witness in Tennessee
A TREC complaint can spawn a civil case, a disciplinary fight, or both — and when conduct is measured against Tennessee Real Estate Commission rules, counsel needs someone who knows how those rules are actually taught and applied. I give that expert opinion, and because I also defend licensees before TREC, I am careful to keep the two roles apart.
This page covers a focused service. For the broader editorial practice area, see Expert Witness in Tennessee.
How TREC actually evaluates licensee conduct
My opinions explain how the Tennessee Real Estate Commission weighs licensee conduct, what a supervising broker is reasonably expected to catch, and how the published TREC rules and the way they are taught apply to the file in front of you. The settings are civil litigation tied to a TREC complaint, disciplinary matters where an outside expert opinion strengthens the response, and rebuttal of opposing opinions on supervision, advertising, disclosure, or transaction handling.
Why my expert role and my TREC-defense practice stay separate
One thing I am deliberate about: this is the expert-witness role, and it is not my TREC-defense practice. I separately represent licensees as counsel in disciplinary matters, and that work is a distinct engagement that does not mix with an expert retention — expert opinions require independence, and I treat that line seriously. On the expert side, I scope from the complaint, the brokerage records, and any TREC correspondence, then provide reports and testimony as the matter requires, billed hourly against a sized retainer.
Qualifications
Tennessee licensed real estate broker since 2012; managing broker since 2021. TREC course instructor license since 2020 — current with how the rules are taught and applied. Tennessee bar since 2018; admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
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