NEVADA REAL ESTATE EXPERT WITNESS
Areas of Expertise include:
- Standard of Care
- Standard of Practice
- Fiduciary Duties
- Nevada Law on Agency
- Nevada Law on Disclosures
- Property Management
- Seller Disclosure Obligations
- Buyer Due Diligence
- Residential Purchase Agreements
- Brokerage Agreements
- Leases
- Broker Supervision & Responsibilities
- Mortgage Lending
Real Estate Experience
- John Griffith Realty 2021-Present
- New Home Resource, LLC 2018-2021
- Realty ONE Group 2012-2018
- Realty Executives of Nevada 2003-2012
- Prudential Americana Group, REALTORS® 1999-2003
- Several real estate companies in the Sacramento area 1986-1999
Current Instructor Positions
- Steven Kitnick Seminars, LLC ~ Continuing Education
- OnlineEd.com ~ Pre-Licensing & Continuing Education
- ABC Real Estate School ~ Pre-Licensing
- Nevada Real Estate Institute ~ Continuing Education & Post-Licensing
Courses Authored & Presented for Nevada Real Estate Continuing Education
- Advance Fees, Retainer Fees, & Compensation for Services Rendered
- A Licensee Guide to Earnest Money Deposit Disputes
- As-Is
- Avoiding Earnest Money Deposit Disputes
- Avoiding Fixtures & Personal Property Disputes
- Avoiding NRED Disciplinary Action & Lawsuits
- Bewildering World of Preliminary Title Reports
- Buyer Agency in New Home Sales
- Certified Foreclosure Alternatives Consultant (CFAC Designation) (co-authored)
- Certified Short Sale Professional (CSP Designation) (co-authored)
- Closing Costs in 10 Minutes or Less!
- Commission Hearings: Case Studies I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, & XII
- Comparative Market Analysis
- Contract Clauses
- Contract Clauses for Short Sales
- CYA 101: Covering Your Assets
- CYA 102: Covering Your Assets
- Deficiency Judgments
- Disclosure
- Do’s & Don’ts of Unlicensed Assistants & Unpermitted Property Managers
- Ethics for the Nevada Real Estate Licensee
- Ethics of the Profession (Approved for NAR Ethics Training Requirement)
- Fiduciary Duties
- Fiduciary Duties in Nevada
- FIRPTA: Foreign Sellers & Uncle Sam
- HUD Sales Contract
- Listing Agreement
- NAC 645 Update
- Nevada Agency Relationships
- Nevada Law & Legislation 2015-2016
- Nevada Law & Legislation 2017-2018
- Nevada Law & Legislation
- Nevada Law on Advertising
- Nevada Law on Disclosures
- Nevada Real Estate Brokerage
- NRS 645 Update
- NRS Legislative Update 2013
- Offers, Counter Offers, & Multiple Offers
- Procuring Cause (Approved for NAR Ethics Training Requirement)
- Real Estate Ethics is not an Oxymoron
- Red Flags & The Duty to Investigate
- Residential Purchase Agreement
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T for the Public, Property, & Peers (Approved for NAR Ethics Training Requirement)
- Risk Reduction for the Nevada Real Estate Licensee
- Short Sale Process
- Trust Fund Accounting & Record Keeping for Nevada Brokers
- What Every Real Estate Agent Needs to Know About Mortgage Financing (co-authored)
- Who Can Legally Negotiate Short Sales in Nevada?
Professional Licenses
- Nevada Real Estate Broker/Salesman License # BS.45424 (1999-Present)
- California Real Estate Broker BRE # 00921974 (1987-Expired Pending Renewal 2025)
- California Real Estate Salesperson BRE # 00921974 (1986-1987)
- Nevada Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS #1622604 (Inactive)
- Covered Service Provider / Division of Mortgage Lending – Nevada (Inactive)
Professional Certifications & Designations
- Certified Foreclosure Alternatives Consultant (CFAC) 2010
- Certified Short Sale Professional (CSP) 2009
- Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE) 2009
- Risk Reduction Graduate (RRG) 2006
- Graduate REALTORS® Institute (GRI) 1990
Education
- California State University, Northridge
- Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with Cum Laude Honors (1979)
- Dean’s List
- Most Outstanding Male Graduate Award (1979)
- President’s Club Outstanding Student Award ~ Honorable Mention (1979)
Additional Education
- Property Management Pre-Permit Course 2018
- National Mortgage Licensing System Pre-Licensing 2017
- Nevada Mortgage Lending Division/ Covered Service Provider Pre-Licensing 2017
- The People’s Law School – Certificate of Completion, Sponsored by Nevada Foundation
- for Consumer Education & Nevada Justice Association 2012
Professional Associations
- Las Vegas REALTORS® (LVR)
- Nevada REALTORS® (NVR)
- National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
- Real Estate Educators Association (REEA)
- Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) – Associate Member
Provided Case Reviews, Consultations, Initial Expert Opinion Reports, Supplemental Reports, &/or Rebuttal Reports on behalf of:
- Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP
- Clark Hill, PPLC
- Garin Law Group
- Gordon Law, LLC
- Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
- Hutchings Law Group
- Ladah Law Firm
- Leah Martin Law
- Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
- Lipson Neilson, PC
- Maddox Segerblom Canepa, LLP
- Marquis Aurbach CHTD
- Nevada Real Estate Law, LLC
- Olson Cannon & Gormley
- Pyatt Silvestri
- Resnick & Louis, PC
- Sagebrush Lawyers
- Sklar Williams, PPLC
- Thorndal Armstrong, PC
- Solomon Dwiggins Freer & Steadman, LTD.
- Sylvester & Polednak, LTD.
- Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP