Professional Profile

Michael S. Poles was educated at the United States Naval Hospital Corps School, Santa Monica College, U.C.L.A., Lumblau Real Estate School and Los Angeles Trade Technical College.  Continuing education has been maintained by attending professional and legal seminars, workshops and specialized MEDIATION training by the Institute For Mediation Studies and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law.

Mr. Poles is the founding principal of MPGroup, a Los Angeles based General Contracting, Construction Management and Consulting firm providing full-services consisting of: Architecture, Engineering, General Building Construction, Construction Management, Construction Inspections and Code Enforcement, Cost Estimating, Construction Quality Control, Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling, Risk Management, Value Engineering, Peer Review, Forensic  Expert Witnesses and Litigation Support, and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Mediation.

Michael Poles has garnered 45 years of unique hands-on construction experience. He is licensed in the State of California as a General Building Contractor (263193-B), a Certified Construction Manager and a Registered Construction Inspector for schools and hospitals, certified and licensed as a Special Inspector for structural concrete and masonry, and has inspected hundreds of residential and commercial properties representing the buyers of real estate.  He has built, administrated, and inspected the construction of projects including: apartments, airports, commercial, industrial, condominiums, custom homes, fire stations, hospitals, office and warehouse buildings, police stations, public schools, shopping centers, public works, and tract housing.

Licenses and Certifications
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Professional Associations

American Bar Association, Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology, American College of Forensic Examiners International, American Society for Testing and Materials, American Institute of Architects/Los Angeles, Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Dispute Resolution Council, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, California Council of Construction Inspectors Associations,  California Society for Hospital Engineers, Construction Specifications Institute, Forensic Expert Witness Association,  International Conference of Building Officials/International Code Council, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Construction Inspectors Association, National Fire Protection Association, National Forensic Association, Southern California Mediation Association, Structural Engineers Association of California, West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Poles has has been a guest speaker before the International Conference of Building Officials' (ICBO) Education Committee, the Los Angeles Construction Inspectors Association, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), and has conducted M.C.L.E. Seminars sanctioned by the California State Bar Association.

Mr. Poles is licensed in the State of California as a General Building Contractor (263193-B), a Certified Construction Manager and a Registered Construction Inspector for schools and hospitals, certified and licensed as a Special Inspector for structural concrete and masonry, and has inspected hundreds of residential and commercial properties representing the buyers of real estate.  He has built, administrated, and inspected the construction of projects including: apartments, airports, commercial, industrial, condominiums, custom homes, fire stations, hospitals, office and warehouse buildings, police stations, public schools, shopping centers, public works, and tract housing.

Mr. Poles has provided Construction Consulting, Forensic Expert Witness and Litigation Support for over 38 years. His experience with the litigation process has been impressive and he has testified at numerous trials, arbitrations and mediations as a highly credible and effective expert for matters pertaining to many areas of Design and Construction, Defects, Water Intrusion / Mold, Premises Liability, Real Estate and Safety.

Michael S. Poles has served as a member of the Court ADR Panel of Mediators with the Los Angeles County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and is providing both private mediation. 

In addition to his construction and real estate background, Mr. Poles utilizes his medical training gained while serving in the United States Naval Hospital Corps, college pre-med studies as well as other life's experiences to facilitate him in mediation proceedings in the practice areas of: