Mediation Construction Dispute Resolution

Mediation: Construction Dispute Resolution Services in Los Angeles

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Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE

A Construction Dispute Resolution Specialist

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Experienced lawyers know that construction litigation can be uniquely complex, loaded with highly technical issues and combative personalities. All of which set construction apart from other litigation and mediation practices. Why trust the outcome of your construction related case to anyone who is not a recognized, qualified, licensed and certified Los Angeles construction expert?

Located in West Hollywood (Los Angeles), California, Michael S. Poles is a second generation licensed general building contractor ( California Contractors License No. 263193-B ), certified construction manager, registered construction inspector, forensic expert witness ( d.b.a. MPGroup ) and mediator (d.b.a. Michael Poles Mediation) who delivers more than a half-century of business and construction expertise to his clients. Michael has built, managed and inspected industrial, commercial, residential and healthcare projects throughout Southern California since 1962.

As a construction consultant and testifying forensic expert witness, Michael has worked closely with trial attorneys imparting his CONSTRUCTION technical expertise to counsel and has testified in trial for more than 40 years.

If you are in need of expert mediation services, call us today at (800) 684-9100 or fill out our case evaluation form.

More About Michael Poles

Michael began his indoctrination in construction at the age of three when his father began his general building career in 1945, at the end of World War II. Michael worked for his father during school breaks and weekends while growing up and later became a full-time member of his father's construction business in 1962: (Barnett B. Poles, General Contractor [California Contractors License No. 79794]). Here, he specialized in building commercial, industrial and residential projects.

After the passing of his father, Michael Poles continued building commercial buildings (as Michael S. Poles General Contractor). Michael also conducted continuous inspections of high-strength reinforced masonry and reinforced concrete work as a "Special Inspector / Deputy Building Inspector" during the course of construction for hundreds of construction projects for more than 14 years while licensed by both the County of Los Angeles and the City of Los Angeles and certified by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).

During this period, Michael was the Inspector of Record (IOR) for numerous hospital construction projects and was registered as a Class "A" Construction Inspector for health facilities by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), as well as for public schools, college districts and other state owned / financed facilities registered by the Division of the State Architect (DSA).

Michael also was the project Inspector of Record (IOR) for the construction of the Culver City Headquarters Fire Station No. 1 (also registered by the Division of the State Architect [DSA]).

Education & Background

Michael Poles was educated at the United States Navy Hospital Corps School at the Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California in 1960 and served in the United States Navy Reserve as a Hospital Corpsman during which time he received two commendations and an honorable discharge in 1966. Michael majored in pre-med at Santa Monica College and at UCLA Extension. He later attended courses of study at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Lumbleau Real Estate School.

Michael received his mediation training at the Institute for Mediation Studies and by the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law and is a “non-attorney mediator." He has served on the Los Angeles County Superior Court pro bono panel of neutrals for more than 6 years and specializes in construction and premises liability cases.

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Professional Associations, Affiliations & Memberships

  • 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 Chapter)
  • Beverly Hills Bar Association
  • California Dispute Resolution Council
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Construction Specifications Institute
  • Forensic Expert Witness Association
  • Hollywood Post 43 American Legion
  • International Code Council
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Los Angeles Construction Inspectors Association
  • National Fire Protection Association
  • National Forensic Center
  • Navy League of the United States, Beverly Hills Council Member of the Board of Directors
  • Southern California Mediation Association
  • Structural Engineers Association of California
  • West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

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Call our Los Angeles construction experts at MPGroup at (800) 684-9100 and ask for Michael Poles to schedule your consultation. You can also fill out our case evaluation form.

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Schedule Your Initial Consultation

  • The purpose of the initial telephone consultation is for the expert and the lawyer to evaluate whether the expert candidate is sufficiently qualified to testify on the issues of the case at hand. There is ordinarily no charge for an initial telephone consultation with our office, as 30 minutes is customarily allotted without any charge.
  • Should you wish to discuss the substantive issues of your case in detail, whereby we are “working the case” beyond 30 minutes and providing technical, discovery and strategic advice, the consultation is subject to an hourly charge payable via credit card. You may also retain our services via credit card, and thereby formally designate our expert(s) to the court.
  • In furtherance of retainer, telephone consultation(s), photograph and/or document review, please call our office to discuss the case issues and how much time you wish to purchase. Fifteen (15) minute increments will apply.

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  • We utilize 58 years of hands-on experience and construction technical expertise
  • We have experience with many businesses, insurance companies, law firms, and individual attorneys
  • We have served clients located throughout the United States and particularly within California
  • We are specialists with California building codes and construction law
  • We offer a highly specialized and experienced team of professionals ready to meet your goals
  • We provide construction litigation support and mediation services that get positive results for our clients
  • We are a collaboration of senior professionals and veterans of the United States Military committed to the highest professional and ethical standards
  • We are experienced with most construction issues ranging from SAFETY to CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS (SB 800)

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