Jeffrey Rothbart

Licensed Attorney Real Estate Expert Witness

Jeffrey S. Rothbart is a highly experienced real estate executive, expert witness, and licensed attorney with over 22 years of direct involvement across the full spectrum of commercial and residential real estate.

As an expert witness, Mr. Rothbart has been retained over 225 times, drafted over 175 expert reports, been deposed over 90 times and has testified before the trier of fact over 35 times.

Previous clients include municipalities, public REITs, Fortune 100 Companies, governmental agencies, universities, insurance companies, creditors to bankruptcy, equity investors, developers, general contractors, property owners, tenants and individual homeowners.

His comprehensive background includes property and land acquisition, brokerage, zoning and entitlements, development, general contracting, real estate valuation, capital markets, debt and equity financing, asset and property management, leasing strategies, sustainability practices, and property dispositions.

Mr. Rothbart's expertise spans both domestic and international markets, encompassing a broad range of property types, geographic regions, and risk profiles. He is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois, holds an LL.M. in Taxation, and has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law since 2007, further reinforcing his authority in the legal and financial dimensions of real estate.