Robinson Experts
Real Estate Litigation Support and Advisory Services
Robinson Experts provides consulting and expert witness testimony in matters involving real estate valuation, brokerage practice, investment performance, and market analysis. The practice is led by Dr. Spenser Robinson, DBA, CRE, a recognized real estate scholar and industry advisor with experience across commercial property markets, real estate finance, and valuation.
Dr. Robinson regularly assists attorneys, courts, industry and regulatory professionals in evaluating real estate disputes requiring independent analysis grounded in both academic research and industry practice. His work focuses on clearly explaining complex real estate issues—including valuation methodology, market conditions, brokerage conduct, and investment performance—in a manner accessible to judges, juries, and other decision makers.
Areas of Expertise
In matters involving real estate valuation and market analysis, work may include commercial and residential valuation disputes, appraisal review, market feasibility analysis, evaluation of damages related to real estate transactions and diminution of value due to environmental hazards.
In brokerage and professional practice disputes, analysis may address brokerage conduct, fiduciary duty, commission disputes, agency relationships, disclosure obligations, and customary industry practices.
In real estate investment and finance matters, work may involve evaluation of investment performance, underwriting assumptions, partnership disputes, financing structures, and asset or portfolio-level financial analysis.
Robinson Experts also evaluates emerging issues affecting real estate markets, including the potential impact of environmental and climate-related risk on property value, as well as market effects associated with regulatory or policy changes.
Services may include case evaluation, consulting, expert reports, deposition testimony, and trial testimony depending on the needs of the engagement.
Background
Dr. Robinson serves as Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Central Michigan University, where he directs the real estate program. He has published extensively on real estate valuation, market behavior, and investment analysis in leading academic and professional journals.
He is a past President of the American Real Estate Society and current Co-Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate. His work frequently bridges academic research and professional practice, including collaboration with industry organizations and participation in standards development related to real estate risk and resilience.
Dr. Robinson holds the Counselor of Real Estate (CRE) designation, one of the industry’s most selective professional credentials.
He began his career in strategic and technical consulting in the 1990's after his Bachelors from University of Michigan. His M.B.A. from University Southern California's Marshall IBEAR (International Business Education and Research) program helped him transition to Capital Markets Real Estate Banking where he spent a number of years at Wells Fargo. He completed his doctorate at Cleveland State University where he later served as the inaugural Everson Real Estate Research Fellow.