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Shaun AtkinsonHome inspection expert witness for cases nationwide
Ohio Licensed Home Inspector OHI.2019006734
Shaun Atkinson offers consulting and expert witness services on residential home inspection practice, including what the Ohio Standards of Practice (OAC 1301:17-1-17) require an inspector to observe and report.
Available for consulting and expert testimony in matters nationwide, subject to each jurisdiction's rules. Shaun is licensed only in Ohio.
Available to travel for site visits, depositions and trial. Record and file review can be done remotely. Outside Ohio, site visits are limited to observing and documenting conditions for the case; they are not licensed home inspections.
Based in Dayton, Ohio. Rates and CV on request.
Practice areas
Buyer and seller disputes
Disputes after a home purchase over conditions that were or were not observed and reported at the home inspection.
Home inspector standard of care
Claims against a home inspector: what OAC 1301:17-1-17 required the inspector to observe and report, the inspection agreement, and the report as written. Details.
Rates on request
Request ratesHow retention works
Before accepting any engagement, we run a conflict check. We won't take a matter involving a property we inspected, a party we have worked for, or a case where we have a financial interest, unless every side is told in writing and agrees, and only where that's permitted.
- Conflict check – send parties, counsel and property address.
- Engagement agreement – scope, schedule and terms in writing.
- Retainer – a retainer may be required before work begins.
- Record review and, if needed, a site visit.
- Report on request.
- Testimony – deposition and trial.
Expert services are billed hourly or at a flat rate under a written engagement agreement. A retainer may be required before work begins. Fees are owed regardless of the outcome of the case and are never contingent on the result. Testimony, deposition, and travel time are billed as stated in the agreement.
We treat materials you share as confidential and use them only for the engagement, except as required by law or court order. Intake form submissions pass through a third-party form service (see Privacy). Please don't send documents through the form; after the conflict check we'll arrange how to share them.
Scope and independence
Opinions are based on the evidence available and on professional standards. We make no promise about any opinion, outcome, award, or settlement, and opinions are not shaped to favor whoever retains us.
Our opinions are limited to home inspection practice and published housing-quality standards. We don't provide engineering, code-compliance, appraisal, or legal opinions. Where those are needed, you should retain the appropriate licensed professional.
Whether any witness qualifies as an expert is decided by the court (Ohio Evid. R. 702 / Fed. R. Evid. 702).
Contact
Rates and CV on request.
How listing review works
- State license history check.
- Discipline and complaint check.
- Sample reports reviewed by Shaun.
- Professional references (attorney or client)
- Prior testimony disclosed.
No one is listed until Shaun Atkinson confirms the review steps above are complete. That confirmation is not an endorsement.
Flat monthly listing fee. We take no share of expert fees and no payment tied to hires or results.
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