Home Our Expert Team Our Areas of Expertise Clients Cases Mediation Contact Us (800) 684-9100 (323) 874-8973 Forensic Photography Articles Blog Documents News Contact Us CALIFORNIA Construction Litigation Support Consultants and forensic experts providing complex and highly technical testimony based upon many years of experience in the design and building of structures for human occupancy. Areas of Expertise Los Angeles Construction Experts Building California Since 1962! Experts Working Closely with California Lawyers Providing Construction Litigation Support WHO WE ARE Established in 1962, MPGroup was created by Michael S. Poles (a second-generation General Contractor), and has since evolved into a Los Angeles County based construction consulting firm. We are a professional collaboration of architects, engineers, contractors, and other construction technical experts skilled in the design, management, and construction of all types of buildings for human occupancy. Venturing forward through 2021, our courtroom seasoned team of experts are committed to excellence, and continue to utilize their many years of hands-on experience in construction litigation support with skillful testimony. We effectively educate the triers of fact in the technical aspects of the case and are committed to the highest professional and ethical standards to assist legal counsel and their clients realize positive results. WHAT WE DO MPGroup provides a diversity of construction related services for businesses, insurance companies and consumers, with our primary service sector being Construction Litigation Support, under the direction of legal counsel: CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS CONSTRUCTION FORENSIC EXPERT WITNESSES CONSTRUCTION MEDIATION Utilizing 58 years of hands-on experience, we have consulted and testified in a multitude of construction issues ranging from SAFETY to CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS (SB 800) for all types of projects including apartments, commercial, condominiums, custom homes, fire stations, hospitals, hotels, industrial, office buildings, police stations, public schools, public works, shopping centers, single-family residential, skilled nursing facilities, tenant improvement, theme parks and tract housing. While serving both plaintiff and defense sides of the aisle, we follow the material facts. Our expert team understands the technical and legal challenges while working very closely with our clients to convey all construction-related technical aspects of their case assuring they are fully prepared for mediation, arbitration, or trial. Watch Our Video MPGroup is a Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Contact our office now for your initial consultation and discover how we can make all the difference for your case: (800) 684-9100 Click To Open And Download Meet The Team WE GET RESULTS! For more about our areas of expertise and the types of cases with which we are experienced with, scroll down, download and see WHAT WE DO! CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE MATTERS LITIGATION SUPPORT MATTERS HIRE A VETERAN CASE EVALUTATION/CONSULTATION Experience, Specialized Training, & Diverse Lifetime Experiences Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE As the founding principal of MPGroup, Michael S. Poles has a wide and extensive field of capabilities within the construction industry. Utilizing 58 years of personal hands-on experience as a general building contractor ( California License No. 263193-B ), construction manager, and building inspector with numerous years in building code enforcement, he brings unique expertise and a complete team of professionals to assist legal counsel with the litigated case. Furthermore, Michael is a mediator trained by the Institute for Mediation Studies and at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. He has served 6 years mediating more than 100 cases for the Los Angeles County Superior Court as a member of their panel of neutrals. Michael Poles currently provides private construction and premises liability mediation services, as a “non-attorney” mediator. 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