As the gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America, Miami boasts a thriving financial center and serves as a hub of international trade. In fact, Miami is home to more international banks in any city in the United States, after New York. In addition to tourism, the principal industries are media, telecommunications and agriculture.
 
The legal environment in Florida is somewhat less hospitable to financial litigation than other locales. That’s why it is even more important to have an expert witness, like Jason Koontz, assisting your team in preparation for trial and in the courtroom.
 
Koontz brings seasoned experience, with a long career of more than 20 years in the banking industry. His primary focus is mortgage financing and other bank operations. Notably, he is well-versed in risk issues and earned the Credit Risk Certification (CRC) designation from the Risk Management Association.
 
Litigators rely on Koontz for his extensive background when he advises them on complex issues of commercial loans, banking and mortgages. Given his experience of more than 175 engagements, attorneys consider him to be skilled at reviewing key documents and files to discover if lenders or servicers followed best industry practices or if they might have strayed from standard procedures and best practices. 
 
Moreover, Koontz has been deposed and testified in a number of matters for state and federal courts over the years, and can be counted on to present his understanding of the case in terms members of a jury can easily follow and remember. 
 
Whether you represent lenders, individuals, mortgage loan services or small business owners, your legal team will be well-served to engage Koontz for his expertise in the following areas of banking:
 
For Commercial Banks
  • Cash management
  • Commercial loans
  • Debt collection
  • Fraud
  • Lender liability
  • Underwriting
 
For Retail Banks and Mortgage Servicing
  • Consumer protection
  • Debt collection
  • Deposit accounts
  • Foreclosure
  • Fraud
  • Lender liability expert witness
  • Loan modifications
  • Mortgage loan servicing
  • Predatory lending expert witness
  • USPAP compliance
 
For a typical expert witness engagement, Koontz reviews files and documents for attorneys and prepares written reports. The next step is making these reports intelligible and accessible to the members of the jury and the judge, who usually are less familiar with the complexity of lending and mortgage servicing processes and the often technical terminology. Koontz is highly skilled at explaining his findings succinctly and clarifying industry jargon. 

Consider how the testimony of an expert witness like Koontz will have a powerful impact in your litigation. Call Jason D. Koontz at (646) 397-3835 or email jasonkoontz1@gmail.com.