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What duty actually applied?
Identify the duty, the source of that duty, who owed it, and how the brokerage relationship affected it.
Florida Real Estate Expert Witness & Litigation Consulting
When a real estate dispute turns on standards of conduct.
Expert analysis of Florida real estate licensee conduct, brokerage duties, supervision, agency relationships, regulatory requirements, ethics, and professional practice.
Matters considered for plaintiff and defense counsel. Engagements are subject to conflict review and subject-matter fit.
The Intersection
Where the standards meet.
The issue is rarely just what a rule says. It is how multiple standards apply to the conduct of a broker or sales associate in an actual transaction.
Florida StatutesChapters 475 and 455; licensing duties and statutory obligations
FREC RulesChapter 61J2 and the administrative requirements governing licensees
REALTOR® EthicsProfessional ethical obligations that may overlap with—but are not identical to—licensing law
Brokerage Policy & TrainingHow duties are communicated, supervised, operationalized, and enforced
Brokerage RelationshipsSingle agency, transaction brokerage, no brokerage, and the duties each relationship creates
The Question
Licensee ConductWhat should this broker or associate have done here?Questions Counsel May Need Answered
From written rule to professional conduct.
Daniel’s work has centered on explaining not only the rule itself, but what it means for brokers and sales associates in actual practice.
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What did that duty require in practice?
Translate statutes, rules, agency obligations, and professional standards into the conduct expected of a Florida licensee.
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What should the broker have trained or supervised?
Evaluate brokerage policies, training, oversight, advertising review, compliance systems, and supervisory expectations.
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Which standards overlap—and which do not?
Distinguish statutory licensing duties, FREC rules, REALTOR® ethics, brokerage policy, and professional practice without treating them as interchangeable.
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Was the conduct consistent with Florida brokerage practice?
Analyze the professional-practice question within the facts, documents, relationship, and regulatory framework of the matter.
Areas of Expertise
A deliberately focused professional lane.
Engagements center on the duties, conduct, training, supervision, compliance, agency relationships, advertising, ethics, and professional practices of Florida real estate brokers and sales associates.
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Licensing Duties & Regulatory Compliance
Florida broker and sales associate obligations under Chapters 475 and 455, FREC rules, Chapter 61J2, licensing requirements, and regulatory practice.
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Brokerage Relationships & Agency Duties
Single agency, transaction brokerage, no-brokerage relationships, disclosure duties, confidentiality, loyalty, accounting, diligence, and material-fact obligations.
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Broker Supervision & Training
Supervision of sales associates, office policies, compliance systems, training expectations, advertising oversight, and brokerage procedures.
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Advertising & Blind Advertising
Brokerage identification, individual and team advertising, licensee identification, digital marketing, misleading representations, and broker oversight.
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Unlicensed Activity
Whether conduct by assistants, marketing personnel, referral sources, employees, or others crossed into activity requiring a Florida real estate license.
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REALTOR® Ethics & Professional Standards
The distinction and overlap among the Code of Ethics, Florida licensing law, administrative rules, brokerage policy, and accepted professional conduct.
Potential Matters
Where this expertise may become relevant.
The threshold question is whether the disputed conduct presents a brokerage-duty or professional-practice issue within Daniel’s expertise and whether an independent opinion can be formed from the available facts.
Broker or sales associate negligenceProfessional conduct and brokerage-duty questions.
Broker supervision and trainingPolicies, oversight, communication, and compliance systems.
Agency and brokerage relationshipsSingle agency, transaction brokerage, and no-brokerage duties.
Disclosure disputesMaterial-fact and brokerage disclosure issues.
Advertising complianceBlind advertising, identification, digital marketing, and oversight.
Unlicensed activityConduct by assistants, employees, marketers, or referral sources.
Brokerage policies and proceduresOperational standards, systems, and implementation.
REALTOR® ethics and professional standardsEthical standards distinguished from statutory and regulatory duties.
Qualifications
A career built around teaching the standards professionals are expected to follow.
Daniel has written real estate courses and trained thousands of licensees on Florida licensing duties, REALTOR® ethics, agency, advertising, unlicensed activity, and the practical overlap among statutes, administrative rules, ethical standards, brokerage policy, and professional practice.
Focused expertise.
Engagements are evaluated around the conduct, duties, training, supervision, regulatory obligations, and professional practices of Florida real estate brokers and sales associates.
Engagements are evaluated around the conduct, duties, training, supervision, regulatory obligations, and professional practices of Florida real estate brokers and sales associates.
Author & Publisher of Florida Real Estate Curriculum
Author and producer of licensing, post-licensing, continuing education, and professional training materials, including DBPR-approved required education.
Florida Real Estate Broker
Current practical experience within the Florida brokerage industry, providing operational context alongside regulatory and educational expertise.
Licensed Real Estate Instructor & School Operator
Licensed Florida real estate instructor and operator of a Florida-licensed real estate school delivering state-required education and professional training.
Former Training Director — Larson Educational Services
Led real estate training at Larson Educational Services.
Former Kaplan National Trainer
Former national trainer with Kaplan Professional Schools and more than two decades in real estate education and training.
Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association
Taught REALTOR® Code of Ethics and New Member Orientation.
Bonita Springs-Estero REALTORS®
Taught New Member Orientation, helping new members understand professional responsibilities, association expectations, and real estate practice.
Brokerage Training Leadership
Ongoing training and professional-development work involving practicing agents, brokers, brokerage systems, compliance, supervision, and professional standards.
Engagement Process
From initial fit to opinion and testimony.
The first step is determining conflict, subject-matter fit, timing, and whether the matter calls for this specific expertise.
Step 01
Conflict & Fit
Basic party information, case posture, disputed brokerage issue, and deadlines.
Step 02
Record Review
Relevant transaction documents, policies, training materials, advertising, communications, and other case materials.
Step 03
Analysis & Consultation
Independent analysis of the professional-practice questions within the scope of the engagement.
Step 04
Report & Testimony
Written opinions, deposition testimony, and trial testimony when appropriate and requested.
Matters may be considered for plaintiff or defense counsel. All engagements are subject to conflict review, availability, sufficient information to form an independent opinion, and a determination that the issues fall within Daniel Larson’s professional expertise.
Preliminary Attorney Inquiry
Discuss a potential matter.
Provide enough information for an initial conflict and subject-matter review. A short preliminary inquiry is usually enough to determine whether a conversation makes sense.
Do not send privileged, confidential, or highly sensitive documents through this form. An inquiry does not create an expert engagement or other professional relationship.