Michael
S. Poles joined his father's construction business in 1962 and built
commercial, industrial and residential projects for many years
thereafter.
He
conducted continuous inspections of high-strength reinforced masonry and
reinforced concrete work as a "Special Inspector/Deputy
Building Inspector" during the course of construction for
hundreds of projects.
Michael
was the Inspector of Record (IOR) for numerous hospital construction
projects and was registered as a Class "A" Construction
Inspector for health facilities by the Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development (OSHPD), as well as for public schools and
state owned facilities registered by the Division of the State
Architect (DSA).
Mr.
Poles is the chief executive of a construction consulting firm known
as MPGroup which is a collaboration of architects, engineers,
contractors and other construction technical experts providing
forensic expert witnesses for attorneys and insurance companies.
Michael
Poles was educated at the United States Navy Hospital Corps School
at the Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, California and served in
the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. He majored in pre-med
at Santa Monica College and at U.C.L.A. He later attended courses of
study at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and at Lumblau Real
Estate School.
Mr.
Poles received
his mediation training at the Straus Institute for Dispute
Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and the Institute
for Mediation Studies and maintains a high level of continuing
education.
Michael
has served as a member of the Court A.D.R. Panel of Mediators with the Los
Angeles County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
and is conducting both court ordered and private mediation services.
While
construction is Michael's specialty area of expertise,
he also utilizes his unique education and medical training combined
with more than 45 years of business experience to mediate matters
pertaining to Premises Liability, Real Estate, Health Care
and Elder Care.
Michael
currently serves on the board of directors of the Beverly Hills Council of the
Navy
League of the United States as the public affairs
officer (PAO) and webmaster. The Navy League is
unique among military-oriented associations in that it is a
civilian organization dedicated to the education of our
citizens, including our elected officials, and the support of
the men and women of the sea services and their families: U.S.
Navy, U.S.
Marine Corps, U.S.
Coast Guard and
U.S. Flag Merchant
Marines.
