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James Rappoport is Principal at Daroff Design, a full service Planning, Architectural &amp; Interior Design practice founded in 1973.  The firm specializes in ground-up, renovation, and historic adaptive reuse projects for office facilities, hotels, resorts, retail and shopping facilities, restaurants, meeting, conference and training facilities, aviation terminals and entertainment projects throughout the USA and Internationally.

Mr. Rappoport has provided technical consultation analysis, expert witness reports, opinions, affidavits, certificates of merit, depositions, mediation and alternative dispute resolution presentations, testimony and pre-trial support in more than 250 legal cases, for both defendants' and plaintiffs' legal teams.  Each of the matters Mr. Rappoport has collaborated on have settled before trial.  Mr. Rappoport is the author of several professional text books and trade journal articles.  He has been awarded multiple copy rights and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the US Green Building Council (USGBC), the International Code Council (ICC), and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).  He is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).


Areas of Expertise 

Architecture											Lending Practices Ã¢Â€Â“ Development Financing		
Architectural Codes / Design &amp; Standards				Office Building Design &amp; Planning
Architectural Design									Owner Ã¢Â€Â“ Architect Agreements
Architectural Practice									Owner Ã¢Â€Â“ Contractor Agreements		
ADA Ã¢Â€Â“ Accessibility Compliance						Professional Liability (Architecture &amp; Design)					
ADA Ã¢Â€Â“ Accessibility Design Ã¢Â€Â“ Accessible Routes			Project Planning &amp; Zoning Disputes			
ADAAG 2010 Alleged Violation Complaints				Restaurant Accessibility Planning			
Building Codes &amp; Ordinances							Restaurant Feasibility Studies, Budgets &amp; Design
Construction &amp; Architectural Design
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