James Rappoport
Architecture & Design Liability · Licensed: PA
Biography
James Rappoport (AIA, NCARB) is Vice President and Architect of Record at Daroff Design Inc. + DDI Architects, PC, a Philadelphia planning/architecture/interior-design firm founded in 1973 (2121 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103). Details below are drawn from his own site (jamesrappoport.com) and a firm-issued expert-witness resume. Education: Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University (1964); Master's in Architecture & Urban Design, Columbia University (1966); post-graduate studies in Urban Economics, New York University (1967–1969). He was first licensed to practice architecture in New York State in 1969, and per his resume is currently licensed in 34 U.S. jurisdictions (including Pennsylvania, New York, California, Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, among many others). His resume states over 50 years of experience in urban planning, architecture, and interior design, and that he has provided expert-witness consultation, reports, opinions, affidavits, certificates of merit, depositions, and mediation/ADR and trial support in more than 400 legal cases across 33 states, engaged by both plaintiff and defense teams; the resume states every one of those matters settled before trial. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the U.S. Green Building Council, the International Code Council, and the Construction Specifications Institute, and is NCARB-certified. His stated areas of expertise include architecture and interior design, architectural codes and standards, the architect's standard of care, ADA compliance, building codes and ordinances, construction disputes, furniture/fixtures/ equipment, professional liability, premises liability, and urban development/planning. As one short client-facing description on his own site put it, his reports have been called "one of the most comprehensive" by a reviewer.
Credentials & Certifications
- AIA
Fee Schedule
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