Most architects are familiar with ADA requirements. Very few have spent more than two decades applying them in the field across hundreds of commercial properties. The difference matters when you are trying to assess a specific property, identify what actually constitutes a violation, evaluate whether an undue hardship argument holds up, or defend your position in front of a regulatory agency or in court.
My ADA compliance work spans 360+ commercial restaurant locations across 10+ states — Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse renovation programs over more than 20 years. That depth of hands-on field experience, applied to the same ADA standards across hundreds of real properties, produces assessments that go beyond code familiarity into genuine practical expertise.
Available as a standalone compliance consulting engagement or in direct support of active or anticipated litigation. I am available to business owners, property managers, commercial real estate professionals, and legal counsel on either side of an ADA matter.
“ADA compliance is not a technicality. It is a legal obligation with real financial consequences — and the difference between an accessible building and a liability depends on someone who has actually measured, assessed, and remediated hundreds of them.”
There is a significant difference between an architect who knows the ADA Standards and one who has applied them across hundreds of commercial properties over two decades. The code does not change much — but the way it applies to specific property types, existing conditions, structural constraints, and local amendments is something that only comes from doing the work at scale.
My ADA compliance work spans more than 20 years of continuous practice across Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse renovation programs — 360+ locations across 10+ states. Every one of those locations required an ADA assessment, a compliance review, a set of corrective drawings, and a permit. That is not a credential. That is a body of work.
When an attorney, a property owner, or a regulator asks me about a specific ADA condition, I am not consulting a code book. I have seen that condition — or one almost exactly like it — dozens of times. That depth of practical experience is what makes this assessment useful beyond the report itself.
Initial consultations are available at no charge. I will review a brief description of the property, the reason for the assessment, and the intended use of the report — and give you a direct assessment of whether I am the right consultant for the engagement.
I am available to property owners, managers, commercial real estate professionals, and legal counsel on either side of an ADA matter. If a compliance engagement later requires expert witness testimony, I am available for that as well — the assessment report becomes the foundation of the expert opinion.
“ADA compliance is not a technicality. It is a legal obligation with real financial consequences — and the difference between an accessible building and a liability depends on someone who has actually measured, assessed, and remediated hundreds of them.”