When the two party-appointed appraisers reach an impasse, the umpire decides the disputed items. I serve strictly as a neutral, with no relationship to either party and no stake in which side prevails.
The umpire enters an appraisal only to resolve the items the two appraisers cannot agree on. The role is impartial by definition. I owe nothing to either party and decide each disputed item on the documentation and the construction reality in front of me.
My background lets me read both appraisers’ positions critically: where scope is overstated, where it is understated, what the repair genuinely requires, and what the line-item pricing should be. The award is reasoned and documented so both sides can see exactly how it was reached.
No relationship to either party and no interest in the outcome. The evidence decides the disputed items, nothing else.
Each disputed line resolved on its own merits with the basis documented, never a reflexive split-the-difference shortcut.
Decades in the field and fluency in Xactimate and Symbility, so the award reflects real scope and real pricing.
An umpire owes nothing to either side. Only to the evidence.
Party-appointed appraisers and counsel who need a qualified, genuinely impartial umpire to break a deadlock and close out the appraisal.
Available for retained and neutral assignments nationwide. Send the relevant documents and I will tell you where the evidence stands.
Email mzomerlei@forensicbuildingconsultant.com