Southport Inc., The Source for Dispute Avoidance and Resolution.
Southport is a land use consulting firm providing real estate project entitlements and zoning services, pre-development feasibility analysis government/community relations, and expert witness services.
Established in 1998, Southport specializes in due diligence, research and project feasibility analysis, zoning and land use entitlement, land use application preparation, and management of the entitlement, public hearing, and development permitting process. Professional services include government and community relations, zone variances, and conditional use permits, project appeals and responses to permit enforcement actions, project team selection and coordination, project timelines and fee estimates, and expert witness/litigation support.
Statistics show that 85% of commercial matters and 95% of personal matters end in written agreements. The Mediation Services available at Southport include specialized dispute mediation in:
- Construction – Construction Defect Commercial/Residential
- Land-use – Planning/Engineering and Environmental
- Land Development – Offsite and Onsite
- Real Estate – Contract and Sales
- HOA (Homeowners Association) Dispute Resolution
- Engineering
- Architectural Design
- Homeowner/Builder Warranties and Services
- Counseling and advice on negotiation and dispute resolution options.
- Design and implementation of dispute resolution systems tailored for specific projects.
- The establishment of project dispute resolution boards.
- Training in conflict management, dispute resolution and mediation for companies and organizations.
Southport specializes in understanding complex projects, reviewing land-use issues and zoning constraints, preparing precise project descriptions, contacting key public officials and government agency staff, identifying the appropriate entitlement process, preparing detailed application packages, filing and processing land-use applications, monitoring public input and staff reports, and representing client interests at hearings, and negotiating conditions of approval.
We also assist our clients by suggesting appropriate technical experts and project team members, preparing project timelines and budgets, and providing regular status reports and task lists to the project team.
Southport provides the investigative and accounting skills to meet the litigation support and internal investigative needs of our clients, both corporate and legal. We routinely analyze complex financial transactions, voluminous financial records, and business practices. We serve as both consulting and testifying experts. Our experienced team of business consultants has extensive financial and accounting credentials and experience. We can assist in analyzing relevant financial and accounting information as well as communicating financial damages on all types of business disputes.
Financial Damage Models – In a dispute, it is important to have an accurate model of financial damages prepared by industry professionals to properly articulate amounts owed to your party and/or to address faulty assertions of an opposing party.