ABOUT BARBARA NICHOLS
Barbara is a real estate Broker, licensed General Contractor and owner of Nichols Real Estate and General Contracting since 1987. She also has a Masters degree in Business from Cornell University, and is a member of the Cornell University Real Estate Council.

Since 1994, Barbara has served as an expert witness in hundreds of Real Estate related lawsuits, most of which involved lawsuits against agents and their brokerages.

Since August 2000, Barbara has authored eleven articles for the National Association of REALTORS® monthly publication, REALTOR® Magazine, distributed to over 1,200,000 agents nationwide. Her eleventh article was recently published in the August 2006 issue.

Most of these articles appear under “The Law” section of the magazine, advising agents how to better serve their clients and avoid lawsuits. Barbara has also written “You Must Have Inspection Protection”, an informative pamphlet available for agents to gift to their clients.

Barbara's ongoing experience as a Broker, General Contractor, expert witness and educator are combined with service as a member of the Grievance and Professional Standards Committee for her local Association of REALTORS®.

With this unique background and experience, and with a sincere desire to advance the professionalism of the real estate community, Barbara produced "How to Stay Out of Court", a Risk Management course. The course was written from the perspective of a real estate agent, for real estate agents and Brokers, and is applicable to any type of real estate transaction.

For more information about Barbara Nichols, her workshops and training materials, please call 1-760-752-1709.

Download Barbara's Curriculum Vitae HERE.

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ABOUT GEORGE SMITH
President and General Manager

Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and now residing in Carlsbad, CA, George has over 26 years experience producing and promoting educational training programs. As General Manager, he was responsible for directing By Referral Only through a period of explosive growth in sales, membership enrollment and staff development, resulting in the company now being recognized as one of the leading training institutions for real estate and lending professionals in North America. His prior experience also includes serving as Regional Director of Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics, acclaimed as the nation's premier reading improvement institution for students and business professionals.