Ed Ricketts

 Licensed Real Estate Broker

January 1997 to Present

•   Designated Broker – in Arizona, Alberta, Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, California, Utah and Washington.

•   Broker Counselor.

Real Estate Educator

January 1997 to Present

•        Department of Real Estate approved instructor and school owner.

•  Approved to teach Disclosure Law, Broker Management Clinic and National Association of Realtors® Code of Ethics.

•              Teach a variety of courses covering law and practice of real estate licensees and development law at proprietary schools and associations of Realtors®.

•              Create and teach customized continuing education courses tailored to specific educational concerns or procedural problems for schools, brokerages and developers.

•              Public speaker, panelist and presenter at real estate industry forums.

Real Estate Counselor/Consultant

January 1997 to Present

•        Real estate code interpretation/application.

•             Troublesome transactions.

•             Department of Real Estate Complaints (filing & answering).

•             Broker Management Consultation.

Deputy Commissioner, Arizona Department of Real Estate

June 1991 to January 1997

•        Directed the day-to-day operations of the Department. 

•              Directed the prosecution of real estate violations.

•              Oversaw the investigation of several thousand complaints.

•              Authored and drafted a multitude of Substantive Policy Statements.

•              Authored, drafted and lobbied changes to A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 20.

•              Authored, drafted and shepherded changes to the Commissioners Rules. 

•              Constituent affairs liaison for constituent complaints.

•              Department’s spokesperson for procedural and policy questions.

Standard of Care Expert

•       Broker / Developer Standard of Care Issues • Confidential Consulting Expert

•  Testifying Expert • Literate • Articulate  •  250+ Engagements

Professional Associations

•  Real Estate Educators Association

•  Arizona Association of Realtors®

• Scottsdale Association of  Realtors®       

         •  Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO)

         •  Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI)