Professional Credentials & Memberships

General Certified Real Estate Appraiser
State of California, Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA)
License Number AG002841 - Expires for Renewal June 1, 2010

MAI	Appraisal Institute, Recertified to 12/31/2010
ASA	Accredited Senior Appraiser, Urban Properties, American Society of Appraisers, Reaccredited to 8/19/2011
SRA	Appraisal Institute, Recertified to Year 2010
FRICS	Fellow, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, UK
Member	International Right of Way Association
Arbitrator	Commercial Arbitration Tribunal, Retraining Completed Feb. 2000 American Arbitration Association
Past  Chairman, Commission 9 FIG	Valuation and Property Management, International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), Copenhagen, Denmark (for Appraisal Institute)

Education

M.B.A., Urban Land Economics University of California @ Berkeley 1963
B.Sc., Commerce, Santa Clara University 1958

Continuing Education Requirements completed for OREA through June 2010, and MAI and ASA through 2010.

Professional Practice

Full time general appraisal practice since 1960, including all types of urban and regional real estate throughout the State of California, and western United States, British Columbia, Mexico, England, Switzerland, and Italy. Instructor & Lecturer for Appraisal Institute, former American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, former Society of Real Estate Appraisers, American Society of Appraisers, U. of California, Graduate Adjunct Faculty @ Golden Gate University, and Peralta Junior College District

Market value appraisals for private parties, institutional lenders, insurance valuations, feasibility and investment analyses, portfolio management and audit, appraisal review.

Areas of specialization include commercial and industrial properties, special purpose properties including entertainment businesses, government and institutional property, transient lodging, marina and waterfront land uses, special interest and public interest properties including conservation easements, parkland, ocean frontages, leases and easements for all purposes.

Litigation Related Practice

Qualified and experienced expert witness for all state and federal courts, State FTB, and IRS. Court appointed arbitrator, umpire, commissioner in real estate valuation disputes. Litigation support and forensic services, review, critique, and preparation of examination of experts. Sole arbitrator services.

Family, Estate and Probate Practice

Appraisal and consulting services for marriage and partnership dissolutions, estates, probate, gifting, discounted fractional interests, tax disputes involving real estate and ownership interests.

Other Areas of Service
Insurance damage appraisals, catastrophic events with pre and post event valuation analyses, eminent domain, environmental impact, stigma and endangerment issues, construction defects, missed easements.

 

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