This fine art and personal property appraisal expert witness has more than 30 years of experience involving forensic appraisal analysis, litigation-related valuation matters, insurance loss assessment, estate-related appraisals, and personal property valuation. His expertise includes fine art, antiques, decorative arts, wine collections, haute couture and fashion accessories, residential contents, collectibles, office contents, and business equipment. He has provided consultation, deposition, and courtroom testimony for more than 20 years in matters involving damage claims, matrimonial disputes, charitable contributions, estate planning, liquidation, collateral valuation, and resale analysis.

As president and senior appraiser of a personal property appraisal practice since 1987, his work encompasses appraisal reporting for litigation support, forensic appraisals, insurance scheduling, diminution-of-value analysis, and damage-loss evaluations. Areas of professional analysis include valuation methodology, provenance and due diligence issues, legal and ethical appraisal considerations, tax-related appraisal matters, trust and estate valuation concerns, and appraisal issues arising in divorce and family law disputes. His experience also includes collateral valuation and personal property appraisal review across a broad range of tangible asset categories.

An Accredited Senior Appraiser through the American Society of Appraisers and a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History of Art and completed advanced appraisal and decorative arts studies, including coursework in appraisal studies and fine and decorative arts valuation. He also completed specialized training through major auction house educational programs focused on works of art and decorative objects.

His professional leadership activities include service as Chair of the Appraisal Foundation’s Personal Property Resource Panel, Discipline Governor for the American Society of Appraisers International Board of Governors, President of the organization’s New York chapter, and participation in legal issues task force initiatives involving appraisal practice standards. He has also taught appraisal law, legal and regulatory appraisal practice, and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice courses at universities and professional institutions nationwide. In addition to authoring legal and valuation-related publications addressing divorce valuation and appraisal standards, he has presented and moderated panels on diminution of value, damage-loss appraisals, trust and estate valuation issues, and appraisal use in litigation matters. Court testimony experience includes admission as an expert witness in state courts in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.