Presenter Spotlight: 2020 ASA International Conference – Appraisal Review & Management Sessions

The ASA International Conference is the leading event for the global valuation profession. Backed by nearly a century of continued success, the Conference attracts thought leaders, practitioners, allied professionals, vendor partners, government agency personnel and more from all parts of the world.

Unlike any conference before, this year’s offering will be completely virtual, promising a fresh and innovative experience, where valuers will learn and connect with results. Attendees will save time and money with our online format; explore the latest ideas, trends and best practices with leading presenters; interact and engage with fellow professionals via e-networking opportunities. Don’t miss this future-changing experience.

Below is a spotlight of the event’s Appraisal Review & Management session presenters*:

Robert Schlegel, FASA, is Principal at Houlihan Valuation Advisors. He has over 30 years of experience in business appraisal, with extensive work in marital and partnership dissolutions, estate planning, market studies, statistical analysis, and forensic accounting; and also has testified as an expert, authored/instructed training courses and served as an arbitrator. Prior to his business career he served in the USMCR until retiring as a Lt. Colonel. Mr. Schlegel has been a designed member of ASA for 29 years, an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including most notably serving as International President.

Ernest A. Demba has been designated with senior appraisal designations: FASA, FASA-R-P, FASA-ARM-R-P, FRICS, CVS, and IFAS. He is certified by Missouri and Illinois and Michigan as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and is licensed as a Registered Professional Engineer in Missouri. (PE). Mr. Demba’s college education includes a BSEE degree, an MS degree in engineering and an MBA degree. In January 2009, Mr. Demba was voted a Life Membership in the American Society of Appraisers. Mr. Demba is also an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation.

Mel M. Justak is a Partner at Reed Smith LLP. He has nearly 20 years of experience in estate and gift tax where he advises clients on sophisticated planning, implementation and administration matters, as well as a range of charitable giving techniques. Mr. Justak has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and other various state tax agencies. He was also recognized as a “Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyers for 2009-2011.

John C. Sciaccotta is an attorney at Aronberg Goldgehn. He has more than thirty years of experience in trial, litigation, arbitration, mediation, business divorce and business law. Mr. Sciaccotta is also an experienced AAA Commercial Arbitrator and also serves as a Mediator for disputes. He serves on his Firm’s Marketing Committee & Chairs the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Marketing group.

Raymond Rath, ASA, is Managing Director at Globalview Advisors LLC. He has more than thirty years of experience in financial valuation specializing in the valuation of businesses, securities interests and intangible assets; as well as performing valuations for financial and tax reporting, transactions and litigation projects. Mr. Rath has been a designated member of ASA for 36 years, an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including presently serving on ASA’s Board of Examiners as Vice Chair-ARM and Appraisal Review & Management Discipline Committee as Member-At-Large.

Andrew Ciocca is a Managing Director for Valbridge Property Advisors. He has worked for ELSA and was hand picked for his expertise in specialty appraisal valuations for jewelry, furniture, antiques and other collectibles. He helps oversee every aspect of valuation accommodating the needs and schedules of executors, professionals, family and owners without sacrificing quality of valuation in several disciplines.

Gary K. DeClark, MAI, CRE, FRICS, R/W-AC, is Senior Managing Director and Principal at Valbridge Property Advisors. He has nearly 40 years of experience in real estate, where he has focused on conducting conventional appraisal work for financing and portfolio review, as well as unique and unusual valuation assignments to support litigation activities. Mr. DeClark is presently focused on the expansion of his practice to include non-appraisal analysis related counseling work.

Matthew Lubawy, MAI, CVA is a member of the Appraisal Institute; Past President of the Las Vegas Chapter of the Appraisal Institute; Chairman of the Board for Nevada State Development Corporation; Current President of the Durango Business Park; President of Lubawy & Associates. His specialties are: Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting, Business Valuation, Fractional Interest Valuation, as well as Machinery and Equipment Valuation 

Jeffrey W. Brend, ASA, CPA/ABV, CFE, CFF, AAML is an Attorney at Levin & Brend, P.C. He has over 20 years of experience in mediation and family law; additional specialties in financial mediation, forensic accounting and business valuation; and named a LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell AV-rated attorney and a 2007-2016 Illinois Super Lawyer. Mr. Brend has been a member of ASA for 23 years.

Craig M. Capilla is an Attorney at Franklin Law Group. He has over a decade of experience in professional liability. In his present role as trial lawyer, he has defended individuals and businesses in a wide range of civil matters including numerous residential and commercial appraisers and appraisal firms accused of negligence or improper activity in their valuation services. Mr. Capilla has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Illinois Super Lawyers for 2018-2020.

Larry Hoellwarth, is a Partner at Karbal, Cohen, Economou, Silk & Dunne, LLC. He has over 37 years of experience in professional liability coverage litigation, including reported appellate opinions on Prior Awareness coverage defense; rescission; no duty to defend during rescission action; and retroactive date enforcement. Mr. Hoellwarth also advises insurer clients on policy drafting, claims management oversight, and loss prevention strategies for national programs, including use of waivers and arbitration clauses.

Adam Massey is a first-chair trial attorney with significant experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state court, federal court, and arbitration proceedings throughout Texas. His work focuses primarily on complex commercial and tort litigation, including matters involving contract and breach of warranty disputes, all aspects of the upstream oil and gas industry, construction defects, personal injury claims, and products liability claims.

Joel D. Gonia, ASA-ARM & MTS/M&E, is a Senior Review Appraiser at KATS M & E, LLC. He has over three decades of experience within the valuation profession with a special focus in machinery & equipment appraisals for professional services providers servicing middle market firms. Mr. Gonia has been a designated member of ASA for 31 years, an active volunteer, an active volunteer with numerous leadership positions, including presently serving on ASA’s Appraisal Review & Management Discipline Committee as Vice Chair and ASA’s Budget and Finance Committee as a member.

*Presenters subject to change, please visit www.appraisers.org/asaic20 for latest line up.

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