In business litigation, accurate machinery and equipment valuations supported by evidence and logic are crucial, particularly in cases involving complex shareholder disputes over machinery, equipment, or other business assets. Whether for partnership disputes or buyouts, equipment valuations are expected to provide information needed to determine fair financial outcomes. In many cases, however, machinery and equipment…Read More
Case Study: Equipment Appraisal without Evidence – A Reviewer’s Perspective for Attorneys
In a fire damage litigation case of vehicles and material handling equipment — including a number of specialized reach lift stackers — at a major port, I came on board to review an appraisal report entered into evidence by the insurance company of the firm deemed responsible for the fire. In this case, as in…Read More
ASA elects Jack Young as First ARM Discipline Governor
It’s a huge honor to be elected by my peers as the first discipline governor to represent #ASAARM. The ASA Newsroom created a press release highlighting the positive growth of the Appraisal Review and Management discipline that made this position possible. I’ve provided the entire article in this post. You can read the original article at…Read More
New ASA ARM at NorCal Valuation
Jo Crescent, NorCal Valuation’s operations manager and co-owner, earned her ASA in Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) in January. In addition to full ARM accreditation, the American Society of Appraisers offers two other options for those interested in ARM: a discipline-specific specialty designation for current Accredited Senior Appraisers in its other disciplines and an ARM…Read More
Appraisal Review Standard of Care for Attorneys
The Association of Certified Family Law Specialists published this article in their journal’s Summer 2021 ACFLS Family Law Specialist. Appraisal review is, first and foremost, a standardized process that provides guidelines for assessing the overall quality of an appraisal relative to applicable standards, while concurrently addressing the degree to which that appraisal is credible, logical, and…Read More
Risk Management with Appraisal Review
ASA Newsroom recently interviewed me about “Managing Risk with Appraisal Review,” a topic I addressed in a recent article published in the ASA ARM E-Journal™. The interview touches on the critically important role appraisal review and expert rebuttal contributes to risk management and mitigation for many clients/users of appraisal services, including attorneys, bankers & lessors,…Read More
Appraisal Review Risks and Rewards
The American Society of Appraisers recently posted an excellent discussion of appraisal review practice by our ARM colleague Mark Penny, ASA, ARM-BV, BV-IA. Mark’s article is primarily for appraisers who perform review work or are interested in doing so. It’s also an interesting read for those who might need an appraisal review. Lawyers often need…Read More
ASA International Appraisers Conference 2019
At this year’s ASA 2019 Advanced Business Valuation & International Appraisers Conference, Appraisal Review & Management (ARM) is sponsoring some great presentations. I worked with attorney Angela Somers on a complicated case that recently settled, and I’m especially excited to hear her presentation on Valuation in Litigation: Destruction of the Company Damages. Other presentations from ARM How to Have More Influence…Read More
3 Red Flags in Machinery & Equipment Appraisal Reports
I recently submitted a few examples of Machinery & Equipment Review problems–along with a sample review report–to an overseas valuation organization that’s putting together an in-house manual for its members. What’s interesting to me is that although this organization follows IVS instead of USPAP, is governmentally regulated in a way that ASA equipment appraisers are…Read More
BV Review Journal Publishes Appraisal Review Article
A recent article in the Business Valuation Review publication focuses on these questions while also addressing the qualities that determine credibility of an appraisal, the importance of focusing on the appraisal under review rather than the appraiser who produced it, and the importance of appraisal review education for all appraisers who perform reviews. I was…Read More