As the owner of the company I am an adjudicated
expert
witness and court certified automobile appraiser and have appeared on
behalf of
many clients in FEDERAL, SUPERIOR, MUNICIPAL and SMALL CLAIMS courts as
well as
numerous binding ARBITRATIONS since 1980.
I am a past
Senior Arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau
with case hearings including lemon law buy backs, mechanical failure
issues and
interim repairs. Past panel member American Arbitration Association and
Los
Angeles Superior court appointed umpire to settle insurance appraisal
disputes
between other appraisers
SPECIALTY AUTO APPRAISERS/VALUE INVESTIGATIONS
is involved
in many aspects of the appraisal business with some highlights below
SPECIALTY AUTO APPRAISERS/VALUE INVESTIGATIONSJ. David Dominelli
and M.B. Financial (evaluation of exotic cars for the Federal
bankruptcy
courts). I am also
an approved vendor
(appraiser) for the Department of Homeland Security (US Customs and
Border
Patrol) providing appraisals sized for high-line cars prior to public
auctions.
EXPERT WITNESS: Have
provided testimony in many
arbitration’s and jury and non-jury trails. Local and southern
California law
firms I have worked for include Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrick;
Luce,
Forward, Hamilton & Scripps; Hughes & Nunn; Edwards,
White & Sooy;
Nimmo & Stiegerwalt; Silver & Winn; Higgs, Fletcher
& Mack; Rosner
and Mansfield; Callahan, McCune & Willis; Chapin Fleming
McNitt, Shea &
Carte; Genson, Evan, Crandall & Wade; Hiney & Trestick;
Shifflet,
Walters, Kane & Konoske; Walters, Caiette, Rutan, Lopez
& Wood LLP, Robert Burns
and Associates, Richard Marino, Esq., C. Bradley Hallen Esq. and
others. Past
senior arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and past board
arbitrator for
the American Arbitration Association and have arbitrated disputes
between other
appraisers under most insurance companies “appraisal clause.
APPOINTED
UMPIRE: Selected to umpire a total loss
insurance dispute by the Superior Court of Los Angeles under the
Judicial
Counsel Coordination Proceeding.
Court Adjudicated/Certified
Automobile Appraiser since 1980 - Expert Witness
Court Appointed
Umpire - Past
Senior BBB Arbitrator – Archivist - On-site Inspections
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2009
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