Mr. Bates McKee, CRE

Principal, McKee Appraisal, Inc
Seattle, WA

Work Phone: (206) 343-8909

Practice Focus: Value and economic consulting, including highest and best use, feasibility and economic return.

Chapter Affiliation: Pacific Northwest

Mr. Brian O'Connor, CRE

Executive Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Seattle, WA

Work Phone: (206) 622-5100

Practice Focus: Market and feasibility studies; highest and best use studies; apartment and urban mixed use development.

Chapter Affiliation: Pacific Northwest

Mr. Scott Biethan, CRE

Principal, McKee Appraisal
Seattle, WA

Practice Focus: All types of commercial property, with a special emphasis on lodging and gaming.

Chapter Affiliation: Pacific Northwest

Ms. Martha Heric, CRE

Director, CBRE
Urbanna, VA

Work Phone: (804) 815-8629

Practice Focus: Analysis, development and asset management of a variety of commercial real estate types, with an emphasis in retail, office, and hospitality

Chapter Affiliation: Carolinas

Mr. John Solomon, CRE

Managing Director, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP
Mc Lean, VA

Work Phone: (202) 378-5172

Practice Focus: Pre-acquisition due diligence, business combinations, asset impairments, lease advisory, market and financial analysis.

Chapter Affiliation: Capital Region

Mr. J. Cook, CRE

President, J. Philip Cook & Associates
Midvale, UT

Work Phone: (801) 321-0057

Practice Focus: Damaged real estate, expert testimony, complex properties, environmental contamination.

Chapter Affiliation: Utah

Mr. Louis Kluger, CRE

Senior Vice President, JM Zell Partners Ltd. / Zell Partnership, Inc.
Washington, DC

Work Phone: (202) 682-8749

Practice Focus: Client centered real estate consulting including strategic planning, finance, transaction structuring and implementation.

Chapter Affiliation: Capital Region

Mr. J. Neugebauer, CRE

President, Owner, Neugebauer Company & Associates
Waco, TX

Work Phone: (254) 776-8408

Practice Focus: Commercial valuation, environmental problems, real estate investment analysis, litigation support, and testimony.

Chapter Affiliation: Dallas/Fort Worth

Mr. Ted Whitmer, CRE

, Ted Whitmer Companies
College Station, TX

Work Phone: (979) 690-9465

Practice Focus: Litigation support, defending real estate appraisers and consulting in cases involving valuation; instructor in USPAP and multiple courses.

Chapter Affiliation: Houston/Gulf Coast

Mr. Del Kendall, CRE

Senior Director, SitusAMC
Houston, TX

Work Phone: (713) 410-8760

Practice Focus: Valuation management services, commercial property litigation support, appraisal review, independent fiduciary services, commercial property appraisal

Chapter Affiliation: Houston/Gulf Coast

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