Mr. Jay Herman, Esq., CRE

Senior Partner, Herman Katz LLP
Melville, NY

Work Phone: (631) 501-5011

Practice Focus: Property valuation litigation (tax assessment and eminent domain); property tax; tax estimates and projections; payment in lieu of tax agreements.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. John Clark, CRE

President, Pyramid Brokerage Company, Inc.
East Syracuse, NY

Work Phone: (315) 445-8509

Practice Focus: Commercial real estate services for major corporations and institutions.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Robert White, Jr., CRE

Founder & President, Real Capital Analytics
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Work Phone: (212) 387-7103

Practice Focus: Capital markets for commercial real estate, values, capital flows, and liquidity for the core property types.

Chapter Affiliation: Florida

Mr. William Banfield, Esq., CRE

Senior Partner, Podell, Schwartz, Schechter & Banfield, LLP
New York, NY

Work Phone: (212) 883-6500 ext. 212

Practice Focus: Reduction of real property tax assessments, property tax exemptions, abatements and p.i.l.o.t.s, tax projections.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. William Beckmann, CRE

President, Beckmann Appraisals, Inc.
Tappan, NY

Work Phone: (845) 359-0070 Ext. 308

Practice Focus: Ad valorem (property tax), eminent domain (condemnation) litigation, appraisals, expert witness/legal strategies, and traditional appraisal services.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Michael Turner, CRE

President, Turner Drake & Partners, Ltd.
Halifax, NS

Work Phone: (902) 429-1811

Practice Focus: Providing valuation, property tax and counseling advice on all types of industrial, commercial and residential property throughout Atlantic Canada.

Chapter Affiliation: Canadian

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Mr. Frederick Chin, CRE

CEO, The Viewpoint Collection
Sherman Oaks, CA

Work Phone: (310) 562-7506

Practice Focus: Creditor advisory, expert witness/dispute resolution, turnaround management and trustee solutions to public and private operating companies.

Chapter Affiliation: California (Southern)

Mr. Thomas Fink, JD, CRE

North Caldwell, NJ

Work Phone: 6462079812

Practice Focus: Capital markets and their application to real estate and infrastructure; ESG and data strategies for commercial real estate.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Michael Hedden, CRE

Principle, Hedden Realty Consulting
Lawrenceville, NJ

Work Phone: 609-651-2529

Practice Focus: Valuation of special purpose properties and litigation support in complex matters, including environmental contamination and other real estate damages

Chapter Affiliation: No Chapter

Mr. William Steinhart, CRE

Principal, Appraisal Consultants Corp.
West Orange, NJ

Work Phone: 201-407-7117

Practice Focus: Forensic appraising, expert testimony, arbitrator/ADR, counseling and litigation support for both complex and simple valuation problems/issues.

Chapter Affiliation: New Jersey

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