Mr. Jay Herman, Esq., CRE

Senior Partner, Herman Katz Cangemi Wilkes & Clyne, 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. 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

Ms. Sharon Locatell, CRE

Owner/President, Appraisers and Planners, Inc.
New York, NY

Work Phone: (212) 683-1122

Practice Focus: Real estate arbitration and litigation support.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Neil Madsen, CRE

Principal, Madsen Advisors, LLC
New York, NY

Work Phone: (646) 801-1706

Practice Focus: Real estate asset management, portfolio management and consulting.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

Mr. Wayne Grinnell, CRE

Las Cruces, NM

Work Phone: (575) 521-9123

Practice Focus: Land planning and development, entitlements, valuation support, private and public sector consulting, land use regulation.

Chapter Affiliation: Southwest

Mr. Robert O'Rourke, CRE

Senior Managing Director and Head of Real Estate Investments, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
New York, NY

Work Phone: (212) 919-3370

Practice Focus: Commercial mortgage finance, real estate equity investment and valuation.

Chapter Affiliation: New York Metropolitan

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

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