Internationally Recognized Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS and Raymond H. Krasinski, MBA, MAI, AI-GRS, ASA, IFA, GAA, RAA of Equity Development Systems, LTD, Named Appraisal Expert Witnesses in 2434 South Interstate 35E Leasing, LLC and Milton 2434 South I-35, LLC, matter in Denton, TX.
About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS
Mr. Siegler is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) with and was honored to serve as the founding International Chairman of Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) for the American Society of Appraisers from 2002-2011. The ASA is the oldest and largest multidisciplinary appraisal—valuation organization in the world with some 5,000 members in 137 countries globally. Mr. Siegler co-authored and directed the implementation of the ASA’s Appraisal Review and Management Principles of Valuations series of courses and best practices—the cornerstone of Appraisal Expert Witness Testimony—that are now taught to professional valuers, government officials, legal experts, and many others throughout the world.
Additionally, Steven holds international valuation accreditation as a Member of the College of Fellows of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). RICS, with headquarters in London, is the leading organization of its kind in the world for more than 100,000 qualified professionals in commercial and residential development, construction and project management, brokerage, planning and finance, and valuation. Mr. Siegler is the only RICS-accredited expert witness in the Western Hemisphere and one of only a handful of such expert witnesses in the world holding the much-coveted RICS Expert Witness Accreditation Service (EWAS) and Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) certifications.
Mr. Siegler holds TS Clearance with the U.S. Government and is uniquely qualified to practice in national-security-related valuation and other special matters before U.S. Government agencies.
When, as part of Dodd-Frank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), acting for and on behalf of the U.S. Federal Reserve and all inter-agency regulators, sought the appraisal expertise to develop, implement, and monitor the new National Appraisal Ordering and Appraisal Review Protocols for the United States and all U.S. territories, it came to Mr. Siegler.
Steven specializes and is most active in providing appraisal expert witness testimony and litigation-support services to attorneys and law firms throughout the world. He is a Super Appraiser® Elite-Rated member of the peer-voted Super Appraisers® Global Network of international appraisal luminaries, and he has prevailed in Billions of Dollars at issue in some of the world’s most complex—important—high-profile—and valuable valuation-related cases.
About Appraisal Expert Witness Raymond H. Krasinski, MBA, MAI, AI-GRS, ASA, IFA, GAA, RAA
State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser # RZ 2720 General Appraisal Instructor # GA1000104 (Florida)
Appraisal Foundation – Washington, D.C. (Current member of the Appraisal Standards Board).
The Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) is an independent Board of The Appraisal Foundation and is authorized by Congress to promulgate USPAP. The ASB is responsible for writing, amending and interpreting the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The ASB has five to nine members, appointed by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Appraisal Foundation 1155 15th Street NW. Suite 1111, Washington, D.C. 20005. Appointed 11/5/2022 as a standing member of the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation.
Appraisal Qualifications Board – Washington, D.C.
Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) Certified National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Instructor #44937.
National Assoc. of Realtors – Appraisal Section
Residential Accredited Appraiser with the National Association of Realtors. General Accredited Appraiser with the National Association of Realtors.
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (NAIFA) (retired)
American Society of Appraisers
Designated Member – Accredited Senior Appraiser – Urban / Commercial Property. 2008-2015 Member at large, National Real Property Committee. 2015-2018 Secretary/Treasurer National Real Property Committee2018-2022 ASA Board of Governors. Also served as course reviewer for several appraisal courses.
Appraisal Institute
MAI – Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute.
Appraisal Institute
AI-GRS – Designated Member “General Review Senior”, Appraisal Institute. This is the Appraisal Institute’s Designation for Review Appraisal. It requires specific education and demonstration report grading to be admitted.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
General Member – Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Inc.
National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
Candidate Member – National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts.
Raymond is a SuperAppraiser® Elite-Rated member of the peer-voted SuperAppraisers® Global Network of internationally recognized valuers.
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