SOUTHERN BRANCH DINNER MEETING – Junk Science & Valuation

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Topic: Junk Science & Valuation

Description: There are over a dozen tactics used by junk scientists who present appraisals in the courtroom and to clients. This presentation sets forth these tactics, along with citations and discussions to identify these ploys and rebut them effectively.

Randall Bell, PhD, MBA, MAI is the author of “Real Estate Damages: 3rd Edition” and specializes in real estate damage economics. He was retained as the expert in the World Trade Center, the Flight 93 Crash Site,  the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Sites, OJ Simpson, and hundreds of others.

Michael Tachovsky, PhD provides expert witness testimony for complex valuation issues. He has taught courses and published in the Appraisal Journal on the topic.

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Additional Information

Dinner Check in: 5:30 PM

Dinner and Program starts at: 6:00 PM

Program includes Buffet Dinner

2 Hours of BREA CE Pending Approval

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