BTI Appraisal is a broad-based appraisal company which provides a consistently high level of Real Estate Appraisals, Business Valuations, and Machinery and Equipment Appraisals for Business, Professional, Public and Private Sectors.

When you choose BTI Appraisal, you benefit from a strong tradition of experience and accuracy. A corporate philosophy stressing efficiency and attentive service has made us a leader among independent appraisers. We are proud of our reputation for stability, responsiveness, and accomplishment in and out of the courtroom.

At BTI, our seasoned staff of success oriented professionals treats each assignment with precise attention to detail, providing needed research and responsive service on a wide range of appraisal needs.

Expert Profile: BTI’s Founder and Chairman, Ben F. Tunnell III, has headed the firm since 1974. Previously, he spent eight years with First Interstate Bank of California as vice president at their corporate headquarters in Los Angeles. He served on the board of arbitrators for both the American Arbitration Association and the Better Business Bureau. He has also been a Registered Investment Advisor and Broker/Dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a licensed, California Real Estate Broker.

Mr. Tunnell is an ASA, the senior designation of the American Society of Appraisers, and a California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG-6964. He has qualified and testified in Federal and Superior Courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings as an expert witness in business valuations, real estate, and machinery and equipment appraisals.

Paul R. Dorf is a Compensation Expert with over 40 years of experience in the Compensation and Human Resources arenas.

Mr. Dorf is qualified as an expert witness in compensation and related matters in both Federal and State courts involving:

• Unreasonable and excessive executive compensation
• Intermediate Sanctions reviews
• Sales compensation issues
• Job availability, earnings potential, and competitive market value of positions
• Discriminatory compensation practices
• Minority shareholder and derivative complaints
• Compensation violation of FAR by government contractors
• Marital dissolutions
• Employment and change-of-control agreements

Victor Republicano, Jr., CPA is an accounting and consulting practitioner, who has provided professional services to business owners, corporate management, lawyers and their clients, since 1977.

Mr. Republicano provides assistance in all phases of the litigation process, from strategy sessions early in the dispute, through settlement negotiations, and trial. Among his distinguishing achievements is his Diplomate status from the American Board Forensic Accounting and the American College of Forensic Examiners. Mr. Republicano has extensive experience in providing litigation consulting services and expert testimony in a wide variety of areas. His litigation consulting projects have included damage assessment and analysis, inspection and reconstruction of accounting records, pre-trial preparation, expert testimony, witness preparation, courtroom assistance, and post-trial consultation with counsel. He has served as an expert witness in over 100 cases, including matters in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution forums.

Mr. Republicano is experienced in small business consulting, accounting and auditing, publicly traded companies, and litigation services. His industry experience includes: Ag-Chem, Construction, Distribution, Financial Institutions, High-Tech, Manufacturing, Network Marketing, Non- Profit Organizations, Professional Services (Architects, Engineers, Law Firms, etc), Securities and Retail. Mr. Republicano has assisted a variety of companies with IPO's, private placements and statutory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He also has provided extensive consultations to entrepreneurs and others and other non-public business owners regarding mergers and acquisitions, inventory control systems, credit and collections management, and property lease analyses.

Litigation and Other Services:

Linnda Durre', Ph.D., Licensed Psychotherapist, (FL License #MH6058) is an expert witness, family counselor, couples counselor, intern supervisor, noted national speaker, published author, magazine and newspaper columnist, business and corporate consultant and trainer, adjunct college professor, and television and radio talk show host who hosted and co-produced, "Ask The Family Therapist, " on America's Health Network, which was associated with the Mayo Clinic and aired from Universal Studios Orlando.

She has appeared on Oprah, 60 Minutes, The O'Reilly Factor (twice), The Today Show, Good Morning America, Donahue (twice), Sally Jessy Raphael, People Are Talking, The Home Show, Hour Magazine, The Home and Family Show, Disney Channel, and the local and/or national news programs on NPR, PBS, CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox.

She has been interviewed, cited, and/or quoted by the New York Times, LA Times, SF Chronicle and Examiner, Albany Times Union, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Orlando Business Journal, Orlando Sentinel, Parade Magazine, Alternative Medicine Magazine, CNN Online, Washington Parent Magazine, Screen Actor Magazine, Florida Magazine, and Women's Health Magazine, among others.

As a columnist, she has written for Forbes, Orlando Business Journal, American Cities Business Journals, Orlando Leisure Magazine, A & U Magazine, Press Republican, In Focus Online Magazine, Focus In newspaper, and the San Gabriel Valley Alternative, just to name a few.

With over 30 years of experience, she consults to attorneys and is qualified as an expert witness in the areas of Personal Injury, PTSD, Family and Couples Counseling, Divorce, Child Custody, Drug and Alcohol Counseling, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination, and Sexual Abuse by Therapists. Her 400-page doctoral dissertation and research in the latter area was cited to pass legislation in several states.

As a business and corporate consultant, Dr. Durre' consults and speaks to Fortune 500 corporations, companies, businesses, agencies, trade associations, and non-profit organizations on customer service training, communication skills, stress and time management, conflict resolution, personality disputes, team building, job satisfaction, reducing turnover rates, diversity training, and sex discrimination and harassment.

Her book, "Surviving the Toxic Workplace - Protect Yourself Against Co-Workers, Bosses, and Work Environments that Poison Your Day" was published by McGraw Hill on February 19, 2010 and is listed in McGraw-Hill's catalogue and on their website. She has done a Podcast for the book, which is now available on Amazon, Borders, and Barnes and Noble.

Dr. Durre' has spoken to hundreds of groups, associations, clubs, and corporations as a keynote and motivational speaker, trainer, and/or consultant, including Disney, Whole Foods, Paul Mitchell, Dollar Enterprises, Jacobson's, Girl Scouts, BICSI, American Psychological Association, National Speakers Association, National Organization for Women, American Management Association, National Association of Bank Women, Altrusa Service Club, and Naval Regional Medical Center.

She is also a sports performance consultant and coach having earned five Girls Athletic Association Awards (G.A.A.) in high school, where she was also president of the G.A.A. for two years, as well as varsity cheerleading captain for two years. She has worked with high school, college, amateur, professional, and Olympic athletes and consulted with the Orlando Magic. She been interviewed on Sports Line, Ask The Sports Medicine Doctor, and ESPN radio four times.

Edward G. Detwiler & Associates LTD are considered experts in Appraising Medical, High-Tech and Ancillary Equipment and Businesses and have performed appraisals throughout the U.S. for over 20 years from our strategically located offices in Chicago and Atlanta.

Every appraisal we perform assumes the potential need for testimony at litigation. During our appraisal process, research and reporting we maintain a process that allows us to provide expert testimony on the client's behalf should it become necessary. As an independent appraisal and consulting firm, we have provided expert testimony for numerous cases involving a variety of product issues for client organizations in the medical and industrial community.

Our expertise include:

Joseph B. Matheson is a Certified Public Accountant with more than twenty-five years of public and private accounting experience. Mr. Matheson passed the CPA exam with one of the highest scores in the nation, garnering honors at both the state and national level. His knowledge and experience guarantees focus on the needs of businesses and high net worth individuals and providing litigation and forensic support to attorneys and litigants.

Tax Services:

• Tax planning & Return Preparation
• Individuals
• Corporations
• Partnerships
• LLCs/LLPs/LPs
• Estate, Trust & Gift Returns
• Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Taxing Authority Representation
• Divorce & Support Issues
• Tax Effects of Buying / Selling a Business

• Fraud & Forensic accounting
• Damage Reports
• Business Valuations
• Economic Loss Reports
• Expert Witness Testimony

Jerry Albert has over 30 years of experience in all realm of Worker's Compensation. He is known as an innovator in the area of Disability Management and Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Services for Persons with Acute or Chronic Illnesses or Injuries.

Mr. Albert has partnered with employers, insurers, claim administrators and agencies to achieve the goal of restoring Physical Function and returning injured workers to employment. He has extensive experience in reviewing the areas of: Rehabilitation, Life Care Planning, Medical Records, and Vocational & Nursing Related Issues.

Areas of Expert Practice:

Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act Defense Base Act Workers Compensation Social Security Disability Assessments Long Term Disability Americans with Disabilities Act

Personal Injury Marital Dissolution & Family Custody Third Party Liability Employment Discrimination Wrongful Termination Social Security

Defense Base Act

Longshore

State Claims

Personal Injuries

Retraining

Thomas Kalajian, BS, CRTP, AVA, ABAR, President of Provident Valuation Professionals, specializes in Business Valuations, Appraisals and Accredited Business Appraisal Review. He provides litigation support services as a consulting expert, including reviews of FRCP 26(a)(2)(B) business valuation reports of privately-held, small-to-medium-sized businesses.

A highly trained and experienced Financial Services Professional, Mr. Kalajian is unique in his proficiency in integrating, planning and coordinating multiple financial disciplines to apply to his task assignments and objectives.

Mr. Kalajian holds a business valuation designation from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts as an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) and a senior business appraisal designation as Accredited in Business Appraisal Review (ABAR) from the Institute of Business Appraisers. He was among the first 25 candidates to earn the ABAR designation in 2009. Mr. Kalajian's business valuation and appraisal practice provides legal consulting expert services exclusively.

Services Offered Include:

Infidelity expert Ruth Houston is the nation's leading authority on the signs of infidelity. She is the author of Is He Cheating on You – 829 Telltale Signs, which documents practically every known sign of infidelity. Based on Ruth's 11 years of in-depth infidelity research, this book is the most comprehensive infidelity reference of its kind.

Ruth has been quoted in the New York Times, New York Post, Newsday, Toronto Sun, Houston Chronicle, Cosmopolitan, Christian Science Monitor, MSN Lifestyle, iVillage and numerous other print and online media.

She has been a guest on The Today Show, Good Day New York, BBC, CBC, TalkAmerica, 1010 WINS and over 150 radio and TV talk shows in the United States, Europe, Canada, South America, New Zealand, and the Caribbean. In addition to researching and writing about infidelity, Ruth conducts seminars on infidelity and does personal infidelity consultations.

Frank A. Wisehart, MBA, ABV, CPA, CFE, CVA, of Wisehart & Wisehart, Inc. offers experienced expert witness services in:

• Forensic Accounting

• Business Valuation

• CPA Due Care and Malpractice

• Fraud

• Economic Damages

• Insurance Claims

• General Commercial Litigation Cases

Mr. Wisehart's accomplishments include a Master of Business Administration degree from Cornell University, appointment to the American Institute of CPAs Professional Ethics Executive Committee’s Technical Standards Subcommittee, appointment to the Ohio Society of CPAs Ethics Committee, appointment to Technical Standards Committee for the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, selection to the NACVA instructor team teaching Business Valuation Methodology, Litigation Presentation Skills, and Tactics.

From 2004 through 2008, he was recognized as an “Instructor of Great Distinction” by the NACVA. Mr. Wisehart is a noted lecturer and author for Bar Associations, professional publications, the National Business Institute, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.