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Nancy has owned her own appraisal firm in Southern California for more than 25 years.
She has extensive training and experience in the fields of American and European furniture,
silver, ceramics, and glass. Her practice specializes in Insurance, Charitable Contribution,
Dissolution, and Estates, with special emphasis on controversial issues such as loss claims,
fraud, tax issues, and disputes.
Nancy is a senior member of the American Society of Appraisers
(ASA), accredited in the areas of Antiques, Decorative Arts, and
Residential Contents. ASA
is the oldest and only major appraisal organization representing
all of the disciplines of appraisal specialists and maintains
stringent mandatory continuing education and recertification
requirements for its members that must be met every five years.
Completion of these specific requirements is listed on Nancy's
statement
of qualifications. To
maintain ASA certification and to ensure familiarity with recent
updates, Nancy successfully completes a USPAP update course and
exam every five years.
The
Uniform Standards of Appraisal Practice (USPAP) were
established by the federal government in 1987 as a detailed list
of minimum standards for appraisers, including the requirement
that the appraiser act as a neutral, disinterested third party
who reports the facts in an unbiased manner. All of Nancy’s
appraisal reports include a signed and dated certification that
these USPAP requirements have been fulfilled.
More information regarding USPAP can be found at
www.appraisalfoundation.org.
As an instructor and Advisory Committee member for the
University of California, Irvine Appraisal Studies Program, and
co-author of various ASA personal property courses and exams,
Nancy maintains strong ties with current developments in the
valuation profession. Nancy has co-authored and repeatedly
taught two foundational Appraisal Studies core courses, and
authored and taught the courses “Appraisers, Insurance & the
Law” and “Appraising Antiques and Decorative Arts.”
Additionally, Nancy has also co-authored the proficiency exams
for both the Residential Contents and the Antiques and
Decorative Arts disciplines of the ASA.
During the past 25 years, Nancy has served on ASA’s
International Board
of Examiners and Personal Property Committee, and in various
offices for the Los Angeles Chapter of ASA, including President
of the Board of Directors.
Additionally, Ms. Martin has held positions on the Board of Directors
for the Decorative Arts Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA),
acted as a docent in the American Wing at the Huntington Library and Art
Collections in San Marino, California for ten years, and sat on several Los Angeles
area boards of advisors concerned with personal property, appraising, preservation
and the arts.
Nancy’s continued community involvement ensures her access to
other respected specialists and appraisers in highly specialized
fields such as rare books, gems and jewelry, coins, sports
memorabilia, and fine arts.
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