Our equipment appraisal team serves business owners, attorneys and financial institutions to value assets for litigation, bank financing collateral, allocation of assets, divorce and partnership dissolutions, property tax appeals, mergers & acquisitions, gifting and donations, estate settlements, financial reporting, and risk management. We also provide expert witness reports and testimony for litigation related to organic requirements and machinery and equipment valuation.

Our organic consulting team serves growers, shippers, handlers and food processors for all aspects of their organic certification.  Our clients include vegetable and fruit growers, livestock companies, and all types of food processors.


Michael Horwath, Executive General Partner

Related Designations & Degrees

  • ASAA - AccreditedAppraiser - American Society of Agricultural Appraisers
  • ASFEA - Accredited Appraiser - American Society of Farm Equipment Appraisers
  • CCOF - Certified Organic Inspector - California Certifed Organic Farmers
  • IOIA - Certified Organic Inspector - International Organic Inspector Association
  • IOIA - Regional Independent Verifier On-Farm Food Safety Training - International Organic Inspector Association
  • Global G.A.P. - International Food Safety Certificate - Global Good Agricultural Practice
  • NSF - HACCP Manager for Agriculture - NSF International Services
  • NSF - Cooling/Packing Facility Inspector - NSF Inernational Services
  • QAI - Certified Organic Inspector - Quality Assurance International
  • QAI - Gluten Free Certified Inspector - Quality Assurance International

Professional Courses Completed

  • Machinery & Equipment Valuation Principles
  • Machinery & Equipment Valuation Principles: Advanced Topics and Case Studies
  • Machinery & Equipment Valuation: Report Writing
  • Appraisal of Inventory
  • Expert Witness Bootcamp

Jack Thomas,  General Partner

Related Designations & Degrees

  • ASAA - Accredited  Appraiser - American Society of Agricultural Appraisers
  • ASFEA - Accredited Appraiser - American Society of Farm Equipment Appraisers