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U.S. Restaurant Development McDonald’s Corporation Names SUPER APPRAISERS® ELITE-RATED Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS and G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr., ASA, MRICS of Equity Development Systems Ltd, as its Appraisal Expert Witnesses.

EDS — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:15:46 +0000

U.S. Restaurant Development McDonald’s Corporation Names Super Appraisers^® Elite-Rated Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS and G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr., ASA, MRICS of Equity Development Systems Ltd, as its Appraisal Expert Witnesses in the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois for and on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff, v. Franchise Realty Investment Trust-IL; Jodi M. Koester, as County Collector and Treasurer of Perry County, Illinois, Defendants.

About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS

Mr. Siegler is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) and was honored to serve as the founding International Chairman of Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) for the American Society of Appraisers from 2002 to 2011. The ASA is the oldest and largest multidisciplinary appraisal and valuation organization in the world, with approximately 5,000 members in 137 countries worldwide. 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, headquartered in London, is the leading professional body of its kind in the world, serving over 100,000 qualified professionals across commercial and residential development, construction and project management, brokerage, planning, finance, and valuation. Mr. Siegler is the only RICS-accredited expert witness in the Western Hemisphere and one of only a handful worldwide to hold the highly 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 specialized 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 in and is most active in providing appraisal expert witness testimony and litigation support services to attorneys and law firms worldwide. He is a Super Appraisers® Elite-Rated professional, which is a peer-review distinction reserved for the top 5% of internationally accredited trial and litigation valuers and appraisal luminaries in their respective practice areas. He has served as an appraisal expert witness in U.S. state and federal courts, international tribunals, and in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) arbitration and mediation. He has personally prevailed in billions of dollars at issue in some of the world’s most complex—important—high-profile—”Bet the Company” and valuable valuation-related litigation.

About Appraisal Expert Witness G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr., ASA, MRICS

For over forty years, Mr. Gonzalez has provided eminent domain-related appraisals, appraisal reviews, and expert witness testimony as an associate to local, state, and federal agencies, private firms, and individuals. Adrian is certified as an MBE by the State of Florida and a DBE by the Florida Department of Transportation.

Adrian has been an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) since 1993 and is honored to serve as its current International President. The ASA is an international organization of appraisal professionals and the oldest and only major accrediting appraisal organization representing all disciplines of appraisal specialists.

Additionally, Adrian is an accredited member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) with the designation of MRICS. RICS, with its headquarters in London, is the leading organization of its kind in the world, serving more than 100,000 qualified professionals in commercial and residential valuation, development, construction, project management, brokerage, planning, and finance.

Mr. Gonzalez has been employed by various federal, state, and local governmental agencies, including FDOT, SFWMD, US Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, and US Navy, as well as various state-wide municipalities and counties, including Miami-Dade Aviation Department, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), Broward County Public Works, Broward County Aviation Department (BCAD) and Broward County School Board. By providing services to these agencies, he is well-versed in governmental appraisal guidelines, regulations, and projects. Additionally, Adrian’s services have been approved, and he is on the appraisal lists of FDOT, DEP, SFWMD, Broward, Collier, and Miami-Dade Counties, and the Florida Power & Light (FPL) utility company.

PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL QUALIFICATIONS

1984 to Present: Licensed Florida Broker, License No. BK 353263 & CQ1022847

1992 to Present: State-certified general real estate appraiser, License No. RZ1555 (FL)

Qualified as an Expert Witness in Broward, Glades, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach & Sarasota Counties Circuit Courts.

Qualified as an Expert Witness in Wilkinson County (MS) Circuit Court

Special Magistrate for Broward County Value Adjustment Board – 1994 – 2015, 2017-Present

Special Magistrate for Miami-Dade County Value Adjustment Board – 2004 – Present

Special Magistrate for Palm Beach County Value Adjustment Board – 2009 – 2012

Special Magistrate for Nassau County Value Adjustment Board – 2022 – Present

State of Florida Notary Public- Commission Number CC675135

Certified DBE-Florida Department of Transportation

Certified MBE-State of Florida

Certified SBE/MBE-Broward County

Adrian is a SuperAppraiser^® Elite-Rated member of the peer-voted SuperAppraisers^® Global Network of internationally recognized valuers.

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Internationally-Recognized Appraisal Expert Equity Development Systems Ltd Named to Provide Appraisal Services to The Kingdom of Netherlands

EDS — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 05:21:58 +0000

Internationally-Recognized Appraisal Experts Equity Development Systems Ltd Named to Provide Appraisal Services to The Kingdom of the Netherlands

International appraisal experts Equity Development Systems Ltd., an Elite-Rated member of the peer-voted Super Appraisers^® Global Network of internationally-recognized appraisal luminaries, a global provider of valuation services to governments, business and industry, and high-net-worth individuals throughout the world, has been named to provide appraisal services to The Kingdom of the Netherlands.

EDS provides independent Appraisals, Appraisal Reviews, Appraisal Fairness and Solvency Opinions, and Appraisal Portfolio Management services in all disciplines of valuation for federally regulated commercial banks and financial institutions, secured creditors, asset-based lenders, family offices, private and institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, private-equity investors, hedge funds, and myriad others worldwide.

EDS specializes in providing appraisal expert witness testimony and litigation support services to attorneys and law firms, as well as valuation-related alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services as an arbitrator, mediator, umpire, or referee.

About EDS Appraisal Services

EDS Appraisal Services values assets across industries and asset classes throughout the world. Our multidisciplinary valuers are internationally recognized and accredited ASA/RICS/MAI & USPAP/IVS appraisal instructors—all well-published Super Appraisers^® Elite-Rated valuation luminaries.

We specialize in providing appraisal expert-witness testimony and litigation support services to attorneys and law firms globally, and we have prevailed in billions of dollars at issue in some of the world’s most important—high-profile—and valuable valuation-related litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Our Appraisal Services are provided by our discipline-specific and multidisciplinary senior appraisers, who hold international accreditation with the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), The Appraisal Institute (AI), and/or The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The ASA is the oldest and largest multidisciplinary appraisal and valuation organization globally, with over 5,000 members in 137 countries. The Appraisal Institute is a global association of real estate appraisers, with nearly 23,000 valuation professionals in nearly 60 countries worldwide.

RICS, headquartered in London, is the leading organization of its kind in the world, serving more than 100,000 qualified professionals across commercial and residential development, construction and project management, brokerage, planning, finance, and valuation. Our experts include Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and International Valuation Standards (IVS) and RICS ‘Red Book’ instructors, former state and federal appraisal regulatory compliance officers, and Value Adjustment Board (VAB) magistrates.

About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS

Mr. Siegler holds TS Clearance with the U.S. Government and is uniquely qualified to practice in national security-related valuation and other specialized matters before U.S. Government agencies.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer Names Global Investment Recovery Specialist Equity Development Systems Ltd to Manage all National Facility Closure Management and Divestiture Services.

EDS — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:21:12 +0000

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has named global Investment Recovery specialist Equity Development Systems Ltd to manage facility closure management and the divestiture of all Pfizer U.S. distribution and non-essential sales facilities as part of its acquisition of and operational consolidation with Warner-Lambert / Parke-Davis.

About EDS’ Investment Recovery Systems^®

EDS’s Investment Recovery Systems^® Group provides a comprehensive range of facilities closure management and disposition services to multinational corporations worldwide. Our investment recovery corporate services capture the highest value of both real and movable assets by redeploying, repurposing, or converting surplus, overlapping, non-essential, non-performing, and other similar assets into cash, thereby returning these dollars to the company’s treasury. Our programs and services have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients worldwide.

EDS’ award-winning investment recovery services have earned us the distinction of being the only company of its kind that the USEPA allows to conduct such services on active Superfund Sites. We believe that this, along with our body of work for giants such as Merck, GE, Environmental Allies, and many others worldwide, speaks to our expertise and the level of confidence placed in us.

We specialize in handling all efforts related to the environmentally responsible disposition of industrial, manufacturing, and distribution-related plants and facilities, as well as capital assets, through corporate consolidations and restructuring transactions.

EDS’ Investment Recovery Centers of America^®Group (Recovery Centers) owns/operates strategically located multipurpose venues for the storage and remarketing of recovered assets. Our full-service Investment Recovery Centers enable EDS to immediately marshal our clients’ recovered movable assets, land, and marine assets to our secure facilities for disposition. EDS’ flagship Recovery Center is located in Slidell, Louisiana, at the Port of Slidell (Greater Gulf South, USA).

Pfizer is the registered trademark of Pfizer, Inc.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

Pharmaceutical Giant Merck Names Global Investment Recovery Specialist Equity Development Systems Ltd to Manage all National Facility Closure Management and Divestiture Services.

EDS — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:18:32 +0000

Pharmaceutical Giant Merck has named global Investment Recovery specialist Equity Development Systems Ltd to manage facility closure management and the divestiture of all Merck U.S. distribution and non-essential sales facilities as part of its acquisition of and operational consolidation with Medco.

About EDS’ Investment Recovery Systems^®

EDS’s Investment Recovery Systems^®Group provides a comprehensive range of facilities closure management and disposition services to multinational corporations worldwide. Our investment recovery corporate services capture the highest value of both real and movable assets by redeploying, repurposing, or converting surplus, overlapping, non-essential, non-performing, and other similar assets into cash, thereby returning these dollars to the company’s treasury. Our programs and services have generated hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients worldwide.

EDS’ award-winning investment recovery programs and services have earned us the distinction of being the only investment recovery company in the country that the USEPA allows on active Superfund Sites. We believe that this, along with our body of work for giants such as Pfizer, GE, Environmental Allies, and many others, speaks to our expertise and the level of confidence placed in us.

EDS’ Investment Recovery of America^®Group (Recovery Centers) owns/operates strategically located multipurpose venues for the storage and remarketing of recovered assets. Our full-service Recovery Centers fulfill EDS’ unique capacity to immediately marshal our clients’ recovered movable assets, air, land, and marine, to our secure facilities for disposition. EDS’ flagship Recovery Center is located in Slidell, Louisiana, at the Port of Slidell (Greater Gulf South, USA).

Merck is the registered trademark of Merck & Co.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

Nationally Recognized Receivership Specialist, Equity Development Systems Ltd, Named Court-Appointed Keeper/Receiver in the Wilmington Savings Fund Society as Trustee for Residential Mortgage Aggregation Trust Matter and Sells Village of Southern Holdings and Village Square Apartments in Shreveport, LA.

EDS — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:45:38 +0000

Nationally-Recognized Receivership Specialist, Equity Development Systems Ltd, Named Court-Appointed Keeper/Receiver in the Wilmington Savings Fund Society as Trustee for Residential Mortgage Aggregation Trust Matter and Sells Village of Southern Holdings and Village Square Apartments in Shreveport, LA.

About EDS Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper Services

A Louisiana Court-Appointed Receiver or Keeper is a court-appointed agent responsible for safeguarding, preserving, and managing assets, including real and personal property, until the final resolution of the legal dispute.

EDS Court-Appointed Receivers and Keepers are highly-trained, highly-skilled, highly-credentialed, and highly-experienced distressed assets, turnaround management, valuation, and disposition experts with decades of proven experience and unimpeachable credibility who master the facts and can present clear, objective, and compelling findings to judges.

For over 40 years in assignments across industries and asset classes throughout Louisiana, New Orleans-based EDS has skillfully and judiciously served as Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper for creditors, attorneys, investors, and all stakeholders to preserve, protect, manage, operate, and otherwise handle the disposition of real and movable, tangible and intangible, assets in commercial foreclosures, bankruptcies, and myriad other legal proceedings.

From National Priority List Superfund Sites—to a Decommissioned Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier—to the Pencils-on-the-Desk, we handle it all, and we have successfully managed and generated Billions of Dollars for all stakeholders in converting their distressed assets to cash.

A Louisiana Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper is an independent third-party neutral fiduciary appointed by a court to take control of and manage a business or property that is involved in a legal dispute. The appointment of a court-appointed receiver or keeper is typically made to protect a company’s or property’s assets while a legal dispute is being resolved. The Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper has the authority to operate and manage the business or property and take steps to protect and preserve the assets until the dispute is resolved.

A Court-Appointed Receiver differs from a Court-Appointed Keeper, as the Receiver is appointed to manage the company’s property, assets, and financial affairs. In contrast, the primary focus of a Keeper is to safeguard and preserve the assets.

The role of a Louisiana Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper can vary depending on the specific circumstances of the case. Still, they are generally responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the business or property and ensuring that it is being run in a financially responsible manner. They may also be required to provide regular reports to the court on the condition of the business or property, as well as any actions taken to protect and preserve the assets.

Our Louisiana Court-Appointed Receivers/Keepers marshal onsite 24/7/365 to secure, preserve, protect, operate, maintain, and enhance the going-concern value of businesses and business assets that might otherwise be lost during bankruptcies, foreclosures, restructurings, replevin, and other legal proceedings, while actively pursuing permanent solutions.

We specialize in providing 24/7/365 onsite crisis-interim management teams to operate troubled accounts facing operational and financial difficulties. We are particularly skilled in providing transitional management in highly contentious special assets and special situations and in handling all efforts related to the wind-down and disposition of Environmentally Sensitive and Impaired Real and movable Property (Superfund and Brownfields Sites), Hospitality, Gaming, Resorts, HOA-Golfing Communities, Shipyards/Admiralty/Maritime, Aviation (Fixed and Rotor), Automotive (Manufacturing and Retail), Heavy Industrial, Oil & Gas/Minerals, Commercial and High-Value Residential Real Estate.

No Louisiana Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper assignment is too small or too large for us.

Our award-winning receiver services have earned us the distinction of being the only Court-Appointed Receiver/Keeper in the country authorized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to conduct such services on active Superfund Sites.

We are pleased to serve as Keepers for the U.S. Marshals Service for federal court seizures of assets under aviation and admiralty jurisdiction.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

Distressed Assets Specialist Equity Development Systems Ltd Sources Sale of Camellia Bay Casino Site in Slidell, LA (Greater New Orleans) to Peninsula Pacific Entertainment

EDS — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:10:21 +0000

Equity Development Systems Ltd. Sources Sale of

Camellia Bay Casino Site

Equity Development Systems Ltd (EDS), acting as an advisor to Apex Bank, identified and arranged for the sale of the former Lake Shore Marina (Torres Properties) site in Slidell, Louisiana, to Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) for its proposed new Camellia Bay Resort, Casino, and Marina.

P2E is a developer of quality gaming and entertainment destinations that enhance the communities where they are privileged to do business. Their properties include del Lago Resort & Casino, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Colonial Downs Racetrack, and Rosie’s Gaming Emporium.

“EDS has significant holdings in Slidell, and we welcome the P2E organization to the community and the tremendous economic development that Camellia Bay Resort, Casino, and Marina represents to the region,” states EDS Managing Director Steven N. Siegler. Mr. Siegler led EDS’s team of Distressed Investment Banking advisors to Apex Bank in arranging for the sale of the site to P2E. Siegler states, “This is truly a win-win transaction for Apex Bank, P2E, Slidell, and the greater New Orleans and Mississippi Gulf Coast region.”

About EDS Distressed Investment Banking and M&A Advisory

EDS Distressed Investment Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Group typically works with secured creditors, attorneys and law firms, and companies in financial distress or undergoing major changes to help them navigate these complex special situations and optimize their financial outcomes. Our special situations investment bankers provide financial and strategic advice on distressed special situations mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate transactions.

Some of the key activities of our special situations investment bankers include:

Identifying and evaluating potential acquisition targets or divestiture candidates
Advising on and executing complex financial transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
Assessing and managing risks related to a company’s financial distress
Providing strategic and financial advice to boards of directors and management teams
Raising capital for companies facing financial distress

Our special situations investment bankers deeply understand the industry and the specific companies and assets they are working with, and can provide valuable insights and advice on navigating and capitalizing on complex situations. We are also familiar with the regulatory environment and can work with lawyers, accountants, and other professionals to ensure transactions are executed smoothly and in compliance with the law.

EDS represents many of the world’s leading multinational corporations in the disposition of their surplus and nonessential capital assets, real and movable (Investment Recovery), and financial institutions, attorneys and law firms, creditors, investors, and myriad stakeholders throughout the world in the disposition of their non-performing assets/debt (Asset Recovery).

Our Special Situations Services Include:

Handling the sale of a distressed company, division, or divisional assets, real and movable.
Acquiring real and movable special assets and special situations.
Seeking out, identifying, and forming joint ventures and strategic partnerships for our creditor, investor, and stakeholder clientele.

When required, our strategic alliances with major Wall Street investment banks and international private equity firms provide our clients with broad access to traditional full-service special situations investment banking services, as well as to global investors and financial markets.

EDS has deep knowledge advising:

Women-Owned Businesses
Pharma
Defense Related Businesses
Environmentally impaired—Real and movable Property (Superfund and Brownfield Sites)
Hospitality, Gaming, Resorts
Shipyards, Admiralty, Maritime
Aviation (Fixed and Rotor)
Automotive (Manufacturing and Retail)
Heavy Industrial Plants and Facilities
Oil & Gas/Minerals
Commercial and High-Value Residential Real Estate.

EDS Distressed Private Equity Investing

EDS leverages its proprietary global investment/asset recovery and distressed assets services platform to acquire and/or control nonessential and overlapping capital assets through corporate consolidations and restructuring transactions, special assets and special situations from operationally challenged and financially distressed companies, and non-performing loan portfolios from creditors, and we invite institutional and well-qualified private investors to participate alongside us as equals in such Distressed Asset Private-Equity Investing opportunities. These opportunities include businesses, real estate, debt, machinery and equipment, and securities, and typically occur in the context of lending, where creditors seek to sell distressed assets.

EDS Traditional Private-Equity Investing

Running a company is a complex process that requires expert planning, guidance, and execution. By committing its own funds, EDS does not act as a broker but rather as a value-added partner—one who, together with its affiliates, can bring the necessary funds and expertise to realize almost any type of project. Our seasoned professionals provide our portfolio companies and advisory clients with a broad range of value-creating, monetizing advice and services. This includes growing the company through strategic alliances and joint ventures from within our family of portfolio companies.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

SUPER APPRAISERS® ELITE-RATED Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS, Prevails in Multi-Billion Dollar Historic Grove Farm Lawsuit in Hawaii for Stephen M. Case, Co-Founder of AOL and former Chairman of AOL Time Warner

EDS — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:44:36 +0000

**Super Appraisers^® Elite-Rated Appraisal** Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS, successfully represented Stephen M. Case, co-founder of AOL and former chairman of AOL Time Warner, with appraisal review and appraisal expert-witness testimony and litigation support services in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Mr. Case and other Case family members in the Grove Farm matter in Hawaii.

About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS

Mr. Siegler holds TS Clearance with the U.S. Government and is uniquely qualified to practice in national security-related valuation and other specialized matters before U.S. Government agencies.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

Grove Farm is a historic agricultural site on Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.

History

German immigrant Hermann A. Widemann (1822–1899) started one of the first sugarcane plantations in Hawaii, known as Grove Farm, in 1854. During the American Civil War, the demand for Hawaiian sugar increased, but Widemann supported the Confederacy.^[3]^: 180 After leasing Grove Farm to its manager, George Norton Wilcox (1839–1933) in November 1864,^[4] Widemann moved to Honolulu to work in the capital as a supreme court judge. Wilcox would later buy the plantation, and it remained in the family for over 100 years. Wilcox had an irrigation system built to bring water from the wet mountains to the flatter lower elevations where the crops were grown. Many other planters in the islands later copied this idea.

In 1881, Princess Ruth Keʻelikolani sold some adjoining land, which grew the acreage by about a factor of ten. In 1903, the family hired Charles William Dickey to design a house for Ralph Wilcox and his wife, Daisy Rice. Dickey also supervised a renovation of the main house in 1915, which involved removing interior walls to create large, open spaces.^[5] Between 1913 and 1917, a row of small houses was constructed for plantation workers. The houses were called Kaipu Camp after the Hawaiian name for a Chinese foreman of the plantation.^[6]

The main estate house has two bedrooms, a writing room, two bathrooms, and a library on the first floor. A grand staircase leads up to the second floor, which has more bedrooms. Behind the main house is a hexagonal gazebo styled after a Japanese teahouse, built in 1898. To the south is a guest cottage with two living areas, dating back to approximately 1890. Another single-story cottage was built in 1877 for George Wilcox, and an office building was built in 1884. Several support buildings include sheds and a garage.^[5]

Wilcox died in 1933, and the farm was left to nieces and nephews. This included the six children of his brother, Samuel Wilcox (1847–1929), and Emma Lyman (1849–1943), the daughter of missionary David Belden Lyman.^[7] During World War II, the farm began to diversify by cultivating additional food crops to meet the increasing demand of the island’s population, including the military. In 1948, Grove Farm purchased the 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) McBryde plantation, which included the Koloa sugar mill. By 1974, sugar production was leased to Alexander & Baldwin, while the company moved into residential and resort real estate operations.^[4]

The Wilcox estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hawaii on June 25, 1974, as site 74000722. Its boundary was adjusted to total 81.79 acres (33.10 ha) on December 8, 1978, and the site changed to 78003436.^[6]

The main house is now a private museum, the Grove Farm Sugar Plantation Museum, with tours by appointment.^[8] It is located on Hawaii Route 58, known as Nawiliwili Road. The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge^[9] Grove Farm Company Locomotives^[10] were stored in a warehouse just to the west in the area known as Puhi, also listed on the NRHP, and formerly owned by Mabel Wilcox.^[11] Some of the restored trains can be ridden approximately once a month at the site of the Lihue Plantation Sugar Mill, located nearby.^[12]

In the 1990s, all sugarcane production ended in the area. A golf course designed for the former plantation called Puakea was partially built when Hurricane Iniki hit in 1992. It opened with ten holes in 1997.^[13] It has evolved into a full 18-hole golf course. In 2000, the Grove Farm Company (excluding the Museum) was acquired by Steve Case. In July 2001, he also acquired the neighboring Lihue plantation from Amfac, totaling approximately 40,000 acres (16,000 ha).^[4]^[14] Case’s grandfather, A. Hebard Case, had worked on the plantation.^[15] He paid US$25 million and assumed $60 million of debt, but was sued by the Wilcox family shareholders since his father had served as a lawyer for the Grove Farm company. The lawsuit was dismissed in court in 2008.^[16] Case has proposed more development, characterized as green building.^[17]

Internationally Recognized Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS, and John Barton, ASA Prevail in Multi-Billion Dollar International Arbitration for Blue Equity LLC, in Rubis Matter

EDS — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:24:50 +0000

Internationally Recognized Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS and John Barton, ASA prevail at international arbitration before the American Arbitration Association for Blue Equity LLC., a Louisville-based private-equity firm, and its Jamaica-based subsidiary BE TAG Holdings Limited, with appraisal expert-witness testimony and litigation support services in connection with its sale of Shell Oil Jamaica to Rubis Caribbean Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of French-based Rubis, an international company specialized in the storage, distribution and sale of petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), food and chemical products.

About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS

Mr. Siegler holds TS Clearance with the U.S. Government and is uniquely qualified to practice in national security-related valuation and other specialized matters before U.S. Government agencies.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

SUPER APPRAISERS® ELITE-RATED 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., Prevail in John Ryals, as Trustee of the Rosa Lou Ryals Lopez Revocable Living Trust, Plaintiff, vs. Sun West Construction, LLC and the Avalon Club, LLC, Defendants Matter.

EDS — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:24:53 +0000

Super Appraisers^® Elite-Rated 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., Prevail in John Ryals, as Trustee of the Rosa Lou Ryals Lopez Revocable Living Trust, Plaintiff, vs. Sun West Construction, LLC and the Avalon Club, LLC, Defendants Matter.

About Appraisal Expert Witness Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS

Mr. Siegler holds TS Clearance with the U.S. Government and is uniquely qualified to practice in national security-related valuation and other specialized matters before U.S. Government agencies.

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 Committee. 2018-2022 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 for admission.

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.

EDS’s unparalleled level of expertise is recognized and appreciated in boardrooms and courtrooms worldwide. How may we be of service to you?

SUPER APPRAISERS® ELITE-RATED Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS and G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr., ASA, MRICS of Equity Development Systems, Ltd., Named Appraisal Experts for the City of Clearwater, FL.

EDS — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:04:54 +0000

Super Appraisers^® Elite-Rated Appraisal Expert Witnesses Steven N. Siegler, ASA, FRICS, and G. Adrian Gonzalez, Jr., ASA, MRICS of Equity Development Systems, Ltd., Named Appraisal Experts for the City of Clearwater, FL.