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   RONALD M. SEAMAN

 

Professional Qualifications

A.S.A. (Accredited Senior Appraiser), Business Valuation,  American Society of Appraisers. Re-certified 2000

C.B.A. (Certified Business Appraiser), Institute of Business Appraisers.

Qualified as an expert witness: Hillsborough, Polk and Pinellas County Circuit Courts; U.S. Bankruptcy Court; U.S. District Court, U.S. Tax Court.

Vendor to Internal Revenue Service, Engineering & Valuation Division, Atlanta, GA.

Chairman, International Board of Examiners, American Society of Appraisers.

Elected Member, Business Valuation Committee, American Society of Appraisers.

Seminar leader and author:
"What's Your Business Worth And How To Cash Out"
"Valuing Your Dental Practice: Beware Of The Formula"
"Market-Based Discounts For Minority and Lack of Marketability in Closely Held Corporations"
"What's Your (Medical) Practice Worth?"
"Valuation of Undivided Interests In Real Estate"

 

Business Experience

February 1985 To Present 
President and Founder, Southland Business Group, Inc. Tampa, FL

Rozier Machinery Co., Tampa, FL, General Manager, Lift Truck division

Champion Products, Inc., Rochester, NY, V. P., Sales and Marketing

 

Education

M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

B.A., Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

 

Supplemental Data 

Testimony Given
(not including depositions)

4/02/02 Court: 13th Circuit Court (Hillsborough County)
  Judge: Manuel Lopez
  Attorney: John A. Dwyer, Esquire
  Case Name: Brown v. Brown
  Subject: Value of jewlery store
10/31/01 Court: FL 6th Circuit(Pinellas County)
  Judge: James Case
  Attorney: R. Nathan Hightower, Esquire
  Case Name: Johazel, Inc. v. Fletcher
  Subject: Value of a motel in connection with a dissenter's rights action
9/8/98 Court: FL 10th Circuit (Polk County)
  Judge: Wm. Bruce Smith
  Attorney: Beach Brooks, Esq.
  Case Name: Harstine v. Harstine
  Subject: Values of interests in five businesses.
   
8/13/98 Court: Bankruptcy Court - Middle District of FL 
  Judge: Karen S. Jennemann
  Attorney: D. Jean Ryan, Esq.
  Case Name: Ruenheck v. U.S.A.
  Subject: Value of 15 Burger King restaurants.
   
11/24/97 Court: FL 13th Circuit Court (Hillsborough County)
  Judge: Thomas E. Stringer
  Attorney: Edna Y. Elliott
  Case Name: Skynner v. Skynner
  Subject: Value of a note.
   
10/16/97 Court: U.S. District - Middle District of FL
  Judge: Susan C. Bucklew
  Attorney: Charles F. Ketchey, Esq.
  Case Name: Greenman Realty v. Sanwater Resorts Corp.
  Subject: Value of an indemnity.
   
10/9/96 Court: U.S. Tax Court 
  Judge: Judge Wright
  Attorney: William D. Mitchell, Esq.
  Case: Estate of Gleason v. Commissioner
  Subject: Discounts on real estate entities.
   
8/1/96 Court: FL 13th Circuit Court (Hillsborough County)
  Judge: Peter J. T. Taylor
  Attorney: Adrian R. Castro, Esq.
  Case Name: Quinn v. Quinn
  Subject: Valuation of service station.
   
11/15/95 Court: Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of FL 
  Judge: Alexander Paskay
  Attorney: David W. Steen, Esq.
  Case Name: Americare International, Inc.
  Subject: Valuation of company owning MRI centers.
   
8/23/94 Court: Federal Court - Middle District of FL
  Judge: Magistrate Judge Thomas McCoun
  Attorney: W. John Fitzgibbons, Esq.
  Case Name: U.S. v. Scott Morris
  Subject: Valuation of the stock of a service company.
   
7/18/94 Court: Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of FL
  Judge: Alexander Paskay
  Attorney: John D. Emmanuel, Esq.
  Case Name: Minnelusa Corp., Debtor
  Subject: Value of minority interest in a marina.

Courses Attended

Advanced Business Valuation Seminars
American Society of Appraisers
11/95, 6/96, 10/96, 6/97, 9/98, 8/99, 10/99, 7/00, 10/00

"Appraising Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets"
Seminar, American Society of Appraisers
January, 1993

Institute of Business Appraisers National Conferences
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 (Program Coordinator), 1996 (Speaker)

"Employee Stock Ownership Plans" (BV-206)
American Society of Appraisers
March, 1995

Advanced Business Valuation (BV-204)
American Society of Appraisers
November, 1991

 

Seminars Held and Courses Taught

"What's Your Business Worth And How To Cash Out"
with Tampa Bay Business Journal and Johnson, Blakeley law firm
Hyatt Regency Westshore Hotel, June, 1987 - Tampa, FL

 

"Business Valuation: Current Issues"
Presentation for tax and planning attorneys
Annis, Mitchell law firm, April, 1993 - Tampa, FL

 

"What's Your Practice Worth?"
Presentation to 200 medical doctors.
Orlando Regional Healthcare System's annual seminar

 

"Business Valuation Resources"
Presentation to Florida West Coast Chapter of Institute of Business Appraisers November, 1993 - St. Petersburg, FL

 

"Business Valuation - Beyond The Basics"
Presentation to 50 CPA's; sponsored by Dean Witter Reynolds
November, 1994 - Tampa, FL

 

"Business Valuation"
Presentation to West Central Florida Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers
April, 1995 - Tampa, FL

 

"The Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships"
Presentation to Institute of Business Appraisers 1996 National Conference
January, 1996 - Orlando, FL

 

"20 Answers To The Question: 'What's Your Business Worth?' "
Presentation to Florida Institute of CPA's, Industry Conference
February, 1997 - Tampa, FL

 

"What Lawyers Need to Know About Business Valuation"
Presentation to the Hillsborough County Bar Association
June 13, 1997 - Tampa, FL

 

"Current Issues in Business Valuation"
Presentation to the Central Florida Tax Roundtable
April 6, 1998 - Orlando, FL

 

Articles Written

"Valuing Your Dental Practice: Beware of The Formula"
Florida Dental Journal
Winter, 1986, p. 23

Book Review of "Business Valuation Manual" by Thomas Horn
Business Valuation Review,
December, 1990, p. 141

"Market-Based Discounts For Minority and Lack of Marketability In Closely Held Corporations."
Callaghan's Estate & Personal Financial Planning
April, 1990 Callaghan & Co., Deerfield, IL

"Valuation of Undivided Interests In Real Estate"
Clark Boardman Callaghan's Estate & Personal Financial Planning
July, 1996

"Valuation of Undivided Interests In Real Property"
Business Valuation Review, American Society of Appraisers
April, 1997

 

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