8:30 – Opening Remarks
Ryan Hargrove, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS – 2026 SCCAI President
Matthew VanEck, MAI– Seminar Chairperson
Jason Borras – Seminar Co-Chair
8:30 AM – When the IRS Calls: Defending Estate & Gift Tax Appraisals Under Audit
Eric Garfield, MAI, CCIM – Cushman & Wakefield
Aaron J. Gigliotti – Lurie, Zepeda, Schmalz, Hogan & Martin
9:30 AM Break
9:40 AM – From Appraisal Report to Witness Stand: What Appraisers Need to Know About Litigation and Testifying
Ryan Squire, Jennifer Slater and Scott Mahler – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
10:45 AM Break
10:55 AM – Eminent Domain Topic TBD
Alyson C. Suh and Michael C. Valdez – Woodruff & Smart
11:55 AM Lunch
1:00 PM – The Shulda, Woulda and Couldas of Market Value Definitions
Stephen D. Roach, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS – Jones, Roach & Caringella, Inc.
2:15 PM Break
2:35 PM – Artificial Intelligence Topic TBD
Ryan T. Hargrove, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, R/W-AC – County of Orange
Jacinto A. Munoz, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, AI-RRS, CRE – Cogito Realty Partners LLC
3:35 PM TBD
5:00 PM Closing Reports/Announcements