Anthony Barna is Managing Director and consulting appraiser for Integra Realty Resources-Pittsburgh. He has been actively engaged in valuation and consulting since 1991 and his practice specializes in complex assignments for litigation support, eminent domain, tax assessment and financing.

Mr. Barna us a certified general real estate appraiser in Pennsylvania and holds the MAI and SRA professional designations from the Appraisal Institute and the CRE designation from the Counselors of Real Estate. He has been qualified to provide expert witness testimony before courts throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as in Virginia, West Virginia and Connecticut. Mr. Barna was trained as a biomedical engineer at Boston University (B.S. 1984) and has a graduate degree in finance from Duquesne University (MBA 1988). 

Economist and Futurist Kiernan "KC" Conway, CCIM, CRE, MAI is the mind trust behind Red Shoe Economics, LLC, an independent economic forecasting and consulting firm furthering KC's mission as The Red Shoe Economist by providing organic research initiatives, reporting and insights on the impact of Economics within the commercial real estate industry. KC is a nationally recognized industry thought leader and Subject Matter Expert with expertise in Macro Economics, Valuations, Ports & Logistics, Banking Regulation, Real Estate Finance, MSA level market monitoring, Environmental Risk Management, Housing Economics and Tax Appeals.

A proud graduate of Emory University with more than 30 years' experience as a lender, credit officer, appraiser, instructor, and economist; KC is recognized for accurately forecasting real estate trends and ever-changing influences on markets all across the United States. With credentials from the CCIM Institute, Counselors of Real Estate and the Appraisal Institute, KC currently serves as Chief Economist of the CCIM Institute and as an Independent Director for Monmouth REIT MNR.

He is a gifted and prolific speaker having made more than 850 presentations to industry, regulatory and academic organizations in the last decade, and has been published in many national and regional newspapers and journals with frequent contributions to radio and television programming. 

Peter Helland, MAI, AI-GRS, joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2019 and currently serves as a Senior Vice President in the Chicago office.Pete is responsible for appraisal assignments; expert witness testimony; litigation support; client outreach; business development; and appraisal review assignments. His recent work has focused on assessment appeal assignments across the bulk of the Midwestern states and beyond.As a Midwest team leader for the Litigation Support & Consulting specialty practice at Newmark, his practice continues to expand for a number of clients including national/regional credit tenants, corporate office operators, and national/regional law firms. He has experience as an industry speaker on a national/regional scale for the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT), American Bar Association (ABA), Women's Property Tax Association (WPTA), and Illinois Property Assessment Institute (IPAI). Pete teaches the Assessment Appeal Report Writing 7-hour course for the Appraisal Institute, which he co-developed as approved continuing education in four states.

Mr. Helland completed his demonstration appraisal report for his MAI designation on a big box retail property, which has been a specific property type of expertise for litigation.He received his undergraduate degree from the Purdue University in business management and finance. He serves as Vice President for the Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and will be President in 2024. Pete also serves as the Property Tax Program Chair for the Chicago Chapter of IPT.

Mary O'Connor, ASA, CFE, is the partner-in-charge of Forensic and Valuation services. She specializes in business valuation and the appraisal of tangible and intangible assets for litigation and financial statement reporting with special focus in intangible assets in property tax appeal, securities, and transaction matters. She also possesses extensive experience with fairness and solvency opinions.

Mary has provided opinions to a wide variety of public and private clients in a range of industries including health care, governmental entities, agricultural businesses and food companies, senior living, technology, financial services, automotive, hospitality/gaming, manufacturing, natural resources, retail, utilities, waste management/recycling and real estate development. She has also provided litigation consulting and expert witness testimony to federal, state and local jurisdictions (including U.S. Tax Court, Delaware Chancery and Property Tax Appeals Boards) nationally and internationally in cases related to business valuation, lost profits damage analysis, diminution of business value, fraudulent conveyance, shareholder dispute, intangible assets in property assessment, breach of contract, fraud, estate taxation, marital dissolution, sale/leaseback, subrogation, ability to pay, insurance defense, condemnation and bankruptcy matters for both Plaintiffs and Defendants.

Cecilia J. Hyun is a partner at Siegel Jennings Co, L.P.A., based in the Cleveland office. Her practice is focused on real estate tax assessment in Ohio. She is experienced in handling client portfolios for all commercial property types: retail, industrial, hotel, apartments, health care, and affordable housing located in multiple states. She helps review property tax values, assess appeal strategies, defend against increases in tax assessments, and evaluate potential property tax implications of acquisition/disposition. She works closely with taxpayers to tailor strategies specific to their needs and priorities.

In addition to representing taxpayers before various county boards of revision, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, and the Ohio Supreme Court, she has written professional articles on state and local taxation issues. Her article, "Ohio Supreme Court Affirms That It is the Fee Simple Interest to Be Valued for Real Property Tax Purposes" was awarded the 2018 IPT Property Tax Article of the Year. Cecilia received her B.A. from McGill University in Montreal and her J.D. from the Cleveland State University College of Law. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, CREW Network, and IPT.

Timothy A. Rye is a litigator who advises clients on real estate valuation and property tax appeals. He advises on all aspects of the property tax appeal process, including: reviewing properties for potential success on appeal, filing appeals and all statutory disclosures, researching market data, preparing analyses for negotiations, negotiating resolutions, and litigating appeals if necessary. Tim represents a broad range of clients, including real estate investors, owners, developers, property and asset managers, corporations, and individuals with real estate holdings.

Tim started his career in real estate as a commercial real estate appraiser, where the majority of his appraisals were used in litigation. Tim is still a licensed Certified General Appraiser and, although he no longer prepares appraisals for clients, he employs his extensive knowledge and experience in valuation matters for clients every day.

As an attorney, he has represented clients in property tax appeals for retail, industrial, office, corporate headquarters, special use, and many other property types. He also has substantial experience in eminent domain matters, valuation disputes, and other property tax matters such as open space, green acres, conservation easements, and contamination tax issues.