IACP Auto Appraiser & Trial Court Expert Witness

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Roy Theophilus Bent, Jr. provides IACP Certified Auto Appraisals & Trial Court Expert Witness Testimony at Houston Auto Appraisers. Mr. Bent is retained by Attorneys for cases requiring Court Approved Expert Witness Reports for cases involving Diminished Value and Total Loss Auto appraisals, Stolen Vehicles, FMV/ ACV, Loss of Use Reports, Divorce/Estate/Probate Asset Valuation, Classic Cars, Trucks, Luxury Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motor Homes, Motorcycles, Heavy Equipment, Construction, Oil & Gas Equipment, IRS 8283 Non-Cash Charitable Donations, Cargo & Damage Estimates, Substandard Body shop Repairs, Major Auto Accident Reconstruction, Airbag Crash Data Retrieval (CDR/EDR), and Black box download imaging services. Mr. Bent is the seated President of the Bureau of Certified Auto Appraisers, a National Professional Appraisal Credentialing Organization that has trained, tested, and certified over 2,400 students under his leadership in the practices of IACP Certified Auto Appraisals and Litigation assistance. He is a contributing author in several peer reviewed journals in auto accident expert witness related theories, case studies, and reports which are used exclusively by other expert witnesses in the field. Mr. Bent holds numerous licenses and credentials as an ASE Certified Mechanic, I-Car Collision Specialist, Licensed Auto Appraiser, Insurance Adjuster, Umpire, Mediator, Arbitrator, Classic Car Judge and Vintage Car Historian. American Arbitration Association (AAA) Affiliate Mediator, Arbitrator & Umpire Appointee - Mr. Roy Theophilus Bent, Jr. have been independently vetted by attorneys with expertise in litigated claims exceeding $250K. He has demonstrated 29+ years senior-level business, professional and legal experience as an Arbitrator, Mediator & Insurance Appraisal Clause Umpire / Neutral in Federal Courts, District Courts, County-Level Courts, Justice Courts, and Municipal Courts. Mr. Bent is a University of Houston Law Center Alumni who currently practices ADR services on a panel of qualified Mediators and Arbitrators at Baytown Mediation Center, in Baytown, Texas. General Specialties: Professional Appraisal & Valuation Services Specialty Focus: Diminished Value, Total Loss Auto Appraisals, Accident Records, Insurance Appraisal Clause Umpire, Classic Cars, Divorce Estate Appraisals, Large Loss Claims, Over Spray / Toxic Releases, Manufactures Latent Defects, Federal Lemon Laws, Luxury Motorhomes, Forensics Investigations, Crash Data Retrieval, EDR Imaging and Commercial Vehicles. This Expert's Other Areas of Expertise Airbags Auto Accident Investigation Automobile Accident Reconstruction Automotive Accident Photography Automotive Odometer Tampering Automotive Rollovers Battery / Batteries Fires & Explosions Brakes Commercial Vehicle Accidents Corrosion Cranes Diminished Value ECM Electronic Control Module High Speed Accidents Lemon Laws Low Speed Accidents Mechanic Liens Motorcoaches Motorcycles Education & Licenses Arbitration, University of Houston Law Center; IACP Certified Auto Appraiser, Bureau of Certified Auto Appraisers; Mediation, University of Houston Law Center; ASE Certified Mechanic, ASE; EDR/ Crash Data Retrieval Technician/Analyst; J.D. Power and Associates Valuation Expert.