Mr. Lane has been an independent fee appraiser and counselor since 1965. Real estate appraised has included all types of residential, commercial , industrial, urban, rural, and special purpose property. Mr. Lane has also appraised leasehold estates and easements as well as fee title and is qualified as an appraiser of fixtures and goodwill. Mr. Lane served as the California representative on a nationwide panel to review and create questions for the Certified General Appraiser examination, 1994-1995. Mr. Lane has appraised property in the following California counties:

Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Merced, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

Ada County, State of Idaho; Bonneville County, State of Nevada; Washoe County, State of Utah; Laramie County, Sweetwater County, and Summit County, State of Wyoming.

EXPERT WITNESS

Mr. Lane has qualified as an expert witness in real estate valuation in the following courts:

California Superior Courts:

Amador, Del Norte, El Dorado, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Napa, Placer, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, and Yolo.

U. S. District Courts:

Sacramento and San Francisco.

Bankruptcy Courts:

Sacramento, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, and Modesto.

Other courts include:

State of Idaho: District Court of Bonneville County; State of Nevada: District Court of Washoe County.

ARBITRATION

Mr. Lane has acted as arbitrator in numerous cases, including appointment under Section 1273.010 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

MEMBERSHIPS AND LICENSES

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of California, Certificate Number AG003106. CRE Member, The Counselors of Real Estate , Certificate Number 898. MAI Member, The Appraisal Institute, Certificate Number 4186; currently certified under the Appraisal Institute's voluntary continuing education program. Senior Member (SR/WA), International Right of Way Association. Former State Inheritance Tax Referee, Sacramento County, 1968-1975. Probate Referee, Sacramento County, effective September 1, 1996.