Drew Ciocca

Background

About Drew Ciocca

Experienced Personal Property Appraiser with extensive background in damage and loss (fire, flood, mudslide), estate tax and estate settlement (IRS 706 and 8283), lending and financing valuation, tax valuation (IRS 805) and other areas with dual background in household personal property as well as FF & E/M&E. Expert Witness and Litigation Experience Provided expert testimony for appraisal district client in a tax appeal for personal property and fine art collection of a 250-room luxury hotel in Houston, TX (2021-2022); Provided expert opinion on taxable value for a national rent-to-own company in a statewide personal property tax appeal for multiple years in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (2022); Providing (ongoing) fair market value opinion, primarily for art and antiques with claimed loss in excess of for major Southern California utility in aftermath of two major wildfires (2021 – present); Providing (ongoing) replacement cost opinion for fire and loss following Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in New Mexico (2023 – present). Areas of Expertise Generalist who provides estate valuation services for major national bank trust departments (machinery and equipment, decorative arts, household goods, vehicles, etc.); Specialist in hospital, healthcare and bio-pharma equipment with over 6 hospitals valued in 2022; Extensive background (over 500 individual filings) for damage and loss claims; Provided valuation for Las Vegas television station on most recent collection of items owned by Howard Hughes (2021 – 2022); Fine art appraisal for museums and university collections including works by Monet, Picasso, Chagall, Corinth as well as pop-culture items owned by celebrated actors and actresses Other Background Appraisal/valuation and consulting assignments include: Personal property for estate, non-cash charitable contribution, insurance, marital dissolution, and damage and loss. Furniture, fixtures and equipment for entertainment, food and beverage operations, hospitality industry, retail, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, pharmaceutical/bio-pharma, and high tech industries.