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Martine White, of Bernards Appraisal Associates is an Accredited Senior Certified Appraiser of Antiques & Decorative Arts and Residential Contents with the Appraisers Association of America and the American Society of Appraisers. Ms. White holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of New Hamphshire and has been appraising personal property in the metropolitan area, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, since 1988.

As principal of Bernards Appraisal Associates, in Gladstone, NJ, she and her associates provide comprehensive certified appraisal documents for insurance scheduling, relocation, damage and loss claims, estate planning, estate tax, and charitable donation purposes, as well as prenuptial agreements and marital dissolution. Her clients include not only prominent families of the Somerset Hills but also major banks and trust companies, law firms and insurers such as Chubb, Fireman’s Fund, AIG, Marsh, Allstate, Travelers, and State Farm. BAA has been selected as the exclusive silver appraisers for the United States branch of Christofle and independent appraisal consultants for Gurr Johns, New York and London. Martine and her associates specialize in appraising entire residential contents, including antique and modern furniture, paintings, decorative art, Oriental rugs, silver and jewelry.

Other notable achievements and associations include:

• Presently the only ASA Senior Accredited Appraiser in Personal Property in Northern New Jersey with 25+ years of experience.
• Qualified expert witness in appraisal related testimony appointed in Morris, Somerset, Essex, Ocean, and Union County.
• Trustee and Program Director for the Somerset Hills Historical Society for over twenty years, 1993 – to present.
• Mentor for the Internship Program for Personal Property Appraisers at New York University through the Appraiser Association of America and Drew University.
• Lecturer at colleges, social and non-profit institutions, libraries, writer on antiques and valuation for specialized publications, and contributing writer for the Black River Journal.
• Featured Appraiser for major antique shows throughout the northeast.
• Featured Appraiser on WMTR “Meet The Expert” Radio Program.
• Featured Key Note Speaker: The NJ Law Institute “Estate Tax Annual Seminar”, New Brunswick.
• Selected Appraiser for Academic Institutions, including Seton Hall University, the Dillon Estate for Princeton University, The Lawrenceville School, Drew University and Centenary College.
• Panelist, Drew University, History & Culture Graduate Program.

Bernards Appraisal Associates, LLC has established an exemplary reputation during the past three decades. BAA appraisals exceed the requirements set by the I.R.S. and the Insurance Industry.