• Redesign: Recycle Your Jewelry™ by taking existing jewelry, such as wedding rings and family heirlooms, and redesigning the piece into something new.
• Makeover: Turn a pendant, necklace, earrings, and/or rings into new pieces of jewelry. Turn a ring into a pendant; an old pair of earrings into a new ring!
• Custom Designs: Want a ring, necklace, pair of earrings, or other piece of jewelry that is 100% original? We can work with you to design a piece that is comletely your own and one-of-a-kind.
• Clean & Repair: Bring in your most used and cherished jewelry to be cleaned, repaired, or stones remounted and have them looking like the day you purchased them.

APPRAISAL SERVICES

• IRS Estate Tax: Estates worth over $600,000 involving taxes owed on fine jewelry.
• IRS Gift Tax: Determining charitable donation deductions.
• Charitable Donations: Valuation of charitable gifts of jewelry given to organizations in lieu of cash.
• Heir Distribution & Estate Inventory: Valuation of jewelry for equitable distribution  & inventory.
• Divorce: Value of existing jewelry inventory in a couple's community estate.
• Liquidation: Established forced & orderly liquidation values for various purposes.
• Collateral: Pre-loan valuation to justify loan limits.
• Investment Gemstones: Confirmation of values implied in gemstone purchases made by mail-order from  investment companies not in the jewelry retail business.
• Appraisal Review: Reviewing current & previous appraisals done by others and used by consumers for various reasons.

CONSUMER SERVICES

• Barter: Valuation of jewelry items traded in a transaction.
• Gem Identification: Determination of gemstone type and quality.
• Inventory History: Assistance in establishing a method to keep information on jewelry including purchase price, historical data, provenance, and proposed heirs.
• Jewelry Estate Planning: Assisting in the equitable distribution to heirs of family jewelry  before or after death.
• Jewelry & Diamond Liquidation Options: Finding the most lucrative way to liquidate including outright sale, consignment, auction, or brokerage.
• Jewelry Maintenance: Recommendations regarding purchase, variety, care, storage, and usage of jewelry.
• Jewelry Recycling: Consultation regarding optimally redesigning older, non-desired jewelry into fresh, updated designs.
• Jewelry Restoration: Using modern day methods to restore antique & period jewelry to its original condition.
• Quality of Manufactured Jewelry: Assessing the quality of custom made or manufactured jewelry.

INSURANCE

• Insurance Coverage: Valuation required for personal articles floater.
• Insurance Fraud: Confirmation of appraised value for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
• Moving & Freight Losses: Evaluation of losses or damages occurring during moving or shipping of jewelry with private companies including UPS, Federal Express, or USPO.

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Confiscated Goods: Fair market value of goods legally confiscated by governmental law enforcement agencies.
• Import Duties & Taxes: Evaluation for determination of import and export duties.
• Jewelry Theft Investigation: Expertise in consultations with investigative agencies including government, insurance providers, private corporations & non-profit organizations for positive identification of stolen jewelry.

LEGAL

• Consumer Fraud: Verification of post sale value, price, quality, and gemstone identification.
• Product Liability, Standards, and Craftmanship: Evaluation of methods and quality of jewelry construction and fabrication.
• Bankruptcy: Valuation of jewelry owned by parties declaring bankruptcy.

NON-PROFIT

• Museum Collections: Recommendations regarding acquisitions, case displays, security, and liquidation of jewelry gifts and existing jewelry collections.

CLIENTS INCLUDE:

• Texas Commerce Bank Trust Department
• Internal Revenue Service
• US Marshall Service
• Norwest Trust Department
• Major El Paso Law Firms
• US Customs

PROFESSIONAL WRITING

• Certified Sales Associate Course, "Karatage", American Gem Society (national course for jewelry associates containing advanced product knowledge), 1995.
• "Closed Circuit TV...Not Just for Security", Jeweler’s Circular Keystone Magazine, 1995.
• "Should Your Customer Know if it’s a Used Diamond?", Jeweler’s Circular Keystone Magazine, December, 1995.
• "Are Your Appraisals Taxable?", ASA Personal Property Journal, Summer, 1995.
• Recommendations to the Federal Trade Commission "Guides for The Jewelry Industry", Federal Register 5/30/96, footnotes 45, 68, 187, 192, 294, 1996.
• "Buying Jewelry", Council of Better Business Bureaus (national pamphlet for consumers to be distributed nationwide to all BBBs), 1998.

NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Secretary, International Gems & Jewelry Committee, American Society of Appraisers
• Member, National Ethics Committee, American Gem Society
• Member, National Education Committee, American Gem Society
• Member, National Board of Directors, Council of Better Business Bureaus
• Chair, National Marketing Committee, Council of Better Business Bureaus 
• Member, National Retail Advisory Focus Group Jewelers of America Show

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• National Panelist, "Ethics", American Gem Society Conclave, Dallas
• National Panelist, "A Jeweler’s Forum: Everything Some People Don’t Want To Know about Honesty", Jeweler’s Circular Keystone Magazine, Jewelry Expo, Las Vegas
• Seminar Instructor, Manufacturing Jewelers and Silversmiths of America Expo, "Repairing Costume Jewelry", Providence
• Seminar Speaker, "Knowing Your Customers", National Jeweler Magazine Jewelry Expo, Las Vegas.
• Seminar Speaker, "Designer Jewelry - On the Road to Success", CK International Show, Las Vegas.

CONSUMER ARTICLES

• "Appraisals Are For The Birds"
• "Professional tips"
• "Investing in Diamonds"
• "Attorney To The Rescue Saves Thousands in Taxes"
• "Beware ... Consumer Fraud"