Paul Golubovs, MBA, ASA, ARM
Accredited Senior Appraiser
American Society of Appraisers
Paul has five (5) ASA accreditations, thirty (30) years of experience, and decades of additional specialized knowledge, which qualify him for your selection as
The APPRAISER of CHOICE to accomplish your appraisal needs for estate, trust, dissolution, third-party claim, and insurance matters.
AA&A Appraisal Service
TheAPPRAISERofCHOICE
AA&A Appraisal Service has been serving the needs of appraisal clients for over 30 years.
Paul Golubovs, MBA, ASA, ARM, is the only ASA Accredited Senior Appraiser who is accredited in his combination of five specialties.
Accredited Appraisers with specialty accreditations are often called upon for the valuation of fine arts, decorative arts, antiques, silver flatware and hollowware, precious metal collectibles, religious art, historical artifacts, firearms, swords, armor, medals, fine porcelain dinnerware, crystal, furniture, etc.
There many different intended uses of Appraisal Reports, such as:
• trust planning
• equitable distribution
• estate settlement
• establishing stepped-up basis
• income tax deduction for non-cash charitable contributions
• insurance coverage
• insurance claims
• third-party claims
• resale consideration
Assistance with the inventory and identification of objects is essential, especially in the complex realms of fine arts, antiques, firearms, arms and armor, and religious art, where specialized knowledge is required. Moreover, the correct type of value must be researched and reported.
Appraiser's Qualifications
Accreditations
ACCREDITED SENIOR APPRAISER, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS
Tested and Accredited with Five Specialty Designations in Two Disciplines:
Appraisal Review & Management / Appraisal Review and Management
Personal Property / Fine Arts
Personal Property / Antiques & Decorative Arts
Personal Property / Antique Firearms, Armor & Militaria
Personal Property / Residential Contents – General
Appraisal Courses with Examinations
ASA Fine and Decorative Arts (Level V)
ASA Residential Contents (Level V)
ASA Machinery & Equipment, Personal Property, Gems & Jewelry
Appraisal Review and Management (ARM 201)
ASA Real Property Appraisal Review and Management (ARM 202)
ASA Business Valuation Appraisal Review and Management (ARM 203)
ASA Appraisal Review and Management Overview (ARM 204)
ASA Introduction to Personal Property Valuation (PP201)
ASA Development of a Personal Property Appraisal: Research and Analysis (PP202)
ASA Communication of a Personal Property Appraisal: Report Writing (PP203)
ASA Personal Property Valuation: The Legal and Commercial Environments (PP204)
ASA Appraising Fine Arts Overview (PP451)
ISA Antiques and Residential Contents (ARC)
Leadership in Professional Organizations
Examiner, American Society of Appraisers International Board of Examiners, 2018-2023
Chair, ASA Elections Committee, 2023
Member, Personal Property Resource Panel of the Appraisal Foundation, 2023
Member, ASA Elections Committee, 2019-2022
Member, ASA Personal Property Governmental Relations Committee, 2018-2019
Vice-Chair, ASA Appraisal Review and Management (ARM) Discipline Committee, 2016-2018
President, San Diego Forensic Consultants Association, 2008, 2009 & 2010
President, San Diego Chapter, American Society of Appraisers, four terms:
1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1998-1999 & 2003-2004
Vice President, San Diego Forensic Consultants Association, 2007
Director-at-Large, San Diego Forensic Consultants Association, 1996 & 2005-2006
District Director, American Society of Appraisers Region 9, 1999-2003
Team Member, ASA Technical Development Task Force 2000
Member, ASA Region 9 Seminar Committee, 1990-1999
Other Professional Appraisal Experience
Principal, Vanguard Residential Contents Appraisals, San Diego, CA
Principal, Antique Arms and Armor Appraisal Service, San Diego, CA
Principal, AA&A Appraisal Service / The Appraiser of Choice, San Diego, CA and Palm Desert, CA
Editor, San Diego Chapter ASA Bulletin, 1989-1991
Member, Forensic Expert Witness Association
Litigation Consultant
Review Appraiser
Court Approved Expert Witness (since 1990)
Consultant on personal property value and loss of value including:
Antiques and Collectibles, Art, Furniture, Silver, Armor, Firearms, Swords, Daggers, Helmets, Shields, Uniforms, Medals & other Militaria, Precious Metals, Coins, Sacred Art, Imperial Russian
Artifacts, as well as general Residential Contents.
Author and Presenter of the 7-Hour Seminar titled Value and the Preservation of Value of Personal Property, and other Presentations including: Science and Standards in the Valuation of Precious Metals (2-hour overview), Bank Vault Treasures: A Guide to
Understanding Valuables found in Safe Deposit Boxes, Twelve Documents that define an Art Collection, Appraisal Review from a Personal Property Perspective (presented at the ASA International Appraisers Conference ’16), and A Brief Survey of Decorative Techniques and Themes on Fine Swords of the Last Five Centuries.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Master of Business Administration, National University, San Diego, CA
ASA Personal Property Principles of Valuation Courses (with examinations, as listed above)
ASA Appraisal Review and Management Courses (with examinations, as listed above)
ASA Insurance, Appraisers, and the Law (PP440)
ASA Personal Property Advanced Report Writing (PP445)
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Courses
Various ASA, ISA, SDIAA, FCA and FEWA Seminars and Educational Programs