With over 25 years of consulting experience in property value diminution, environmental economics and real estate advisory, Mr. Dent practices globally, having advised on matters in 20+ states and multiple countries. He brings expertise in mass tort and class action property value diminution matters involving allegations of air, groundwater, surface water and soil contaminants; development and administration of value assurance programs; development and administration of settlement frameworks and administration of settlement funds; development and administration of institutional control programs involving land use covenants; and analyses of economic damages and lost profits in disputes arising from alleged contamination.

Currently, Mr. Dent serves as program administrator for an institutional control program involving over 2,200 parcels. Previously, he was retained in Deepwater Horizon to coordinate the analysis and development of three real property settlement frameworks, including Compensation Framework for Real Property Sales; Compensation Framework for Coastal Real Property Claims; and Compensation Framework for Wetlands Real Property Claims.

Mr. Dent was also retained in the San Bruno pipeline explosion to advise on the development of a value assurance program, property purchase program and neighborhood restoration program for residential properties located in the area surrounding a natural gas pipeline explosion. He is currently retained to evaluate the real estate market for properties in and around the site of a train derailment.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Dent was a founding member of Accounting, Economics and Appraisal Group and served as Director of the Southeastern Real Estate Damages practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Dent earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Alabama, an MBA from the University of Mississippi and has successfully completed the Global Executive Leadership Program of the Yale School of Management. He is a designated CRE, FRICS, ASA and CCIM.