About Us

Lisa Austin, MFA

Austin is a fine art advisor and appraiser with more than 30 years experience in the international art market. An expert in contemporary museum-quality art, she advises clients on creating art collections of lasting value and importance. Her services include acquisitions and collection management, proper art installation techniques, conservation and care of artwork, and long-term strategic planning. Her global sources in the art world enable her to provide the most up to date and accurate information on prices and market trends. Among her many clients are Fortune 500 companies such as Gannett, General Dynamics, UPS and Rand, as well as multinational law firms, public municipalities including a major performing arts center, and a select group of private collectors. A graduate of the University of Miami with a Masters degree in Art History, Austin did her undergraduate work at the University of Florida. She has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, Bloomberg, Interior Design and The Miami Herald, among many other news outlets, and has written about best practices for commissioning artwork for the American Institute of Architects.

Siobhan Morrissey, Esq.
Probate and Guardianship Section, Dade County Bar Association

Morrissey provides a unique perspective combining art and law. An attorney and art collector for more than a decade, Morrissey now works as an appraiser of fine arts according to the rigorous standards established by the American Society of Appraisers. She is a graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and the University of Miami School of Law, where she graduated with honors. A member in good standing with the Florida Bar since 1996, Morrissey served as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami during the late 1990s, where she won dozens of trials, wrote appellate briefs and lectured the FBI on trial preparation. She owns and operates STM Esquire Publications. For the past decade her award-winning articles have appeared regularly in a variety of publications, including TIME, PEOPLE and the ABA Journal, The Lawyer's Magazine. Much of the coverage delves into legal issues, such as explaining to ABA Journal readers the legal problems universities and museums face when selling artwork from existing collections. Morrissey has explored, among other art-related subjects, the world of art forgery, the prolific paintings of Romero Britto, and the politics of Art Spiegelman, who used a New Yorker cover to further race relations. The Washington Post also featured her work, including a full-page profile of cartoonist and artist Pat Oliphant.