Staying out of the Courtroom Unless You’re Being Paid to be There

Most discussion of appraiser liability focuses on lawsuits and claims relating to appraisals performed for mortgage lending.  However, appraisal assignments for litigation and other non-lending purposes also present a similar liability risk to the appraiser.  This seminar addresses some of the key risks and issues associated with appraisals for litigation, divorce, estate, tax, conservation easements and other non-lending purposes.  It also addresses liability considerations for review appraisers. Actual lawsuits against appraisers form the foundation of the seminar.

These are the kinds of questions that appraisers get answered in this seminar: Who sues appraisers serving as expert witnesses? Who sues appraisers performing appraisals for tax purposes?  What’s the surest way for an appraiser to be sued for non-lending work?  Can an appraiser whose work has been wrongly criticized sue the review appraiser?  What special provisions should I consider putting in an engagement letter for different types of non-lending assignments?