- Date
- April 23, 2025
- Time
- 12:30PM - 2:30PM (PST)
- Sponsor
- Seattle Chapter
- Location
- Tukwila Community Center
12424 42 Ave S
Tukwila, WA 98168
- Instructor
- Peter Christensen
- Full Price
- $50.00
- AI Price
- $35.00
Course Description
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?
Who Should Enroll
State Approvals
| State | QE/CE | Course & Exam | Course Only | Exam Only | Delivery Format | Approval Format | Start Date | Expire Date | State Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | CE | 2 | Classroom | Classroom | 02/25/2025 | 02/25/2026 | A25006136 (Seattle Chapter) |
Course Objectives
1. The basic legal elements that must be proven to establish a claim for professional negligence against an appraiser performing litigation and non-lending appraisal work.
2. The most common sources and causes of professional negligence lawsuits against appraisers in connection with non-lending appraisal assignments.
3. The differing liability risks imposed by specific types of non-lending assignments: divorce, expert witness, tax and conservation easements.
4. What is the litigation privilege and how does it apply to an appraiser’s litigation assignments?
5. How to create a good engagement agreement for non-lending assignments (what are the key terms in engagement agreements)?
6. How and why should an expert witness engagement agreement be different than a “regular” non-lending engagement agreement?
Pricing Options
| Rate | Full Price | AI Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard
Today thru 04/20/2025 |
$50.00 | $35.00 |
| Late
After 04/21/2025 |
$75.00 | $55.00 |
Event Information
Join us for a Chapter meeting and an opportunity to earn 2 hours of CE (pending approval). Lunch is included.
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.
Peter Christensen
Peter is an attorney whose legal practice is entirely focused on real estate valuation services. His clients have been primarily appraisal firms, AMCs and financial institutions. Peter was for over 10 years general counsel to LIA (www.liability.com) – the Appraisal Institute’s endorsed E&O provider. While there, he saw more than 5,000 claims and legal matters affecting appraisers. Now, he is general counsel at BBG, Inc.
His book Risk Management for Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms was published by the Appraisal Institute in 2019.
Peter lives in Bozeman, MT, and is a member of the Montana Real Estate Appraisers Board.