Meeting Final Meeting of the Year
2025 Installation of Officers and Directors
(Includes 2 hours of continuing education & “State of the Appraisal Institute” report)
- 5:00 pm Networking/Cash Bar
- Dinner Buffet and Chapter Meeting
- 6:00 pm Seminar & installation to follow dinner service
- 2 CE hours
Seminar Topic: “When Lawyers are Our Clients: The Ups and the Downs”
The CE seminar and State of the Appraisal Institute will be presented by Sandy Adomatis, SRA, 2024 President of the Appraisal Institute
When are lawyers our clients? (REMEMBER: they are our clients and not “our lawyers!”)
- When we are testifying experts – 20 minutes (Litigation; Arbitration; Administrative hearings)
- When we are consulting experts – 30 minutes (In litigation; When lawyers are drafting agreements that involve real estate value issues)
The engagement letter is the first opportunity to limit the downs – 20 minutes
- How to charge
- How to ensure payment
- Sample litigation engagement letter on AI website
Control the push-pull in developing and reporting opinions – 30 minutes
- Inherent conflict: appraisers are required to be independent, lawyers required to be advocates for their clients’ positions
- Stand your ground – lawyers put their pants on one leg at a time (OK, we can clean that up)
Expand your practice by having lawyers as your clients – 20 minutes
The chapter meeting will include the installation of the 2025 Officers and Directors:
Jeff McCormick, MAI — President
Rob Wright, MAI — Vice President
Woody Fincham, SRA, AI-RRS — Secretary/Treasurer
Corinna Payne, SRA — Director
Gary Powell, SRA — Director
Scott Gray, SRA — Director
Betsy Hughes, SRA, AI-RRS – Director
Cecil Miller, SRA Director
Pearl Ibarra, SRA — Past President
Reservations must be made by November 7th.
Any & all cancellations are subject to an administrative fee. No credit/refunds for cancellations made on or after November 7th. No credit/refunds for no-shows. Confirmations will be emailed. Two hours of CE credits are APPROVED by the Virginia Board of Real Estate Appraisers and the Appraisal Institute. 100% seminar/speaker attendance required to receive CE credits, as per State & AQB criteria. All chapter news and information can be found on the chapter website: www.hrai.org
Reduced rooms are available.
Make your reservation by mentioning our HRAI group when visiting https://shorturl.at/0QPTG. Room reservations must be made by November 12th.
Questions?
Need help enrolling? Email: LisaMay.Weiss@appraisalinstitute.org Call: 856.415.0281
If you have a guest/potential member to bring, please contact Lisa for info on registration!