Top 15 Takeaways and Lessons from Your Colleagues' Legal Misfortunes

What can appraisers learn from their colleagues’ legal misfortunes?

Here are some of the takeaways offered:

· How does USPAP relate to a professional negligence claim?

· What’s the most important language in an appraisal report – in relation to an appraiser’s potential liability?

· What legal problems have copying and pasting information from Wikipedia into appraisal reports caused appraisers?

· How does the Gramm Leach Bliley Act really apply to appraisers?

Peter Christensen is an attorney whose practice is focused on legal and regulatory issues concerning real estate valuation. He is the author of Risk Management for Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Firms, published by the Appraisal Institute in 2019.