M. Ronald Lipman is a founding partner of Lipman, Frizzell & Mitchell LLC. Ron has over 50 years of experience as a real estate appraiser and, over the past 30 years, has provided extensive real estate counseling services to property owners, developers, banking and investment clients and their legal representatives, with a specialty in real property tax appeals and fractional/minority interest valuations in the context of estate planning and estate administration.

Ron has considerable experience in complex appraisal assignments and litigation matters, having participated in some of the state’s most important court cases, several of which have set legal precedent. Ron’s personal experiences as a developer, investor, joint partner, and previously as a trustee of Mid Atlantic Realty Trust (NYSE) add significantly to his ability to provide effective, pragmatic consulting advice to his clients.

Ron holds the MAI designation of the Appraisal Institute and is licensed as a Certified General Appraiser in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University and a Masters of Business Administration in Real Estate from American University.