James E. Caminis, MAI

James is a principal with the firm with over 20 years of expertise at Lipman Frizzell & Mitchell LLC. He holds the MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and served a two-year term as President of its Maryland Chapter. James is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser licensed in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

As an expert witness, James has provided testimony before the Maryland Tax Court and the Washington, D.C. Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board (PTAAB). His background in valuation, consulting, tax appeal, estate planning, and litigation support spans a wide range of asset types, including industrial, office, and retail buildings; shopping centers; net-leased properties; mixed-use developments; vacant land; portfolio/estate valuation; and partial interest valuations.

What Our Clients are Saying

Stefan F. Tucker • Venable LLP

"As a lawyer specializing in estate and income tax planning, which often encompasses transfers by gift or bequest of interests in real property and interests in closely-held entities, such as partnerships, limited liability companies and S corporations, I am compelled to seek valuations of such interests by recognized experts in the field, so that the valuations attached to the gift or estate tax returns are “adequate disclosure” for Federal tax purposes.

In my practice, I have found that Lipman Frizzell and Mitchell is extraordinarily qualified to prepare the necessary valuations. Ron Lipman, Ryland Mitchell and the others at the firm carefully review all facts and make certain that the relevant documentation accords with their expectations so that their appraisals will stand up under heavy scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service and State taxing authorities. They carefully consider minority interests in property and in entities, the different types of property within entities, and the presence or absence of restrictions on transfers in the appropriate documentation.

The bottom line is that at all times Lipman Frizzell and Mitchell is at the very top rung of appraisers. I would recommend them to anyone seeking to work with the very best."

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Maryland Office

Lyndwood Executive Center
6085 Marshalee Drive, Suite 200
Elkridge, Maryland 21075
410-423-2300
410-423-2410 (fax)

Virginia Office

1818 Library Street, Ste. 500
Reston, Virginia 20190
703-454-0278
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