T.B. Harris, Jr. & Associates Inc., has been engaged in providing services for clients involved in pending and on-going litigation involving environmental issues. Thomas B. Harris, Jr. MAI, CRE, has attended local, state, and federal court hearings and has qualified as an expert witness in a number of courts and commissions. See some examples of our work below.
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Mecklenburg County Superior Court
North Carolina Superior Court
North Carolina Western District Bankruptcy Court
North Carolina Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Federal Tax Court in Winston-Salem, NC
Mr. Harris has provided consultation and/or appraisal services for several environmental client issues, including the following:
- - Private property claim, representing the Defendant in a major oil spill case in the St. Johns River, Jacksonville, Florida. Client, insurance club/law firm representing the responsible party.
- - Consultation services regarding diminution in value, if any, caused by required clean up, representing landlord’s legal counsel, landlord/tenant costs.
- - Providing consultation arbitration expertise for a South Carolina property owner (responsible party) in an effort to effectively minimize their costs.
- - Private consultant for responsible party involving the Tampa Bay oil spill of 1993.
- - Mr. Harris has attended the seminar “Environmental Risk in the Real Estate Appraisal Process” by the Appraisal Institute, and is an approved instructor for this seminar.
- - Appraisals for conservation easement acquisitions.
- - Prepared market study for properties related to specific environmental conditions.
