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AAA   Valuation and Technical Expert Support   AAA AAA AAA AAA  Mr. Bainbridge was a Featured Speaker at the 12th Annual 2013 CLE Eminent Domain SuperConference in Austin, Texas.  His topic was “How to Correctly Appraise Convenience Stores in Condemnation”.  The unique nature of convenience store and gas station appraisals was explained, along with a discussion of the strengths and weakness of the three valuation approaches applied to these types of properties. Special location considerations for convenience retail real estate were explored along with examples of valuation resources available to appraisers. XXX XXX  COMMENTS FROM ATTORNEYS XXX “ I would like more time with Bainbridge… This is a huge new area, and he needed at least an hour if not two.” AAA   “Very informative.”  AAAAA AAAAA Mr. Bainbridge was a featured speaker at the American Law Institute | American Bar Association 2010 "Eminent Domain and Land Value Litigation Conference".  The topic was entitled, "When Access and Use are Inextricably Tied: The Case for Greater Compensation for Convenience Outlets That Suffer Access Impairment". This presentation was rated 94% out of 100 by the attending Eminent Domain Attorneys and conference participants.  Please click the link below to download a PDF file of the presentation material.  Please Click Here to Download the ALI | ABA Presentation and Related Readings XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX  Valuation and Technical Expert Support

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AAA AAA  The primary focus of our practice is the appraisal of tangible and intangible assets of single and multi-site convenience stores and petroleum marketing properties. We offer you our expertise in: AAA  ·       Asset Allocation ·       Business Valuation ·       Feasibility ·       Real Property Valuation ·       Sale/Leaseback Disputes ·       Eminent Domain ·       Takings and Damages ·       Partnership Disputes ·       and Forensic Accounting and Valuation  AAA AAA PUBLISHED EMINENT DOMAIN ARTICLES AAA “Retail Gas Properties and the Economics of Access” was published in the January/February 2010 edition of Right-of-Way magazine.  This article is an introduction to the severe economic impact of access degradation to convenience retail real estate.  AAA Please Click Here to Download Article AAA AAA  “When the Government Takes Your Property” was published in the October 2011 edition of Convenience Store News magazine and Single Store Owner magazine.  This article argues that awards of just compensation should reflect the fact that convenience retail property suffers more than other types of real estate from access degradation. 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AAA  Put the "A-Team" to work for you.  AAA  Steve Crooks Steve has been declared an expert witness in 27 U.S. jurisdictions in regard to roadway expansions and impact to gasoline and convenience store businesses.  He has testified on behalf of private property owners in eminent domain trials for impact of loss of land, access and business operations.  Steve joined Mobil Oil Corporation in 1973 with corporate responsibilities in retail marketing, site selection, site management of corporate owned convenient stores and gasoline facilities, gasoline and convenient store distributor business advisor.  AAA  Steve joined BP Oil Company in 1989, supervising all BP corporate owned Washington State gasoline and convenience store locations.  At the corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, Steve assumed duties in the Real Estate division for case management of all on-going and potential eminent domain cases for retail and terminal properties.  When BP acquired Amoco sites in the mid-west and Arco on the west coast, Steve assumed management for entire portfolio of condemnation cases both on-going and potential takings throughout the U.S.  Case load was approximately 250 cases.  AAA Steve is currently under contract with ExxonMobil for cases in New York, BP on the West Coast and independent Chevron and Shell dealers in the greater Seattle area.  AAA   Paul Sander Paul recently retired from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) with a career spanning over 35 years. Paul was involved in construction, planning, traffic and safety.  Paul was a technical supervisor and the Appraisal Section Manager in the Metro Region Real Estate Division.  Paul was responsible for right-of-way estimates, right of way/access conflicts and other mitigation on all state highway projects in the Metropolitan Detroit area.  AAA  Paul was also the Secretary for Chapter 7 and is a certified Senior Member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA).  AAA Robert E. Bainbridge Bob is an MAI appraiser and the author of the Appraisal Institute’s textbook, Convenience Stores and Retail Properties Essential Appraisal Issues, the standard industry textbook on the valuation of convenience stores and retail fuel properties.  He has also authored valuation-related books for Royal Dutch Shell (Shell Downstream) and the Appraisal Institute’s, “Appraising Convenience Stores” seminar. Bob's articles on the appraisal of convenience stores and gas stations have appeared in The Appraisal Journal, Valuation magazine and Right-of-Way magazine.  He writes a column on real estate-related issues for Convenience Store News magazine, the convenience industry’s largest-circulation trade magazine.  Published works are recongnized by the courts as the qualifications of an expert.  In private practice for over 30 years as a fee appraiser, Bob has completed valuations on a wide variety of property types, including hundreds of convenience stores and gas stations. AAA Bob frequently consults and advises attorneys concerning the disputed area of the allocation of intangible asset earnings for gas stations and convenience stores.    AAA Repository and Library C-Store Valuations maintains the world’s largest repository of articles, reference works and publications on topics covering the appraisal and valuation of convenience stores and retail fuel properties.  This material is cross-referenced and indexed for specific subject matter related to all aspects of appraisal and case law, including eminent domain, intangible asset earnings allocation and valuation of the real property. These sources provide efficient industry-recognized documentation for issues, questions and positions regarding the appraisal of convenience stores and gas stations.    AAA Computerized Data Bank Our computerized data bank of over 300 questions for deposing and cross-examining expert witnesses in the appraisal and valuation of convenience stores and retail fuel properties is an on-going collection of knowledge and insight into successful convenience store property litigation.  These in-depth questions cover industry standards, trade area analysis, the cost, sales comparison and capitalized income approaches.  Each new case benefits from this accumulated storehouse of experience from all previous cases.   aaa  Sales and Operating Data Hundreds files are maintained on the sales and operations of convenience stores and retail fuel properties across the United States, especially unusual and difficult-to-value properties.  This resource is continuously updated from a variety of sources.     aaa aaa aaa Let's Get Started You may use the form below to quickly provide background information to us.  Please be as complete as possible.  You may click the SUBMIT BUTTON below to send the information electronically, or print and fax the form to (541) 823-0029. 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