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Conservation Easements: 2025 Updates on Legal, Appraisal, Accounting, and Ethical Issues

The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust and the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the Appraisal Institute are partnering to present a virtual seminar that addresses current legal and valuation issues associated with appraising conservation easement property types.  Subject matter experts from the various facets of the conservation easement realm will provide insight into their role in the process.

This course is approved for 5 hours of CE by the following entities:

• Appraisers in AL, MS, GA, LA & TN.  

• Real Estate Agents in MS

• Accountants in Alabama

• Lawyers in Alabama (pending)

This course is approved for 4 hours of CE by the following entities:

• Foresters in all 50 states 

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Introductions and Housekeeping 

Moderator: Katherine Eddins, Executive Director @ Georgia-Alabama Land Trust

9:10 AM - 10:25 AM Conservation Easement Refresher in 2025

Katherine Eddins, Executive Director, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust

10:25 AM ‐ 10:35 AM    Break

10:35 AM ‐ 11:50 AM    Conservation Easement Caselaw and Trends 

Hal Robinson, Army-REPI Program & Director of Legal Affairs @ Georgia-Alabama Land Trust 

11:50 AM – 12:20 PM      Lunch Break

12:20 PM - 1:10 PM Substantiating the Donated Gift Value for Income Tax Purposes

George Petkovich, MAI, CCIM, Principal @ Pritchett, Ball & Wise, Inc.

1:10 PM     Break

1:20 PM - 2:10 PM    Substantiating the Donated Gift Value for Income Tax Purposes (cont'd)

George Petkovich, MAI, CCIM, Principal @ Pritchett, Ball & Wise, Inc.

2:10 PM   Conclusion