Barry J Cunningham, PhD, MAI

President & CEO

Barry J Cunningham has been appraising and consulting on real estate related litigation for thirty-one years. He has worked in forty states and participated in hundreds of informal negotiations, settlement conferences, and mediations. He has testified before administrative bodies and tribunals and participated in trials in state and federal courts across the country. Half of his appraisal and consulting work is completed for public entities (cities, towns, and counties) and half for private property owners. This work includes both real estate appraisal activities and in case management and conflict resolution activities. He focuses on larger complex property valuations. Additionally, he has taught courses and seminars to appraisers, assessors, and bar associations on a variety of topics, including Testifying as an Expert Witness, Implications of Recent Case Law, Debates over Business Enterprise Value in Hotel Valuation, Statutory Mandates in Valuing Affordable Housing, Conflict Resolution in Value Disputes, and Effectively Managing Tax Appeals. He has a BA in Economics from Charter Oak State College and a Master’s and PhD in Education from Capella University. He also holds the prestigious MAI designation from the Appraisal Institute and completed 27 graduate-level credits including the rigorous and unparalleled Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution from Champlain College’s Woodbury Institute.