| Griffith Appraisals 1249 Paterson Plank Rd Secaucus, NJ 07094 Postal Address: PO Box 1399 Secaucus, NJ 07096 Phone: 201-424-7330 Phone: 201-902-9509 Fax: 201-902-9509  Timothy A. Griffith, ASA, President
Mr. Griffith is a past Regional Governor
 of the American Society of Appraisers' (ASA) New York - Northern New Jersey Region and holds their highest level of certification.
Active in the community as an author and teacher, Mr. Griffith currently offers courses at Baruch College in New York and at Bergen Community College in New Jersey. Griffith appraisers have the knowledge, experience, objectivity, and integrity to provide expert witness testimony in matrimonial, estate, IRS, and other court cases.  QUICK FAQS Q. What is an appraisal? A. An appraisal is a written opinion of the market value of a property, such as a home or factory, as of a specific date. Q. Do I need an appraisal? A. You do if you're buying or selling, insuring or making a claim, financing, grieving property taxes, probating a will, settling a lawsuit or divorce, involved in bankruptcy, dissolution, or other litigation -- in other words, if you need an estimate you can rely on. |
Thanks to Our Clients 1
A business is only as good as its clients. Which must make Griffith Appraisals pretty special, because it has some really terrific clients.
Variety of Clients.
Certified General Real Estate Appraisers in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, Griffith Appraisals has been privileged to work with many professionals, including accountants, financial advisers, court officers, judges, attorneys, lawyers and law firms, insurance agents, bankers, mortgage brokers, other lending institutions, real estate brokers, and several major retail store chains. And, of course, Griffith has also prepared appraisals for individual homeowners, landlords, and property owners.
Major Commercial Enterprises.
Griffith Appraisals is pleased to have prepared appraisal reports and/or expert testimony for Affinia Hotels, Appraisal Economics, BEI/Ritz Asset Management, Blackstone Capital Partners, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Costco, Cushman & Wakefield, Delmar Realty, Foot Locker, Frank Greek & Son, Linden Motor Freight, North American Hoganas, Kmart, Office Depot, Pacific Group, V. Paulius & Associates, Plastic Suppliers, Rite Aid, Sam's Club, United Parcel Service, Wal-Mart and Wyeth.
Financial Institutions.
Griffith Appraisals has appraised residential or commercial real estate for bank loans, mortgages, second mortgages, private mortgage insurance (PMI) and others in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Griffith has worked with Bank of New York, First Union Bank, Fleet Bank, Hudson United Bank, Lakeland Bank, Midlantic Bank, NorCrown Bank, Prudential Financial, Resolution Trust Corporation, Summit Bank, The Trust Company of New Jersey, United Jersey Bank, and Valley National Bank, among others.
Government Agencies, Other Organizations.
Griffith has provided accurate and timely appraisal reports for several government agencies, non-profits and other non-commercial enterprises. Clients in this category include the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Episcopal Diocese of Newark.
Attorneys, Law Firms.
Real property (real estate) appraisals and expert witness testimony figure prominently in many court cases, including disputes about property, matrimonial suits, bankruptcy, condemnation proceedings, tax certiorari (property tax) cases, and various legal actions. Among Griffith Appraisals' clients are Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, Drinker Biddle & Reath, Emanuel Haas, Esq., Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel LLP, McDermont, Will & Emery, Richard Mausner, Esq., Trevor Corso, Esq. and Wolff & Samson.
Individual Clients
Griffith Appraisals is proud to have worked with the clients whose names you see here, and just as proud to have worked with many private individuals -- homeowners, landlords, and property owners who are not listed because it would violate their privacy. Thanks to all!
1. Fair Representation: Timothy Griffith, the President and principal appraiser of Griffith Appraisals, has personally prepared appraisal, consulting, or review reports, valuation studies, or expert testimony for each of the parties mentioned on this page. However, not all are current clients of Griffith Associates, and some of the work was performed by Mr. Griffith in his capacity as an associate, contractor or employee of other firms. Some of the parties are or were, clients as defined by the current USPAP; others are or were "intended users."