Scott H. Adcock R. Dunbar Argote Marshall F. Graham Arthur Schwertz W. Ross Shuffield Henry W. Tatje

• University of Notre Dame – 1971
  Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance & Business Economics (Cum Laude)

American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers:

• Course I - Real Estate Appraisal – 1969
• Course II - Urban Property Appraisal – 1972
• Course IV - Condemnation Appraisal – 1976
• Course 1B1 - Capitalization Theory & Techniques Part 1, (Exam Only) – 1983
• Course 1B2 - Capitalization Theory & Techniques Part 2, (Exam Only) – 1983
• Course 1B3 - Capitalization Theory & Techniques Part 3, (Exam Only) – 1983 

Society of Real Estate Appraisers:

• Narrative Report-Writing Seminar
• Course 101 - An Introduction to Appraising Real Property, (Exam Only) – 1980
• Course 102 - Principles of Income Property Appraising, (Exam Only) – 1981

Realtors National Marketing Institute:

• CID Course I - Principles of Commercial Property – 1972
• CID Course A - Fundamentals of Real Estate Investment & Taxation – 1973
• CID Course B - Fundamentals of Real Estate Development for Users – 1973

Louisiana Realtors Institute:

• Courses I, II, & III – 1969 - 1972

• MAI Member of the Appraisal Institute, MAI Certificate No. 6772
• State of Louisiana State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #G0197
• State of Mississippi State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser Non-Resident GA-576
• Graduate Realtors Institute (G.R.I.) designated Member of the Louisiana Realtors Association
• Metropolitan New Orleans Association of Realtors
• Louisiana Realtors Association
• National Association of Realtors
• President, Louisiana Chapter of the Appraisal Institute – 1992
• Member, City Board - Jefferson, Hibernia National Bank – 1987 - 1988
• Member, Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Hibernia National Bank in Jefferson Parish (formerly First Metropolitan Bank) – 1974 - 1986
• Member, Real Estate Advisory Committee, Louisiana Real Estate Commission – 1976 - 1977
• Member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Realtors Association – 1975 - 1983
• Vice President Area III and Member, Executive Committee, Louisiana Realtors Association – 1980
• President, Jefferson Board of Realtors – 1980 & 1981
• Treasurer, New Orleans Chapter 126, Society of Real Estate Appraisers – 1976 - 1982
• President, New Orleans Chapter 126, Society of Real Estate Appraisers – 1983
• Treasurer, Greater New Orleans Chapter, Realtors National Marketing Institute – 1976 - 1985
• Vice-Chairman, Education Committee, Louisiana Realtors Association – 1976 - 1977
• Approved Instructor in Appraising for Louisiana Real Estate Commission – 1975 - 1983
• Program Coordinator, Annual Condemnation Seminar, Chapter 43, American Right of Way Association – 1976 - 1978
• Treasurer, Louisiana Chapter 43, International Right of Way Association – 1979
• Member, Long Range Planning Committee, Louisiana Realtors Association – 1980 & 1982
• Vice President Area 1, Jefferson Board of Realtors – 1978
• Secretary, Jefferson Board of Realtors – 1979
• Member, Executive Committee, Jefferson Board of Realtors – 1979 - 1982
• Member, Young Advisory Council of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers – 1982

• Argote, Derbes, Graham, Shuffield, & Tatje, Inc. – Metairie, Louisiana
  Principal – January 1986 to Present

  Firm covers the state of Louisiana as well as bordering Gulf South states. Vast majority of appraisal assignments are commercial, industrial, and investment type properties.

• Derbes-Tatje, Realtors – Metairie, Louisiana
  Principal Broker and Partner – August 1983 to Present

  Sales and leasing activities are typically commercial and investment type properties, representing owners as well as purchasers.

• Metropolitan Valuation Services, Inc. – Metairie, Louisiana
  President and Principal – August 1983 to December 1985

  Appraisal clients included commercial banks, savings and loans, governmental agencies, corporations, and individuals. Primary appraisal and counseling territory was southern Louisiana, with assignments extending territory to northern and western Louisiana and Mississippi. Vast majority of assignments were commercial, industrial, and investment type properties.

• Metropolitan Appraisal Service, Inc. – New Orleans, Louisiana
  Vice President-Manager and Senior Appraiser – October 1979 to August 1983

  Manager of staff of seven appraisers doing residential and commercial appraisal assignments for mortgage lending by commercial banks and savings and loans in the Metropolitan New Orleans area.

• Max J. Derbes, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana
  Vice-President – August 1976 to August 1983

  Appraisal and counseling experience consisted of appraisals of residential, commercial, industrial, and investment properties as well as numerous special-purpose type properties. Appraisal clients included commercial banks and savings and loan associations; local, state, and federal governmental entities; corporations; and individuals. Primary appraisal territory was southern Louisiana, but assignments included properties across the entire state of Louisiana as well as Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas.

• Charles J. Derbes, Realtors – Metairie, Louisiana
  Realtor/Appraiser – May 1971 to July 1976
  
  Real estate salesman specializing in commercial and investment properties. Real estate appraisal experience included single family residential, multi-family residential, vacant urban and rural tracts, office buildings, and industrial properties. Appraisal clients included commercial banks, attorneys, and individuals as well as local and state government agencies. Primary territory covered was the seven parishes (counties) that make up the Metropolitan New Orleans Area.

Approved as an Expert Real Estate Appraiser in the following:

• The 17th Judicial Court, Parish of Lafourche, Louisiana
• The Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana
• The Judicial Courts, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana
• The Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermillion, Louisiana
• Chancery Court, Madison County, Mississippi
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

• Large garden-apartment projects in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Condominium projects in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes and in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Subdivisions in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana
• Office buildings in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, St. Charles, and St.John the Baptist Parishes and in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana
• Shopping centers (neighborhood, community/specialty centers, and regional malls) in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and St. John the Baptist Parishes; as well as Alexandria, Hammond, Houma, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Bay St. Louis, Jackson, and Laurel, Mississippi; West Palm Beach, Weeki Wachee, and Dunnellon, Florida; San Antonio, Texas City, and El Paso, Texas; and Mobile, Alabama
• Nursing homes in over 15 parishes in Louisiana
• Hotels/motels in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana, as well as in Dallas, Texas and Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Restaurants in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, Louisiana
• Large acreage tracts including timberland, farmland, and marshlands across Louisiana
• Industrial properties including manufacturing facilities, cold storage facilities, and warehousing facilities across southern Louisiana
• Various special-purpose properties, historic properties, and multi-use properties across the state of Louisiana

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