Certified Valuations, Inc., Real Estate Appraisal Services, New Jersey
Testimonials

We are veterans of the Tax Court since its beginning and prior to that at the Division of Tax Appeals. Charles J. Femminella, Jr. taught assessing and appraising at Rutgers, the State University, from 1974 to 1994 and also at the County College of Morris.

Judge Lawrence Lasser
presiding Judge of the Tax Court of New Jersey stated "I have ordered that the criteria set by Mr. Femminella, as my Monitor, be implemented in the revision of the revaluation of the City of Trenton."

Judge Crabtree
wrote in his decision in Re: Gabrellian and Jessourian vs. Oakland in which he decided an increase in the assessed valuation. "The comparable sales utilized by defendant's expert (Femminella), on the other hand, were more current and involved", "the credible evidence supports the conclusions of the defendants expert", he also stated "one of my wisest decisions as a Tax Court Judge was to appoint Charles J. Femminella, Jr. as my Monitor."

Former Tax Court Judge, Richard Conley
Esq. wrote in Re: Texas Eastern Transmission vs. Hanover, Harding, Watchung et al "Femminella further supports his R.O.W. costs with market data." "Defendant's (Femminella's) approach is clearly superior to plaintiff's". I have found his guidance in Local Property Tax matters to be invaluable. With his assistance we were able to affirm the assessed valuation of a large paper mill and convince the tax court to increase the taxes by $500,000 concerning an industrial office complex.

Superior Court Judge D'Ambrosia
wrote in Re: Garden State Holding vs. E.B. Leone, "Mr. Femminella is a very credible and persuasive witness", "His testimony as to fair market value was very credible and persuasive..."

John R. Pidgeon, Esq.
of Mattson, Madden & Polito, wrote, "I have had extensive dealings with Certified Valuations, Inc. and especially Charles J. Femminella. Mr Femminella and I have worked together on a number of complex tax appeals... I found Mr. Femminella to be extremely professional....I recommend Mr. Femminella to you without reservation."

Frank E. Ferrugia, Esq.
of McCarter and English wrote "I thought this would be an appropriate time to tell you what a pleasure it was working with you and Charlie Femminella and his staff. Charlie is the consummate professional and always acted in Madison's best interest in analyzing the cases."

Saul Wolfe, Esq.
of Skoloff & Wolfe, wrote "I am very pleased to report that the aggressive defense which we mounted of this assessment of $13,000,000, with your assistance and that of Certified Valuations, Inc., has resulted in the withdrawal of the appeal."

Stuart Reiser, Esq.
of Stern, Steiger, Croland, Bornstein & Conway wrote "On behalf of our client, we would like to extend our gratitude for the professional manner in which you treated this matter...I thought your testimony was most persuasive and helpful to our case."

Evelyn E. Laccitiello, Newark Assessor
"They said it could not be done. At a meeting of Professional Appraisers, Attorneys, State officials, and representatives of Rutgers University; about 150 people, only a handful of professionals thought it could be accomplished. Certified Valuations, Inc. did it. Taxpayer complaints were practically non existent and the City Administration was not burdened with having to defend against disgruntled taxpayers. Only 5% of those who filed appeals received deductions. I have been with Newark’s Assessor’s office for almost 40 years and I highly recommend this firm."

Paul G. Parsons, Assessor, Union Township
"In addition to Mr. Femminella, his entire staff at Certified Valuations, Inc. has been of great assistance... I highly recommend Certified Valuations, Inc. to any municipality. I am particularly impressed with him and his staff's performance in sustaining the assessed value of the Tuscan Dairy property, a major tax appeal."

Jean Jacobsohn, Assessor, Plainsboro
"Dear Charlie... Thank you for sending me such an excellent representative of your company. I will be happy to recommend your company when other assessors are planning to undertake the adventure of a revaluation."

Jack Kelly, Assessor, Caldwell
"Please advise the Mayor and Council that I am delighted to recommend Certified Valuations, Inc. Certified Valuations, Inc.'s talented experienced team of professionals will lead you through the (revaluation) process and I recommend their firm without hesitation."

Thomas S. Russo, Jr., Council President, Parsippany Troy-Hills Township
“By order of the Morris County Board of Taxation, our community placed on the 2003 tax list a revaluation which was conducted in a very professional fashion by Certified Valuations, Inc.”

Jerry Schechter, President, Summit Taxpayer Association
"You provided our organization with a very educational evening. The interest in the revaluation process in Summit is very high. You answered their questions with honesty and as simply as you could. It was a distinct pleasure to meet you personally. I want to thank you again for a most enjoyable presentation."

R. Scott Eveland, Mayor, Borough of Florham Park
“I would like to recommend Charles Femminella of Certified Valuations, Inc. to handle the important task of performing revaluation services within your Township.  Mr. Femminella is a consummate professional, extremely diligent, responsive to our needs and would be an asset to any municipality.”

Edward Galante, Assessor of Maplewood and Springfield
“During my 20 years in the assessing field I have encountered many appraisers and revaluation firms.  I recommended Certified Valuations, Inc. to do my revaluation in Maplewood because they were the best firm I had investigated.  I was not disappointed.  There is no doubt that Certified Valuations, Inc. will perform an excellent service for any municipality and I highly recommend them above all others.”