Name: Roger Durkin, ASA Title: Appraiser/Attoreny Company: Durkin Valuation Consultants Location: 234 Lewis Wharf, Boston, Mass. 02110 Birthplace and year: Lowell, Mass. - 1940 Family: "Boss" Nancy, four children and eleven grandchildren College: Merrimack College - BA Sociology; Lindenwood College - Masters of Science; Mass School of Law - JD First job outside of appraisal: Stockbroker - Security planners in Boston. First job in appraisal or allied field: Valuation appraisal for Synercap What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? We provide litigation related appraisals and appraisal of government property seized. Also we perform environmental valuation on the diminution of property (ie oil spills). I teach USPAP for ASA and international groups. I also perform narrative report writing and testifying as an expert witness. Hobbies: Write and shoot pistols Favorite book: Anything by Robert Ludlum Key to success: Positive attitude and persistence If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Endocrinology Psychiatry