Appraisers

Rick L. Norris – Certified General Appraiser / Owner.  Rick began his appraisal career with the Muscogee County Tax Assessor’s office in 1987 as a commercial appraiser, defending real property values before the local Boards of Equalization for ad valorem purposes and was a member of the GAAO (Georgia Association of Assessing Officials) from 1987 to 1993.  Rick received his BBA in General Business from Sam Houston State University in December, 1991 with a concentration in finance and became an independent fee appraiser May, 1993 working with Cliatt Appraisal Company.  Rick became a limited partner in Cliatt & Norris Appraisals, LLP in January, 2000 and then formed Norris Appraisal Group, LLC in May, 2009.  He is Qualified as Level II appraiser with the Georgia Department of Revenue, and a Level III appraiser with the Georgia Department of Transportation.  Rick has qualified as an expert witness in both Superior Court and Federal Bankruptcy Court.  Rick is a certified general appraiser in both Alabama and Georgia, and began serving on the Harris County Board of Assessors as a board member and chairman in 2004 through 2015.  Appraisals completed include commercial and light manufacturing properties, condemnation appraisals, estate appraisals, rural acreage, farmland, and residential properties.  Clients include local, state and federal governmental agencies, major area lending institutions, insurance and utility companies, attorneys and individual property owners, with a concentration in commercial appraisals, condemnation and rural acreage properties.

Jeffrey Trojan – Certified General Appraiser.  Jeff resumed his appraisal career from 2011 with Norris Appraisal Group in 2022 as a state registered trainee under the supervision of Certified General Appraiser Rick Norris.  Jeff was born in Chicago, Illinois from where he joined the US Army and moved to Fort Benning, Georgia.  Jeff served in the US Army until 2005 at which time he received an Honorable Discharge.  Jeff earned his Bachelors of Business degree in 2007 from American Intercontinental University.  Jeff has worked for many years as an executive assistant manager and general manager of nationwide retail / pharmacy companies (Walgreens / CVS).  Jeff has served as an assistant in many appraisals of commercial and acreage tracts and is now a Certified General Appraiser in both Georgia and Alabama.