(Deceased December 13, 2009)
Leonard Bell was admitted to practice law in Arizona in April of 1968. His private practice experience included an of counsel relationship with Dushoff and McCall, exclusively handling eminent domain matters. His practice focused on appraisal litigation involving eminent domain issues and ad valorem taxes. He had particular experience with severance damage claims and the valuation of undeveloped land. For example, in a reported case, City of Phoenix v. Wilson, the Arizona Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Bell’s approach to severance damages concerning undeveloped land. Similarly, in 2002, in City of Prescott v. Storm, a Yavapai County jury agreed with Mr. Bell’s approach as to the potential of undeveloped land and rendered an award of $1,700,000, in which the City had initially offered the owners $306,000. Mr. Bell made presentations for continuing legal education (CLE) programs in the area of eminent domain and contributed as a presenter for CLE International in its "The Appraisal of Real Estate" seminar held in August of 2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona.