?????? Martin & Bell, L.L.C., is a real estate litigation law firm in Phoenix, Arizona, whose founding partner is certified as a real estate specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of Arizona. Douglas G. Martin has twenty-eight years of Arizona legal experience and practices exclusively real estate law, litigation, and transactions.

?????? Douglas G. Martin has received an "av" lawyer rating from the Martindale-Hubbell directory of lawyers. That is the highest rating that organization awards.

?????? Mr. Martin received a degree in Political Science in 1969 from Ohio State University, following which he taught history and coached golf for two years at a Columbus parochial High School and then obtained an Ohio Real Estate License and managed eight hundred new luxury apartments.

?????? In 1975, he was graduated cum laude from the College of Law at Ohio State University. He was admitted to the State Bar of Arizona in October, 1975.

?????? In 1975, Mr. Martin entered private practice, in which he has emphasized real estate litigation, including condemnation, ownership disputes, and partition-quiet title actions.

?????? Mr. Martin has been a licensed real estate broker in the State of Arizona since 1984.

?????? In 1987, he was certified as a real estate specialist by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization from 1989 to 1991.

?????? Mr. Martin has lectured about real estate matters to bar groups, and he served from 1984 to 1991 as a judge pro tempore at the Maricopa County Superior Court. Mr. Martin is a past editor of the Real Property Section Journal, a past chairman of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and the current chairman of the Real Estate Advisory Commission to the State Board of Legal Specialization. That group reviews and tests all real estate law specialists.

?????? Leonard Bell was admitted to practice law in Arizona in April of 1968. He has over thirty years of experience as an Assistant Attorney General and in private practice handling valuation matters. His practice focuses on appraisal litigation involving eminent domain issues and ad valorem taxes. He has particular experience with severance damage claim and the valuation of undeveloped land. For example, in a recent 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 a case in which the City had initially offered the owners $306,000. Mr. Bell has provided presentations for continuing legal education programs in the area of eminent domain and most recently contributed as a presenter for CLE International in its "The Appraisal of Real Estate" seminar held in August of 2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Paralegal Staff

?????? The firm also employs two legal assistants with experience in real estate transactions and litigation. The firm's paralegals respond to requests for information and handle general inquiries from clients which do not require specific attorney attention.

?????? Nicole Miller-Graybill has been affiliated with the firm since April of 1998. Ms. Graybill is an Arizona licensed real estate agent and has expertise in assessor and real property value data retrieval.

?????? Matthew B. Linaman has been affiliated with the firm since April of 2001. Mr. Linaman is currently attending A.S.U. where he will graduate in the Fall of 2003 with a degree in Justice Studies.

?????? Norman Martin received his Masters in Public Administration from Kent State University with an emphases in Finance. He took his undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in Transportation. He has twelve years of experience as an elected public official. He has extensive experience in Intent research, including local and state governmental records. Finally, he prepares graphic and visual analyses that assist the firm in its litigation practice.

?????? Jim West is a specialist in government relations. He regularly represents a variety of private and public interests before Arizona Cities, Counties, and Federal agencies. He is the past press secretary for Governor Babbitt and has had substantial roles in the gubernatorial campaigns of Bill Schultz and Terry Goddard. His work includes property use variance, and tax dispute matters before state agencies and various municipalities and counties throughout the State of Arizona. Mr. West has lived in Arizona since 1975 and received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University in Communications in 1973. Mr. West is an appointed public member of the Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of Arizona.

Windsor on Coronado. The offices of Martin & Bell, L.L.C., are located on Coronado Road in Phoenix, Arizona, in the Windsor on Coronado building at 365 East Coronado Road, Suite 200. The building is owned by a limited liability corporation controlled by Mr. Martin and Mr. West.

Office Hours. The firm's Office is open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:30 p.m., on Mondays through Fridays, excluding federal holidays. Staff frequently is available before or after hours, and on weekends. "Voice Mail" records telephone messages made to the office when reception staff is not available.

24-Hour Telecopier. The firm maintains a state-of-the-art telecopy machine, offering telecopies produced by a digital printer. With a dedicated line, the Telecopier can receive documents 24 hours a day.

Equipment. All bookkeeping and administrative services are computerized and each member of the paralegal and clerical staff has an individual computer terminal to facilitate work and the production of documents. The word processing program used by Martin & Bell, L.L.C., is Word Perfect for Windows. The calendaring program used by Martin & Bell, L.L.C., is Abacus Law.

Real Estate Valuation Tools. The firm has access to all recorded deeds, the County Assessor records, FEMA flood maps, Landis Aerial Photographs, Comps, and the Multiple Listing Service.

602-230-0030 - Telephone

602-604-0004 - Telecopier

Douglas Martin dmartin@365coronado.com

Leonard Bell leonard.bell@azbar.org

Jim West jimwest@365coronado.com

Nicole Miller-Graybill nmiller@365coronado.com

Matthew Linaman mlinaman@365coronado.com

Or visit our website at: www.martin-bell.com

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