Paul Johnson (at left, with business partner Kevin Johnson), is the founder and co-owner of The Emporium at Portsmouth Antique Mall located at 607 Chillicothe Street in Portsmouth, Ohio. He may be reached at paul@theemporiums.com or by calling 740-351-0842 (The Emporium at Portsmouth is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, and all major holidays). 

To be a member of CAGA, each member is required to complete training which includes the uniform personal appraisal practice and appraisal report writing. Special areas of emphasis in training include Internal Revenue Service appraisal requirements, estate and gift appraisals, charitable donation appraisals, bankruptcy appraisals, insurance appraisals, appraisals for divorce, and casualty loss appraisals. In addition, each member is required to attend CAGA’s courtroom expert witness seminar with special emphasis on appraisals for courts and testifying in court. 

Paul’s CAGA membership may be found on the web at CAGA Membership Listing (click “Appraiser Search” then enter zip code 45662, click enter). Additionally, more information may be found about CAGA, including “What to look for in a Professional Personal Property Appraisal Report” and “Certified Appraisers Guild of America Code of Ethics” at What You Should Know About Appraising.  

Paul specializes in household items – including, but not limited to, antiques, furniture, art, pottery, glass, vinyl records, books, and all types of household items. Paul also works with local attorneys to establish estate values. 

Paul’s background includes having co-owned two art & antique galleries in El Dorado (near Lake Tahoe) and San Francisco, California. He opened The Emporium at Portsmouth on November 1, 2002, after months of restoring the 1899 mercantile building in which the store is located. Since opening, The Emporium at Portsmouth has been recognized as the “Small Business of the Year – New & Emerging Category” by the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (October 21, 2003) and “The Best Place to Buy Antiques in the Tri-State” by The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, West Virginia; 2004). In addition, The Emporium at Portsmouth received the “Chamber Award for Process Excellence” for encouraging competition (October 21, 2003). 

References are available upon request.