About Walter George
Walter George Lehmann trained first as a student of literature and law. He earned a B.A. in English from Williams College in 1981, a J.D. from William Mitchell College of Law in 1989, and later completed an M.A. in Museum Studies at The George Washington University Law School in 2008. He also completed the Appraisers Association of America Comprehensive Appraisal Study Program in 2020 and was listed as a candidate for Associate membership in 2021; he is USPAP compliant as of January 2021.
Lehmann’s career spans teaching, policy work, and practice. Early on he entered private practice after law school, and over time he moved into areas that touch on cultural property, museums, and intellectual property. He has held several adjunct teaching positions, including appointments at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2019 and Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2020. He taught at George Washington University’s Mount Vernon campus in 2012 and at Johns Hopkins University in 2011. In 2011 he served on the faculty of the ALI-ABA program on Legal Issues in Museum Administration and in the same year he was named co-chair of the ABA-IPL Committee on Copyright Policy.
Those roles reflect a steady engagement with museums, art law, and copyright. He has combined classroom work with committee service and practical appraisal training. The appraisal program and USPAP compliance underscore an interest in valuation and the standards that govern appraisal work. The museum studies degree informs his approach to legal questions that arise in cultural institutions.
Lehmann is admitted to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Ohio. He operates from private practice at Lehmann PLC. His work has involved advising institutions and individuals on matters that intersect cultural heritage and intellectual property, and he has moved between academic settings and client work throughout his career. He has taken on roles that require explaining complex legal rules to students, boards, and practitioners.
He continues to teach occasionally while maintaining his practice. His recent activity shows a blend of appraisal training, museum law education, and involvement in copyright policy discussions. He currently practices at Lehmann PLC, where his work centers on art and museum law, intellectual property, and appraisal matters.
