New Haven, CT According to Advisra Consulting, John Leary, MAI, CRE, has joined the firm as senior valuation consultant. With over 40 years of real estate industry experience, Leary will be a key member of Advisra’s valuation group. Most recently, Leary was president of Leary Counseling and Valuation, Inc., based in Hamden, Connecticut, and specializing in real estate dispute resolution and litigation support, appraisal review services in any United States market, major and complex property appraisals in the northeastern United States, and commercial real estate mass appraisal services. For the last four decades, Mr. Leary has developed expertise in real estate appraisal, arbitration and mediation and has been a national leader in developing industry standards.