diff --git a/QuickbaseNet/Models/FieldValue.cs b/QuickbaseNet/Models/FieldValue.cs
index 9788243..8a2654b 100644
--- a/QuickbaseNet/Models/FieldValue.cs
+++ b/QuickbaseNet/Models/FieldValue.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace QuickbaseNet.Models
 {
     public class FieldValue
     {
-        [JsonProperty("value")]
-        public dynamic Value { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty("value", NullValueHandling = NullValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public object Value { get; set; }
+
+        public T GetValue<T>()
+        {
+            return Value == null ? default : (T)Convert.ChangeType(Value, typeof(T));
+        }
     }
 }
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