Advising clients about eminent domain is an important part of our practice. The firm regularly represents and gives advice to landowners whose property is being acquired by various governmental entities. Such representation includes evaluating the proposed condemnation, determining the impact of the condemnation on the landowner’s property, advising the landowner concerning what is recoverable, and determining the property strategy for the best representation of the landowner.
We have represented property owners in the acquisition of their land for road widenings, bridge construction, interstate highway interchanges, urban redevelopment projects, electrical transmission and natural gas line corridors, electrical substations, stormwater retention facilities, landfills, spoil disposal sites, mass transit corridors, and many other public works improvements where private property is acquired through the power of eminent domain.
Our representation has assisted owners of vacant lands as well as improved properties, including urban office buildings, service stations, convenience stores, golf courses, residential gated subdivisions (Planned Unit Developments), shopping centers, professional office and industrial centers, churches, banks, campgrounds, and single family residential homes in most regions of the State.
We also regularly provide advice to condemnors concerning whether they possess the power to condemn, whether they have the power to acquire certain rights, and what procedures they must follow to properly exercise the power to condemn.
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