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Eminent Domain and Valuation
Through its power to take or condemn property for "public use," without the property owner's consent, in return for "just" compensation, federal, state or local government can require real property owners to surrender some or all rights to their property. Yet, just exactly what constitutes public use or just compensation continues to challenge landowners, public agencies and courts alike. Our attorneys have proven experience in all aspects of eminent domain and valuation issues to ensure your interests and objectives are properly protected.
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Our eminent domain and condemnation law practitioners assist clients with precondemnation planning and possession issues, representation at resolution of necessity hearing, and right-to-take and valuation litigation. With the assistance of expert appraisers, we help establish fair market valuations, together with cost recovery determinations on issues such as business goodwill, fixtures and equipment, precondemnation damages, severance damages and relocation costs. We have experience working with a broad range of property types, including undeveloped land, commercial, residential and industrial properties.
We have represented both public agency and private sector clients in a variety of high profile projects, including rail, highway and pipeline right of way matters, port authority acquisitions, school facility sitings, and electric generation and distribution facilities. Our clients include redevelopment agencies, power companies, transit districts, school districts, port authorities, utility districts and property and business owners subject to condemnation proceedings.
Our services include:
- Precondemnation planning and pre-litigation strategies
- Right-to-take challenges
- Valuation challenges
- Inverse condemnation
- Business goodwill and other cost recovery actions
- Mediations, arbitrations, court and jury trials
- Appeals before various state and federal courts of appeal
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