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Navigating Eminent Domain Proceedings: Notice Requirements, Negotiation and Appraisal, Just Compensation, and More

A live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

1:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDT

Early Registration Discount Deadline, Friday, May 9, 2025

or call 1-800-926-7926

This CLE webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of eminent domain proceedings. The panel will examine the stages of the proceedings common to most jurisdictions, discuss when litigation may be necessary, and offer best practices for guiding clients through this complex process.

Description

Eminent domain refers to the power to take private property for public use. The variety of property rights implicated in eminent domain proceedings is broad and, in addition to owners, landlords, and tenants, includes all interests in the land, private and public. Therefore, eminent domain proceedings have the potential to be complicated.

While state laws vary as to the specifics, there are some basic similarities related to eminent domain proceedings of which counsel should be aware, including required notice from the government to the landowner of intent to acquire the property, negotiation of the property value, and just compensation for the taking. When negotiations fail, litigation becomes necessary.

Listen as our expert panel provides an overview of eminent domain actions. The panel will examine notable state laws as a sampling of what may be expected in eminent domain proceedings and offer key considerations for helping clients navigate these complicated actions.

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Outline

  1. Overview of eminent domain
    1. Authority to condemn
    2. Types of condemnation
    3. Pre-condemnation considerations
  2. Eminent domain proceedings
    1. Determining the parties to the proceeding
    2. Notice requirement
    3. Negotiation for acquisition of property
    4. Access to property and appraisal
    5. Valuation and just compensation
    6. Other considerations
  3. When litigation may be necessary: challenges to eminent domain actions
  4. Practitioner takeaways

Benefits

The panel will review these and other important considerations:

  • Under what authority may eminent domain actions be initiated?
  • What are the stages of eminent domain proceedings common to most jurisdictions? Key differences?
  • How may landowners challenge a taking?
  • When does litigation become necessary?

Faculty

Grather, Joseph
Joseph W. Grather

Attorney
McKirdy, Riskin, Olson & DellaPelle

Mr. Grather works diligently and knowledgeably to win favorable results for his clients, defending them against the...  |  Read More

Holley, Sophia
Sophia R. Holley

Attorney and Founder
Holley Law

Ms. Holley is an experienced eminent domain and real estate litigator and trial attorney with over a decade of...  |  Read More

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