Eminent Domain: The Nuts & Bolts of Public Acquisitions

On February 15, 2011, Wendel Rosen attorneys Les Hausrath, Timothy Williams, and Pamela Schock Mintzer will present “Eminent Domain: The Nuts & Bolts of Public Acquisitions,” at the David I. Wendel Conference Center, 1111 Broadway, 19th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607

Registration:  8:30 to 9:00 am

Program: 9:00 to Noon

Lunch: Noon to 1:00 pm

This is an educational program for public agencies and right-of-way professionals.  It includes basic condemnation principles, recurring problems, common pitfalls and strategies for resolution.

TOPICS:

• Pre-Acquisition Considerations: What to acquire and why
• Timing: Coordinating acquisition with project schedule
• Agency Coordination: Tips and strategies for complex multi-agency projections
• Anticipating and resolving construction issues in the acquisition and settlement process
• Impacts for parking or access loss
• Temporary Severance during construction: Is there such an animal?
• Ethical Issues: What is the proper role of the public agency employee and attorney?
• Title, escrow and closing issues

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Public agency acquisition personnel
• Engineers
• In-house lawyers
• Right-of-way professionals
• Acquisition consultants

Space is limited; for more information, please contact:

Les Hausrath at lhausrath@wendel.com.