The Counselors of Real Estate and Owners’ Counsel of America Announce a Webinar Focusing on the Impact of the Controversial Kelo Decision
Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) July 16, 2015 -- Owners’ Counsel of America and The Counselors of Real Estate® (CRE) are pleased to announce the presentation of their first collaborative webinar: "Kelo v. New London: The Grasping Hand and Its Legacy" on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 12:30 PM EST.
“We are pleased to offer this webinar during the 10th anniversary year of the landmark Kelo decision. The Counselors of Real Estate seeks to provide an objective view of the important issues that affect real estate. This webinar is an opportunity for attendees to learn how the decision has impacted the owners of real property over the past decade, and discuss what the future may hold regarding this important topic,” said Noah D. Shlaes., CRE®, Senior Managing Director, Global Corporate Services, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, and the 2015 Chair of The Counselors of Real Estate®.
Several leading eminent domain experts will lead the panel discussion and field questions from participants, including:
Anthony DellaPelle, Esq., CRE, Shareholder/Partner, McKirdy & Riskin, PA. Tony has represented property owners in eminent domain, redevelopment and real estate tax appeal matters for more than 25 years. He also has significant experience representing landowners in land use, zoning and planning matters. He is also the New Jersey member of Owners’ Counsel of America.
Professor Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law. Ilya has spoken and written extensively on the topic of eminent domain and public use. In 2009, he testified on property rights issues at the United States Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. He is the author of The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain (University of Chicago Press, 2015).
Jack Sperber, Esq., CRE, Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels. Jack represents property owners and condemning entities in eminent domain proceedings in Colorado and around the country. Jack regularly writes and lectures at legal conferences and before trade associations. He has served for many years as one of the planning chairs for the American Law Institute’s national eminent domain conference and is the Colorado representative of Owners’ Counsel of America.
Robert H. Thomas, Director, Director, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert. Robert is a land use, property rights and appellate attorney focusing on regulatory takings, eminent domain, water rights, and voting rights cases. He is a frequent speaker on land use and eminent domain issues and regularly publishes scholarly and practical articles in these practice areas. He is a planning chair of the American Law Institute’s national eminent domain conference and also the Hawaii member of Owners’ Counsel of America.
“The Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo changed the political physics of property rights,” said eminent domain attorney Andrew Brigham of Brigham Property Rights Law Firm, PLLC. “While the Federal baseline under Kelo permits eminent domain takings for economic development and the transfer of private property to private entities, we have witnessed legislative reforms at the state level which restore private property rights and again allow the marketplace to determine who may benefit from investment-backed expectations.”
"Owners' Counsel of America is honored to join together with the Counselors of Real Estate to present this webinar discussing one of the Supreme Court's most controversial decisions," remarked Brigham , who is also the Owners’ Counsel of America President and Florida member.
"Kelo v. New London: The Grasping Hand and Its Legacy" webinar will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at 6:30 AM (HST), 9:30 AM (PDT), 10:30 AM (MDT), 11:30 AM (CST), 12:30 PM (EDT), 5:30 PM (BST) and will be 75 minutes in length. Participants can register at cre.org/programs_and_events/kelo_webinar.cfm.
The Counselors of Real Estate®, established in 1953, is an international group of high profile professionals including members of prominent real estate, financial, legal and accounting firms as well as leaders of government and academia who provide expert, objective advice on complex real property situations and land-related matters. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only. The organization’s CRE® (Counselor of Real Estate) credential is granted to all members in recognition of superior problem solving ability in the provision of real estate advisory services. Only 1,100 people in the world hold the CRE credential. For more information, contact The Counselors of Real Estate, 430 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611; 312/329.8427; http://www.cre.org.
The Owners’ Counsel of America is a nationwide network of experienced eminent domain attorneys dedicated to protecting the rights of private property owners large and small, locally and nationally, and to advancing the cause of property rights. The lawyers affiliated with OCA are in private practice in nearly every state and represent private landowners against federal, state, and local governments, utilities, transportation and redevelopment authorities and other entities that may be armed with eminent domain power. For more information or to locate a condemnation lawyer in your state, please visit http://www.ownerscounsel.com.
Catherine Newman, Owners' Counsel of America, http://www.ownerscounsel.com, +1 877.367.6963, [email protected]
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