New York Eminent Domain Lawyer Michael Rikon Earns Prestigious CRE® Designation
Jacksonville, Florida (PRWEB) March 14, 2016 -- The Owners’ Counsel of America is pleased to announce that Michael Rikon, was recently awarded the CRE® designation from the Counselors of Real Estate®. Mr. Rikon, a partner at Manhattan-based Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C, is the New York member of Owners’ Counsel of America, a national association of eminent domain lawyers dedicated to representing property owners in condemnation and property rights matters.
Upon learning of this recognition, Rikon remarked, “I am honored to be awarded the CRE® designation by the Counselors of Real Estate, whose members are recognized internationally as the leading advisors in complex real property matters. I look forward to networking and collaborating with CREs across the country and the globe in pursuit of providing the best possible representation to my clients.”
Founded in 1953, the Counselors of Real Estate® is the membership organization established exclusively for real estate advisors who provide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer. The organization serves 1,100 members worldwide, all holding the "CRE" credential, of which only about 50 are practicing attorneys.
Michael Rikon has practiced law in New York since his admission to the Bar in 1969. Since 1980, he has concentrated his practice on representing property owners in eminent domain and real estate matters, as well as litigation before the New York State Court of Claims. His clients include Fortune 500 corporations, privately-owned businesses, franchise operators, manufacturing companies, developers, real estate investors and private property owners.
Mr. Rikon is listed in Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the World. He holds the highest lawyer rating, AV Preeminent, from Martindale-Hubbell® and he has been recognized by Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America® for eminent domain and condemnation law. Mr. Rikon frequently lectures on topics related to eminent domain, just compensation and property rights. He regularly publishes articles on issues in condemnation and real property law and contributes to his firm’s blog “Bulldozers at Your Doorstep.”
"The CRE designation is highly regarded throughout the real estate industry across the globe,” said Cathy Newman, Executive Director of the Owners’ Counsel of America. “It is a great honor for Mike to be recognized for his professional integrity, experience and skill in assisting his real property clients in eminent domain and to be distinguished as a CRE."
About Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C.:
The attorneys at Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C. limit their practice to the representation of private property owners in eminent domain and condemnation litigation. The firm offers its landowner clients the opportunity to retain counsel highly experienced in obtaining just compensation. Visit http://www.grrhpc.com to learn more.
About Owners' Counsel of America:
The Owners’ Counsel of America (OCA) is a nationwide network of 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 individual owners against federal, state, and local governments, utilities, redevelopment authorities and other entities armed with eminent domain power. For more information or to locate an eminent domain 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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