We asked for tips people would give to their younger selves. 1. The best advice I can share came from my daughter Stella Kate recently. When a particularly difficult case took many unexpected twists and turns, Stella calmly...more
Governors, mayors, and other members of executive branches are contemplating leaving COVID-19 emergency stay-at-home orders, which have entered their third month, in place for months to come. This has led to public protests...more
Over the past month, our vocabularies have expanded to include new terms like: "COVID-19," "coronavirus," "epidemiologist," "stay at home," and "shelter in place." Now, private landowners are reintroducing governments to...more
Why can't I open my business? Where is my due process? The public health risks of COVID-19 are very real. But, the question remains whether some of the COVID-19 shutdown orders have taken private property for "public use,...more
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, can the government take private hotel rooms to expand the capacity to care for individuals with or exposed to the virus?
Governmental entities at every level are taking...more
This is the second installment in a series of articles related to lender-involved condemnations. The first installment provided a basic discussion of eminent domain and condemnation principles....more
This is the first installment in a series of articles related to lender-involved condemnation. This article provides an introduction to the principles of eminent domain and condemnation in a question and answer format. The...more