Practice Areas - Eminent Domain
- Real Estate
- Torts
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- Personal Injury
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| University | Colgate University, A.B., cum laude, 1976 |
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| Law School | George Washington University, J.D., 1980 |
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| Admitted | 1980, District of Columbia; 1984, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York |
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| Memberships | Erie County and New York State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. |
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| Born | 1954 |
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| Biography | 2nd Annual Who's Who is Law Nomination, Litigation Area. Recipient, Super Lawyer 2007-2008 for Eminent Domain, Tax. Speaker: "Effectively Managing Your Property Tax Assessment," Business Council of New York State, Buffalo, Waterloo and Saratoga Springs, New York, 2002; "Abandonment of a Project and/or a Taking," Chapter 22, Condemnation Law and Procedures in New York, New York State Bar Association, 2005; "Eminent Domain: The Effect of Recent Supreme Court Decisions," Lorman Seminar, October 2005. Regular speaker on real property litigation , eminent domain issues and general civil litigation issues at various bar association continuing education seminars. Director, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Be-a-Friend, Inc., of Western New York. Board of Directors, Neighborhood Legal Services. Former Partner, Moot & Sprague.
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| Reported Cases | Represents governmental agencies, municipalities and utility companies in the acquisition of real property for the development of large public projects; Projects include: major city baseball park, municipal golf course, NHL hockey arena, municipal industrial parks, major commercial retail facilities and major electrical transmission, natural gas and oil pipeline installations; Representation of individual property owner condemnees/claimants in cases seeking damages for the acquisition of their property; Representation of individual and corporate property owners seeking tax reductions in New York State; Defense of municipalities in tax assessment proceedingsl; Representation of parties in civil litigation involving complex appraisal and valuation issues. |
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| ISLN | 904911488 |
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