Josh is a specialist, exclusively in the practice of eminent domain law and exclusively for private property owners. He has two specialties now: ensuring that his clients and all Virginians — through his efforts at reform of condemnation laws — receive just compensation when their property is taken.
Practice Areas:
Attorney and President, The Law Firm of Waldo & Lyle
Josh’s practice is limited to representing property owners in eminent domain proceedings and defending private property rights throughout Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Professional Activities:
- Chairman, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, 2016- Present Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Common Areas in Subdivisions: A Study in Highest and Best Use (2017)
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Rare, Unique and Unusual Easement: What Rights Can Be Taken? (2016)
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012-2015
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Property Rights: Are Less Than Fee Interests Worth Anything in Condemnation? (2015)
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Unity of Lands: Do I Have One Parcel? (2014)
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Latest Trends in Mediation: New Strategies to Resolve Disputes (2013)
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Recovering Compensable Costs: What Your Colleagues Do Not Know (2012)
- Member, Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal Advisory Board, 2013- Present
- Co-Author (with Joseph T. Waldo), Damages from Transmission Corridors and Transmission Lines, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, January 2012
- Presenter, CLE International Virginia Eminent Domain Seminar, Housing Authority Projects: New Laws, New Rules, Old Plans (2011)
- Author, Virginia’s Property Owners Are Not Safe From Kelo-Styled Economic Takings, The Fee Simple, Vol. XXX, No. 2, May 2010
- Author, Note “Quieting the Clang: Hathcock as a Model of the State-Based Protection of Property Which Kelo Demands,” Volume 14 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal Issue 1 (2006) (Available at 14 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 351).
- Executive Articles Editor, William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal Volume 14
Professional Memberships:
- Virginia Member, Owners Counsel of America
- Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, 2007-present
- Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2011-2012
- Treasurer, Young Lawyers Section, 2010-2011
- The Federalist Society
- Virginia State Bar
Civic Involvement:
- Hillsdale College President’s Club Member
- Hillsdale College Admissions Assistance Program, Volunteer
- Alzheimer Association, Alois Society Membe
AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This rating signifies a large number of the lawyer’s peers rank him
or her at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards.
Distinguished: An excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. This rating indicates the attorney is widely
respected by their peers for high professional achievement and ethical standards.
Notable: This rating indicates that the lawyer has been recognized by a large number of their peers for strong ethical standards.
