Verrill Dana is recognized as a leader in assisting individuals and businesses in Maine and Massachusetts with resolving complex real estate matters, including disputes over the validity and priority of fee ownership, easements, liens and other real property interests. Verrill Dana’s Real Estate Title Litigation Group includes transactional and litigation attorneys with a full range of experience with real estate disputes. The Group’s attorneys first understand the client’s goals and then collaborate to achieve those goals in a cost-effective manner. Our attorneys excel at navigating the often contentious nature of property disputes between neighbors and family members and finding creative solutions to resolve competing claims without court intervention. In the event litigation is the only avenue to resolve a dispute, the Group has seasoned litigators who are well versed in real property law and understand title insurance and real estate transactions. Our work includes trial and appellate practice before state and federal courts, arbitration, and mediation. Our real estate title litigation experience includes:
- Eminent Domain/Condemnation Issues and Claims
- Mortgages, Attachments, Mechanics Liens, and Other Liens
- Easement, Boundary, and Title Disputes
- Title Slander Cases
- Resolving Title Irregularities
- Title Defect Litigation
- Easement and Access Disputes
- Quiet Title Actions
- Restrictive Covenant Disputes
- Adverse Possession, Prescriptive Easements, Encroachment, And Trespass Claims
- Option Agreement Claims
- Right of First Refusal Claims
- Trespass to Timber Claims
- Registered Land Cases
- Partition Actions
- Waterfront Rights Cases
- Tax Takings
- Insurance Coverage Claims
The Real Estate Title Litigation Group also works closely with and leverages the resources of the 100 plus attorneys at Verrill Dana to further advocate for our real estate clients. The firm’s attorneys have experience in such areas as environmental law, land use law, corporate law, public utilities law, banking, commercial law, tax, bankruptcy, estate planning, probate litigation and general litigation.
