Eminent Domain/Condemnation

James L. Thompson and Joseph P. Suntum concentrate much of their efforts in the firm's eminent domain and condemnation practice. Miller, Miller & Canby has extensive experience in protecting clients' rights when their property interests are threatened, or taken, by governmental authorities for public use. In these instances, our representation assures that the governmental exercise of its power is authorized and, if so, that our clients' rights to just and full compensation are honored and protected through pre-condemnation planning, valuation, settlement negotiation and trial in both direct and indirect condemnation cases. Our attorneys' litigation skills, combined with their knowledge of real estate, and the unique procedures and rules applicable to condemnation cases, permit them to provide the highest quality of legal representation to clients in this area of the law. Both Mr. Thompson and Mr. Suntum lecture regularly on eminent domain and condemnation topics at continuing legal education conferences for the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association ( www.ali-aba.org ), the Bar Association Of Montgomery County, Maryland and other organizations. Owners are well advised to consult with counsel experienced in this area of practice as soon as the threat of condemnation becomes known. The ultimate compensation achieved is often affected by actions taken by the owner long before a formal condemnation action is filed.

Eminent Domain/Condemnation Attorneys:

• Joseph P. Suntum
• James L. Thompson

Articles and Publications

• Owner’s Handbook: The Condemnation Process and Just Compensation in the State Courts of Maryland
• Compensation for Loss of Visibility of, and View From, the Owner’s Property
• Condemnation of Easements
• 2007 Condemnation Landscape Post-Kelo Maryland Perspective
• Condemnation of the Whole: Why a Full Taking Involves Unique Considerations that Condemnors Often overlook
• The Importance of Precondemnation Planning – The ICC
• Land Use Legal Report
• Pre-Condemnation Planning
• Preparing Your Condemnation Case: How to Receive More than the Condemnor’s Offer
• Post-Judgment and Apportionment Issues
• Trial Issues in a Condemnation Case

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