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December 23, 2013

2014 Crystal Eagle Award

The Owners’ Counsel of America will present the 2014 Crystal Eagle to Coy Koontz, Jr., on January 25, 2014 at ALI-CLE conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Crystal Eagle award is given annually to an individual who has made a substantial contribution toward protecting the civil right of private property ownership. Coy Koontz was the lead plaintiff in Koontz v. St. John’s River Water Management District, an extraction case decided by the Supreme Court in June of this year. When the government commands the relinquishment of funds linked to a specifically identifiable property… read more

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March 22, 2013

Register For Eminent Domain From Start to Finish

Three partners from our firm, Michael Rikon, Joshua Rikon, and Jonathan Houghton, will be presenting at the Eminent Domain From Start to Finish Conference held by the National Business Institute on April 2, 2013. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn of Plainview, New  York and is recommended for attorneys, appraisers, engineers, and the like. Topics will include Calculating Damages and Just Compensate, Trail Practice and Strategy, and Ethics in Condemnation, among others. The course manual offers 123 pages of valuable material, which will provide a library of… read more

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ALI CLE The Practical Real Estate Lawyer Now Available

The March 2013 edition of The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, published by American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education is now available. It features four outstanding articles including “Working with Eminent Domain Valuation Witnesses” by Michael Rikon and Anthony F. Della Pelle, “Opening Statements in Eminent Domain Cases” by Brandee L. Caswell and Joseph P. Santum, “Direct Examination of the Valuation Witnesses” by James D. Masterman, and “Groundbreakers– Using the Judicial System to Abate the Foreclosure Crisis.” We want to specifically highlight Michael Rikon & Anthony Della Pelle’s article here, as well as… read more

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February 5, 2013

GRRH Partners to Present at National Business Institute

GRRH is excited to share that Jonathan M. Houghton, Joshua H. Rikon, and Michael Rikon will present a continuing legal education program for the National Business Institute titled Eminent Domain from Start to Finish on April 2, 2013 in Plainview, New York. To register for the program call 800-930-6182 or go to NBI’s website at www.nbi-sems.com

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