June 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

Eminent Domain Webinar- A Practical Guide on Condemnation Law from Planning to Trial

This presentation serves as a practical guide for attorneys new to condemnation, covering aspects from planning for its use, including ensuring authority to condemn, the existence of a public purpose, considering alternatives, project costs, and political/community considerations; due diligence including determining if fee or easements, among others, are needed, performing title work review, surveying and environmental studies, and appraisal hiring and review; negotiation for needed parcels; and preparation for filing of a formal petition to condemn. It will also discuss strategy for direct examination of a hired appraiser at trial.

Speaker: Julian Grant

Julian Grant is a Senior Legal Editor for Thomson Reuters in their Practical Law Government Practice division. Julian came from government service as Senior Assistant City Attorney for the City of Corpus Christi, TX, representing the Planning Commission in its rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan.  He served as the first in-house City Attorney of Kyle, TX and as Deputy City Attorney of Temple, TX. He was the Chief Municipal attorney for the State of Texas for a decade as head of the Texas Attorney General’s Local Government Section where he advised local officials and published Made Easy articles on many subjects including eminent domain, ethics, and conflict of interest. Julian is co-chair of the Finance & Economic Development Section of IMLA and co-chair of the Land Use section. He is an IMLA Local Government Fellow, serving as test question writer and grader. He participates in IMLA’s International Section, having spoken in Prague and visited Cuba and Israel.  He has given presentations with papers at other conferences including IMLA, TR, Texas City Attorney Association, and Texas State Bar conferences, including on open meetings and economic development appraiser at trial.