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Attorney of the Year Finalist — Al Dotson

The Bilzin Sumberg land development and government relations group leader is known for his work on public-private partnerships.
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The Legal Intelligencer

McCready v. Pa. Turnpike Comm'n, PICS Case No. 17-0709 (Pa. Commw. April 26, 2017) (memorandum) Wojcik, J. (11 pages).

Trial court erred in granting summary judgment for the commonwealth in quiet title action over the mineral rights to real estate previously deeded to the commission for highway construction because §1207 of the administrative code gave the board of property exclusive jurisdiction to determine title to real estate claimed by a private property owner and the commonwealth. Order vacated and case remanded for transfer.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Selig v. Roth, PICS Case No. 17-0531 (C.P. Lehigh Jul. 18, 2016) Reichley, J. (18 pages).

Plaintiff did not state any viable tort claims against defendant who referred to plaintiff by derogatory names at a public meeting regarding a zoning matter.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Clary v. City of Crescent City

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Daily Report Online

Ga. High Court Upholds Awarding Town Legal Fees in Dispute with Water Park

The tiny city of Helen—a faux Bavarian village in the North Georgia mountains—has won a victory in the Georgia Supreme Court, which held the popular tourist town could collect $17,000 for legal fees for a long-running land use dispute with a company that provides tube rides on the Chattahoochee River.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-Mayor Leaves Manatt For New Home at Hanson Bridgett

Hanson Bridgett has hired Manatt, Phelps & Phillips environmental and natural resources partner Kristina Lawson, a former mayor of Walnut Creek, California, as a partner for its land use practice in the San Francisco suburb.
20 minute read

The Recorder

Ex-Mayor Leaves Manatt For New Home at Hanson Bridgett

Hanson Bridgett has hired Manatt, Phelps & Phillips environmental and natural resources partner Kristina Lawson, a former mayor of Walnut Creek, California, as a partner for its land use practice in the San Francisco suburb.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC v. Permanent Easements for 2.14 Acres, PICS Case No. 17-0652 (E.D. Pa. April 6, 2017) Leeson, J. (13 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Court denied pipeline company's omnibus motion for preliminary judgment seeking immediate possession of a right-of-way because court had no authority to grant the motion until it was determined that the company had the right to condemn defendants' property and any decision on company's substantive right to relief was premature but court granted company access to survey under Pennsylvania law. Motion denied.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Szabo v. Dep't of Transp., PICS Case No. 17-0651 (Pa. Commw. April 12, 2017) Cosgrove, J. (10 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Trial court erred in denying an evidentiary hearing in appellants' challenge to DOT's taking of part of their property for road expansion because the declaration of taking did not adequately establish the extent or effect of the taking since it misidentified the property and appellants did not waive their right to raise the issue in preliminary objections to the declaration even though they failed to meet the statutory 30-day deadline. Reversed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Municipality Cannot Initiate Civil Enforcement While Appeal Is Pending

On March 29, the Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Borough of West Conshohocken v. Soppick, 2017 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 90 (Pa Commw. Ct. 2017), significantly limiting when a municipality may initiate a civil enforcement action seeking a judgment for fines for the alleged violation of its zoning ordinance.
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