This handbook sets forth the components of an eminent domain action from the initial pleadings to trial procedures to appeals. Whether representing property owners or government authorities, this is an invaluable guide to pleadings by the state and the condemnee. Chapter topics include initial procedures and pleadings of the state and other condemning bodies; pleadings and procedures by the condemnee; quick-take; proceedings by government authorities other than states and public utilities; the valuation of property; mandamus and inverse condemnation; leasehold damages and awards; federal eminent domain practice; and environmental law issues. The handbook also includes a wide variety of sample forms.
Chapter 1 — The Power of Eminent Domain: Introduction and Overview
Richard F. Friedman and Gabriela Herrera, Neal & Leroy, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Initial Procedures and Pleadings of the State and Other Condemning Bodies
Richard F. Friedman and Gabriela Herrera, Neal & Leroy, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Pleadings and Procedures by the Condemnee
Brian R. Kalb, Byron Carlson Petri & Kalb, LLC, Edwardsville
Chapter 4 — Quick-Take
Michele S. Gonzales, Elle Law Group, LLC, Oak Park
Chapter 5 — Eminent Domain Proceedings by Government Authorities Other than States and Public Utilities
John W. Damisch, Damisch & Damisch Ltd., Chicago
Chapter 6 — Pretrial Procedure
Joseph B. VanFleet, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 7 — Valuation of Property in Eminent Domain
Christopher J. Murdoch, Emry Murdoch LLC,Chicago
Chapter 8 — Trial Procedure and Technique
Elisha D. Sanders and Casey L. Twomey, Sanders & Twomey, LLC, Marion
Chapter 9 — Mandamus and Inverse Condemnation
Joseph B. VanFleet, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 10 — Leasehold Damages and Awards in Eminent Domain
Joseph B. VanFleet, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 11 — Federal Eminent Domain Practice
Meghan S. Largent, Lindsay S. C. Brinton, and T. Hunter Brown, Lewis Rice LLC, St. Louis
Chapter 12 — Environmental Law Issues in Eminent Domain Litigation
Michele S. Gonzales, Elle Law Group, LLC, Oak Park, and Mark J. Steger, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago
Chapter 13 — Appeals
Elisha D. Sanders and Casey L. Twomey, Sanders & Twomey, LLC, Marion
