Eminent Domain


SPECIALIZED SOLUTION

Eminent Domain

We understand the sensitive and often controversial nature of Eminent Domain proceedings. For over thirty years our office has approached each case with the required finesse to ensure your clients image is projected in the most professional manner possible.




What We Do

Utilizing our credentials and our specialty in Real Property matters we help with the following services:

	Initial Court Filing / Recording of Lis Pendens
		We file your Eminent Domain action with the court to obtain a case number on the Lis Pendens. We also submit your Order for Immediate Possession to the applicable department and maintain contact with the department until the OIP is signed. On the same day, we also record the Lis Pendens at the County Recorder.

	Immediate Service of Order for Possession
		Once signed, in order to preserve project deadlines and dates, we serve the OIP and related documents upon all defendants on an immediate basis.

	Identification and Immediate Service of "Doe" Defendants
		We maintain a large database of acquisition and merger data for numerous banks, telephone, oil and other utility companies. We quickly ascertain the correct and current defendant names; advise you of the same, and upon receiving Doe Amendments, serve Doe defendants on an expedited basis.

	In-Depth Research to Identify Beneficiaries, Lease Hold Interests, Heirs and Devisees
		Similar to the above-databases, we also maintain old indices and information from a variety of historic resources. Using this information we quickly identify the birth, death and contact information for heirs, beneficiaries, lease holders etc. We report the same to you, and after receiving Doe Amendments, we serve the Doe defendants on an immediate basis.

	Court Filing and Recordation of Final Judgment
		When your case is near completion, we submit your Final Judgment to the applicable department and maintain contact with them until the judgment is signed. This process keeps you in control and can save many days of unnecessary waiting and processing time. We also make arrangements to have a Certified copy of the Final Judgment available, so it can be recorded on the same day the judgment is signed. Again, this saves times since there is no delay in waiting for the original Final Judgment to make its way thru the court “pipeline” in order to get a Certified copy for recordation purposes.