I am pleased to announce that the Condemnation Committee of the American Bar Association's Section on Litigation is presenting a teleconference "roundtable" on the timely subject of natural disasters and property rights.The talk is entitled "Thinking Out Loud: Property Rights After Natural Disasters". Register here.A synopsis:
Over one-half of the people in the United States live within50 miles of the coastline. Hurricanes and similar typesof natural disasters have caused billions of dollars in damage in recentyears, particularly in coastal communities, and some scientists warn thatglobal warming and rising sea levels will increase the frequency orseverity of these types of natural disasters. Private propertyrights in the wake of natural disasters are an important issue not only toproperty owners, but also to their lenders and to the recovery andviability of the region in the wake of natural disaster. We haveassembled a geographically diverse group of property rights attorneys fromcoastal communities to discuss their experiences with property rights in theaftermath of natural disasters. The moderator will be Mark M. Murakami ofthe Damon Key firm in Honolulu. From New Jersey, we have invited AnthonyDella Pelle and Tom Olson of the McKirdy & Riskin firm. Ed Thomas of theNational Hazard Mitigation Association is invited as is Robert H. Thomas ofinversecondemnation.com. Geographically rounding out the panel will be CaseyPipes of the Helmsing, Leach law firm in Mobile, Alabama.
No CLE credit, but it is free to any one interested, even non-ABA members, so join in.