As I mentioned here, in August, I became the Chair of the Committee on Condemnation Law, a part of the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section. The Committee includes some very experienced practitioners and scholars, private and government attorneys, and newer lawyers and law students looking to gain experience and a collegial network. The topics we follow are not limited strictly to “condemnation” or “eminent domain,” and include regulatory takings and inverse condemnation, and pretty much anything that can be of interest to condemnation attorneys.
We’re looking for ways to communicate better with committee members and disseminate information about upcoming CLE teleconferences (some low cost, and some free of charge), new decisions and developments in our area of law, publications, and so forth.
One of the ways is to revive the committee listserv (e-mail distribution list), which has lapsed into semi-dormancy in the last few years. Use the listserv to ask questions, share new decisions, or find a colleague or an expert witness in another jurisdiction. We’re just starting off, so now’s the time to get in on the conversation.
Join the listserv here, or if your browser does not support forms, try sending an e-mail to listserv@mail.abanet.org with a line “subscribe LG-CONDEMNATION followed by your first and last name” in the body of the message. Signing up by either method should get you an e-mail confirmation of your subscription within 24 hours. If it doesn’t, send me an email and I will get you on the list.
The listserv is limited to members of the S&LG Law Section. But if you are not already a member this is another good reason to join. As an aside, if you are participating in the ABA’s other groups of eminent domain/condemnation lawyers (in the Real Property and Litigation Sections), joining our group isn’t duplicative — I participate in those sections also, and find each of them very useful.