Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes Training Class

Course ID: 8214

Road and Access Law: Successfully Handling Disputes Training Seminar

Get Results For Your Road and Access Law Clients

Conflict is inevitable when it comes to road and access law and who is entitled to what. Yet when clients call you in to determine who has rights in an easement, private road or right-of-way dispute, traditional negotiating tactics can fall short. As a result, agreements blow up, cases don't settle and - too often - you end up in court. You need advanced techniques if you're to change the game from conflict to collaboration.

That's why we're offering this seminar - the only place where you can expand your knowledge of road and access law and learn the finer points of resolving disputes in your client's favor. Take one, fast-paced day to explore the newest and best ways to provide the right advice when dealing with both public and private creations and use issues. Save time and frustration by thoroughly understanding who supervises, manages and controls highways. Handle title insurance, deeds and other transactions in ways that will hold up in court, and much more. Walk away with a proven and positive approach for addressing and resolving disputes as they arise in the volatile environment of road and access law.

Find out what influences the scope of the road right of way - and how it may affect your clients.
Be prepared to handle these requests by knowing how private roads are created.
Protect clients' rights - understand the procedure for gaining access to roads.
Solve road access issues that arise during real estate transactions.
Know when to decline or terminate representation and develop a reputation for integrity.


	Agenda
	CURRENT CASE LAW AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Ward P. Graham, 9:00 - 10:15 CREATION AND USE OF PUBLIC ROADS H Theodore Cohen, 10:30 - 11:30 Special Circumstances Surrounding Public Roads on Record Off Record: Is It Legitimately a Public Road? What Influences the Scope of the Road Right of Way INS AND OUTS OF PRIVATE ROAD CREATION AND USE H Theodore Cohen, 11:30 - 12:30 Look In Depth at the Types of Easements Prevent Surprises When Dealing with the Scope of the Easement Creating and Maintaining Easements How Private Roads Are Created Private Condemnation - Know What the Issues Are How to Resolve Subdivision Road and Access Disputes Gray Areas Related to Maintenance and Repair ABANDONMENT AND VACATION CONSIDERATIONS Michael Pill, 1:30 - 3:00 Vacation of Public Roads When a Statutory Vacation Should Be Initiated Abandoned Road Bed: Who Owns It? Who Can Use It? Termination of Private Easements The Test of a Common Law Abandonment What Must Be in Place for Adverse Possession and Use to Occur How to Initiate the Abandonment Process ROAD AND ACCESS PITFALLS WHEN HANDLING REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Ward P. Graham, 3:15 - 4:30 Frequently Asked Transaction Questions - Answered What Title Insurance Can Reveal How to Determine Legal Access to Property by Deed The Best Defense Against Contractual Property Protection Solving Road Access Issues that Arise During Real Estate Transactions


	Audience
	This intermediate-to-advanced level program is designed for attorneys, surveyors, engineers, architects, developers, city and urban planners, local officials and real estate and title professionals who want in-depth information on road and access law.