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Ackerman & Ackerman

Ackerman & Ackerman is a law firm specializing in eminent domain and property rights law. The firm publishes detailed analyses and commentary on federal and state condemnation procedures, just compensation issues, and the legal implications of property takings by government and utilities. Their content often addresses complex topics such as broker commissions in eminent domain cases, energy infrastructure and transmission line expansions, and the valuation of partial and total property takings. They also engage in educational efforts, including teaching law courses and highlighting scholarly work related to eminent domain. Their publications serve property owners, legal professionals, and stakeholders involved in condemnation and land use matters.

2,203 published works

National Eminent Domain Blog January 20, 2014
Valuation Of Property At Its Highest And Best Use
By Alan Ackerman
A Sioux Falls case involving the acquisition of property which could have and would have been redeveloped to a hotel use offers an interesting perspective. The proposed profitability of the…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 20, 2014
Midwest Energy News Writes A Friendly Piece For Transmission Companies
By Alan Ackerman
Midwest Energy News, a publication totally reliant on the energy industry, has provided an article about how to “work with” property owners. The reality is that all acquiring electric companies…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
Kinder Morgan in New Mexico Sounds Like Enbridge
By Alan Ackerman
The Kinder Morgan El Paso pipeline proposal to traverse New Mexico sounds very much like what has occurred in Michigan with Enbridge. A line has so deteriorated that the company…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
Santa Monica and United States Go At It
By Alan Ackerman
Two agreements, one allowing the federal government to use land and one giving up the leasehold, are contradictory. It is noteworthy that the City of Santa Monica recognizes that it…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
GOP Legislators Seek Limits On Eminent Domain In Iowa
By Alan Ackerman
A number of farm legislators are attempting to weaken the powers of eminent domain for utility companies in order to protect farmers in their jurisdictions. In addition, the proposed legislation…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
Ellisville, Missouri, Gets It Right
By Alan Ackerman
Rather than financing the acquisition and demolition of a 250 unit apartment building, the City of Ellisville brought a resolution opposing acquisition by eminent domain of a property necessary to…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
Evergreen Terrace Lawyers Desire To Withdraw From Case
By Alan Ackerman
Evergreen Terrace has had to suffer through a lengthy and difficult challenge to an improper condemnation filing. Ten years is a long time to protect the overwhelming power of the…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 17, 2014
Ruffling The Owner
By Alan Ackerman
Tung Tran, a gas station owner in Elgin, Illinois, has suffered an experience no one would want to endure. Working hard throughout his life, Mr. Tran bought a gas station.…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 16, 2014
Lawyer Provides An Excellent Recitation Of Colorado Law
By Alan Ackerman
Dan Jones, a Greeley, Colorado, lawyer, provides a short article regarding the Mall condemnations in Colorado. His article gives an accurate and concise outline of eminent domain proceedings in Colorado.…
National Eminent Domain Blog January 16, 2014
Finding Controversy In No “Actual Controversy”
By Alan Ackerman
The Bluegrass Pipeline lawyers contend that there is no actual controversy in which to defend the Kentucky owners’ claims that the Bluegrass Pipeline should not be built. Clearly there is…