Sophia Holley and C. Francis Barrett presented on Eminent Domain in connection with the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Local Government Law Update this fall.→
For nearly a decade, I have represented some of the world’s most successful fast-food restaurants, known in the real estate industry as quick-service restaurants (QSR’s), in eminent domain and land use matters. This work adds to several decades of customer experience in QSRs, and a brief, region-leading stint in high school as a drive-thru employee in my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.→
On October 29, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court declined to accept jurisdiction in City of North Ridgeville v. Sharon Zilka, et al., Lorain Cty., Case No. 23 CA012047 (9th Dist.). →
The United States and Ohio Constitutions guarantee that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. There are several ways in which the government may seek to take private property, and property owners should consider strategies available to challenge and seek compensation for these takings.→