Karl Vogt, Program Co-Chair, is
Deputy Attorney General for the State of Idaho with a focus on
eminent domain, real estate and
construction litigation. His prior
private practice focused on real
estate, commercial, and eminent
domain litigation.
Mary V. York, Program Co-Chair,
is Of Counsel with Holland &
Hart where she practices in real
estate litigation and local government
matters, with a particular
expertise in eminent domain and
takings law. Prior to joining
Holland & Hart she served as
Deputy Attorney General for the
Idaho Transportation Department
where she represented the Department
in condemnation proceeding
cases.
Arthur J. Berry, founder and
President of Arthur Berry &
Company, combines over 20 years
of legal financial, investment
banking consulting, and business
valuation experiences with a
uniquely qualified professional
sales organization.
E. Don Copple is a partner at Davison, Copple, Copple & Copple. He has over 35 years of experience and has handled a substantial number of condemnation cases during the course of his practice, including ACHD vs. Acarregui, which initially established the rules regarding attorneys fees in condemnation cases.
Mark L. Butler is owner of Land
Consultants, Inc. (LCI) a Land
Planning firm based in Idaho. His
14 years of planning experience
spans public and private sectors,
including Las Vegas and
Henderson, NV, the Ada County
Highway District, and the City of
Eagle. He has been an expert
witness in litigation and land use
cases for private clients and
government agencies.
Robert H. Freilich is a partner at Freilich Leitner & Carlisle,
Professor of Law, University of
Missouri-Kansas City School of
Law and Editor, The Urban
Lawyer, ABA’s national journal on
state and local government law.
The author of, From Sprawl to
Smart Growth: Successful Legal,
Planning and Environmental
Technology
Systems, he has represented more
than 200 cities, states and counties
across the country.
Daniel R. Frost is a partner at Holland & Hart LLP and has
represented numerous owners,
contractors, construction managers,
subcontractors, engineers, developers,
and construction lenders on all
types and sizes of public and
private projects and on all types of
issues and claims, from inception
to close-out. The State of Colorado
has appointed him Special
Assistant Attorney General to
assist with construction litigation.
Leo A. Geis is CEO and Founder, Idaho Airships, Inc., one of
America’s 100 Most Entrepreneurial
Companies, 1998. Idaho
Airships, Inc., is a forensic
imaging and demonstrative
evidence production firm specializing
in the scientific foundations of
aerial and classic imaging, human
activity, digital capabilities, and
persuasive representations.
Jill S. Gelineau is a shareholder
with Schwabe, Williamson &
Wyatt. She has developed a
litigation practice with primary
emphasis on representing landowners
in condemnation matters.
She successfully represented the
Dolans in the Dolan v. City of
Tigard trial following its remand
from the United States Supreme
Court, a case which established
some significant property rights for
land owners.
Kimbell D. Gourley is a shareholder
with Jones Gledhill
Hess Andrews Fuhrman
Bradbury & Eiden, P.A., where he
practices primarily in the areas of
eminent domain, real estate,
commercial litigation, commercial
and corporate transactions.
Ed Guerricabeitia is with Davison, Copple, Copple & Copple. Mr. Guerricabeitia’s practice focuses on eminent domain, real estate, and land use planning litigation.
Gideon Kanner is Professor of
Law Emeritus, Loyola Law School,
where he taught property, land-use
and eminent domain law for 20
years. He is Editor and Publisher of Just Compensation, a monthly
periodical on the law of eminent
domain and inverse condemnation,
and is Of Counsel to the Santa
Monica, CA, firm of Berger &
Norton.
Mike Maurer is a partner and shareholder in the law firm of Lukins & Annis, P.S. Mr. Maurer primarily represents plaintiff’s in real property, product liability and commercial litigation and has tried over 30 jury trials in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
The Hon. D. Duff McKee, Special Address, is a retired Idaho district court judge now serving on senior status and hearing cases by designation from the state Supreme court. In addition to his judicial duties, Judge McKee is in an active private practice limited to ADR related services.
Edward Morse, of Morse & Co.,
has 29 years experience as an
appraiser and experience as an
expert witness in valuation and
damage cases. His appraisal
practice involves appraisal
assignments, counseling clients,
expert testimony and appraisal
review. Mr. Morse currently serves
as Chairman of the Appraisal
Qualifications Board of the
Appraisal Foundation.
Mark W. Richey is co-owner of Idaho Land and Appraisal LLC
which does business in Idaho,
Oregon, Washington and Montana.
His 28 years of appraisal experience
includes both private and
governmental clients in condemnation
cases. Appraisal assignments
have included complete and partial
takings for road rights-of-way,
electric transmission lines,
communication lines, and conservation
and navigation easements.
Fredric V. Shoemaker is partner at Cosho, Humphrey, Greener & Welsh, P.A., where his practice has emphasized real estate, business and commercial law, both transactional and litigation-driven. He regularly consults for and provides guidance to developers, property owners and lawyers in matters of condemnation and acts as mediator for eminent domain cases.
Brad Thomas is the Relocation Program Manager for PHAROS Corporation, which provides complete acquisition and relocation services for agencies, utilities and railroads. Mr. Thomas formerly was the Relocation Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation, responsible for establishing and implementing statewide Uniform Relocation Act policy and for providing relocation training and oversight to state agency personnel, local governmental agency staff and private consultants. |
