Annapolis, Maryland Property Condemnation Lawyers

In recent years, local and state governments have increasingly entered into eminent domain proceedings in order to seize property from homeowners and businesses. Government can seize private land for road and other infrastructure construction. Under the banner of "economic re-development," governments can seize property from one private owner in order to give it to another. If this occurs, property owners must be adequately compensated for the value of their condemned property, taking into account its fair market value.

At the Annapolis, Maryland law office of Rich and Henderson, our property condemnation lawyers defend the rights and economic interests of property owners in eminent domain proceedings. Working with appraisers, environmental experts, and other professionals, we challenge eminent domain proceedings when they are unconstitutional or fail to adequately compensate property owners for their homes and businesses.

Attorney Walter Reiter learned commercial, industrial and residential real estate appraising at his father's knee working along with his brother and sister in the family business. During summers in college and for a brief time before starting law school, Walter continued to work as a real estate appraiser on such projects as the Jones Falls Busway (now the light rail line); the acquisitions for Interstate 97 through Anne Arundel County; and the Westernport power plant. These experiences allow Walter to be especially adept and effective representing property owners in condemnation cases. In September 2007, Walter successfully tried a condemnation matter before a jury in Queen Anne's County obtaining an award for his clients of his appraiser's full value for the property - more than double the value espoused by the State Highway Administration's expert

If your home or business is scheduled for condemnation due to a public works project or economic re-development plan, contact eminent domain attorney Walter Reiter at Rich & Henderson today. We provide free consultations in order to evaluate your case and discuss the legal options available to you for saving your property.

Property Rights, Environmental Issues, and Property Condemnation

The law office of Rich & Henderson advises and represents clients in regard to the following issues surrounding property condemnation:

• Condemnation proceedings
• Building of highways, roads, or other public works projects
• Real estate development
• Economic development projects
• Environmental issues
• Zoning and planning issues
• Adequate compensation for property
• Intimidation or coercion of property owners on the part of public officials
  

The firm enjoys professional relationships in a number of Mid-Atlantic States (i.e. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington, D.C.) and in Massachusetts, Tennessee and Wisconsin. In Maryland, we serve our clients in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties.