Thanks to the overwhelming success of our first two Symposiums for Condemning Authorities, we are thrilled to announce our Third Annual Symposium for Condemning Authorities. If you’ve attended before, we would love to see you again, and if you haven’t attended before, come on down and see what it is all about. We offer a symposium for right-of-way professionals, put on by right-of-way professionals. Tired of your continuing education in eminent domain always being landowner attorney propaganda that doesn’t help you clear a right of way? This is the answer.

WHAT:  Third Annual Symposium for Condemning Authorities

PRESENTING SPONSOR: Pender & Coward, P.C.

WHEN: Thursday, OCTOBER 8, 2026

WHERE:  Delta Marriott, Virginia Beach (directly on the Chesapeake Bay!) 2800 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA

COST:  $249 per attendee.

TOPICS:  The hottest legal issues in right of way, presented by leading experts in the field from the condemning authority’s unique perspective! Subjects include:

Help Me Help You! Understanding Your Role in the Relocation Process ◆ Stuck in the Mud: The Impacts of Wetlands on a Right of Way ◆ Your Best Case Starts Here: Building the Ideal Condemnation File ◆ Beyond the Acre: Expertly Navigating Values for Conservation Easements, Timber, Fixtures and Equipment  ◆ Thwap!!  Owning Your Case Through Cross-Examination ◆ Condemning Condominiums and Homeowner’s Associations: No Fun for Anyone ◆ Ethics: No Counsel, No Problems? Negotiation and Settlement of Condemnation Cases with Pro Se Parties ◆ and this year, the return of the expanded and improved RIGHT-OF-WAY JEOPARTY! (Emphasis on the party!) You know you want the chance to win hit a buzzer, answer in the form of a question, win prizes, and show your friends you know more about right of way than they do!

EXTRAS:  Complimentary lunch, refreshments and parking provided. Networking reception at Ballyhoos in Virginia Beach the evening before.

CLE, IRWA, and Appraisal Credits expected.

REGISTER HERE NOW!

Ross Greene, CRE, SR/WA is a firm shareholder and chair of the firm’s Eminent Domain / Right of Way Practice Group. In his right-of-way practice, Ross represents condemning authorities, including state government agencies, utilities, municipalities, and right-of-way consultants. His right-of-way practice includes litigation in state and federal courts regarding property valuation, eminent domain, condemnation, inverse condemnation, and the Uniform Relocation Act.