Boundaries and Easements Seminar
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What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:15 – 1:15 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:15 – 4:00 pm
Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (And on the Ground) W. Tunnell
Interpreting land descriptions
• Metes and bounds
• Lot and block
• Dos and don’ts for writing descriptions
Applying principles of boundary location
• Collecting and evaluating all types of boundary evidence: documents, physical evidence, people, surveys
• Locating the described land on a map
• Locating the described land on the ground
• Understanding and using geographic information systems (GIS)
Solving land description and boundary location problems
Identifying, Classifying and Locating Private Easements T. Rhodes
What is and is not an easement
Reviewing state law on easements
Creating easements: easements by necessity, easements by use, written easements
Identifying critical distinctions between easements in gross, easements appurtenant and prescriptive easements
Maintaining easements
Knowing when and how to terminate easements
Obstructing use of easements and determining remedies for obstruction
Resolving Boundary Disputes T. Rhodes
Types of boundary disputes
• Adverse possession, easements, boundaries
Obtaining and reviewing boundary evidence
Methods for establishing disputed boundaries
Participating in dispute resolution techniques
• Litigation, arbitration, mediation, agreements, title insurance
Examining boundary dispute case studies: exploring techniques for resolving sample disputes
Understanding Riparian and Water Rights S. McCullers
History and development of riparian rights
Determining land boundaries near the water line
Determining access rights to surface waters
Determining rights to groundwater
Complying with regulations restricting access to and use of surface water and groundwater
Credits
Georgia Attorneys
6.0 CLE Hours
Georgia Engineers &Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs
Landmen
6.0 AAPL CE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and has been approved by the State Bar of Georgia for 6.0 regular CLE hours for attorneys.
This seminar offers up to 6.0 PDHs to Georgia professional engineers and land surveyors to whom the subject matter is professionally relevant. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Georgia.
Georgia engineers and surveyors with continuing education requirements in others states will be able to claim the PDHs from this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The American Association of Professional Landmen has approved this program for 6.0 RL, RPL or CPL recertification credits and no CPL/ESA recertification or ethics credits.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Stephen A. McCullers
Stephen A. McCullers is an Associate in the firm’s Environmental Practice. Stephen has a diverse environmental practice, assisting clients with complying with complex environmental, health, and safety regulations. Stephen also has expertise with air and water permitting, environmental due diligence and liability, and environmental litigation.
Before becoming an attorney, Stephen was a Natural Resources Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He conducted environmental compliance inspections, issued environmental permits, and assisted in the management of federal land and natural resources.
Tracy Rhodes
Rhodes Law FirmMs. Rhodes focuses her practice in the areas of land litigation and divorce law. An experienced litigator and trial attorney, Ms. Rhodes is an assertive advocate for her clients. She has tried cases in over 15 North Georgia and Metro Atlanta counties before judges and juries on issues ranging from divorce and child custody to boundary line disputes, land titles, and contested probate estates. Ms. Rhodes earned her J.D. degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Willard Tunnell
Mulkey Engineers & ConsultantsRLS, Survey Group Manager, Roswell, GA Office of CALYX Engineers + ConsultantsMr. Tunnell has over 29 years of experience in the land surveying field, serving in various roles such as survey crew chief, project manager, and survey and subsurface utility engineering (SUE) department manager. At CALYX, he is responsible for surveying operations, project management, quality control, and project delivery for all survey services in the Roswell office. In his career, Mr. Tunnell has managed a number of surveying and SUE projects for clients throughout Georgia. He also possesses strong relationships with government agencies, private contractors, and state, federal, and local clients. Prior to joining CALYX, Mr. Tunnell managed surveying services for various engineering firms in Georgia. He received his B.S. degree from Liberty University and a surveying certificate from Middle Georgia College. Mr. Tunnell is a registered land surveyor in Georgia and a professional land surveyor in Alabama.