Agenda

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Friday, April 12, 2024
9:00 am – 4:00 pm CDT

 

Presented by: Knud E. Hermansen PSM, PE, Ph.D., Esq. (ME Only)

Terms, Definitions, and Roles

  • Terms of significance
  • Water bodies of legal significance
  • Roles of professionals

Water Bodies of Legal Significance

  • Navigable waters
  • Non-navigable waters
  • Great ponds
  • Wetlands
  • Vernal pools

Title of Riparian Lands

  • Conveyance presumptions
  • Extent of conveyance
  • Sudden changes
  • Slow changes
  • Artificially induced changes
  • Erosion

Limitations on Title

  • Common law easements
  • Regulatory restrictions
  • Riparian monuments
    Shore
  • Regulatory restrictions
  • Plat
  • Measurements

Undefined Side Boundaries

  • Apportionment
  • Extend the original
  • Perpendicular
  • Colonial method

Precautions for Property on or near Water

Example Scenarios

 

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Credits

Engineers
6.0 PDHs*

Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs*

Attorneys
6.0 CLE Hours (CA, CT, NY, PA, TX, VT), 7.0 CLE Hours (FL, NY)

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in most states for whom this subject matter is professionally relevant. *This course is not approved for New York engineers or land surveyors; please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for land surveyors licensed in Indiana (License No. CE10600325), Maryland, and North Carolina (S-0130). This course has been registered with the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers and approved by the Missouri Board for APEPLSPLA for 6.0 PDUs.

HalfMoon Education is certified by the New York State CLE Board as an Accredited Provider of CLE programs. This nontraditional course offers 7.0 Areas of Professional Practice CLE hours, which are appropriate for experienced attorneys. HalfMoon Education will provide financial hardship assistance to New York attorneys who wish to attend this event. Contact Frank Chapman at fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org for details and to apply. 

HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Pennsylvania attorneys (No. 1613); this webinar offers 6.0 CLE hours to Pennsylvania attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Texas attorneys (No. 8306); this webinar offers 6.0 CLE hours to Texas attorneys. This webinar has been approved by the Florida Bar for 7.0 CLE credits. This approval qualifies the webinar for Connecticut attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved CLE provider for Vermont attorneys. HalfMoon Education is an approved Multiple Activity Provider with the State Bar of California; this program offers 6.0 CLE hours to California attorneys. 

This webinar has been submitted to the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar for CLE accreditation, which is currently pending. 

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

On-Demand Credits

The preceding credit information only applies to the live presentation. This course in an on-demand format may not be eligible for the same credits as the live presentation; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate. 

Speakers

Knud Hermansen, PSM, PE, Ph.D., Esq. (ME Only)

Land Surveyor

Dr. Hermansen is a professional land surveyor, professional engineer, and attorney at law. He earned his undergraduate degree and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, his M.S. degree in Surveying and Mapping from the University of Wisconsin, and a law degree from West Virginia University. He taught law, engineering, and surveying at the University of Maine, and he actively practices in the areas of land development, real estate, construction, professional liability, mediation, arbitration, and boundary location. Dr. Hermansen is the author or co-author of several articles and law reviews on surveying, land development, easements, and boundary retracement, including several Maine State Bar Association practice series.