Agenda
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
8:30 am – 4:30 pm CDT
Agenda:
Presented by Brian Fischer, P.L.S.
Resolving Boundary Disputes
- 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
Identifying, Classifying and Locating Easements
- 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
Creating and Managing Highway Rights-of-Way
- Identifying potential rights-of-way
- Negotiating and valuing easements
- Rights included in right-of-way
- Landowner rights
- Maintenance of right-of-way
- Alterations and encroachments
Understanding Riparian and Water Access Rights
- Determining a riparian area
- Rights in your riparian area
- Determining ownership of bottomland
- Considerations when purchasing real estate
- Permitting requirements and process
Ethical Issues in Land Transactions and Development
- Accommodating the interests of land owners and communities
- Enforcing environmental protections
- Local control: is it necessary and who benefits?
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Credits
Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Land Surveyors
7.0 PDUs
Attorneys
8.4 CLE Hours (incl. 1.2 Ethics Hours)
Continuing Education Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 7.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 7.0 PDUs for land surveyors licensed in Missouri.
The Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA does not approve continuing education activities for engineers; it is up to the licensee to determine whether the activity qualifies. This webinar has been approved by the Missouri Board of APEPLSPLA for 7.0 PDUs for land surveyors.
This course has been approved by the Missouri Bar for 8.4 CLE hours, including 1.2 ethics hours.
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 is not pre-approved by any licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits; please consult your licensing board(s) to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate.
Speakers
Brian J. Fischer, PLS
Director of Surveying with THD Design Group, Inc. in Chesterfield, MOMr. Fischer has over 30 years of experience in the survey field, performing a variety of survey types for residential, municipal, commercial, industrial and government agency clients. He has experience in survey instrumentation and computer aided drafting (CAD) programs, as well as office and survey programs such as Trimble Office, Carlson and Civil 3D. Management experience includes overseeing drafting and field crews, as well as a branch office for an Oil and Gas services firm in southeast Texas. A former adjunct faculty member for the Engineering Department at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, he holds professional land surveyor licenses in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi and Texas.
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