Agenda
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Thursday, December 19, 2024
8:30 am – 4:00 pm PST
The Law of Easements
Presented by: Michael E. Buckley
- Understanding the legal concept of easements
- Types of easements
- Creating easements
- Drafting easements
- Terminating easements
- Understanding conservation easements
Energy Production Land Laws
Presented by: Amber Rudnick
- Renewable energy types
- Solar photovoltaic energy farms
- Wind energy farms
- Geothermal energy projects
- Battery energy storage
- Energy transmission and interconnection
Land Use Law
Presented by: Michael W. Cabrera & Casey J. Stiteler
- Understanding land use law
- Comprehensive planning
- Subdivision platting – Zoning
- Restrictive covenants/deed restrictions
- Traffic/parking – Nuisance
- Handling land use approvals
- Plats
- Re-zoning, including PUD, PD, SUP, CUP
- Variances – Special exceptions
- Interpretations/appeal of staff decisions
- Administrative appeals
- Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Presented by: Steven Silva
- Understanding eminent domain powers
- Source of eminent domain powers
- History of the exercise of eminent domain powers
- Types of eminent domain “takings”
- Participating in the condemnation process
- Appealing a condemnation decision
- Understanding regulatory “takings” and inverse condemnation
Understanding Riparian and Water Rights
Presented by: Paul Taggart
- History and development of riparian rights
- Determining land boundaries near the water line
- Determining access rights to surface waters
- Determining rights to groundwater
- Overview of regulations restricting access to and use of surface water and groundwater
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Land Surveyors
6.5 PDHs
Attorneys
6.5 CLE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in Nevada. Continuing education courses for Nevada engineers and land surveyors are not subject to pre-approval requirements.
The Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education has approved this webinar for 6.5 general CLE credits.
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 preapproved 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
Michael E. Buckley
Attorney with FennemoreMr. Buckley’s practice involves commercial real estate transactions with an emphasis on commercial lending, including construction loans, workouts and foreclosures, commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, commercial leases, and master-planned communities. He has experience in ground leasing, municipal development agreements and residential and mixed-use projects. Mr. Buckley’s clients have included financial institutions and other lenders, developers of common interest communities and other commercial developments, public entities and nonprofits. He is the chair of the Real Property Section of the State Bar of Nevada and an author and the lead editor of the Nevada Real Property Practice and {Procedure Manual (State Bar of Nevada, 2021), the second edition of which will be available late this year or early next year.
Michael W. Cabrera
Associate in Snell & Wilmer LLP’s Real Estate Practice GroupMr. Cabrera represents and advises real estate developers, investors, non-profit organizations, and individuals at all stages of property acquisition, land planning, zoning, and redevelopment processes. He has represented clients with real property disputes in state and federal court, including defending land use decisions of local governing bodies, quiet title actions, partition actions, and boundary line adjustments.
Amber Rudnick
Associate at Holland and Hart LLPMs. Rudnick supports energy clients on disputes and regulatory issues related to project development in Nevada. She assists renewable energy developers, mining companies, and water purveyors with a range of environmental permitting and compliance matters. Ms. Rudnick assists clients in preparing regulatory filings, tax incentives and abatements, and other aspects of project finance and development. She also helps developers, lenders, and equity investors in large project finance transactions for energy production, storage, and transmission projects.
Steven Silva
Partner at Blanchard Krasner & FrenchMr. Silva focuses his practice on problem solving. He regularly practices in civil litigation including eminent domain, real estate litigation, and contested probate litigation, with a heavy emphasis in appellate litigation, trial practice, and governmental interface. He has a strong alternative dispute resolution focus in disputed cases. Mr. Silva also provides advice and guidance to government entities, regulated entities, and businesses.
Casey J. Stiteler
Associate at Snell & Wilmer LLPMr. Stiteler’s practice is focused on real estate transactions and land use matters regarding residential, commercial and multi-family property development. Additionally, he provides counsel on real estate and commercial contracts, purchase agreements and other related matters. He is a member of NAIOP, Northern Nevada was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as Ones to Watch, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate for 2023. Mr. Stiteler received his J.D. from the University of Nevada.
Paul Taggart
Founding Partner at Taggart and Taggart Ltd.Taggart and Taggart, Ltd. has been long respected in the water rights arena, representing businesses and municipalities in transactional and litigation matters, his practice includes water rights acquisitions, sales, contracts, easements, well share and water delivery agreements, adjudications, permitting, extensions, transfers, certification, regulatory compliance and litigation of water rights disputes before state administrative bodies as well as State and Federal trial and appellate courts. Additionally, he practices real property, real estate, land use, redevelopment, complex and general civil litigation, and administrative proceedings. He provides his clients the unique combination of legal experience combined with particularly skilled considerable success in representation of clients and projects. Mr. Taggart continues to be actively involved in working with and handling matters and individuals, corporate clients, business owners, contractors, developers, and lenders throughout Nevada look to him to represent them in complex water law cases and issues.