Agenda

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
9:30 am – 5:30 pm EST (incl. a 60 min break)

 

Presented by
Matthew Onest
Richard S. Koblentz
Eric O. Pempus FAIA. Esq. NCARB
Barry Savage PLS

Agenda
Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (and on the Ground)
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

Defining Trespass and Adverse Possession
Defining trespass
Reviewing the history of adverse possession in Ohio
Maintaining a claim for adverse possession
• Statute of limitations
• Elements of a claim
Defending against a claim for adverse possession
Examining recent eminent domain cases

Avoiding, Identifying and Resolving Ethical Issues in Land and Water Transactions
Private property rights vs. public rights
Community/local control of land and water resources
Environmental preservation of land and water

Identifying, Classifying and Locating Private Easements
What is and is not an easement
Reviewing Ohio 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

Understanding Riparian Rights and Access to Surface Water
History and development of riparian rights
Determining land boundaries near the water line
Determining access rights to surface waters
Limitations on rights to surface waters
Complying with water quality laws and regulations

 

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Credits

Professional Engineers:
6.0 CPD Credits

Land Surveyors:
6.0 CPD Credits

Attorneys:
Pending

 

Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 CPD credits for professional engineers and land surveyors licensed in Ohio.  

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Speakers

Matthew Onest

Attorney – Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty – Canfield, OH
Matthew Onest has more than nine years’ experience protecting the interests of manufacturers, businesses of all sizes, property owners, and energy companies in all aspects of civil litigation. He has significant trial experience in many courts in the State of Ohio. Matthew is also a member of the firm’s litigation and appellate practice group and has successfully handled appellate cases before the Ohio Supreme Court, and Ohio’s Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and Twelfth District Courts of Appeal. Matthew also practices in several federal courts throughout the United States. Though experienced in a wide variety of legal matters, Matthew focuses his practice mainly in energy litigation, business litigation, and real estate litigation.   

Matthew is also a member of the firm’s oil and gas practice group and has successfully represented companies and landowners in many aspects, including civil litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission and the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission. Matthew has experience negotiating oil and gas contracts and other energy-related agreements, including leases and easements.

Eric O. Pempus, FAIA, Esq., NCARB

DesignPro Insurance Group-A Wichert Insurance Agency

Mr. Pempus has been a risk manager for more than 18 years, with experience in architecture, engineering, land use, law and professional liability insurance, and a unique and well-rounded background in the construction industry. Prior to risk management, he had 25 years of experience in the practice of architecture and engineering, and as an adjunct professor teaching professional practice courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels for the last 35 years. As a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and AIA National Ethics Council 2021 chair, he has demonstrated his impact on architectural profession. He is a licensed architect, attorney and property and casualty insurance agent.

Barry E. Savage, PLS

Survey Products Group Manager with Tennessee Valley Authority in Chattanooga, TN

Mr. Savage began his survey career while in college in 1981. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering Technology. Mr. Savage worked for the next 10 years for various civil/survey firms in positions ranging from crew chief to senior designer. In 1993 he started Savage Surveying and Mapping. While operating his firm Mr. Savage surveyed several state lines to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. He served as survey consultant during the construction of the Ocoee Whitewater venue for the 1996 Olympics. Mr. Savage is currently the Survey Products Manager at the Tennessee Valley Authority providing survey services to support their seven-state service area. He has been an adjunct faculty member at Cleveland State Community College for 20 years where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, and general surveying. Mr. Savage and his students have retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau on Walden Pond in Concord Massachusetts. He teaches continuing education courses on surveying and boundary issues across the country. Mr. Savage is a licensed surveyor in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.