Agenda

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
8:30 am – 4:00 pm CDT

 

Agenda:

Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (And on the Ground)
Presented by Deward “Karl” Bowles 

  • 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

Resolving Boundary Disputes
Presented by Deward “Karl” Bowles 

  • 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

Avoiding, Identifying and Resolving Ethical Issues in Land Transactions and Disputes
Presented by Deward “Karl” Bowles 

  • Conflicts of interest: identifying your client
  • What duties do you owe, and to whom do you owe them?
  • Do you need to maintain confidentiality, and for whom?
  • Complying with your professional responsibility for honesty and truthfulness
  • Practicing only in areas of competence
  • Ethical solicitation of business
  • Taking referrals from other professionals

Understanding Highway Rights-of-Way
Presented by Paul D. Barkhurst Jr.

  • Types of public and private roads in Texas
    • Interstate highways, federal highways, state highways, county and local roads
    • Private roads
  • Identifying potential rights-of-way
  • Negotiating and valuing rights-of-way
  • Condemnation process
  • Rights included in right-of-way
  • Landowner rights
  • Maintenance of right-of-way
  • Alterations and encroachments

 

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Credits

Engineers
6.0 PDHs

Land Surveyors
6.0 PDHs

Attorneys
6.0 CLE Hours (Including 1.0 Ethics Hour)

 

Continuing Education Information

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in Texas. The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) does not pre-approve any continuing education courses.

HalfMoon Education is an accredited CLE provider in the state of Texas and this course has been registered with the State Bar of Texas for 6.0 CLE hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour. Specialization credit is currently pending with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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

Paul D. Barkhurst

Barkhurst & Hinojosa, P.C.

Mr. Barkhurst has extensive litigation experience in business and real estate disputes. He has developed a special concentration in the area of eminent domain, representing governmental entities as well as landowners in numerous lawsuits. Mr. Barkhurst has successfully represented numerous owners in ranch power line takings. He also represents governmental entities in construction disputes, and he has represented contractors and subcontractors in private disputes. Mr. Barkhurst has a B.A. degree, with honors, from Southwest Texas State University and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Texas Tech University, and he is a former USAF Captain and F-111 Aviator. 

Deward “Karl” Bowles

Independent Professional Land Surveyor and Owner of B&B Surveying Company in Houston

Mr. Bowles began working in the field of land surveying in 1978 and is certified as a registered professional land surveyor in the State of Texas. He has given seminars to lawyers, real estate professionals and other land surveyors on land surveying principles, practice and codified standards. Mr. Bowles has been an expert witness in a number of legal actions centering around boundary disputes and land surveyor negligence claims. He has given expert testimony regarding boundary resolution, minimum standards and minimum content regarding land surveys. Mr. Bowles is a member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and a former member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.