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Mr. Gregory is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology and former Department Head at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. He is registered as a professional surveyor in Indiana and Illinois and consults as a Project Surveyor at Abonmarche through their Hobart, Indiana office. Mr. Gregory has presented numerous seminars on various land surveying topics to professional land surveyors, surveying technicians, attorneys, title company officials, and real estate professionals through various settings. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Mr. Gregory previously served on the ISPLS Board of Directors and is a past society president. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NSPS and chairs the NSPS Education Committee.

Mr. 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.

Mr. 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.

Mr. Gregory is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology and former Department Head at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. He is registered as a professional surveyor in Indiana and Illinois and consults as a Project Surveyor at Abonmarche through their Hobart, Indiana office. Mr. Gregory has presented numerous seminars on various land surveying topics to professional land surveyors, surveying technicians, attorneys, title company officials, and real estate professionals through various settings. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Mr. Gregory previously served on the ISPLS Board of Directors and is a past society president. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NSPS and chairs the NSPS Education Committee.

Mr. Horton has provided technician training and continuing education seminars for the land surveying industry since 2005.

Mr. Horton served in the US Air Force and with the Illinois Department of Transportation in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, airfields, utility systems and highways. He joined the full-time faculty at Parkland College in Champaign, IL, where he taught land surveying and construction management courses for 25 years. He founded the land surveying associate degree program at Parkland College in 2001.

Having retired from full-time teaching, Mr. Horton has joined Farnsworth Group Inc. as a part-time senior project land surveyor. You can reach him at todd@meridiangeospatial.com.

Mr. Horton has provided technician training and continuing education seminars for the land surveying industry since 2005.

Mr. Horton served in the US Air Force and with the Illinois Department of Transportation in planning, design, construction, surveying and maintenance of civil engineering projects including commercial structures, airfields, utility systems and highways. He joined the full-time faculty at Parkland College in Champaign, IL, where he taught land surveying and construction management courses for 25 years. He founded the land surveying associate degree program at Parkland College in 2001.

Having retired from full-time teaching, Mr. Horton has joined Farnsworth Group Inc. as a part-time senior project land surveyor. You can reach him at todd@meridiangeospatial.com.

Mr. 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.

Mr. Gregory is a Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Technology and former Department Head at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. He is registered as a professional surveyor in Indiana and Illinois and consults as a Project Surveyor at Abonmarche through their Hobart, Indiana office. Mr. Gregory has presented numerous seminars on various land surveying topics to professional land surveyors, surveying technicians, attorneys, title company officials, and real estate professionals through various settings. He is a member of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS), the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association (IPLSA), and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Mr. Gregory previously served on the ISPLS Board of Directors and is a past society president. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of NSPS and chairs the NSPS Education Committee.

Mr. Helfrich has been principal land surveyor with Craig R. Knoche & Associates, P.C. and its successor Koru Group PLLC in the Chicago area for the last 30 years. Mr. Helfrich first picked up a plumb bob in 1971 for Webster & Associates. From tape-and-transit to GPS, mortgage surveys to shopping centers, he has his seal on billions of dollars of commercial, residential and institutional developments and transactions in 23 counties in Illinois together with consulting and managing projects in 15 other states. Mr. Helfrich has enjoyed working with countless prominent developers, attorneys and other professionals in the field and the office. His specialties include real estate law, boundaries and boundary law, easements, rights-of-way and other encumbrances and servitudes, statutory and common-law plats, ALTA surveys, topography, building and site layout, construction- and project-management as well as land development consulting. He has presented classes and co-written manuals with the Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education along with classes at the University of Illinois and HalfMoon Education. Mr. Helfrich is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association.

Mr. Lynch, owner of the Law Office of Bryan P. Lynch, P.C., concentrates his practice on representing owners of commercial, industrial, residential, and agricultural property affected by the power of eminent domain and the condemnation legal process. In his role protecting property owners’ rights, Mr. Lynch routinely opposes state, county and municipal taking agencies, such as IDOT, the Illinois Tollway, CTA, City of Chicago, and Public Building Commission of Chicago. In addition to being a leading Illinois eminent domain attorney, Mr. Lynch has presented seminars for organizations such as the Chicago Farmers workshop and National Business Institute and was appointed by several presidents of the Illinois State Bar Association to serve on its Real Estate Section Council. He has been interviewed by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Business Journal regarding eminent domain and has written articles published in such periodicals as the Chicago Law Bulletin.

Mr. Nechamen was the Floodplain Coordinator for the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation for 21 years. During that period, he helped to promote higher floodplain standards in New York, including enacting a two foot “freeboard” requirement in New York’s building code, saving property owners millions of dollars in flood losses and flood insurance premiums. One of the founders of the New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association (NYSFSMA), a professional association with over 600 active members, He was their first Chair and currently serves the Association as its treasurer.

Mr. Nechamen has been a Board member of the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) at various times for 13 years. ASFPM represents over 15,000 professionals across the United States and internationally and is a key national voice in policies designed to reduce flood risk while preserving the natural and beneficial functions of floodplains. He served as chair (2013-2015), vice-chair (2011-2013) and treasurer (2008-2010) and is currently co-chair of the Floodplain Regulations Committee. Mr. Nechamen has received the ASFPM Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award.
In his capacity as Floodplain Coordinator, he has led workshops and training sessions on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), floodplain management and regulations, understanding and interpreting flood maps, flood insurance and the Community Rating System.

Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.

Mr. Stamnes is the founder of Spatial Reality Solutions Inc. (SRS), a Saskatoon-based startup specializing in digital transformation and geospatial consulting. With nearly two decades of experience in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner, and Operator (AECOO) industries, He has developed a comprehensive expertise in surveying, mapping, laser scanning, lidar, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Mr. Stamnes’s academic credentials include a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Management and a Diploma in Geomatics from Saskatchewan Polytechnic. He has further enhanced his knowledge with a Certificate in Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) from the University of Florida and an Advanced Certificate in GIS from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Professionally, he is an Engineering Licensee specializing in Geomatics under the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS) and holds the Certified Mapping Scientist (CMS) certification in UAS and lidar from the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). Throughout his career, Mr. Stamnes has led large-scale projects, advanced mapping technologies, and diversified client bases. His current research focuses on reality capture, terrestrial laser scanning, scan-to-BIM, and indoor GIS. Beyond his professional endeavors, he resides on an acreage outside of Saskatoon with his family, enjoying activities such as gardening, motorcycling, snowmobiling, hunting, and fishing in Northern Saskatchewan.

Mr. Forester practices in the areas of tax and trust law, personal injury and criminal law. He also testified as an expert witness in various state and federal courts in California.  Mr. Forester is a Certified Public Accountant, Attorney, and Economist. As a CPA , he provides accounting, financial, and business valuation services. He received his M.A. in Economics and Finance, his Ph.D. Candidacy degree in Economics from UCLA, and his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.  Mr. Forester is an adjunct professor at California State University (CSU) and has teaching credentials in Accounting and Economics. He has taught tax, accounting, business law, statistics, and computer courses to graduate and undergraduate students. Mr. Forester is a Judicial Arbitrator of the Superior Court of the State of California for Los Angeles County as well as a mandatory fee arbitration for the State Bar of California.

Mr. Grabske specializes in real estate and complex business litigation. His practice is focused on assisting landowners, businesses, and public agencies with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, contract disputes, land use and environmental issues. Mr. Grabske has successfully represented clients in high stakes trials and before the Court of Appeals. Mr. Grabske has also been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Los Angeles magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyer edition.

Mr. Hansen litigates disputes involving real estate law, land use, environmental matters, and commercial transactions. He frequently litigates, writes about, and teaches at conferences on easements and boundary disputes. Mr. Hansen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in American Studies from Biola University in La Mirada, California. He earned his law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Among his many interests and community involvements, Mr. Hansen serves as an officer with the Real Property Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association and as a Dispute Resolution Conference pro-tem judge for the El Dorado County Superior Court.

Mr. Offord graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2005. Thereafter, he remained in Santa Barbara to work at a general litigation firm before attending law school at Santa Clara University and earning his J.D. degree in 2009. As a student at Santa Clara, he was named top of his class (receiving the CALI or the Witkin Award) in four of his courses, in addition to graduating on the Dean’s List. Mr. Offord joined the firm in 2009 after clerking for a law practice that primarily focused on real estate litigation and transactions. His experience includes law and motion practice and all stages of civil trials, including serving as lead counsel in many bench and jury trials. He has participated in State and Federal trials. He is heavily involved in the local real estate community, with an active role in several local real estate associations. He has also obtained his Real Estate Broker’s License from the California Department of Real Estate and also manages a real estate brokerage. He is regularly asked to be a speaker for local real estate organizations and brokerages, including SILVAR, Santa Clara County Association of Realtors®, Shasta County Association of Realtors and San Mateo County Association of Realtors®. He has also guest lectured at Menlo College for the Real Estate Law and Introduction to Law courses. In addition, Mr. Offord has been a speaker for both the Santa Clara County and San Mateo County Bar Associations. At Brewer Offord & Pedersen LLP, Mr. Offord works on matters representing real estate professionals and homeowners involved in neighbor and property disputes, as well as on commercial property matters.

Mr. 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.

Mr. Olsen is a Senior Professional Land Surveyor with Engineering Design Source, Inc., a Civil Engineering and Surveying Firm based in Chesterfield, Missouri. He has more than 30 years’ experience as a professional land surveyor, beginning in the Chicago metropolitan area. Mr. Olsen is currently licensed as a land surveyor in Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Texas. He has been fortunate to have worked on numerous Highway Department/Department of Transportation horizontal and vertical control surveys, land acquisition and topographic surveys, County Transportation Department Plats of Highway, and Municipal Highway Department surveys. Mr. Olsen has also worked on many commercial and residential developments throughout northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. He is currently enrolled in the University of Maine Graduate School in the Eng. D. (Doctor of Engineering) Engineering Technology/Surveying Engineering Program. Mr. Olsen has an MS in Engineering Technology/Surveying Engineering from the University of Maine and a BA in Mathematical Sciences. He has presented seminars and webinars previously with HalfMoon Education on topics including Law and Ethics of Illinois Land Surveying; Locating Land Boundaries on Paper (and on the Ground); Complying with Minimum Standards of Practice; Handling Ethical Issues in Land Surveying Practice; Complying with the Illinois Plat Act; Complying with National Society of Professional Surveyors Creed and Canons.

Before forming his own firm, Mr. Blackledge’s professional career included work at several Mississippi Gulfcoast defense firms, where he focused primarily on real estate, corporate law and litigation, corporate risk assessment, complex transactional drafting/management, healthcare compliance and litigation, estate planning, probate, family law, and general litigation. During his professional career, he also served as general counsel to multiple healthcare corporations, overseeing the legal aspects of a critical access hospital, skilled nursing facilities, a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitative facility, and a durable medical equipment company. He also has represented the public sector, having served several public entities in contract formation, negotiation, interpretation, and adoption; competitive bidding; statutory interpretation; construction lending; litigation; and eminent domain. Mr. Blackledge has a strong background in financial matters, having graduated magna cum laude with general and senior honors in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi. He earned his certified public accountant (CPA) designation while in law school and has served as an adjunct professor of accounting at William Carey University.

Mr. MacMenamin has experienced many different facets of the industry and appreciates the historical significance of the survey profession and the challenges it faces as technological advancements shape its future. He has performed various types of surveys ranging across multiple states and specialties, including the removal and rebuilding of the Volcanoes at the Mirage in Las Vegas and the demolition of the Galleria Mall in New Orleans and its subsequent replacement, Championship Square. Additionally, he has worked on industrial, commercial, and residential projects throughout the state of Louisiana as well as projects in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Nevada. With 20+ years of experience and a passion for surveying, Mr. MacMenamin provides the highest level of client satisfaction on every project.

Over the years, Mr. McNally has mostly focused on probate and estate/trusts litigation, HOA and covenant enforcement, criminal defense, consumer bankruptcy, real estate and evictions and foreclosures, however, he does often pursue other types of matters on behalf of his clients. While maintaining his own practice, he has also served in many roles to many coast law firms and served as in-house counsel for the Diamondhead Property Owners Association. He has also served as an assistant prosecutor and pro tempore public defender. Mr. McNally’s journey began at St. Stanislaus College, followed by his graduation from Long Beach High School. He earned a full athletic scholarship to Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, where he played on the basketball team and obtained his bachelor’s degree. Owen went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi School of Law (Ole Miss Law) in Oxford, Mississippi, laying the foundation for his legal career. He briefly played basketball professionally in Europe. Mr. McNally is a trusted advocate for his clients and is licensed to practice in all Mississippi state courts and the federal district court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He is a member of The Mississippi Bar and the Harrison County Bar Association, staying connected to the legal profession and its developments. Residing in Harrison County with his wife and four children, he values family and community.

Prior to his service at TVA, Mr. Savage was in private survey practice for 10 years specializing in dispute resolution and expert witness services. He has surveyed several disputed state boundaries to resolve jurisdictional conflicts. Mr. Savage is an adjunct professor at Cleveland State Community College where he teaches courses in boundary law, geodesy, GIS, and surveying fundamentals. He has researched and retraced the historical surveys of Henry David Thoreau and has published several articles on the subject. Mr. Savage teaches exam review and continuing education seminars at various state and local conferences across the country.

Mr. Yentzen has worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a legislative affairs specialist in our nation’s capitol. Mr. Yentzen spent the prior year serving the Honorable Senator from Mississippi, Trent Lott, as a Legislative Fellow specializing in technology and space issues. He knows the adage that “it doesn’t take a rocket scientist” personally as he was an engineer for NASA for almost 12 years prior to his graduation from the Loyola University Law School in 2002. During his NASA career, he was acknowledged as an expert on the compatibility of materials with oxygen-enriched environments and was an instructor for an internationally recognized American Society of Testing and Material (ASTM) course on the subject. Mr. Yentzen began attending law school in the evening program at Loyola in 1998 while working a full-time job as an engineer for NASA at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. He received numerous academic awards and was a member of the Law Review at Loyola. He was designated a William S. Crowe Scholar upon graduation and was ranked first in his evening school class. Mr. Yentzen has experience in civil litigation, trusts and estates, corporate transactional work, bankruptcy, commercial and residential real estate closings and condominium formation work. In fact he was one of the first attorneys on the Mississippi Coast to file a property report on a condominium project with the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA). He formed Esplanade Land and Title Company, LLC, which he named after his street address when he lived in New Orleans during law school, to focus on commercial and residential real estate projects, including preparation of contracts, assistance with local, state and federal compliance and closing purchase and sale agreements. He has taught a continuing legal education (CLE) course on easements to an audience of attorneys and other professionals, and has taught several continuing education course to realtors and agents on contracts and other real estate matters. Mr. Yentzen is licensed to practice law in Mississippi, Louisiana and Washington DC.

Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.

As Chair of the Land Use and Real Estate Practice Group, Mr. Howsley’s practice focuses on land use and real estate development and is deeply intertwined to the home building industry in the Northwest. He is recognized regionally for his advocacy of the development community. Jamie represents companies, developers, and builders throughout the Pacific Northwest. He has successfully represented clients in a range of complex land use/development projects, including advocacy for large scale master planned developments throughout Washington and Oregon, getting new land into urban growth areas, and working with local governments on complex and creative financing tools to build necessary infrastructure.

Mr. Mullaney provides practical and strategic guidance to public entities and private companies regarding land development and permitting matters, spanning various property types such as residential, office, industrial, retail, healthcare, large public infrastructure projects and natural resource lands. He works closely with clients to provide cost-effective service that helps save time and money while achieving their development goals. Mr. Mullaney has extensive experience in all facets of land development, including managing and coordinating consultant teams, negotiating with government agencies, representing public and private developers in land use litigation, and defending project permits in administrative and judicial appeals. Additionally, he assists clients in negotiating development agreements and resolving disputes concerning boundary lines, easements, covenants, or regulatory compliance issues.

Mr. Neale chose to pursue a legal career because it allows him to help clients find practical solutions to real world challenges. He finds it satisfying to strategize and reach business solutions which benefit his clients. Closely interacting with clients and understanding their needs underlies everything he does. For Mr. Neale, it is very satisfying to finalize a deal, resolve a dispute, or devise a legal strategy that benefits his clients and reflects the outcome that they want. His practice has given him the opportunity to serve clients in a variety of settings. Although his current focus is on business transactional work, Mr. Neale also has experience in litigation, so he understands how to deal with and, if possible, avoid legal conflicts. His broad experience allows him to successfully pursue his client-focused practice. After graduating from law school in California, he decided to relocate to Washington. Mr. Neale has family in Washington and has always loved the beauty of the state. He enjoys hiking and snowboarding in his free time. Washington’s outdoor lifestyle and Seattle’s sophisticated business environment make it a perfect place to practice law and thrive.

Mr. Ordon-Bakalian is a member of the firm’s land use and development practice group. He focuses his practice on land use and environmental law, with experience handling a variety of regulatory and legal compliance matters at the intersection of these two fields of law. His experience includes representing developers and homeowners in local and state land use zoning, permitting, code enforcement, and environmental compliance for development projects and existing land uses. An attorney is an asset to any development team. Mr. Ordon-Bakalian is dedicated to helping clients navigate the complex regulatory environment surrounding land development. He specializes in proactively identifying and addressing potential challenges that could hinder the progress of a project, as well as managing the intricate personal and political relationships characteristic of land development. While earning his J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, Mr. Ordon-Bakalian clerked for the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office located in northwest Washington, in the County’s Land Use and Environmental Unit. In addition, he clerked for Western Resources Legal Center, where he assisted in drafting pleadings in Federal District Court and the Ninth Circuit relating to Federal forest practices and ranching.

Mr. Shamsi has an extensive background in real estate law and civil litigation. He has assisted clients in a variety of areas, including but not limited to construction litigation, boundary disputes, enforcement of easements and covenants, title litigation, commercial litigation, real estate transactions and commercial lease negotiations, business disputes, and trusts and estates litigation. After earning his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Shamsi started practicing law in 2011, and joined Beresford Booth in 2015, where he has served a diverse array of individuals and entities, including financial institutions, community associations, contractors, creditors, individuals, and small businesses.

Dr. Kerski is a geographer with a focus on analyzing change over space and time across multiple fields of study. His research analyzes the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in education. He has served as the President of the National Council for Geographic Education and has given 2 TED Talks on “The Whys of Where”. He holds 3 degrees in geography (BA, MA, PhD) and has served as geographer in 5 major sectors of society, including as an independent consultant, in government (NOAA, US Census Bureau, USGS), academia (University of Minnesota, Harrisburg Area Community College, Penn State University, Sinte Gleska University, University of Denver, others), private industry (as Education Manager for Esri), and in nonprofit organizations (with roles in geography and education associations). Mr. Kerski has authored over 100 chapters and articles, and 200 podcasts on GIS, education, space, place, and related topics. He has visited over 350 schools and 400 universities around the world. He regularly conducts professional development for educators. He has created over 7,000 videos, 2,500 lessons, 1,500 blog essays, and authored 12 books, including Interpreting Our World, Spatial Thinking in Environmental Contexts, Essentials of the Environment, Spatial Mathematics, Tribal GIS, International Perspectives on Teaching and Learning, the GIS Guide to Public Domain Data, and others. But as a lifelong learner, he feels as though he’s just getting started and thus actively seeks mentors, partners, and collaborators.

Mr. Lemke has 43 years of experience in land surveying and civil engineering. For 31 years he has overseen Lemke Land Surveying out of Norman, Oklahoma. In addition to being a professional land surveyor, Mr. Lemke is a professional engineer which gives him unique perspectives when understanding clients’ challenges and addressing project needs. He has had full project management and design responsibilities for municipal, commercial, industrial and residential site development projects and has been a service provider and consultant for a wide range of project types and market sectors.

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.

Ms. Azeredo joined Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC in 2024, bringing a diverse expertise in eminent domain law, transportation litigation, employment law, and commercial law. Throughout her career, she has brought five cases to jury trial, secured two appellate victories, and participated in hundreds of Special Commissioners hearings. Before joining Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC, Ms. Azeredo worked at Gilstrap Law Group, a commercial law firm in Austin, TX. She also served as the Houston area team lead for the Texas Attorney General’s Office’s Transportation Division, where she oversaw major litigation cases for the Texas Department of Transportation, including projects like the Grand Parkway and I-10.

Mr. Baum is a partner handling Texas civil litigation matters and property disputes. He has a statewide practice focused on representing and protecting Texas landowners and tenants facing real estate, condemnation, and eminent domain lawsuits. He regularly assists Texas landowners against takings by the State of Texas, cities, counties, oil and gas companies, pipeline companies, and electric transmission line companies. Mr. Baum graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 with a B.A. degree in Government. He then spent time working for both the Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate before attending Texas Tech University School of Law, where he graduated in 2012. There, he was the Lead Articles Editor of the Texas Tech Law Review and a member of the Board of Barristers. While in law school, he worked for the United States Attorneys’ Office for the Northern District of Texas, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, and the Washington Legal Foundation. He is admitted to practice in Texas and the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Western Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the Austin Bar Association, and the Austin Young Lawyers Association.

Ms. Knox joined Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC, in 2016. Focusing in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and land use litigation, she primarily researches complex legal issues and writes motions, discovery, and appeals, helping to advance cases during the litigation process. Prior to joining Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo, PLLC, Ms. Knox was an associate with McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, LLP, where she focused her practice on commercial litigation, including business disputes, oil and gas issues, condemnation matters, and administrative law matters in Texas and federal courts. She also has experience litigating civil cases in state and federal appellate courts.

Ms. Sliva is a civil litigation associate at Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP in Houston, Texas, where her practice focuses on eminent domain and probate litigation. A native of the Texas Gulf Coast, Ms. Sliva brings a deep respect for land, legacy, and the communities connected to both. Ms. Sliva earned her J.D. degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where she founded the Agricultural Law Association and served as a teaching assistant for the 1L Property Law course. She is also a proud former student at Texas A&M, where she was active as a Diamond Darling and Aggie Network Student Ambassador.

Mr. Stuckey practices primarily in corporate, real estate, and environmental law, including transactional work and litigation. He has a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and J.D. and L.L.M. degrees from the University of Houston Law Center. Mr. Stuckey is admitted to the practice of law in all Texas courts, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Claims Court. He is also licensed in Texas as a professional engineer and a registered public land surveyor.

Mr. Taylor is an attorney who represents clients in trials and litigation throughout Texas. Graham’s practice primarily involves the protection of property rights for clients whose properties are being impacted by condemning authorities in eminent domain.Mr. Taylor has represented his clients in court and at special commissioners’ hearings. He has also successfully mediated and settled dozens of cases outside of trial. Mr. Taylor’s passion for constitutional rights does not end in the courtroom. In addition to representing clients full-time, he is an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas where he teaches Constitutional Law and Environmental Law. Mr. Taylor is also coach of the University of St. Thomas Mock Trial Team.

Mr. Tobin enjoyed a robust full-service practice for 15 years of his career with both transactional and litigation experience. He represented property owners, business owners, and in-house counsel across a variety of industries, such as technology, banking / financial services, real estate, construction, and outdoor advertising. He worked with clients during every phase of the business cycle, from contract negotiation to courtroom advocacy, including handling a multi-million dollar transactions and litigating complex commercial disputes in Texas and federal court. Additionally, Mr. Tobin had a prominent role in running the business of his previous firm, where he served as President and on the Board of Directors. The combination of Mr. Tobin’s vast experience with McFarland’s singular focus provides McFarland’s clients the best of both worlds – a full service business lawyer channeling his experience to condemnation representation. He is admitted to the Texas and New York Bar Associations. Mr. Tobin received her J.D. degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law and his B.A. degree from the University of Buffalo.

Mr. Carpenter brings a distinct client-centric perspective to the practice of law, shaped by more than a decade as in-house counsel and in executive leadership roles. He understands what clients expect, and strives to leverage his own experience and DRM’s deep bench to provide efficient solutions and practical risk management. Mr. Carpenter has represented clients and developed a wide variety of infrastructure and industrial projects in markets across the northeast, overseeing development of nearly 100 renewable energy projects from Maine to Michigan to Maryland; siting, permitting and defending solid waste operations in every state between New York and Maine; and permitting and defending quarry operations in upstate New York and Vermont. He has extensive experience with hazardous site cleanup and redevelopment as well, representing responsible parties at federally listed hazardous waste sites as well as redeveloping brownfields into productive commercial sites and renewable energy projects. Throughout all of these activities – whether as an attorney or client – respectful, honest communication (leavened with a healthy dose of humor) is the guiding principle of Mr. Carpenter’s professional code.

A native Vermonter, Mr. Cowan graduated from University of Vermont in 1980 with a B.A. degree in Geography. Since that time Mr. Cowan has been continously employed in the field of land surveying in Vermont and northern New Hampshire. After earning his professional license in 1987, Mr. Cowan was appointed to the Vermont Board of Land Surveyors in 1989, where he served for over nine years. Upon completition of his terms on the board he was named a Board Member Emeritus. Mr. Cowan serves on the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying on the committee which writes, prepares, and adminiters the standard examination for land surveyors. His experience includes boundary surveys of large woodland tracts for forest product companies and conservation groups, as well as subdivision and engineering surveys in urban and suburban settings. Recent interests include providing land surveying consultation services to engineers and other design professionals, and providing assistance in boundary location problems.

Mr. McPhee was born and raised in Rutland, Vermont, where he lives with his wife Nicole and their two children. He earned his B.A. degree, with great distinction, from Castleton State College in 1987. He was the first graduate to complete the Honors Program in History while at Castleton State College. He received his J.D. Degree from Vermont Law School in 1990 and graduated cum laude. While attending law school, Mr. McPhee served as a member and development notes editor for the Vermont Law Review.

Mr. Murphy has a broad practice grounded in all types of real estate matters. His litigation practice focuses on property law, including disputes involving title and boundary issues, easements, adverse possession and prescriptive easements; public and private road issues; title insurance claims; land use, zoning and Act 250; construction, condemnation and tax appeals. In the course of his practice, Mr. Murphy has represented landowners, developers, municipalities and neighborhood groups in matters before the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, the Vermont Supreme Court, Vermont Superior Courts, the Vermont Environmental Court, the Vermont Environmental Board, the Water Resources Board, multiple Act 250 District Environmental Commissions, and various municipal zoning and planning boards. His transactional practice focuses on representing property owners and developers to establish and manage their operating entities; to acquire, finance, permit, manage, lease and/or sell (including “1031 exchanges”) a wide variety of commercial, residential, hotel, recreational, office and shopping center properties; and to establish condominiums and common interest communities.

Ms. Lathrop is licensed as a professional land surveyor in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, and as a professional planner in New Jersey. She holds a master’s degree in Environmental Policy and has been involved in surveying since 1974 in projects ranging from construction to boundary to environmental land use disputes. Ms. Lathrop is also a certified floodplain manager through the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) and a certified floodplain surveyor through the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors. A former adjunct instructor at Mercer County College in New Jersey, she has also taught as part of the team for the licensing exam review course at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Ms. Lathrop has been teaching seminars for surveyors since 1986 and has been writing articles for surveyors since 1983. She is a contributing editor for The American Surveyor magazine, and she has four articles included in the American Bar Association’s text, Land Surveys: A Guide for Lawyers and Other Professionals. She and Stephen V. Estopinal, PLS, PE co–authored a book entitled Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions: Composition, Construction, and Comprehension, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in 2011. She is also on the faculty of GeoLearn, a web-based educational provider. Ms. Lathrop is a past president of the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors and of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the American Association for Geodetic Surveying.

Dr. Meyer is a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR). He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, and he is a fellow and past president (2016, 2019) of the American Association for Geodetic Surveying. Dr. Meyer is a past president (2006-2007) of the Geomatics Society of New England (previously known as the New England Section ACSM) and a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Surveying Engineering and Surveying and Land Information Science. Dr. Meyer earned his Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University (College Station, 1998) where he was a research associate in the Mapping Sciences Laboratory. He was named a UConn Teaching Fellow (2015), and he has taught geomatics courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in geodesy, geographic information science, digital terrain modeling, spatial statistics, and global navigation satellite system surveying. Dr. Meyer has authored an undergraduate-level geodesy textbook and numerous peer-reviewed papers about surveying and mapping, and he teaches professional education seminars for surveyors throughout New England and the United States.