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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.

Peter Mohr is an attorney with Jordan Ramis. As an environmental and natural resources lawyer, he is committed to helping clients secure both certainty and fairness within the regulatory context. Mr. Mohr has dealt with many different jurisdictions and agencies throughout the western United States during his career, providing a high level of expertise in state and federal law to both public and private clients involving environmental and natural resources, energy, and real property issues. With a practice that has a strong emphasis in water law, Mr. Mohr has successfully pursued water rights applications for agricultural, commercial, hydro power, special district and governmental uses before both state courts and administrative agencies. He has successfully defended senior commercial scale water rights against claims of statutory forfeiture, resolved numerous water facilities right-of-way and water rights title disputes, and has completed countless water rights transactions, large and small.

Armand Resto-Spotts, Attorney

Mr. Resto-Spotts is an attorney focusing on land use, real estate, and environmental law.  He represents homeowners, developers, and other municipal and industrial clients in a variety of compliance and permitting issues affecting real property, including local and state land use controls such as critical areas regulations and zoning. Mr. Resto-Spotts also advises and assists clients in drafting and reviewing the wide array of transactional documents affecting the use of real property, such as deeds, easements, covenants, and other real estate contracts.  Additionally, from his prior work advising municipal clients in Washington, he also has extensive experience in public records and open government law.

Christopher Sherby is a professional land surveyor and contract/project manager with 20 years of experience, holding licenses in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. He is an owner of S&F Land Services, a surveying and remote sensing firm with three offices throughout Oregon. Mr. Sherby’s experience includes performing field and office survey support on a range of projects from small boundary and topographic surveys to very large federal projects. Managing 15-35 person surveying teams for the past 10 years, he prides himself on encouraging the education and professional growth of staff at all levels. Mr. Sherby was previously an instructor in Oregon Institute of Technology’s Geomatics program and has been instructing classes at Clark College’s Surveying and Geomatics program for the past 10 years. He holds a B.S. degree in Geomatics from the Oregon Institute of Technology and is a 2012 graduate of Leadership Clark County.

Jacob Zahniser is an Attorney with Miller, Nash, Graham & Dunn, LLP. A construction lawyer, construction litigator, and trial attorney, Mr. Zahniser focuses his practice on construction and real estate litigation, as well as handling insurance coverage disputes arising from construction defects. As a construction lawyer, he has represented a wide variety of construction industry clients ranging from contractors, suppliers, and insurance policy holders and assignees, to commercial property owners, landlords, and homeowners associations. Mr. Zahniser is experienced in all forms of construction litigation, including payment disputes and lien claims, insurance coverage, leases, purchase and sale agreements, development rights, adverse possession, property lines and easements, and development disputes. He is also a member of the Executive Committee for the Oregon State Bar Construction Section.

Founding partner in the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLCMr. Hoffmeyer concentrates his practice on real estate and zoning law, corporate law, estate planning, decedent’s estates, and elder law. He also serves as an expert witness in real estate as well as in professional malpractice in the legal, real estate and title insurance fields and in matters relevant to defects in real estate titles. He was the solicitor for the York County Tax Claim and Tax Assessment Office from 1979 to1988. Mr. Hoffmeyer’s abilities as an attorney are recognizedby his colleagues. He is an AV© Peer Review-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, and he has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for 11 consecutive years (2004-2014) and by The Best Lawyers in America for seven consecutive years (2009-2015.) A frequent lecturer, author and adjunct professor, Mr. Hoffmeyer has spoken for numerous organizations throughout Pennsylvania on topics such as real estate, legal ethics, professional ethics and title insurance. He also wrote five books on real estate law.

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.

Partner with Beisel & Dunlevy, PA, in MinneapolisMr. Dunlevy is a real property law specialist certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota in state and federal courts. Mr. Dunlevy is an ad hoc member of the Real Property Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association and co-chair of the Legislature Committee of the Real Property Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. He is a member of the Title Insurance and Foreclosure and Related Remedies Committees of the ABA’s section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Mr. Dunlevy has been designated as one of Minnesota’s top 100 real estate “Super Lawyers” by Super Lawyers magazine.

Shareholder with Olson, Lucas, Redford & Wahlberg, P.A., in EdinaMr. Lucas is an attorney and shareholder at Olson, Lucas, Redford & Wahlberg, P.A., with a primary focus on real estate and business law. He represents clients in both transactions and litigation, including corporate and investment real estate acquisitions, Torrens proceedings, title litigation, breach of contract actions, commission salesperson disputes, formation of corporations and limited liability companies, easement issues, and mechanic’s lien matters.

Attorney with Rinke Noonan, in St. CloudMr. Noonan concentrates his practice in natural resources, agriculture, and water law. He graduated from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, and received his law degree from the University Of Kansas School Of Law, in Lawrence, Kansas, with a certificate in Environmental Law and Natural Resources. His professional activities have included membership in the Iowa Corn Growers Association – ILEAD Program, the Iowa State Bar Association – Environmental Committee, Young Lawyers, and Bridge the Gap Planning Committee. Prior to joining Rinke Noonan, Mr. Noonan worked as an associate attorney for a law firm in Iowa, where he maintained a general legal practice that included transactional and municipal legal work.

Shareholder with Kennedy & Graven, Chartered, in MinneapolisMr. Strommen practices in the areas of public utility and construction law, commercial litigation, and local government law. Since 1990, he has served as general counsel to the Suburban Rate Authority (SRA), a joint powers organization of twin cities metropolitan area suburbs totaling over 850,000 in population. The SRA intervenes in electric, gas, and telecommunications matters before the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission and actively reviews developments in right-of-way use, utility franchise, and other utility matters affecting cities and their residents. He received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Augsburg College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School.

Mr. Davis is a professional land surveyor in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, with over 30 years of experience. This varied experience includes small individual boundary surveys, surveys for both commercial and residential land development projects, ALTA Land Title Surveys, and surveys for long range transportation projects, including rail and highway. In addition, Mr. Davis is an adjunct faculty professor at the Community College of Baltimore County in the Surveying/ Civil Engineering program. Classes taught include Elementary Surveying, Survey Computations, Topographic Mapping, Sediment Control and Hydrology, and Storm Drain Design. In 2016, Mr. Davis was awarded the Russell E. Lowman Memorial Educational award from the Maryland Society of Surveyors for his contribution to the education of surveyors.

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.

Of Counsel at Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A. in Santa FeMr. Patterson is a frequent speaker on continuing legal education subjects both in New Mexico and nationally. He is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, where he serves on the Opinions and Common Interest Ownership Committees, and he is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Mr. Patterson has documented scores of common interest communities, including both condominium and subdivision projects, and he regularly represents developers, lenders and many common interest communities. He has represented both borrowers and local and money-center banks in commercial and refinance transactions. He has practiced in Santa Fe since 1971, and his practice has concentrated on commercial lending, real estate development (condominium development in particular), representation of common interest communities and resolution of disputes arising from claims of easements. Mr. Patterson was named Santa Fe Real Estate Lawyer of the Year-2013 by The Best Lawyers in America. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America every year since 1993 for his expertise and experience in real estate law. He is also listed in Chambers USA-America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and in Southwest Super Lawyers for his expertise and experience in real estate law. Mr. Patterson has achieved the “AV” or highest Martindale-Hubbell rating.

Founder and partner in The Simons Firm, LLP in Santa FeMr. Simons maintains a general civil litigation practice, with emphasis on real estate litigation, property and real estate transactions, and title insurance litigation. He received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Simons is a member of the American Land Title Association, the First Judicial District Bar Association, the State Bar of New Mexico, the State Bar of California, the American Bar Association, the New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association and the Federation of Corporate and Insurance Counsel.

President & CEO at West Houston AssociationMr. Campbell is the president and CEO of West Houston Association and is an advocate for better infrastructure, development, and quality of life in 1,000 square miles of Greater West Houston.  West Houston Association is a nonprofit organization that aims to create a better living and working environment for the 1.6 million residents and 600,000 employees in Greater West Houston.  Mr. Campbell was previously the assistant city attorney for the City of Houston, and practiced in the areas of water, utilities, construction, and affirmative action programs.  He served in the United States Army and received his J. D. degree from Texas Tech University School of Law in 2006.

Justin Hodge – Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP
Mr. Hodge is a trial lawyer who represents Texas landowners in condemnation, eminent-domain, and real-estate lawsuits.  He has handled complex condemnation and eminent-domain cases throughout the State of Texas.  Mr. Hodge has appeared in condemnation and eminent-domain lawsuits and he has defended landowners against the Texas Attorney General’s office, pipeline companies, electric transmission line companies, school districts, cities, and counties.  He is passionate about Texas property rights.  Mr. Hodge has testified on Texas condemnation and eminent domain reform on behalf of Texas landowners in front of both the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate.  He also writes a weekly blog at TexasCondemnation.com.  Mr. Hodge is currently an adjunct professor at University of Houston School of Law where he teaches a course on eminent domain. 

Andrews Myers P.C., Houston
Ms. Howard is a trial attorney focusing on commercial litigation, real estate disputes and employment law. She has handled evictions, lockouts, title and lien priority disputes, foreclosure on real and personal property, Fair Housing Act violations, enforcement of deed restrictions, ad valorem taxes, easements, adverse possession, boundary disputes, and disputes arising out of the acquisition of real property. Ms. Howard has handled hundreds of landlord/tenant disputes primarily but not exclusively on the landlord’s side. She has represented lenders and loan servicers in matters involving foreclosures and lending practices. Ms. Howard advises individuals seeking to acquire property about their possible liabilities and consults on the closing documents and indemnification agreements. She received her B.A. degree in Economics, Political Science and Managerial Studies from Rice University (TX) and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center.

Project Manager at Rods Surveying Inc in HoustonMr. Sherlock has over 38 years’ experience in the land surveying and engineering field.  He has been a registered professional land surveyor in the State of Texas since 2001.  Mr. Sherlock was a senior at the University of Houston pursuing a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering degree when a survey crew vacancy introduced him to the profession of land surveying.  He has experience in numerous areas of surveying including original boundary retracement, ALTA/ACSM Land Title surveys, construction staking, wetlands delineation surveys, design surveys, platting, expert witness testimony, boundary dispute resolution and right-of-way route surveys.  He has experience with specialty surveys including interior surveys, subterranean surveys, digital scanning, and hydrographic surveying.  Mr. Sherlock’s position with RODS focuses most of his energies on TXDOT projects where he is pre-qualified in survey, legal descriptions, parcel plats, design & construction surveys.  He is active in the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS), where he has served in numerous officer positions, currently holding the office of past president.

Andrew Lonnie Sikes, Inc., HoustonMr. Sikes founded Andrew Lonnie Sikes, Inc., in 1977, offering a broad range of surveying and engineering services, with a special emphasis on land and boundary surveying, as well as aerial mapping.  He received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Engineering degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station.  Mr. Sikes served on the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying under three governors and was elected to the board of directors of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).  In addition to running a regional engineering and surveying firm, he serves the University of Houston as an adjunct instructor of surveying from time to time.  Mr. Sikes provides consultation and testimony to clients and their attorneys when there are surveying issues being litigated.  He has received numerous awards from ASCE and TSPS for service to the profession of surveying.

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.

Spink Butler, BoiseMr. Clark has significant experience guiding clients through varied land-use approvals, from small subdivisions to large planned-unit developments and conditional use permits for various commercial operators. Mr. Clark’s real estate practice includes drafting and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements, residential and commercial leases, easements, restrictive covenants, and homeowners’ association documents. Mr. Clark also has an active litigation practice, supporting clients in a variety of litigation settings, including petitions for judicial review, administrative hearings, and matters before all Idaho courts. Mr. Clark is a graduate of Duke University and Washington University School of Law.

Accurate Surveying & Mapping, BoiseMr. Dang is a professional land surveyor licensed in Idaho and California. He started land surveying two decades ago in Fairplay, Colorado, where surveying at 10,000 feet+ elevations and working on diverse projects such as rural lot surveys, ski area boundaries and 150-year-old mineral claims were just the sort of challenges that inspired him to pursue a lifelong career in land surveying. After moving to California in the late 1990’s, Mr. Dang worked in a mix of urban and rural environments, becoming an expert at topographic mapping, construction staking, boundary law and the art of cartography. He became licensed in Idaho in 2004.Mr. Dang is committed to producing the highest quality of work, with particular emphasis on the continued education of his staff and the public in the art and science of land surveying. He is a past president of the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors and was awarded the honor of Surveyor of the Year in 2015. He is a past Idaho Governor of the Western Federation of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Dang is active in the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce and the land surveying member of Boise Valley Economic Partnership. His company, Accurate Surveying & Mapping, celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2015. Mr. Dang has been presenting on land surveying topics since 2012.

Moffatt Thomas, BoiseMr. Semanko leads Moffatt Thomas’s Water Law and Natural Resources practice groups. His extensive experience in water resources issues and his working relationships with members of local, state, and federal government and regulatory agencies bolsters Moffatt Thomas’s expertise in agricultural law, water rights, environmental law, land use, mining, and public lands. Mr. Semanko was the executive director and general counsel for the Idaho Water Users Association, Inc., overseeing the day-to-day operations of the association; monitoring current water issues; analyzing federal and state legislation and regulations; advocating in the Idaho State Legislature before Congress, and federal, state, and local agencies; organizing educational seminars and workshops, supervising staff and interns; and providing general legal advice and services to the association, including participation in litigation and other legal matters. He has also represented individual clients on water law matters before the Idaho Department of Water Resources, Snake River Basin Adjudication Court, and the Idaho Supreme Court. Mr. Semanko has been an adjunct professor at Boise State University, where he taught Natural Resource Law and Environmental Health Law. He was also an instructor at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, where he taught Legal Issues in Water Management.

Mr. Williams remains available for expert-witness testimony on mining rights disputes. For the previous nine years, Mr. Williams provided resource-extraction consulting services through his company Mineral Title Services LLC, an Idaho limited liability company (MTS). Prior to launching MTS, Mr. Williams was Corporate Counsel-Holdings Manager for ISR Capital LLC in Boise, Idaho, an investment fund company designed to invest in mining properties. Immediately prior to ISR Capital he was a partner in the law firm of Baird Hanson Williams L.L.P., a boutique law firm specializing in the law related to the natural resource extraction business. Mr. Williams’ 40+ years’ experience spanned the roles of landman, land manager, corporate counsel and law firm partner, domestically and internationally, dealing with resource extraction land tenure issues. Recognitions: 2016 & 2017 named “Super Lawyer” Mountain States area by Thomson Reuters for Natural Resources law (top 5% by peer review); The Who’s Who Directories Top Attorneys of North America for the category “Mining.” 2005 & 2006 editions of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers under categories of “USA” and “Mining” (www.whoswholegal.com)

Mr. Blake has practiced land surveying throughout central California and western Nevada. He is licensed in both states and is also a certified federal surveyor. He specializes in surveys to support large public works infrastructure projects. He also serves as an expert witness in disputes involving boundary survey or land title issues. He currently works as the Mapping Department manager for Hawkins and Associates in Modesto, California. In his previous positions he worked as the Mapping Department manager for O’Dell Engineering and the assistant surveyor manager for KSN in Stockton, California. Mr. Blake serves as a volunteer on the Land Surveyor Technical Advisory Committee to the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. He is currently the president of the California Land Surveyors Association Central Valley Chapter and the vice president of the American Council of Engineering Companies Central California Chapter. Mr. Blake teaches at surveying and GIS events around the Western United States.

Paesano Akkashian Apkarian, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, MIMr. Apkarian joined Paesano Akkashian Apkarian, P.C. in 2013. He was previously with Dickinson Wright PLLC for ten years. Mr. Apkarian is a trial lawyer who represents landowners and tenants in real estate litigation, including boundary disputes, property damage claims, lease disputes and eminent domain litigation. He also represents companies and individuals in a variety of business cases, including shareholder disputes, contract actions and collections. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Apkarian negotiates and drafts numerous contracts and real estate documents. He received his law degree, with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University. Mr. Apkarian has been named a “Super Lawyer” in Commercial Litigation by Michigan Super Lawyers each year since 2013.

PEA Inc., Brighton, MIMr. Beland is a professional surveyor for PEA where he is a senior project manager specializing in land development with a focus on acquisitions and redevelopment. Through his education and experience, he has learned that the most important part of any project is the people on the project team and how they cohesively work together toward the same vision. Whether it’s the client or the end user, understanding their needs, expectations and perceptions is paramount to the project’s success. Mr. Beland was most recently the Director of the Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation for theState of Michigan and brings 20+ years of experience in the land surveying industry in public and private practice. He graduated from Ferris State University with a BS degree in Surveying Engineering, and he graduated from Northwood University with an MBA degree in Business Management.

Zausmer, August & Caldwell, P.C., Farmington Hills, MIMs. Boardman is a shareholder with Zausmer, August & Caldwell, P.C. She focuses her practice on eminent domain and commercial litigation around issues involving trade secrets, real property, construction, and business torts at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts. Her clients include transmission companies, municipalities, publicly traded REITs, Fortune 500 corporations, small enterprises, and individuals. She frequently speaks on condemnation and right-of-way topics. Ms. Boardman earned her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan and has been recognized as a Michigan Super Lawyer and a Michigan Top Lawyer. In 2015, Michigan Lawyers Weekly named her to its elite annual list of “Women in theLaw.”

Steve M. Kelley was admitted to practice in Michigan in 1981. He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and its Environmental, Insurance and Indemnity, and Appellate Law sections, and he is a past member of the Surface Water/Groundwater Committee of the Environmental Law Section. Mr. Kelley also is a member of the American Bar Association and its Environment, Energy & Resources, Litigation, and Tort Trial & Insurance Practice sections. He served as chair of the Environmental & Energy Policy Committee of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce (now Detroit Regional Chamber) for three years. Mr. Kelley has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer each year since 2008 and was elected a Life Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Admitted to all Michigan courts, he practices statewide from his office in St. Clair Shores. Mr. Kelley also served 16 years as a trustee of and four years as president of the Michigan Nature Association.

ITC Holdings Corp., Novi, MIFor the past nine years, Patricia Murphy has served as in house counsel for ITC Holdings Corp., the country’s largest independent electric transmission company. As a member of the Capital Projects and Maintenance Group, her practice involves the acquisition of real estate rights, including transmission line and vegetation management easements for ITC. Ms. Murphy also serves as the company’s primary vegetation management litigation specialist.

Attorney with GableGotwals in Oklahoma CityMr. Couch received his undergraduate degree from the University of Central Oklahoma in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1982. He was staff attorney for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board from 1982 to 1985 and served as its general counsel from 1985 to January 2013, before retirement from the agency. During his time at the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Mr. Couch served as the Oklahoma member of the legal committees of four interstate stream compacts. He also served as an alternate member for Oklahoma on the Western States Water Council and will continue to serve as the Oklahoma Reporter for the Water Law Newsletter of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.

Partner with Mee Mee Hoge & Epperson in Oklahoma CityMr. Greenhaw’s practice is focused on oil & gas and real estate litigation/arbitration, oil & gas and real estate title examination, commercial law/litigation, and real property development. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1997 with a degree in Architecture and, from the University of Oklahoma School of Law with a JD degree in 2001.

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.

Shareholder with Hall Estill in TulsaMr. Proszek practices primarily in the corporate/commercial litigation and telecommunications law areas. He also has extensive experience in the following: landlord/tenant law; condemnation/eminent domain; right-of-way acquisition and disputes; mortgage foreclosure; representation of tribal housing authorities; litigation involving Indian law issues; and appellate advocacy. Mr. Proszek is an AV-rated attorney through Martindale-Hubbell and was selected as a Best Lawyer in America in communications law. In addition, he is a recipient of the 2010 Oklahoma Bar Association Pro Bono Award. Mr. Proszek is a frequent speaker on telecommunications law and right-of-way issues.

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 landowners as well as governmental entities in numerous such lawsuits, involving millions of dollars. Paul has successfully represented numerous owners in ranch power line takings, pipeline cases, and highway construction cases. Paul also represents governmental entities in construction disputes, and has represented contractors and subcontractors in private disputes. He also has extensive experience handling complex business dissolution and injunction cases. 

Branscomb | PC
Mr. Barton is a shareholder in the firm’s Business and Real Estate Groups. He has been practicing law for over a decade, representing businesses, title companies, developers, lenders, and individuals in a wide variety of business, financing, leasing, and real estate transactions. Prior to joining Branscomb | PC, Mr. Barton also represented title insurers and businesses in business and real estate litigation matters. This experience has assisted him in delivering legal services to the firm’s clients with an eye to avoiding litigation, and he is able to structure transactions to better protect clients in the event a dispute arises in the future.

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.

Andrews Myers P.C., Houston
Ms. Howard is a trial attorney focusing on commercial litigation, real estate disputes and employment law. She has handled evictions, lockouts, title and lien priority disputes, foreclosure on real and personal property, Fair Housing Act violations, enforcement of deed restrictions, ad valorem taxes, easements, adverse possession, boundary disputes, and disputes arising out of the acquisition of real property. Ms. Howard has handled hundreds of landlord/tenant disputes primarily but not exclusively on the landlord’s side. She has represented lenders and loan servicers in matters involving foreclosures and lending practices. Ms. Howard advises individuals seeking to acquire property about their possible liabilities and consults on the closing documents and indemnification agreements. She received her B.A. degree in Economics, Political Science and Managerial Studies from Rice University (TX) and her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center.

Partner at McGinnis Lochridge
Mr. Johnson has a multifaceted water law practice, with an emphasis on matters involving land use, water rights and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). His clients are generally landowners, industries, mineral owners and developers seeking to acquire, safeguard, develop or convey water resources. Formerly, he represented a large municipal water system in a variety of matters, including legislative efforts to create the Edwards Aquifer Authority and to modernize Texas water law. He is a board member of the Center for Water Law and Policy at Texas Tech University School of Law, as well as an adjunct professor at Texas State University teaching water policy.

Foley & Lardner LLP, Austin
As a member of the Government Solutions Practice and Austin Litigation Team at Foley & Lardner LLP (formerly Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP), Ms. Silcocks focuses her practice on civil litigation and government-related matters. She primarily focuses on eminent domain and inverse condemnation, representing both condemning authorities and property owners, having represented clients in over 250 Special Commissioners’ Hearings and in over 25 condemnation and inverse condemnation jury trials. Ms. Silcocks also has extensive experience handling civil litigation, including contract, employment, and tort cases. She is well-versed in other government-related issues, including open records laws, contract procurements, bid protests, environmental disputes and other regulatory issues with a variety of state and local agencies. Prior to joining the firm in 2011, Ms. Silcocks spent 15 years in the Office of the Attorney General of Texas primarily representing the Texas Department of Transportation, including the last five years as chief of the Transportation Division.

Partner with Chapman Legal Group, P.A.Since graduating Stetson University College of Law,Mr. Chapman has focused his practice on commercial real estate transactions, real estate litigation, land use, and commercial litigation. He and his wife recently started a law firm with a focus on transparency, integrity and adding value for the businesses and individuals they represent. Mr. Chapman is a past president of the Pinellas County Trial Lawyers’ Association, has recently earned the Pro Bono Service Award from the Supreme Court of Florida, and is involved in a number of charitable organizations, including sitting on the Board of the First Tee of Tampa Bay.

Attorney with Stearns Weaver Miller, P.A.Mr. Cremer’s practice focuses on counseling clients in their interactions with local, state, and federal governments on environmental, land use, water, and natural resources issues; working to protect clients’ property and civil rights, including several times before the United States Supreme Court; and helping large landowners on long-term strategic planning for their holdings. He began his law practice in Tallahassee, where he gained invaluable experience dealing with the legislative and regulatory processes of State government. He is a gubernatorial appointee to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and is a member of the Executive Council of The Florida Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Section. He holds J.D. and Master of Science in Urban Planning degrees from Florida State University.

Vice President, Landmark Engineering & Surveying CorporationMr. Fowler has been Landmark’s survey supervisor since 1989. He is responsible for the management of the day-to-day operation of the department, which includes all phasesof the survey process from field note interpretation to the legal aspects. He has helped establish many of the procedures and practices both in the field and office that define the “Landmark way of doing things.” His uncompromising exactness and attention to detail delivers a quality survey on time and on budget. He has a wide range of experience in all types of survey work involving calculations, estimates, and client relations as well as construction staking and platting. Mr. Fowler has over 30 years of survey related experience,all with Landmark, and is certified as Florida registered surveyor #5185.

Partner with Wetherington Hamilton, P.A.After graduating from the University of Florida Law School in 1991, Mr. Hamilton went into private practice in Tampa, where he grew up. His practice concentrates on real estate law, association law, corporate law, estate planning and probate, commercial litigation, collections and secured transactions. Mr. Hamilton frequently speaks at events including the National Association of Credit Managers, the Electrical Manufacturers Credit Group Spring Meeting, the Community Association Institute and the Commercial Law League of America. He is involved in various charitable causes including Rotary International, Meals on Wheels, and the Boy Scouts of America, Gulf Ridge Counsel.

Associate with Davis Basta Law Firm, P.A.Ms. VanderGeeten graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2010 and obtained her LL.M. degree in Real Property Development from the University of Miami School of Law. She devotes her practice to litigation and transactional real estate law. In addition to her Florida bar membership, Ms. VanderGeeten is a member of Attorney’s Title Insurance Fund, the Bay Area Real Estate Council, the Clearwater Bar Association, and the Real Property and Probate Section of the Florida Bar, where she serves on the Landlord Tenant Committee. She received an award from the Supreme Court of Florida for exceptional pro bono service in 2015. Ms. VanderGeeten continues to volunteer with the Community Law Program and provides pro bono legal services at their housing clinics.

Mr. Blake has practiced land surveying throughout central California and western Nevada. He is licensed in both states and is also a certified federal surveyor. He specializes in surveys to support large public works infrastructure projects. He also serves as an expert witness in disputes involving boundary survey or land title issues. He currently works as the Mapping Department manager for Hawkins and Associates in Modesto, California. In his previous positions he worked as the Mapping Department manager for O’Dell Engineering and the assistant surveyor manager for KSN in Stockton, California. Mr. Blake serves as a volunteer on the Land Surveyor Technical Advisory Committee to the California Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. He is currently the president of the California Land Surveyors Association Central Valley Chapter and the vice president of the American Council of Engineering Companies Central California Chapter. Mr. Blake teaches at surveying and GIS events around the Western United States.

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.

Owner, Urban Terrain LLC, a land surveying company in ApolloMs. Hopkins is a professional land surveyor licensed in both Pennsylvania and New York. Her experience has been focused on providing permitting and surveying services for multiple energy clients. She works directly with land managers, regulatory specialists, geologists, and drilling engineers to complete permitting, boundary surveys, construction layout and as-built record plans. She also looks out for the best interests of surface and mineral right owners. Ms. Hopkins also has an extensive background in commercial development, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and as an expert witness. She was honored by the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors as the Surveyor of the Year at the Society’s annual conference in Hershey, PA in January 2016. Ms. Hopkins is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Pittsburgh chapter and the Women’s Business Network, Murrysville chapter.

Mr. Horneman, PLS/GISP, has been working in the survey/geospatial field since joining the U.S. Army Reserves in 1984 as a geodetic surveyor. He attended the Defense Mapping School (now the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) in Fort Belvoir for geodetic surveying and received continuing education at the U.S. Army Professional Development Institute, the Community College of the Air Force, and various conferences, acquiring more than 400 continuing education credits in surveying, mapping, geology, GIS, and engineering. Mr. Horneman’s experience over the past 40 years includes surface and underground mining surveying, design and permitting, boundary and topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, subdivisions, construction surveying, GIS oversight, oil and gas wells and pipelines, and consulting. He has worked with several small to large private engineering and survey firms, as well as the U.S. Government (U.S. Army Reserves, U.S. Air Force Reserves, and as a civilian with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Mr. Horneman retired from the Reserves as a Master Sergeant with 24 years of service. He currently works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, as the Deputy Chief of Real Estate/Chief of the Geospatial Branch for cadastral projects and GIS base mapping. Mr. Horneman is also managing his own firm, Horneman Surveying, LLC. He has been teaching professional classes for the last 15 years in various continuing education venues, including Half Moon Education, PSLS, and WVSPS. Mr. Horneman is licensed as a Professional Land Surveyor in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York, and is also a GIS Professional. He is a past president of the PSLS Southwest Chapter and has served as the PADEP‐PSLS Liaison Committee chair and on the Geospatial Committee and Legislative Committee. Mr. Horneman resides in Natrona Heights, PA, with his wife Sharon of 32 years, living near his four grown sons (two which are surveyors) and two grandchildren.

Duquesne Light CompanyMr. Hummel has been doing business for more than 33 years in Florida and Pennsylvania, which has helped him develop a broad knowledge of surveying. He has a diverse background in site development, including platting and construction layout along with route surveying, boundary surveying, topographic surveying, hydrographic surveying, global positioning, and oil industry surveying. Mr. Hummel is the Supervisor of Surveying and Right-of-Way for Duquesne Light in Pittsburgh.

Frank Kosir, Jr. is an attorney with Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP. Mr. Kosir has significant civil litigation and general practice experience in all areas of real property law including real estate tax assessment appeals, real estate sales, purchase, and leasing, oil and gas lease negotiations, real estate title defense and claims, landlord-tenant actions, quiet title actions, eminent domain actions, zoning and land use actions, boundary line disputes and Covid-19 related real estate issues. Prior to entering the practice of law, he acquired extensive experience in all facets of real estate development, sales, construction, and leasing with his family’s home construction company, which has operated for more than sixty years. Mr. Kosir’s knowledge of the construction, planning, and business aspects of real estate provide him with a unique understanding that he utilizes in assisting clients. He writes quarterly real estate update columns in The Legal Intelligencer and frequently lectures at continuing legal education programs.  

Principal, Survey Department Manager at Senate Engineering Company, PittsburghMr. Siefers is a third-generation professional land surveyor with more than 45 years of experience in the public and private sectors. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors and the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors. Mr. Siefers is a past chapter president and current treasurer of the Southwest Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors and presently represents the Southwest Chapter as a state director. Mr. Siefers also chairs the Geospatial Committee of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors.

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.

Founding partner in the Law Firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman, LLCMr. Hoffmeyer concentrates his practice on real estate and zoning law, corporate law, estate planning, decedent’s estates, and elder law. He also serves as an expert witness in real estate as well as in professional malpractice in the legal, real estate and title insurance fields and in matters relevant to defects in real estate titles. He was the solicitor for the York County Tax Claim and Tax Assessment Office from 1979 to1988. Mr. Hoffmeyer’s abilities as an attorney are recognizedby his colleagues. He is an AV© Peer Review-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, and he has been recognized as a Super Lawyer for 11 consecutive years (2004-2014) and by The Best Lawyers in America for seven consecutive years (2009-2015.) A frequent lecturer, author and adjunct professor, Mr. Hoffmeyer has spoken for numerous organizations throughout Pennsylvania on topics such as real estate, legal ethics, professional ethics and title insurance. He also wrote five books on real estate law.

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. Barger’s practice focuses on environmental, land use, natural resources, regulatory, and zoning law. He has experience representing clients both in court and before administrative agencies such as the Ohio EPA and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Prior work experience includes employment by companies in the mining and gas industries. Mr. Barger is a member of the National Stone Sand & Gravel Association’s Council of Counsels, the Ohio Aggregates and Industrial Minerals Association, the Ohio Farm Bureau’s Healthy Water Ohio work group, the Ohio Forestry Association, the Ohio Water Resources Advisory Group and the American, Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations.

Nick Cavalaris Partner, Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP
Mr. Cavalaris is an attorney in KJK’s Real Estate practice group. His background emphasizes his work in zoning and land use, general litigation, municipal law and business law. Having obtained a wealth of knowledge and experience throughout his career, he assists his clients through the complexities of the land entitlement process and provides innovative solutions to enable clients to realize their goals in various types of transactions. Beginning his legal career serving as an Assistant City Attorney in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Cavalaris later entered the private practice of law where he has served as a partner in top tier Columbus law firms. As Corporate Counsel, he has served as General Counsel for a multi-state engineering, architectural and planning firm as well as an industry leading marketing and media firm. Recently, he served as Senior Vice President for a multi-state capital company managing a subsidiary and implementing a nationwide strategy to acquire and develop locations. Since 2015, Mr. Cavalris has served as an adjunct instructor at The Ohio State University teaching business law. Additionally, he has presented a number of government training seminars on behalf of the Ohio Auditor of State and the Ohio Municipal League. Mr. Cavalaris is a member of the Columbus and Ohio State Bar Associations and was elected to two terms as a member of the German Village Society Board of Trustees where he served as Treasurer. Nick received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Miami University. 

Mr. Kent is in his 40th year with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis – having transitioned to part-time status in 2020. He also provides training, consulting and expert witness services as manager and owner of Meridian Land Consulting, LLC. He served as chair of the Joint ALTA/NSPS Committee responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards from 1995 to 2021. He also served on the Indiana State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors from 2004-2025 and is a past-president of both ACSM and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. Kent has presented programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards and practice, and leadership multiple times in all 50 states.

Director with Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., LPA, in Canton
Mr. Watts is a member of the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF). He received his B.S. and B.A. degrees from the University of Akron in 2004 and his Juris Doctor degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Akron School of Law in 2007. Mr. Watts is an adjunct professor at the University of Akron School of Law where he teaches Oil and Gas Law. He has published numerous articles in the area of oil, gas and mineral law and is the co-editor of the firm’s Utica Journal Discoveries, an electronic oil and gas newsletter. Mr. Watts’ practice is focused in oil, gas and mineral law, litigation, and business and corporate law. He has been heavily involved in the Utica Shale play in Northeastern Ohio representing clients and counseling energy producers in due diligence associated with mineral and lease acquisitions, and litigating and resolving title, mineral and lease disputes.

Mr. Young is a shareholder with Roetzel. His litigation practice is based in Roetzel’s Columbus office and serves a state- and nationwide clientele. Mr. Young’s practice focuses primarily on infrastructure and real estate-related issues and disputes, particularly eminent domain and easements. Two things set him apart from his peers in the infrastructure space. First, he focuses almost exclusively on representing businesses and commercial properties. This gives him a superior understanding of the unique concerns and challenges businesses face in this specialized area of the law. And second, he has long experience representing both property owners and condemning authorities. This gives him unparalleled insight into the many different issues that can arise and how both sides approach those issues. Mr. Young works hard to obtain just compensation for his clients. Throughout the eminent domain process, he educates and counsels his clients, presenting them with all available options and ensuring that they are equipped to make the right decisions for their businesses. He has represented some of the nation’s largest retail pharmacies, auto parts stores, grocery stores, discount retailers, gas stations, and pipeline companies, yet also enjoys helping smaller, local businesses. In addition to his eminent domain practice, he has considerable experience in zoning and land use, property tax appeals, and commercial foreclosures. Mr. Young also advises and represents clients with their business, contract, commercial, corporate, shareholder, securities, and trust/fiduciary issues and disputes. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from The Ohio State University, and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law.