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Mr. Jones, P.E., is president of Hartech Engineering, which was founded in 2007 as a multi-discipline civil engineering consulting firm providing infrastructure, development, and municipal design services for the public and private sectors. Bringing over 30 years of engineering expertise along with specific state-of-the-art, computer-aided technology to achieve efficient, cost saving design solutions, he also provides hydrology and hydraulic studies and reports along with general civil engineering support for prime consultants to PennDOT or local municipality projects. Mr. Jones is a licensed pilot and studied Military Civil Engineering while serving in the U.S. Air Force and continues his master’s education locally through Penn State. He is also a registered professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Arizona, and Georgia.

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.

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.

is senior counsel at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. He focuses his practice on real estate, tax, and corporate law, including real and personal property tax assessments, property tax exemptions, and PILOT agreements; eminent domain matters involving challenges to a condemnor’s right to take property, just compensation appeals, and obtaining relocation benefits for displaced property owners and tenants; all aspects of the acquisition, sale, or lease of commercial, residential, and industrial properties; the preparation and negotiation of option agreements, easements, covenants, licenses, and other real estate documents; and zoning and permit approvals, tax incremental financing (TIF), and development agreements. Before joining Michael Best, Mr. Boerke was an associate with another full-service law firm and an attorney with Deloitte Tax LLP.

This coming January is his 40th anniversary in practice.  Mr. Hazelbaker’s career includes service as in-house counsel to the Wisconsin Counties Association, and work as a county attorney, personnel director, and administrator. His 30 years of private practice experience include extensive litigation and business experience. Mr. Hazelbaker focuses on municipal and land use law, employment, and small business. He draws on a wide range of experience to be of assistance to clients in land use and real estate, municipal, business, government relations and general practice. Mr. Hazelbaker received his undergraduate and law degrees from UW-Madison. He has represented individuals, communities, and businesses in every part of Wisconsin. Mr. Hazelbaker frequently teaches other lawyers in continuing legal education courses. 

is an attorney at Carney Thorpe, LLC. He joined the firm in 2015 after nearly 30 years as staff attorney and then as managing attorney with the Janesville UAW-GM Legal Services Plan. Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in handling virtually all legal matters of individuals and small businesses. He focuses his practice on litigation involving real estate, including eminent domain, debtor-creditor matters where he will be serving as a Trustee in Chapter 128 debt amortizations, and consumer rights. Mr. Johnson also handles matters in probate court, estate planning, and family law.

is an attorney in the Madison office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. His practice is focused on eminent domain, property tax assessment, and land valuation litigation. Working for his father’s appraisal practice before attending law school has given him a unique perspective on the land acquisition process. Mr. Rolling has spoken on eminent domain and property issues at the request of the Appraisal Institute – Wisconsin Chapter, the American Public Works Association, the Transportation Research Board, the International Right of Way Association, and the State Bar of Wisconsin. He earned his B.S. degree in Economics and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Rolling has been recognized as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by the Wisconsin Law Journal and named as a finalist for the International Right of Way Association’s Young Professional of the Year Award.

is an attorney in the Appleton office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. His areas of practice include eminent domain, property tax, and commercial and real estate litigation. Mr. Streicher has represented local governments in excessive assessment, unlawful taxation, and land use litigation, as well as in eminent domain disputes. He has also represented private sector property owners in real estate disputes. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008 and his J.D. degree from Cornell University in 2012.

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. 

Mr. Brandys has exclusively represented landowners in eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and related land use matters for over 16 years. He has represented landowners in negotiating settlements, in special commissioners’ hearings, and in jury trials on hundreds of road and highway takings, power line takings, pipeline takings, takings of billboard easements, and other similar takings. Mr. Brandys is a graduate of Knox College and received his J.D. degree from Wake Forest University where he was a member of the Law Review.

Partner at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo L.L.P.
Mr. Clough is a partner with Barron, Adler, Clough and Oddo, L.L.P., the largest eminent domain only firm in the state focused solely on representing landowners under threat of condemnation. Mr. Clough joined the firm in 2008 and focuses exclusively on eminent domain law and inverse condemnation matters. He currently serves as lead condemnation counsel in Texas for numerous major institutional clients and national publicly traded companies. Mr. Clough is a graduate of Columbia University with honors and the University of Texas, School of Law with honors.

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.

Attorney at Braun & Gresham
Mr. Neldner levels the playing field for his condemnation clients with his unique insider’s understanding of the specific policies and practices used by condemning authorities. A former assistant attorney general for the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG), he handled condemnation or eminent domain cases for Texas DOT. His time at the OAG gave him the opportunity to see firsthand the arguments and strategies that give landowners the best results. Now Mr. Neldner takes the side of landowners through the frustrating and emotional process of condemnation, giving them the peace of mind and confidence to defend themselves and their land.

Partner at Barron, Adler, Clough & Oddo L.L.P.
Mr. Oddo joined the firm in 2015 and focuses exclusively on eminent domain law and inverse condemnation matters. Prior to joining the firm, he served as an assistant attorney general for the State of Texas and was a partner with the law firm of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore, L.L.P. where he served as chair of the firm’s Eminent Domain and Inverse Condemnation Practice Group. Mr. Oddo is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the University of Tulsa, College of Law.

Attorney at Braun & Gresham
Mr. Reznik’s clients are land and business owners who need to resolve a lawsuit or reduce the likelihood of litigation.  His Texas farm and ranch background, agricultural engineering education, and hardworking lifestyle bring a skilled, creative, understanding and compassionate approach to protecting clients’ rights and resolving conflicts.  Mr. Reznik has handled a variety of disputes, including those involving rural land uses, urban land uses, condemnation, transmission line routing, leases, contracts, estates, contested wills and probate, shareholder’s rights, and deed restrictions, he has represented developers, builders and homeowners.  He received his B.S., M.S. and J.D. degrees from Texas Tech University.

Founder at Wilhelm Law Firm
Mr. Wilhelm focuses his practice on oil and gas law and state taxation issues before the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. His oil and gas clients include Fortune 500 oil and gas companies, privately owned oil and gas independents, and sophisticated landowners. Most of the oil and gas practice focuses on real estate (title examination, due diligence, and negotiations) and assisting clients with matters before the General Land Office. In addition to his J.D. degree, Mr. Wilhelm holds a masters degree in Energy and Environmental Law from The Tulane University. He is licensed to practice in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Illinois, and by numerous federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

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.

McNamara & Evans
Mr. McNamara is an attorney who practices in transportation, public utilities, and civil litigation. He was born in Springfield and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1968, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1969, and U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in 1972. He graduated from St. Louis University in 1965 and received his J.D. degree from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1968. Mr. McNamara is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Sangamon County Bar Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association, where he is chair of the Public Utilities & Transportation Law Section Council. He is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Illinois Commerce Commission Rules of Practice. He is a member of the Vermilion County and the Sangamon County bar associations, the Illinois State Bar’s Section on Public Utilities and Transportation Law, and the Transportation Lawyers Association.

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.

Sever Storey
Mr. Sever is a founding partner of Sever Storey, with offices in Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, and Illinois. Mr. Sever has been helping individuals, families, and businesses as an attorney since 1996. He is a founder and member of the Public Institute of Landowner Attorneys and Appraisers (PILAA), the Indiana State Bar Association, and the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Sever has a wide range of experience representing landowners. He has provided advice to landowners (both residential and business) in hundreds of large and small condemnations in both Indiana and Ohio. Using this experience, he focuses on practical solutions for his clients and holding condemning authorities accountable. As the author of numerous articles and videos on eminent domain and condemnation, he has taken the lead in educating landowners and attorneys about the eminent domain and condemnation process. Through his various associations Mr. Sever is currently championing the introduction of legislation to explicitly provide business damages as part of the eminent domain and condemnation process.

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.

Christopher Russell joined the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) in January 2017 as special counsel and policy director. Mr. Russell oversees the tax policy team on legislative and guidance initiatives and special legal initiatives designed to further enhance DOR’s commitment to simplification, accuracy and reliability of tax services, and he serves as liaison to the Indiana Office of Management & Budget. Mr. Russell was previously deputy general counsel under then-general counsel Krupp at the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). He earned his J.D. degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.