Category: Law
![Owner's Counsel of America Awards the Toby Brigham Scholarship](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/6f/0c/f102e800a4d809a0ae50b9d7e748.jpg)
2024 Recipient Kenneth Landers - Applications Open for 2025
![42 Members of Owners' Counsel of America Make the 2024 Best Lawyers List for Their Eminent Domain Practices](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/74/cb/aab84ffa4490dd802962344ac071.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Awards the Crystal Eagle to Sonia Eaddy and Nicole King](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/41/85/1da01214f6fda92c68026347411b.jpg)
For Their Efforts on Behalf of the Poppleton Neighborhood
![Owners' Counsel of America Elects Two New State Members](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ef/56/dcc8d837e614f9a5eb68885d44a6.jpg)
Meet Derrick Braaten and Kim Ellis Ritchie
![42 Owners' Counsel of America Members Make the Best Lawyers Eminent Domain Practice List for 2023](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/d5/9e/248b6ba8a2c97d5bb13ed624be00.jpg)
![41 Owners' Counsel of America Members Make the Best Lawyers Eminent Domain Practice List for 2023](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/d5/9e/248b6ba8a2c97d5bb13ed624be00.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Awards Crystal Eagle to Missouri Attorney James Singer](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ec/27/ed70baf44a9ca90095d501ed1d67.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Elects Four New State Members](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/dc/a4/025d4326b8649e500d9dc1da615a.jpg)
Meet Lawyers Mark M. Murakami, Amit Ranade, Tara Horvath, and Christopher Markus
Owners' Counsel of America lawyers from metropolitan areas across the United States have been honored in Best Lawyers for their eminent domain law practices.
![Owners' Counsel of America Regrets to Announce the Passing of Founder, Toby Prince Brigham](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/e3/31/57a3d8c5ca1892bf851455ccc3d1.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Elects Two New Board of Director Members](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/3b/4b/8d75b2ac8eaeec960bb9ce3ad831.jpg)
Meet Kelly Walsh and Alan Marcuvitz
![Simsbury Attorney Dwight Merriam Named One of '2020's Top 50 Lawyers in Real Estate' by Commercial Real Estate Publication "Connect Media"](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/df/70/e57fb759f1df620e314fa951a834.jpg)
50 Top Lawyers in United States Cited for "Excelling in their Practices and Contributing to their Communities"
![26 Owners' Counsel of America Members Make Best Lawyers 2021 List for Their Eminent Domain Practices](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/64/ba/99a1e4460d028be63c5d649fe407.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Awards the Prestigious Crystal Eagle Award to Christina Walsh](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/68/e7/cc31d53c26767fb3d0c6009191ba.jpg)
Director of Activism and Coalitions for the Institute For Justice
![16 Owners' Counsel of America Members Named as Best Lawyers in America for 2020](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/64/ba/99a1e4460d028be63c5d649fe407.jpg)
Owners' Counsel of America lawyers from metropolitan areas across the United States have been honored in Best Lawyers for their eminent domain law practices.
![Mark F. (Thor) Hearne, II Joins Owners' Counsel of America as District of Columbia Member](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/1e/a9/d4a064ccc76a47b0eba5022e8da9.jpg)
![Yale Law Alums Join in Honoring Fellow Alum in Receiving the Prestigious Crystal Eagle Award](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/fa/7c/ad650661bb8d74a6d4ef4ae1d4fe.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of Americal Awards the Prestigious Crystal Eagle Award to Efrén C. Olivares of the Texas Civil Rights Project](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/2a/c3/a88da1e62042a4a36952c9fca2f1.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Announces New Texas Member Charles B. McFarland](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/15/11/d6acfb242704a146777d8d10bc96.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Announces New South Dakota Member Clint Sargent](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/88/57/fa45a600b65744f0e1c248da5525.jpg)
![Renowned Property Rights Expert Robert H. Thomas Joins William & Mary Law School as Visiting Chair](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/33/7e/89310052463cc2bd04b8301dcde2.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Elects Joshua E. Baker as Virginia Representative](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/67/ec/ac35e2207eea9a49c4569047f9aa.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Awards the Prestigious Crystal Eagle Award to Luis Gallardo-Rivera of Puerto Rico](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ea/04/57e2ff2307acd25c8cc87fe5e98f.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Announces Leslie Fields as New Executive Director](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/23/de/e1b28f51de64fa8fd625fb27de55.jpg)
![Unauthorized Bar-B-Q: Pipeline Security Guard Holds Weekend Party on Owner's Property](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/2f/a9/6c1bf58f8c043e744da429d600ec.jpg)
![Owners' Counsel of America Files Brief With U.S. Supreme Court in Inverse Condemnation Case on New York's High Line Park](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/5d/ae/353b8a2c419adc723275686110de.jpg)
The Owners' Counsel of America (OCA) joined Cato, NFIB Small Business Legal Center and other property rights groups to file an amici curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the property owner in an inverse condemnation case concerning New York's High Line park.
![Fredrikson Byron Attorney Mark Savin Will Address the Effects of Sea Level Rise on Property Rights at International Conference in the Hague](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/35/dd/76bbe3a4551487bafb06deba1ac9.jpg)
The Owners' Counsel of America is pleased to announce that Minnesota eminent domain lawyer, Mark Savin, will speak at the 13th annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference in The Netherlands, October 21, 2016.
![International Property Rights Conference Invites Oregon Attorney Jill Gelineau to Speak in the Netherlands](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/04/13/869d595a6db98c69d21a48bcb957.jpg)
Schwabe lawyer Jill Gelineau will discuss international property rights law at the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference in The Hague.
![Maryland Lawyer Joseph Suntum to Serve as Panelist at International Property Rights Conference in the Netherlands](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/4e/24/165e03bc994b2c1c889893a50cca.jpg)
Eminent domain attorney Joseph Suntum will address the importance of private property rights at the 13th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
![Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Invites Hawaii Attorney Robert Thomas to Speak at the Peace Palace in the Netherlands](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/16/7f/d091f9033def61f42901804df8c4.jpg)
Honolulu-based property rights lawyer and appellate advocate Robert Thomas will participate in the 13th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference in The Hague this October.
![Missouri Eminent Domain Attorney Robert Denlow Invited to Speak at International Property Rights Conference in the Netherlands](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/ca/b6/7dc30aa2bd8b64486d8ec0927a28.jpg)
Missouri condemnation lawyer Robert Denlow will discuss issues affecting private property rights and the protection of cultural property at the 13th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference this fall in The Hague, The Netherlands.
![Owners' Counsel of America and NFIB File Amici Brief in Eminent Domain Case Seeking Review by the Hawaii Supreme Court](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/6e/ed/974b855c76d8c2899bc188f3c060.jpg)
The Owners' Counsel of America along with the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center recently filed an amici curiae brief in an eminent domain case seeking review by the Hawaii Supreme Court.