Practices & Industries: Eminent Domain - Landowners

The eminent domain specialists at Luce Forward have achieved an unparalleled track record of success. Our team has particularly deep experience representing landowners and business owners facing both full and partial takings.

Our Firm.

Luce Forward, founded in 1873, is one of California’s oldest law firms. Today - 135 years later - we serve clients ranging from financial institutions, builders, universities, sport teams, hospitals, pension funds, manufacturers and state and local government agencies.

Our Approach.

Luce Forward’s eminent domain attorneys have developed a mastery of every stage of the condemnation process. 

• Our team lawyers are well versed in all aspects of inverse condemnation, right-to-take challenges, precondemnation delay, and loss of business goodwill.
• Our team lawyers understand the concerns and unique challenges landowners and business owners face throughout the condemnation process. We pride ourselves on creative and efficient pre-condemnation planning to anticipate, and deal with, the immediate impacts of condemnation, while working toward maximizing the ultimate recovery.
• Our team lawyers have state-of-the-art expertise on valuation issues and both real estate and business goodwill claims.
• Our condemnation team’s courtroom successes regularly garner substantial attention statewide.
• Our team lawyers speak and write frequently on eminent domain issues - and pride themselves on their technical knowledge of both the law and of trial techniques.
• Our eminent domain team achieves high levels of success because we strive to understand the needs and goals of each landowner and business owner. No two properties or businesses are alike. Condemnation must be dealt with creatively.

Our team includes some of the most experienced technical experts in the state. We represent owners of a broad range of property types, including large undeveloped tracts, commercial and multi-family residential buildings, industrial space, churches, and privately owned utilities. Our team successfully represents diverse and complex businesses, including manufacturers, retailers, servicers, franchisees, and private utility companies.