Come and Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast

152: Kent Safriet on Alford v. Walton County & COVID Beach Takings

Kent Safriet on Florida COVID takings and the regulation of private beaches.  Kent joints to discuss recent litigation that went to the 11th Circuit and the impact on oth

151: Bill Reid on Fighting Bullies, Firm Structures, and the case for Plaintiffs' Law

In this episode, Bill Reid -- a top business trial lawyer -- joins the podcast to talk about his new book, Fighting Bullies, which makes the case for Plaintiff's law. Thr

150: Year in Review and ALI-CLE Preview with Robert Thomas

Bobby returns to the podcast after a brief hiatus due to the birth of a child.  Robert Thomas returns to the show to talk about 2025 in review.  The two cover twenty year

149: Jennifer Polovetsky on the Special Benefits Rule and Trade Fixtures

Jennifer Polovetsky of Duane Morris LLP's New York office joins the show to discuss a grab bag of eminent domain issues.  The first segment focuses on the special benefit

148: Jeff Meader of Eminent Domaine Wine

Jeff Meader of Eminent Domaine wine joins the podcast to give a landowner's perspective on experiencing eminent domain.  Jeff formerly owned a commercial building in Port

147: Kristen Renfro on the Intersection of Physical Takings and Tort Law

In this episode, Kristin Renfro, a California condemnation attorney, joins the show to discuss inverse condemnation and its intersection with tort law. Kristen describes

146: Tom Malapit & Eric Rochford on the Largest ED Jury Award in Indiana

In this episode, Tom Malapit and Eric Rochford--two Indiana condemnation lawyers--join Bobby to discuss a significant eminent domain case they tried last year in Indiana,

145: Adequate vs. Just Compensation: A Distinction Without a Difference?

A few weeks ago, Bobby was invited to give a presentation to IRWA Chapter 36's Spring Seminar on the history of Texas's takings provision—specifically, the evolution of t

144: Christina Martin on Hennepin County & Everything After

Christina Martin of the Pacific Legal Foundation joins to discuss litigating Hennepin County to the Supreme Court. Christina shares some stories about moot arguments ahea

143: Joe Wilkinson on Technology and Marketing in ED Cases

Joe Wilkinson of The Avenue Research Group joins the podcast to talk about technology in marketing for eminent domain cases.  In addition to traditional mail marketing, B

142: The Great Attorneys' Fees Debate with Emilio Longoria

Emilio Longoria returns to the podcast to make the argument for why condemning authorities should pay landowners' attorneys fees in eminent domain cases.  Bobby plays Dev

141: Robert McNamara on Arguing Devillier to the Supreme Court & the Self Executing Just Compensation Clause

Robert McNamara of the Institute for Justice joins to talk about his oral argument to the Supreme Court of the United States in Devillier v. Texas.  Robert discusses how

140: Alan Lichtenstein on Helping Landowners with the Tax Impact of Eminent Domain

In this episode, Alan Lichtenstein joins to discuss one avenue for landowners facing eminent domain to potentially minimize the tax impact of takings: 1033 Exchanges.  Th

139: Live from San Diego! ALI-CLE 2025 Conference Coverage

In this episode, we interview a handful of guests--presenters, first timers, and repeat attendees from the 2025 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Conference. No

138: David Dominy & Cameron Boone on Control of Access Issues in Appraisal

In this episode, David Dominy and Cameron Boone (two appraisers with JLL) discuss property access issues, and how changes in either the quality or quantity of access can

137: Anthony DellaPelle on His Year as the Global Chair for The Counselors of Real Estate

Anthony DellaPelle returns to the show, this time to discuss his recent tenure as the global chair for the Counselors of Real Estate.  Anthony explains what separates CRE

136: Robert Thomas on the ED Year in Review and 2025 ALI-CLE Preview

Robert Thomas joins Bobby Debelak to discuss the most interesting legal developments from 2024, cases to watch next term, and previews the 2025 ALI-CLE conference to be h

135: Nick Atwood on Oklahoma ED Procedure, Litigation Strategy, and Taking a Six-Year Case to Trial

Bobby interviews Nick Atwood, a trial lawyer with Ritchie Rock & Atwood in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Bobby and Nick discuss the procedural process for ED cases in Oklahoma, a pr

134: Richard and Leah Rothstein on Just Action and Property Rights Advocacy

Richard and Leah Rothstein join the podcast to discuss the history of government action that aided in the creation and enforcement of segregation in American Neighborhood

133: Hon. Andrew Edison and the Longest ED Case in American History

Judge Andrew Edison joins the podcast to discuss the longest land takings fight in American History--the Black Hills of South Dakota land dispute--which has now spanned m