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Eminent Domain Law

Eminent Domain Law

Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP, is one
of the leading eminent domain law firms
in California

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Excellence in Eminent Domain, Real Estate and Trusts & Estates
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SULLIVAN, WORKMAN & DEE, LLP

Since its inception, Sullivan, Workman & Dee, LLP has been dedicated to protecting private property rights and seeking greater compensation for property and business owners threatened with an eminent domain situation.

For over 65 years, our attorneys have handled thousands of eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters resulting in jury verdicts and settlements that have provided our clients with hundreds of millions of dollars in just compensation.

We also provide full-service representation in the focused areas of general real estate and real estate litigation, estate planning, probate and trust administration, elder law, general business and business litigation.

We have handled matters involving virtually every type of property use from A to Z.

View an Interview with Firm Partner, Gary Kovacic, as he discusses eminent domain and development in California.

This list includes apartment buildings, auto dealerships, automotive repair, banks, car washes, churches, colleges and universities, commercial complexes, condominiums, convenience stores, dairies, distribution facilities, employment agencies, fast food units, farms, food processing plants, gas stations, glass fabricators, golf courses, grocery stores, hotels and motels, hospitals, industrial parks, investment properties, islands, liquor stores, manufacturing facilities, malls and shopping centers, missions, museums, non-profit organizations, office buildings, orchards, packing facilities, paint stores, parking lots, parks, quarries, railroad rights of way, ranches, restaurants, retail stores, RV and self-storage facilities, schools, single-family dwellings, special use properties, subdivisions, vacant land, vineyards, warehouses, and zinc and other mineral reserves. Whether you are looking for an Eminent Domain Attorney or Lawyer in Los Angeles, or an Eminent Domain Attorney or Lawyer in California, we can help.

We offer our clients:

  • Experienced trial lawyers with successful track records
  • Practical and efficient business and legal problem-solvers
  • Tough and effective negotiators to help close your deal or settle your case
  • Seasoned and ethical counsel acutely aware of the legal, political, financial,
    and cultural challenges that may affect your matter

We do not charge for an initial consultation.
To schedule a free consultation please call us toll free at (800) 717-4990 or (866) 399-8679.
We look forward to meeting with you at a time and location convenient for you.

CLIENT VICTORIES

$3,205,000

Inverse Condemnation Settlement*

$4,100,000

Eminent Domain Jury Verdict*

$3,435,904

Eminent Domain Jury Verdict*

$1,318,000

Eminent Domain Jury Verdict*

Eminent Domain Attorneys Los Angeles, California

EMINENT DOMAIN JURY VERDICT OF $3,357,323 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT ON BEHALF OF INGLEWOOD VFW POST 2122

Inglewood VFW Post 2122, standing in the way of the $2 billion extension of the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line into the South Bay, had to go.  But when Metro offered $650,000 for the Florence Avenue building that housed the group for more than 80 years, post commander Sherrod Conyers was surprised.  The money wasn’t enough to allow the nonprofit Veterans of Foreign Wars post to find another building in the community to accommodate its 320 largely Latino and black retired military members and associated programs.*

MORE CLIENT VICTORIES

  • The Government sought to condemn property owned by a family trust on which the family conducted its business. The firm was able to negotiate a settlement in lieu of condemnation for $714,000 more than the Government offered.*

    Eminent Domain Settlement

  • When the District attempted to condemn apartments owned by the firm’s clients, it made a “lowball” offer, using several undesirable properties in an airport flight path as comparable sales. After several attempts to resolve the matter by mediation, the case successfully settled on the eve of trial for $600,000 more than the District’s offer before trial, plus the amount of rents lost when the District relocated our client’s tenants.*

    Eminent Domain Settlement

  • The firm represented a motel owner whose property was being taken by the County for reconstruction of a freeway on-ramp. The County’s appraiser valued the property at $2,800,000. At trial in San Bernardino County Superior Court, the firm obtained a jury verdict in favor of the property owner in excess of $4,100,000.*

    Eminent Domain Jury Verdict

  • The firm obtained a jury verdict of $3,435,904 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, which was $3,300,904 more than the City’s appraisal. The City then decided to abandon the eminent domain action, and paid $1,005,000 in damages and litigation expenses to our client without acquiring any interest in our client’s property.*

    Eminent Domain Jury Verdict

  • The firm obtained a jury verdict of $1,318,000 in Madera County Superior Court against Caltrans for the taking of access and septic easements. The initial offer by Caltrans to our clients was $0. On a post-trial motion, the court awarded our clients an additional sum of $403,000 as litigation expenses.*

    Eminent Domain Jury Verdict