Dear LAAPL Members & Guests!
November 2019 LAAPL Luncheon Meeting
When: November 21, 2019 @ 11:30 am
Where: The Grand Long Beach
4101 E. Willow Street, Long Beach, CA 90815.
Cost: $25 per person. Pre-pay on the LAAPL website. Cash or check accepted at the door.
Menu: Buffet style
Topic: Right-of-Way Acquisition, Eminent Domain, Inverse Condemnation, Land Use, Zoning,
Landlord/Tenant, Construction, Telecommunications, and Contractual Disputes.
Our speaker: The luncheon speaker will be Brad Kuhn, Esq., Partner, Nossaman LLP
Brad Kuhn serves as Chair of Nossaman's Eminent Domain & Valuation Group, likely the largest group of skilled eminent domain attorneys in California and the United States. Brad is a real estate and business litigation attorney, with a particular emphasis in the transportation, energy/gas, water, land-use development, and telecommunications industries. He is a recognized leader in advising on all real property aspects of infrastructure and development projects, and has led some of the largest projects in the nation, cumulatively totaling in excess of $25 billion. He represents public and private sector clients with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, land use/zoning, landlord/tenant, construction, and other real estate and business disputes.
Brad's work and accomplishments have been profiled in numerous publications. He has been featured on the cover of Right of Way Magazine, and he has been called upon to present across the country and oversee multiple treatises and courses on real estate. Chambers & Partners, the guide to the world's best lawyers, recommends him for the full span of land use and infrastructure matters -- particularly eminent domain and valuation disputes -- and commends his “practical, business-minded advice" and his "high level of decorum in dealing with the other sides.” Brad has also been awarded the CRE® designation by the Counselors of Real Estate®, an international group of real estate professionals recognized as leading advisors in complex real property matters.
Some of Brad’s other accolades and recognitions include:
Recognized by the Recorder as a California Trailblazer, a recognition given to only a "handful of attorneys that are truly agents of change" and have "made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancement of their practice."
Named to the Daily Journal’s Top 20 Under 40 list, a recognition given to the top 20 lawyers in California that are on the cutting edge of legal issues, and who are making an impact on changing an industry, region or society;
Chosen for individual recognition by Chambers USA for Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Law;
Recognized as the Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning by the American Lawyer;
Named the Best Land Use/Zoning Attorney in Orange County by OC Metro/Orange County Register;
Recognized as the Best Eminent Domain Attorney by US Business News’ Legal Elite;
Repeatedly acknowledged on Up-and-Coming Top 25 Orange County and Up-and-Coming Top 100 Southern California Rising Stars lists; and
Awarded an AV-Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, a rating given to only those attorneys who exhibit the highest level of professional excellence based on a review of their peers.
Brad is general counsel to the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), where he has also served as President of the Inland Empire Chapter and has been named the Professional of the Year. He is also the only attorney serving on the Advisory Board to Mobility 21, where he works with industry leaders to solve the transportation challenges facing Southern California.