Texas Eminent Domain Law Blog

Charles McFarland has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers 2017 (23rd Edition) in America in the practice areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more...

Texas Monthly Magazine named Charles McFarland to its list of Texas Super Lawyers for 2014 in the field of Condemnation/Eminent Domain law. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process that combines peer nominations and evaluations...

McFarland PLLC is listed in the 2015-2016 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law – Houston. Rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer...

Have you ever wondered how big a hammer the government’s power of eminent domain is? We know it's big enough that the government can compel the involuntary conveyance of property needed for public use when a voluntary conveyance is not forthcoming. But should it be so...

Charles McFarland has again been recognized for his work in the practice area of Eminent Domain. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition...

Charles McFarland has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more than three decades,...

Charles McFarland has again been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers 2016 in America in the practice areas of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. For more than three...

Charles McFarland will speak at the Advanced Real Estate Law course in San Antonio on July 9, 2015, addressing Condemnation Clauses in Commercial Leases.

Project influence in a condemnation case refers to a positive or negative change in the market value of property as a result of the same public project for which all or a part of the property is being taken. When project influence is present, the market typically...

Only one-seventh to one-eighth of an iceberg can be seen above water. The rest is hidden below the surface. Icebergs are therefore a great danger to ships. The phrase “tip of an iceberg” indicates that one may only be seeing a part of the whole picture. In the same...