Condemnation cases can be highly complicated and involve unique discovery elements, experts, evidence, and evidentiary rules. Order today to uncover the secrets of taking eminent domain to trial. If a settlement can't be reached outside of court, you can compellingly argue your client's case with confidence, knowing you've covered all your bases.

1. Legislative and Case Law Update
2. Pleadings, Discovery, and Trial at the Objections Stage
3. Discovery During the Damages Stage
4. The Real Estate Expert: Your Star Witness
5. Presentation of Your Case at the Trial on Damages
6. Advanced Settlement Techniques

1. LEGISLATIVE AND CASE LAW UPDATE
   9:00 - 10:15, Michael J. Lewinski
2. PLEADINGS, DISCOVERY, AND TRIAL AT THE OBJECTIONS STAGE
   10:30 - 11:30, Yasmin L. Stump
   1. Eminent Domain Complaints - Drafting Them to Avoid Objections
   2. Objections to the Taking - What's Valid and What's Not?
   3. Discovery During the Objections Stage
   4. Disposing of Objections Without an Evidentiary Hearing
   5. Choosing and Using Experts During the Objections Stage
   6. The Evidentiary Hearing and Making Your Record
3. DISCOVERY DURING THE DAMAGES STAGE
   11:30 - 12:00, Yasmin L. Stump
   1. Drafting Interrogatories and Requests for Production to Avoid Surprises
   2. Using Requests for Admissions to Narrow the Issues at Trial
   3. Deciding Whom to Depose in the Condemnation Case
4. THE REAL ESTATE EXPERT: YOUR STAR WITNESS
   1:00 - 2:30, Will L. Stump
   1. Finding and Selection of the Real Estate Expert
   2. Utilization of the Real Estate Expert
   3. Consulting vs. Testifying Expert - The Expert as a Team Player
   4. Defining the Appraisal Assignment
   5. Recognized Approaches to Fair Market Value - Implementation
   6. Understanding Damages in Condemnation Cases
5. PRESENTATION OF YOUR CASE AT THE TRIAL ON DAMAGES
   2:45 - 4:00, Yasmin L. Stump
   1. Selecting the Best Jury for Your Condemnation Case
   2. Key Presentation of Evidence at Trial
   3. Evidentiary Issues Unique to Condemnation Cases
   4. Effective Direct Examination of the Expert Witness
   5. Powerful Cross-Examination of the Expert Witness
   6. The Landowner Witness - Preparation and Testimony
6. ADVANCED SETTLEMENT TECHNIQUES
   4:00 - 4:30, Yasmin L. Stump
   1. Evaluating Settlement vs. Trial
   2. Techniques for Negotiating Settlements
   3. Monetary and Non-Monetary Solutions
   4. Using Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution
   5. Finalizing the Settlement - Agreements and Other Documents

MICHAEL J. LEWINSKI is a partner with the Indianapolis law firm of Ice Miller LLP. His areas of practice include breach of contract, litigation, real estate and commercial law. Mr. Lewinski has spoken at various real estate litigation seminars and presents in-house seminars for clients. He is a member of the Indianapolis and the Indiana State bar associations. Mr. Lewinski earned his A.B. degree, summa cum laude, from Wabash College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Indiana University.

WILL L. STUMP is president of Will L. Stump & Associates. The firm has provided professional, real estate valuation services nationwide for more than 35 years. The firm serves a wide variety of corporate, financial, institutional and public clients by providing real estate appraisals, highest and best use studies, feasibility studies, loan portfolio evaluations and numerous other real property valuation services to the public and private sectors. Mr. Stump has been practicing for more than 40 years and is an MAI and SRA member of the Appraisal Institute, is a member of the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors, and is a licensed general certified appraiser in Indiana. He earned his B.S. degree from Purdue University and attended graduate school at Purdue. Mr. Stump has appraisal experience in a wide variety of property types with divergent valuation issues, including partial interests, contaminated properties and acquisitions from eminent domain. He has more than 30 years of courtroom experience as an expert witness, testifying for both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Stump has been qualified as an expert witness in Indiana, specializing in real estate litigation. He has extensive teaching experience, having served as education chairman for the Indiana Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Stump has lectured at Purdue University and has served on the teaching faculty for CLE seminars and the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum.

YASMIN L. STUMP has been a lawyer for more than 20 years and practices in the areas of governmental litigation, and real estate litigation and transactions, including eminent domain, inverse condemnation, new home construction, leases, nuisance, trespass, boundary disputes and land acquisition. Ms. Stump has represented plaintiffs and defendants in her private practice and is currently outside counsel in eminent domain or land acquisition matters for several governmental entities, including the Indiana Department of Transportation, the city of East Chicago and the Randolph County Board of Aviation Commissioners. Prior to entering private practice, she was Section Chief of both the Tort and Real Estate Litigation sections for the Office of the Attorney General, where her responsibilities included representing the state of Indiana and supervising other lawyers in eminent domain and other real estate-related cases. Ms. Stump has lectured at seminars on real estate topics and has written articles about eminent domain and expert witnesses, published in the Indiana Lawyer and Verdict. She is a member of several professional and civic organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and is President of the Zionsville Chamber of Commerce. Also, Ms. Stump is certified as a civil mediator in Indiana and as a Women-Owned Business Enterprise by the state of Indiana and the city of Indianapolis.

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