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1. Current Case Law and Legislative Update
2. Creation and Use of Public Roads
3. Town Law Section 280-a: Requirements and Remedies
4. Abandonment and Vacation Considerations
5. Road and Access Pitfalls When Handling Real Estate Transactions
6. Trial Preparation and Litigation of the Road and Access Case

1. CURRENT CASE LAW AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
   9:00 - 10:00, David C. Brennan
2. CREATION AND USE OF PUBLIC ROADS
   10:15 - 11:15, Steven G. Schassler
   1. The "Highway by Use"
   2. Off Record: Is it Legitimately a Public Road?
   3. What Influences the Scope of the Road Right of Way
   4. Special Circumstances Surrounding Public Roads on Record
3. TOWN LAW SECTION 280-a: REQUIREMENTS AND REMEDIES
   11:15 - 12:30, Michael H. Donnelly
   1. Public v. Private Roadway
   2. Easements and Rights-of-Way
   3. Status of Roadway
   4. Suitable Improvement
   5. Access
   6. Section 280-a Variances
   7. Open Development Areas
   8. SEQRA Concerns
   9. "Taking" Backdrop
4. ABANDONMENT AND VACATION CONSIDERATIONS
   1:30 - 2:30, David C. Brennan
   1. Vacation of Public Roads
      1. When a Statutory Vacation Should Be Initiated
      2. Abandoned Road Bed: Who Owns It? Who Can Use It?
   2. Termination of Private Easements
      1. The Test of a Common Law Abandonment
      2. What Must Be in Place for Adverse Possession and Use to Occur
   3. How to Navigate the Abandonment Process
5. ROAD AND ACCESS PITFALLS WHEN HANDLING REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
   2:45 - 3:30, David C. Brennan and Steven G. Schassler
   1. Frequently Asked Transaction Questions - Answered
   2. What Title Insurance Can Reveal
   3. How to Determine Legal Access to Property by Deed
   4. Solving Road and Access Issues that Arise During Real Estate Transactions
6. TRIAL PREPARATION AND LITIGATION OF THE ROAD AND ACCESS CASE
   3:30 - 4:30, Steven G. Schassler
   1. Investigating the Case
      1. Current Trends in Historical Research
      2. How to Read Between the Lines of a Survey
      3. Title Search - What to Look For
   2. Trial Tips and Tactics
   3. How to Use a Declaratory Judgment to Nip Controversies in the Bud
   4. What Constitutes a Valid Discontinuance

DAVID C. BRENNAN is a partner with Young Sommer, LLC, where his legal practice includes environmental law and compliance, real estate matters, representation of clients seeking governmental approvals, and litigation of land use issues. Mr. Brennan's representation of private and municipal clients includes significant experience with counseling and conducting environmental reviews (SEQRA), and litigation before a variety of courts to defend such approvals. He has extensive experience with issues related to telecommunications sitting and permitting, and has served as special counsel or town attorney for a variety of municipalities on issues related to land development, permitting, zoning, mining and telecommunications. Additionally, Mr. Brennan served as a town justice for seven years. He previously worked as an engineer where he concentrated on project design, providing engineering services to municipalities and private developers. He graduated, cum laude, from Albany Law School with a concentration in environmental law and holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

MICHAEL H. DONNELLY is a member of the law firm of Dickover, Donnelly, Donovan & Biagi, LLP, where he practices in the area of land use, including litigation representing developers and municipalities in the Hudson Valley. Mr. Donnelly received his B.S. degree from Tufts University and his J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is a member of the Goshen, Orange County, New York State and American bar associations.

STEVEN G. SCHASSLER is a sole practitioner in Valatie, New York, practicing in the areas of environmental, land use, energy, telecommunications, construction contract claims, and mechanic's lien law. In addition, he is an assistant district attorney in Columbia County. Mr. Schassler has been a frequent speaker at the Business Counsel of New York on environmental issues and has also lectured on the impact of environmental issues in real estate transactions. Prior to his decade of service as the capital region regional director for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Mr. Schassler was a partner in the law firm of Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, where he specialized in construction, government contracts, surety and real estate business law. Prior to his legal career, he worked as a civil engineer on highway, airbase and other heavy civil projects in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Dominican Republic. He earned his B.S.C.E. degree from the University of Maryland and his J.D. degree from Washington College of Law. Mr. Schassler is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and the Virginia and New York State bar associations. 

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