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COVID-19, Governmental Powers, and the Taking of Property Rights
We are in unimaginable and unprecedented times. Every day, Americans are seeing new measures taken by the government to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also referred to as “COVID-19.” As national, state, and local government officials attempt to navigate these unchartered waters, we are starting to see a surge in the exercise of eminent domain powers. Eminent domain laws, as they relate…
People in Business – July 2019 – The Advocate
Randall A. Smith, founding member and managing partner of Smith & Fawer LLC, has been selected by the Owner’s Counsel of America to serve as chairman of the board of directors. The nonprofit organization is a network of eminent domain and property rights attorneys from across the country seeking to preserve, defend and advance the rights of private property owners. Smith has broad…
St. Bernard Parish keeps seized river port facility, but at more than twice the original cost
Read more at The Advocate: https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/st-bernard-parish-can-keep-seized-riverside-facility-but-at-more-than-twice-the-original/article_2b102fb8-36c5-11e9-8925-531fb534fa36.amp.html
Yale Law Alums Join in Honoring Fellow Alum in Receiving the Prestigious Crystal Eagle Award
At a recent award ceremony held in Palm Springs, California, Yale Law School graduates Dana Berliner (Class 1991), Randall Smith (Class 1982) and Dwight Merriam (Class 1978) joined in honoring fellow alum Efrén C. Olivares with the presentation of the Crystal Eagle Award. The Crystal Eagle is given annually by Owners’ Counsel of America, a national network of leading eminent domain lawyers, to an individual who has…
Lawsuit accusing former DA Walter Reed, pastor of falsely imprisoning man gets new life
Read this article on The Advocate.com: https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/communities/st_tammany/lawsuit-accusing-former-da-walter-reed-pastor-of-falsely-imprisoning-man-gets-new-life/article_3051b166-1395-11e9-8dfe-8fb08a937070.html
Mike Fawer memoir relives six decades of legal hits and misses
Surrounded by dozens of family, friends, and public officials, legendary criminal defense lawyer Michael Fawer unveiled his new memoir, “From The Bronx To The Bayou,” on Tuesday evening at Martine Chaisson Gallery.
Randall A. Smith – Top Lawyer in 2018 by New Orleans Magazine
Randall A. Smith has been chosen by New Orleans Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Appellate court tells St. Bernard to cough up millions more after 2010 seizure of private port
Read more at The Advocate: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/appellate-court-tells-st-bernard-port-to-cough-up-millions-more-after-2010-seizure-of/article_d0f08a5a-9762-58b7-9fa0-69e929971069.html
LSU Dental School students kicked out in cheating case win suit to reverse expulsions
Read more at NOLA.com: https://www.nola.com/news/courts/lsu-dental-school-students-kicked-out-in-cheating-case-win-suit-to-reverse-expulsions/article_4929c46b-db71-5049-b471-2fc7bea85713.html