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Professional Experience
Casey has practiced extensively in the fields of eminent domain, condemnation, municipal law, land use law, and zoning law.
Education
- Washington & Lee University, B.A. 1993 (Lexington, Virginia)
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D. cum laude 1996 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Professional affiliations
- Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) (served as a Session Coordinator for its Spring 2022 Conference at Amelia Island, Florida)
- Member, Owner’s Counsel of America (OCA) (previously served on its Board of Directors)
- Member, Counselors of Real Estate (CRE)(previously served on its Board of Directors and Executive Committee in addition to other leadership roles)
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Member, Council of the Alabama Law Institute
- Member, International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Real Property, Trust & Estate (RPTE) Section (served as this Section’s Chair of its Condemnation Committee from 2013-2015)
- American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Litigation (served as this Section’s Chair of its Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Committee from 2010-2013)
- Affiliate Member of National Association of Realtors (NAR)
- Affiliate Board Member of Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama (PCMA) (previously served as Affiliate Board Chairman)
Publications
- Co-Author, Social Media Development = Real Estate Development, Real Estate Issues, Global Cities in an Era of Change, Counselors of Real Estate, 2017 Link
- Co-Author, Alabama Enacts Major Revisions of Alabama Code 8-1-1, Alabama Lawyer, Alabama Bar Association, November 2015
- Author, Alabama Chapter to Landowner’s Guide to Pipelines, Pipeline Safety Trust, 2014 Link
- Alabama Chapter to Fifty-State Survey: The Law of Eminent Domain, ABA Book Publishing, 2012 Link
- Co-Author, How to Depose an Opposing Appraiser (With Deposition Questions), The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, January 2007
- Co-Author, Damages to the Remainder – Loss of Parking Spaces in Condemnation Actions, Probate and Property Magazine, May/June 2003
Speeches and Presentations
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) National Conference, March 24-26, Amelia Island, Florida – Session Coordinator.
- ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, January 27-29, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona – Fighting for Just Compensation by Fighting for Prejudgment Interest and The Emerging Challenge to the Constitutionality of a Taking Without Just Compensation: Rural Broadband
- American College of Real Estate Lawyers National Conference, March 19-21, 2020, Charleston, South Carolina – Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate Decisions in 2019-2020
- ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, January 24-26, 2019, Palm Springs, California – Making the Case for Compensation for Unusual Properties: Lessons Learned on Jury Pitches
- CLE International, Annual National Conference, Eminent Domain, All Points of View on Hot Topics Around the Country, December 11-12, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada – Practice Pitfalls for Eminent Domain Practitioners
- Paul W. Brock American Inn of Court, monthly meeting, April 13, 2017, Mobile, Alabama – Hot Topics in Eminent Domain
- International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Annual Right of Way Conference, March 1-3, 2017, Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Defending the Appraisal in Condemnation
- American Law Institute (ALI-CLE), Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, January 26-28, 2017, San Diego, California – Exhibits in Eminent Domain: How to Make a Persuasive Case
- Appraisal Institute, Alabama Chapter Annual Meeting, December 4, 2016, Birmingham, Alabama – Appraisals in Eminent Domain
- Baldwin County Alabama Bar Association, Annual CLE Seminar, October 28, 2016, Summerdale, Alabama – Land Use Law
- CLE Alabama and Alabama State Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Section, Real Estate Law Seminar, October 14, 2016, Birmingham, Alabama – Recent Developments in Eminent Domain Law
- National Business Institute (NBI) Land Use Law Seminar, September 13, 2016, Mobile, Alabama – Challenging or Appealing an Administrative Zoning Decision
- American Law Institute (ALI-CLE) Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation seminar, January 28-30, 2016, Austin, Texas – Highest and Best Use in Convenience Store Takings
- Mobile County, Alabama Probate Court Eminent Domain Commissioner’s Training Session, November 18, 2015, Mobile, Alabama – Commissioner’s Hearings from the Landowner’s Perspective
- Corporate Live Wire Virtual Round Table, Eminent Domain & Condemnation, 2014
- CLE-Alabama and Real Property, Probate & Trust Section of the Alabama State Bar, Real Estate Law seminar, October 17, 2014, Birmingham, Alabama – Pre-Condemnation Considerations for Property Owners
- National Business Institute (NBI) Land Use Law Seminar, October 2, 2014, Mobile, Alabama – Legal and Practical Considerations Relating to Annexations by Municipalities
- American Law Institute (ALI-CLE) Condemnation 101: How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, January 23-25, 2014, New Orleans, Louisiana – Right to Take Hearings — Condemnor and Condemnee Perspectives
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate (RPTE) Section’s Fall Leadership Meeting, November 11, 2013, New Orleans, Louisiana – Real Property Hot Topics – Regulatory Takings Update in Alabama
- CLE Alabama and Alabama State Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Section Real Estate Law seminar, October 18, 2013, Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Inverse Condemnation and Regulatory Takings Claims in Alabama: How Recent Court Opinions Helped Property Owners by Not Recognizing Property Rights
- Alabama Law Institute Probate Judge’s Conference, January 31, 2013, Point Clear, Alabama – Eminent Domain Law
- American Bar Association, Section on Litigation, Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee, Teleconference Roundtable, January 11, 2013 – Thinking Out Loud: Property Rights After Natural Disasters.
- American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting, August 13, 2012, Chicago, Illinois – The Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Act and how it can impact local condemnation actions
- ALI-ABA Condemnation 101: Winning the High Ground with Fundamentals of Eminent Domain Valuation and Trial Practice, January 26-28, 2012, San Diego, California – Strategic Depositions: Deposing Valuation Experts
- Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama (PCMA) Annual Meeting, December 7, 2011, Birmingham, Alabama – Eminent Domain Laws of Interest to C-Store Site Owners and Operators
- Strafford Webinar, Eminent Domain: Redevelopment Challenges for Local Government, December 1, 2011 – Compliance with Federal real property acquisition rules as a condition of receiving Federal Aid
- ABA Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law – Condemnation Committee Conference Call, June 28, 2011 – Inverse Condemnation Claims Based On Right of Way Changes Without a Physical Taking
- ALI-ABA Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, February 17-19, 2011, Coral Gables, Florida – Right of Way Changes without a Physical Taking – Is there an Inverse Condemnation Claim?
- ALI-ABA Condemnation 101: Making the Complex Simple in Eminent Domain, February 17-19, 2011, Coral Gables, Florida – Working With Valuation Experts: Who, What, When, Where, How?
- CLE International, Eminent Domain in Alabama, April 22-23, 2010, Birmingham, Alabama – Recent Updates
- ALI-ABA – Condemnation 101: How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, Miami, Florida, January 9, 2009 – Basic Exhibits that Help Win Condemnation Cases
- ABA Section of Litigation Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Litigation Committee and Environmental Litigation joint CLE Teleconference, February 12, 2008 – Environmental Regulations – Compensable Takings or Permissible Legislation?
- ALI-ABA – Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, January 4, 2008, San Francisco, California – Working with Appraisers
- CLE International, Land Use Law Seminar, October 28-29, 2007, Birmingham, Alabama; Co-Planning Chairman
- CLE International, Land Use Law Seminar, October 28-29, 2007, Birmingham, Alabama – Annexation and Zoning Law in Alabama
- ABA Annual Meeting, Section of Litigation, Condemnation, Zoning and Land Use Committee and Environmental Litigation, August 11, 2007, San Francisco, California – The Line Between Compensable and Non-Compensable Environmental Regulations
- International Right of Way Association, Chapter 24 Summer Conference, July 27, 2007, Gulf Shores, Alabama – Eminent Domain in Alabama
- Lorman Education Services, July 17, 2007, Birmingham, Alabama – Creation of Easements
- National Business Institute, October 17, 2006, Birmingham, Alabama – Eminent Domain: Legal Update
- Alabama State Bar, What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs to Know, October 13, 2006, Birmingham, Alabama – Drafting the Condemnation Provision in a Lease
- ALI-ABA Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation, January 5-7, 2006, San Diego, California – How Compensation is Determined When the Highest and Best Use or Per Unit Values Are Not Uniform Throughout the Property
- Lorman Education Services, Law of Easements: Legal Issues and Practical Considerations in Alabama, April 27, 2005, Mobile, Alabama
- National Business Institute, Road and Access Law In Alabama: How to Research and Resolve Access Disputes, March 15, 2005, Mobile, Alabama
Professional Recognition
- AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Ranked in Band 1 by Chambers & Partners
- Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Mobile, Alabama in:
- Land Use and Zoning Law (2022)
- Litigation – Real Estate (2021)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (2020)
- Land Use and Zoning Law (2018)
- Municipal Law (2017)
- Litigation – Real Estate (2016)
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers publications for his work in:
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Municipal Law
- Real Estate Law
Practice Areas
- Eminent Domain & Condemnation
- Land Use and Development
- Real Estate Litigation
- Land Use and Zoning
- Municipal Law