$ 420-520 per hour
Brad Kuhn is the Chair of Nossaman's Eminent Domain and Valuation Practice Group, likely the largest group of skilled eminent domain attorneys in California.
Mr. Kuhn has extensive experience handling a wide array of real estate and business litigation matters. He assists clients with land use, zoning, environmental and entitlement matters, along with landlord/tenant-related disputes and telecommunications siting issues.
Mr. Kuhn places a particular emphasis on eminent domain, inverse condemnation, regulatory takings and valuation matters. He provides strategic advice to property owners, businesses, and public agencies to creatively resolve complex land acquisition and valuation disputes through effective planning and litigation practices. Mr. Kuhn has successfully handled hundreds of condemnation matters, including some of the largest, multi-million dollar eminent domain and valuation cases in California.
The American Lawyer & Martindale-Hubbell have both recognized Mr. Kuhn as a "2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning." In 2012 and 2013, OC Metro/Orange County Register named Mr. Kuhn as one of the best Land Use/Zoning Law attorneys in Orange County. For the past five years, he has been recognized byLos Angeles magazine as a "Southern California Rising Star," a designation only given to the top 2.5% of attorneys in California. He is also AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest designation of professional excellence.
Mr. Kuhn frequently speaks at right-of-way and valuation industry organizations, such as the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), the Appraisal Institute, and the American Society of Appraisers. He serves on the Executive Board of the Riverside/San Bernardino Chapter of the IRWA. He also regularly writes articles on court decisions and policies impacting eminent domain for the Daily Journal, Law 360, and on the Firm's California Eminent Domain Report blog.
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15 years | 1,000 cases
20 years | 1,000 cases
$ 420-520 per hour
20%-40%
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Southern California Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
2013
Top Land Use/Zoning Lawyer, OC Metro Magazine
2013
Top Land Use/Zoning Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
2012
Southern California Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
2012
Top 5 Land Use/Zoning Attorney, OC Metro Magazine
2011
Southern California Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
2010
Southern California Rising Star, Los Angeles Magazine
2006 - Present
Attorney, Nossaman LLP
2014 - Present
International Right of Way AssociationPresident-Elect
2013 - 2014
International Right of Way Association Chapter 57Treasurer
2012 - 2013
International Right of Way AssociationSecretary
2010 - 2012
International Right of Way Association Chapter 67Case of the Month Chair
2009 - 2012
International Right of Way Association Chapter 57Chair of legal Affairs
2008 - 2012
International Right of Way AssociationSeminars Chair
Necessary Properties Delivered on TIme and Under Budget
After completion of the arbitration, the parties reached a settlement by which the RCA paid more than $70 million.
Mr. Kuhn assisted Makar at binding arbitration where the three judge panel awarded a value exactly at Makar's appraisal testimony. This equated to a $20 million savings in park fees for Makar.
After a court trial on a right-to-take challenge, the matter resolved at a mediation for $50 million, which was tens of millions of dollars less than the owner's appraiser's valuation.
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