At Sever Storey we focus our practice on assisting and advising landowners facing eminent domain and/or condemnation. The attorneys of Sever Storey have over 25 years of combined legal experience and have been involved in hundreds of eminent domain and condemnations actions. Our mission is simple: protect the rights of landowners and hold the government or utility that is taking the land accountable.

At Sever Storey, we work exclusively for LANDOWNERS in Indiana, North Carolina, Illinois and Ohio. Our mission is to hold taking agencies, whether they be State, Federal, Local, Utility or University, accountable to the landowners whose land they are acquiring. Our entire firm is built around serving you, the landowner who is facing eminent domian or condemnation.

At Sever Storey we have provided results and solutions for hundreds of landowners and businesses that have been faced with eminent domain and condemnation. We have a large body of practical experience in solving problems that may arise in the eminent domain or condemnation process. Over the years we have represented farmers, business owners, and residential landowners on projects ranging from commercial takings where millions of dollars were at issue to small set back cases.

At Sever Storey we like to listen and understand your problems. By listening to you carefully we can then apply the facts against our experience to identify issues that you may never have contemplated. When we give recommendations and advice, you can rest assured it will specifically answer your problems and will be backed by years of experience.

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Bar Association
Association of Eminent Domain Professionals
National Association of Employment Law Attorneys
Indiana Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association
Hamilton County Bar Association

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Carmel Lawyers 4 Charity, Founder/Board of Directors (2008-present)

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTEERISM

National MS Society: Heather's Hoofers
Theraplay Foundation
Indiana University Client Counseling Competition

SEMINARS AND ARTICLES

Understanding the Eminent Domain Process (2007 & 2008)
When the State is Taking Your Land (2008)
Practice Tips and Pitfalls in Federal Rule 71 Condemnations (2008)
Indiana Eminent Domain (2007)