Attorneys

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Ackerly Brown, LLP
782 Bantam Road
Bantam, CT 06750
Phone: (860) 567-0828
Fax: (860) 567-5844
E-mail: mackerly@ackerlybrown.com
Website: www.ackerlybrown.com

Adler & Colvin
235 Montgomery, Suite 1220
San Francisco, CA 94104-3103
Phone: (415) 421-7555
Fax: (415) 421-0712
E-mail: km@adlercolvin.com
Website: www.adlercolvin.com

Adler & Colvin is a small law firm specializing in the law of nonprofit organizations.  We provide advice on federal and state tax-exemption and other legal issues affecting nonprofits.  Our areas of practice include nonprofit corporate governance, transactions between nonprofit and for-profit organizations, lobbying and political activities, and charitable gift planning.  We also assist clients with tax audits and help organizations identify issues before a regulatory audit occurs.

Allan C. Beezley, P.C., Attorney at Law
1928 14th Street, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 440-5867
Fax: (303) 539-6530
E-mail: allan@acbpc.com

Legal representation of national, statewide, and local conservation organizations and governmental agencies in land conservation matters. Services provided include general counsel to clients throughout the course of a project, drafting of contracts, conservation easements and complex documents, review of due diligence materials and coordination of closing. Since 1991, Allan and his paralegal Marie Vicek have been involved in over 1,300 land conservation transactions.

Ann Taylor Schwing
Best Best & Kriefer LLP
400 Capitol Mall, Suite 1650
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 325-4000
Fax: (916) 325-4010
E-mail: ats@atschwing.com

Attorney and author of multiple legal treatises available to assist land trusts, governmental agencies, and landowners in drafting templates for conservation easements, specific conservation easements, and research, writing and editing of briefs and other documents relating to conservation easements and land trust operations.

Chiswell D. Langhorne, Jr.
1680 31st St NW
Washington, DC 20007-2924
Phone: (202) 471-4277
Fax: (202) 471-4278
E-mail: langhorne@erols.com

Conservation & Preservation Counsel, LLC
214 Trailside Loop
Eugene, OR 97405-3556
Phone: (541) 554-3665
Fax: (541) 345-8298
E-mail: olmsted@landprotect.com
Website: www.landprotect.com
Contact: James Olmsted, Esq.

Conservation & Preservation Counsel (CPC) provides legal services to land trusts and landowners in land conservation transactions. CPC can assist clients in all phases of conservation transactions, from the initial agreement to escrow and closing. Services provided include purchase and sale agreement negotiation and negotiating and drafting conservation agreements. CPC provides legal services in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. CPC offers low costs wholesale prices for clients choosing bulk legal services on an annual basis.

Conservation Law, PC
52 Meadowlark Drive
Evergreen, CO 80439
Phone: (803) 674-3709
Fax: (803) 674-3715
E-mail: conservationlaw@msn.com
Website: www.conservationlaw.org
Conntact: Jessica Jay, Conservation Attorney

Conservation Partners
1604 Solano Ave
Berkeley, CA 94707-2109
Phone: (510) 528-7350
Fax: (510) 526-3672
Website: www.conservationpartners.com

Conservation Partners offers an array of services to successfully complete land conservation transactions. We provide legal counsel to both land trusts and landowners throughout California. We specialize in conservation easements, federal land exchanges and land acquisitions. Our services include negotiating, drafting and closing conservation transactions, in addition to acting as consultants regarding organizational and policy matters and in providing professional training.

Curtis Thaxter
P.O. Box 7320
Portland, ME 04112
PHone: (207) 774-9000
Fax: (207) 774-0612
E-mail: jerler@curtisthaxter.com
Website: www.curtisthaxter.com

Darricades & Associates, LLC
1701 Main St, Ste B
Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone: (719) 587-4000
Fax: (719) 587-4001
E-mail: jdmphlaw@gmail.com

David Anderson, Attorney At Law
1119 State St, Suite 200
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2712
Phone: (805) 963-6503
Fax: (805) 963-5988
E-mail: andhowbow@aol.com

Douglas Mason, Attorney at Law
2404 35th Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: (360) 379-9579
Fax: (360) 387-1517
E-mail: seahorse@olympus.net
Website: www.saveland.org

Ducker, Montgomery Lewis & Bess, P.C.
1560 Broadway, Ste. 1400
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 228-2503
Fax: (303) 861-4017
E-mail: mbeck@duckerlaw.com
Website: www.duckerlaw.com

Melinda Beck assists land trusts, government entities and private landowners with donations and acquisitions of conservation easements throughout the United States and internationally, including acquisitions utilizing local, state and federal funds. Melinda is also co-author and co-editor of Mineral Development and Land Conservation: A Handbook for Conservation Professionals.

Fikso, Kretschmer, Smith, Dixon, PS
2025 First Ave, Suite 1130
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 448-1818
Fax: (206) 448-3444
E-mail: travis@fksdlaw.com
Website: www.fksdlaw.com

Thirteen years of experience providing comprehensive representation and advice to local and national organizations, as well as private landowners, in land conservation transactional and organizational matters.

Fitzgerald, Abbott & Beardsley LLP
1221 Broadway Fl 21
Oakland, CA 94612-1823
Phone: (510) 451-3300
Fax: (510) 451-1527
E-mail: bepstein@fablaw.com
Website: www.fablaw.com

We are a mid-sized California law firm representing land trusts and other nonprofit organizations in land conservation and other nonprofit-specific issues.  We also represent nonprofits, land owners, businesses, individuals, and public entities in water rights, land use, environmental, real estate, corporate, tax, employment, trademark, litigation, gift and estate planning/trust administration issues."

Giffin, Winning, Cohen & Bodewes, LLC
1 West Old State Capital Plaza Ste 600
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: (217) 525-1571
Fax: (217) 525-1710
E-mail: cgrosboll@gifwinlaw.com
Website: www.gifwinlaw.com

Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothchild, LLP
P.O. Box 2707
Columbus, GA 31902

Isaacson Rosenbaum, P.C.
633 17th St Ste 220
Denver, CO 80202-3661
Phone: (303) 292-5656
Fax: (303) 292-3152
E-mail: bsilberstein@ir-law.com
Website: www.ir-law.com
Contact: William M. Silberstein

Conservation law attorneys representing the interests of land trusts, governmental agencies, organizations and landowners in conservation transactions, including: sales and donations of conservation easements and land, obtaining and maintaining 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, estate and tax planning, IRS audits, property taxation, dispute resolution and litigation, stewardship of conservation easements, and lobbying and legislation.

Law Office of Burgess Jackson
1206 W St. Johns Ave
Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512) 699-9012
Fax: (512) 454-2250
E-mail: burgess@conservationlaw.net

Law Offices of George Covington
500 North Western Ave, Suite 204
Lake Forest, IL 60045-1954
Phone: (847) 735-8764
Fax: (847) 735-8770
Contacts:
George Covington, gcovington@sbcglobal.net
Julia Magnus, juliamagnus@sbcglobal.net

Law Office of Jonathan Bockian
165 Irving St
Watertown, MA 02472-2706
Phone: (617) 926-7801
Fax: (617) 926-7804
E-mail: jbockian@bockianlaw.com
Website: http://preservationlawdigest.com

The Law Office of Jonathan M. Bockian provides legal counsel in preservation of historic, natural and farm places and commercial real estate.  One of the largest regional heritage organizations in the United States has been represented by our firm since 1985.  Jon Bockian is a graduate of Harvard Law School with transactional experience ranging from the sophisticated to the simple.  He also authors the blog, Preservation Law Digest.

Law Offices of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C.
75 Federal St, Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 357-4012
Fax: (617) 357-1857
Website: www.stevesmall.com

Stephen Small, Esq. and Stefan Nagel, Esq., Of Counsel, constitute the legal professionals at the Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C.  They are both nationally recognized authorities on the private protection of environmentally and culturally significant properties.  While representing individual, corporate and family owners of important conservation lands and historic properties, Steve and Stefan also advise land trusts, government agencies and other non-profits on property and property interest acquisition, stewardship and related tax matters.  In addition, they have conducted workshops and legal education programs in more than forty-six states and abroad.

Mann, Vita & Elrod, PLL
15A East Nelson St.
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: (540) 463-7119
Fax: (540) 463-6314
Website: www.mvelaw.com

Mark Pennington, LLC
841 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (917) 546-0747
E-mail: mark@penningtonllc.com

Melanie K. Rummel, Attorney at Law
582 North Oakwood Ste 100
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone: (847) 615-1090
Fax: (847) 615-1096
E-mail: rummel@llmlegal.com

Murphy Ventures
340 East Palm Lane, Ste 135
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 254-8400
Fax: (602) 256-2539
E-mail: marcj@murphyventures.com

University of Utah, College of Law
Nancy A. McLaughlin, Professor of Law
332 South 1400 East, Rm. 101
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0730
Phone: (801) 581-5944
Fax: (801) 581-6897
E-mail: mclaughlinn@law.utah.edu

Dr. Nancy Oppenheim, Attorney At Law, LLC
PO Box 1592
Kapaau, HI 96755
Phone: (808) 889-5749

Pregmon Law Offices
350 Sentry Parkway
Building 640 Suite 102
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Website: www.pregmonlaw.com

Rapport Meyers, LLP
20 Springbrook Park
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Phone: (845) 473-7766
Fax: (845) 473-7790
E-mail: grodenhausen@rapportmeyers.com
Website: www.rapportmeyers.com

We are a Hudson Valley law firm serving clients from New York City to the North Country in environmental, land use, municipal and litigation law.  We represent land trusts, donors and municipalities with conservation easement requirements in their land use laws.  We are proud to be a member of the Land Trust Alliance.

Robinson, Lyon & Fulton
One California Street
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530) 823-5010
Fax: (530) 823-0570
E-mail: mfulton@fulton-law.com
Website: www.fulton-law.com

Ruth Cornfield Becker, LLC
1942 Broadway, Suite 570
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: (303) 554-6150
Fax: (720) 304-0020
E-mail: rbeckerlaw@comcast.net

Saren Goldner
382 Crescent Ave
Highland, NY 12528
Phone: (845) 883-7137
E-mail: wwdhk@hotmail.com

Sirote & Permutt, Inc.
2311 Highland Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: (205) 930-5274
Fax: (205) 212-3894
E-mail: rlevitt@sirote.com
Website: www.sirote.com

Sirote & Permutt is a full-service law firm with sophisticated conservation easement, corporate and tax practices.  We work with land trusts, landowners, accountants and financial advisors on developing proper conservation easments and defending disputed easements.  David Wooldridge and ronald Levitt lead Sirote & Permutt's Conservation Easement Practices, which serves clients and land trusts nationwide.

Skarlatos & Zonarich
17 S. 2nd St., 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone: (717) 233-1000
Fax: (717) 233-6740
E-mail: ebp@skarlatoszonarich.com

Skarlatos & Zonarich provides legal services in a broad array of practice areas, including real estate and business law, business succession and estate planning, and litigation.  Skarlatos & Zonarich attorneys have counseled local land trusts and individuals regarding conservation easements and land preservation options.

Thomas F. Haensly, Attorney At Law
144 Railroad Ave, Ste 217
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: (425) 775-4803
Fax: (425) 775-9839
E-mail: thaensly@mns.com
Contact: Thomas F. Haensly, Esq

Tom advises clients on real estate and estate planning, including land conservation, entities, and charitable contributions.  He received his law degree from Stanford and has a M.S. in wildlife ecology.  He is a frequent speaker on land conservation topics.  He co-authored “Conservation Easements” in the Washington Real Property Deskbook.

Tom Pierce, Attorney At Law, LLC
PO Box 798
Makawao, HI 96768-0798
Phone: (808) 573-2428
Fax: (866) 776-6645
E-mail: tom@mauilandlaw.com
Website: www.mauilandlaw.com

Weintraub Genshlea Chediak
400 Capitol Mall, 11th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4434
Phone: (916) 558-6127
Fax: (916) 446-1611
E-mail: smair@weintraub.com
Website: www.weintraub.com

Young, Beck, LLP
1248 Tremont Rd
Seal Cove, ME 04674
Phone: (207) 244-7729
Fax: (207) 244-7795
E-mail: youngbeckllp@gmail.com