Documents
- Background on the Conservation Defense Insurance Program
- Innovative and Compassionate Solution to Trespass Problem
- Senate Committee Questions Utility Corridors Ruling
- New York Land Trust Wins $600,000 Lawsuit
- Westfield, Wisconsin man charged with theft of government property
- Vermont Land Trust Prevails in Negligence Claim
- Contemporaneous Substantiation Letters Required
- NPR Story: "In Land Conservation, 'Forever' May Not Last"
- A Tribute to Premier Environmental and Conservation Attorney, Robert J. Sugarman
- Land Trust and Coholders Determined to Uphold Conservation Permanence
- Separate Contemporaneous Letter Required by Tax Court for Valid Deduction
- Special Training Opportunity: Land Conservation Legal Issues
- Local Business Owner Becomes Conservation Hero
- New York Land Trust Wins $600,000 Lawsuit
- Conservation Defense Insurance 2009 Update
- Mineral Rights Handbook Now Available
- Illinois Court Upholds Land Trust Right to Amend
- Conservation Defense Insurance Frequently Asked Questions
- Help Shape the Conservation Defense Insurance Program
- Michigan Land Trust Defeats Effort to Terminate Conservation Easement
- Vermont Conservation Organizations Obtain Felony Conviction for Conservation Easement Violation
- Conservation Defense Insurance Increases Donor Confidence
- Even the Best Managed Land Trusts Have Legal Challenges
- Land Trust and Taxpayer Win in Landmark IRS Easement Challenge
- Program Documents
- Conservation Defense Insurance can be a Land Trust Safety Net
- One-Way Attorney Fee Conservation Easement Clauses
- Special Issues for Large Land Trusts
- Land Trusts Committed to Proposed Conservation Defense Insurance Program
- The Confidence to Say No When Appropriate
- Tax Court Upholds Substantial Compliance Test for Gift Letters
- New Hampshire Conservation Organizations Win Against Third Party Challenge
- Colorado Open Lands Prevails in Trespass Case
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COL-complaint
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COL-exhibitA
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COL-exhibitB
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COL-exhibitC
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COL-exhibitD
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COL-decision
- Why We Committed
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committed-land-trusts-by-state
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owl-treemometer
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proformasfinal20080909.docx
- Maryland Wins Farmland Preservation Lawsuit Protecting Integrity of Program
- Taxpayers win again in Tax Court substantiation case
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owl
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ct-encroachment-statute
- Madison Land Conservation Trust Prevails in Encroachment Cases
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owl80
- Landowner’s Economic Woes Lead to Major Legal Challenge for Land Trust
- Insurance Pooling Provides Solution to Legal Challenges
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owl-90
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owl-96
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Owl_enewsad100.jpg
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Adverse Possession from Saving Land Magazine
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Whitehouse Hotels Decision
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Whitehouse Hotels Summary
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Private Transfer Taxes White Paper
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Coalition to Stop Wall Street Home Resale Fees
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Giffords-Pastor Letter to FHFA
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Sample Letter to FHFA
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Private Transfer Fee Guidance
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Waters Bill
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Transfer Fee Summary FHFA Talking Points
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Transfer Fees Chart
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Coalition to Save Community Benefits
- Referenced in the article "Fannie and Freddie Propose Ban on Charitable Transfer Fees" (October 2010)
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Zipline Injunction
- June 15, 2011 eNews: Landowner Jailed for Easement Violation
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shrimsher
- posted 6/24/11
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chief-counsel-advisory
- posted 6/24/11
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Draft Letter to Neighbor: Timber Trespass
- July 15, 2011 eNews: Timber Trespass Resolved in Five Months without Litigation
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Plaintiff's Opposition
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Tom Andersen Affidavit
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Levy Easement
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Reply Brief
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Affidavit 11-17
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Westchester Land Trust Decision
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Summons and Verified Amended Complaint
- August 15, 2011 eNews: Clash of Conservation Values over Wolves
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Practical Pointers: Assessing Insurance Needs for Land Trusts
- September 14, 2011 eNews: Volunteers Have Worries Too
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Land Trust Volunteer Letter
- September 14, 2011 eNews: Volunteers Have Worries Too
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Carillo Plaintiff Opposition
- December 14, 2011 eNews: Neighbor Sues Land Trust for Landslide Damage
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Carrillo File Endorsed Order
- December 14, 2011 eNews: Neighbor Sues Land Trust for Landslide Damage
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Carrillo Motion for Attorneys Fees
- December 14, 2011 eNews: Neighbor Sues Land Trust for Landslide Damage
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Carrillo v. CNLM Case Summary Memo
- December 14, 2011 eNews: Neighbor Sues Land Trust for Landslide Damage
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Carrillo MSJ Order
- December 14, 2011 eNews: Neighbor Sues Land Trust for Landslide Damage
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Andrews v. Western Reserve Land Conservancy: Opinion and Journal Entry
- January 18, 2012 eNews: Developer Attempts to Extinguish Easement, Build Houses
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The Federal Estate and Gift Tax: 2011 - 2012 - And Beyond
- By C. Timothy Lindstrom, Esq.
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Scheidelman Tax Court Opinion
- July 18, 2012 eNews: IRS Court Reversal on Donations and Appraisals
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Scheidelman Second Circuit Court of Appeals
- July 18, 2012 eNews: IRS Court Reversal on Donations and Appraisals
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What you Need to Know from Tax Cases
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Model Protection Charitable Assets Act
