Welborn has experience in all aspects of the acquisition of real property by governmental or private entities through the exercise of eminent domain powers. Our attorneys assist governments and private entities in property and right-of-way acquisition for public projects – from initial planning through final purchase. Our services include obtaining immediate possession of properties so that construction on a project may begin and conducting valuation trials before juries of commissions.
Welborn also represents private property owners when their property is being acquired through condemnation. We provide advice regarding a property owner’s rights, appropriate strategies and responses when a property owner is notified that their property is going to be acquired, and the necessary representation in court proceedings.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:
- Appointed as Special Assistant Attorneys General to assist the Colorado Department of Transportation in acquiring necessary right-of-way for the I-25 improvement project known as “T-Rex”
- Represented the City of Colorado Springs in acquiring right-of-way for the Southern Delivery System, a 65 mile water line from Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs, with related sites for pump stations, treatment facilities and reservoirs
- Represented private entity concerning condemnation of a route for an oil and gas pipeline, facilities, and gathering system
- Represented the City of Colorado Springs in acquiring right-of-way for the Woodmen Corridor Improvement Project — Phase I and other roadway projects
- Represented the Regional Transportation District in acquisition of right-of-way for various FasTracks lines in the Denver Metropolitan Area
- Successfully represented the City of Colorado Springs in two appellate cases arising from one property acquisition addressing new issues pertaining to eminent domain law in Colorado. City of Colorado Springs v. Anderson Mahon Enterprises, LLP, 251 P.3d 536 (Colo. App. 2010) and City of Colorado Springs v. Anderson Mahon Enterprises, LLP, 260 P.3d 29 (Colo. App. 2010).