Outstanding Connecticut Eminent Domain Lawyer Dwight Merriam Joins Owners' Counsel
Dwight H. Merriam, a lawyer heads and shoulders above anyone in eminent domain in Connecticut, has been appointed as the Connecticut member of the Owners’ Counsel of America.
Dwight Merriam has published numerous books and articles. He has an outstanding reputation in the representation of property owners subject to condemnation proceedings.
Hartford, Connecticut (PRWEB) July 26, 2012
Dwight H. Merriam, a partner with Robinson & Cole LLP in Hartford, has been selected as the Connecticut member of the Owners’ Counsel of America, a nationwide network of experienced property rights and eminent domain attorneys who seek to advance, preserve and defend the rights of private property owners. Mr. Merriam founded the Land Use Group at Robinson & Cole where he concentrates his practice in the areas of land use, real estate and property rights litigation representing landowners, developers and corporations throughout Connecticut and the United States.
Throughout his extensive career, Mr. Merriam has held a number of leadership positions in some of the most prestigious national and international real estate and legal associations. He is a Counselor of Real Estate, a member of the Anglo-American Real Property Institute, a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute National Advisory Board. In addition to his law degree from Yale, Mr. Merriam holds a Masters of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina. He is a Fellow and Past President of the American Institute of Certified Planners, a former Director of the American Planning Association, and a former Chair of APA’s Planning and Law Division.
