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Lewis Rice Rails to Trails attorneys Lindsay S. C. Brinton and Meghan S. Largent were recently featured in an article by Gulfshore Business about hosting meetings in Estero, Florida, to educate landowners along the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT). Together, they provided updates on the project's progress and discussed how landowners can file claims for compensation from the federal government. 

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Lewis Rice's federal takings attorneys represent landowners throughout the United States pursuing takings claims against the federal government. One primary focus of the group is representing landowners in what is commonly referred to as rails to trails takings. Attorneys in this group litigate cases in the United States Court of Federal Claims on behalf of those whose property was taken by the federal government pursuant to the National Trails System Act, which authorizes abandoned railroad lines to be converted to public parks. The goal is to obtain compensation from the government for the taking of their land for the public recreational trail.