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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 The Star Democrat for her recent presentation educating Dorchester County landowners about their rights in relation to the potential rail trail conversion. Lindsay and Meghan explained that landowners adjacent to rail lines that may be converted into recreational trails could be compensated from the federal government. Lewis Rice attorneys have already filed a lawsuit on behalf of approximately a dozen local property owners, with more than 50 others potentially eligible to make claims. 

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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.