Lawyers see rise in jobs from rail
“Real estate attorneys are seizing a monumental opportunity as California lumbers ahead with its high-speed rail plans in the San Joaquin Valley.
With 1,100 or more pieces of property in the path of the proposed route between Merced and Bakersfield, lawyers who specialize in eminent domain cases could see business spike over the coming months as the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority starts trying to buy land for rights of way.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of attorneys who have never handled an eminent domain case who will suddenly be experts,” said C. William Brewer, an eminent domain specialist with the Fresno law firm Motschiedler, Michaelides, Wishon, Brewer & Ryan.”
Sheehan, TIm. Merced Sun Star 25 December 2012.