Much of Mr. Ditto's practice is devoted to eminent domain, easements and split estate issues. He has filed condemnations to establish pipeline easements, fiber optic cables and other utilities, as well as roads and other types of easements. He is often involved in litigation relating to easement disputes and has obtained a number of temporary restraining orders and injunctions to prevent interference with easement or license agreements, or to avoid interference with construction or operation of pipelines, telecommunication lines and other utilities. He also handles disputes between mineral and surface owners, particularly with respect to production of Coalbed Methane Gas in the Powder River Basin and other parts of Wyoming. He routinely handles other real estate matters involving contracts and related land disputes.
Included below are representative cases, a recent jury verdict, a flow chart of Wyoming, Colorado, and Federal eminent domain law, and select articles pertaining to this area of his practice.
Article – Appraisal of Easements
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