Real Estate
Jeffrey J. Goebel joins Shanahan Law Group
Jeffrey J. Goebel has joined Raleigh-based Shanahan Law Group, PLLC. Goebel’s practice areas include commercial real estate, landlord/tenant disputes, banking, finance, Small Business Administration loans, collections creditor representation and neighborhood associations. “We are pleased to add Jeff Goebel to our roster of top-tier legal professionals,” said former federal prosecutor Kieran Shanahan, founder of Shanahan Law…
Read MoreShanahan Law Group partner Tonya Powell appointed to the N.C. Electronic Mortgage Closing Advisory Committee
RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 17, 2019) – N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has appointed, Tonya Powell, partner with Raleigh-based Shanahan Law Group, PLLC, to the North Carolina Electronic Mortgage Closing Advisory Committee, effective immediately. “Tonya Powell’s experience working with commercial real estate clients and as in-house counsel for a large real estate developer has given…
Read MoreShanahan Law Group associate James White named to N.C. Bar Association’s Real Property Section Council
James R. White, an associate attorney with Shanahan Law Group, PLLC, recently began a three-year term as a member of the N.C. Bar Association’s Real Property Section Council, which deals with numerous issues affecting real property practice in North Carolina. White concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial real estate, buyer and seller representation…
Read MoreJames R. White Joins Shanahan Law Group Team
RALEIGH, N.C. — Shanahan Law Group is pleased to welcome James R. White to the firm. White concentrates his practice in the areas of Commercial Real Estate, Buyer and Seller Representation in Real Estate Transactions, Borrower and Lender Representation in Commercial Loans, Banking, Financial Services Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, and Creditors rights. White completed his…
Read MoreSuperior court judge issues preliminary injunction restoring Cross Creek Ranch’s private property rights
RALEIGH, N.C. – A Superior Court Judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Union County to cease enforcing or attempting to enforce its land use ordinance in regard to Cross Creek Ranch. Jay Brown, the owner of Cross Creek Ranch, had previously filed a lawsuit alleging that Union County was violating his private property rights…
Read MoreAmendment Needed
On June 27, a state House Committee refused to even hear a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to prevent government from using eminent domain authority to take our private property for economic development purposes (news story, June 28). Instead of allowing this important bill to be heard, it was sent to the Rules Committee…
Read MoreGroup aims to limit eminent domain
Rob Christensen and Wade Rawlins, Staff Writers Former Raleigh Councilman Kieran Shanahan is creating a statewide organization to protect private property rights and fight abuse of eminent domain laws. Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney, has created the N.C. Property Rights Coalition, which will push for a state constitutional amendment to restrict government use of eminent domain…
Read MoreKieran Shanahan launches N.C. Property Rights Coalition
RALEIGH, N.C. – Kieran Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney and former member of the Raleigh City Council, has launched a new statewide grassroots organization to protect citizens’ private property rights and fight eminent domain abuse. The organization, called the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition, will push for an amendment to the North Carolina Constitution that prohibits…
Read MoreNew group takes aim at eminent domain
Kieran Shanahan, a Raleigh attorney and former member of the Raleigh City Council, has launched a new statewide organization that will advocate for limits on the use of eminent domain to seize property in North Carolina. The organization, called the North Carolina Property Rights Coalition , is a nonprofit coalition of individuals including Raleigh City…
Read MoreTopsail turns to eminent domain to get boat ramp
By Trista Talton Staff Writer Topsail Beach is invoking its power of eminent domain – skipping a potentially long court battle – to obtain land for a public boat ramp. “That procedure will allow us to take possession of the boat ramp in about 30 days, and we’ll be able to open it to the…
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