Flood Litigation and Regulation

When flooding affects private property, land owners need skilled litigation and regulatory counsel to recover losses and protect their interests. We represent property owners in cases involving:
 
  • Flood damage and causation
  • Flood risk evaluation and preparation
  • Government disaster response (including FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state Departments of Transportation)
  • Eminent domain and taking claims arising from floods, flood mapping or flood designations
 
In addition to representing landholders in litigation, we also fight for property owners’ rights in flood map designations, revisions and challenges before FEMA and state and local government entities. Such designations can create onerous insurance rates for landowners and affect resale values.
 
OUR SERVICES
 
Litigation and Litigation Support
  • Aggressively defend the needs of property owners affected by flooding, flood maps or flood-related land valuation.
  • Litigate flood cases involving engineering, surveying, hydraulics, hydrology, earth sciences and other complex scientific issues.
  • Settling disputes involving the 1973 Flood Disaster Protection Act and the 1994 National Flood Insurance Reform Act.
 
Flood Map Revisions and Amendments
  • Spearhead challenges of existing flood map designations, either FEMA-based or community adopted.
  • Personal follow-through on Letters of Map Revision (LOMR) and Letters of Map Amendment (LOMA).
  • Advocate before lawmakers and government agencies to support community mapping and flood reduction projects.
 
Land Use and Zoning Support/Challenges
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) maps
  • Flood designations
  • Flood elevations
  • Land use requirements
  • Zoning and other related regulatory issues.
 
Post-disaster Individual and Community Claims & Disaster Assistance
  • Obtain disaster relief, community assistance and individual claim help
  • Post-flood land use advice
 
Land Valuation
  • Flood mapping impact
  • Inaccurate flood designations.
 
Dike or Levee Recertifications and Decertifications
  • Assist communities with federal dike or levee recertifications/decertifications.
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