Michael John Coughlin - Woodbridge, VA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, May, 2005
    J.D.
    Law Review: Catholic University of Law Review, Staff Member

• Non Legal Education

  • Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999
    B.A.
    Major: English

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Appraisal Institute Annual Meeting: “Dissecting the Appraisal Report”, 2014 - Present
  
• Instructor, Eminent Domain CLE: “Settlement Strategies”, 2014 - Present
  
• Appraisal Institute, Stonewall Jackson Chapter Presentation: “The Role of the Appraiser in Condemnation Cases”
  
• Guest Lecturer in Land Use, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law

Pro Bono Activities

• The Appraisal Institute, Affiliate Member
• Rebuilding Together Alexandria, Director

Representative Cases

• VDOT v. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Inc. (just compensation jury award of $603,000 versus original offer of $321,937)
• VDOT v. Oak Farms (just compensation award for property owner 55% above VDOT’s offer)
• Teen Challenge of Fredericksburg, Inc. v. Stafford County, Virginia (Settled Fair Housing Act and RLUIPA claims in United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia)
• Rohr v. Cross Creek Investments, LLC et al. (successful defense of rezoning approval
• McCarthy Holdings LLC v. Burgher, 282 Va. 267
  • Year: 2011

Published Works

Articles

• Author, Solving Eminent Domain Problems Post-Kelo, INSIDE THE MINDS EMINENT DOMAIN LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  
• Author, Absolute Deference Leads to Unconstitutional Governance: The Need for a New Public Use Rule, 54 Cath. U. L. Rev. 1001, 2005
  
• Article “Eminent Domain Constitutional Amendment”, Virginia’s Land Sense Newsletter
  
• Article “Transportation Projects Update”, Virginia’s Land Sense Newsletter
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2005
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia

Other Affiliations

• Virginia Bar Association (Member)
• Prince William County Bar Association (Member)