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Lucas: Traversing the Law
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Jeffery N. Lucas writes a column about legal issues and court decisions that affect surveying.

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
TRAVERSING THE LAW

The Land Surveyor and The Carpenter: A Case of Common Sense

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
October 20, 2020
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When it comes to boundary law and retracement land surveying, Weber v. Kroeger is a case of common sense, says columnist Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.


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An Open Letter to the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

"Surveying property boundaries is not an engineering project," says Lucas, "though too many so-called surveyors treat it as such."
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
July 18, 2020
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"Surveying property boundaries is not an engineering project," says Lucas, "though too many so-called surveyors treat it as such." 


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TRAVERSING THE LAW

Can A Boundary Survey Be Negligent If You Weren’t Proven Wrong?

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
June 16, 2020
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What land surveyors can learn from the recent Connecticut Superior Court case of Iron Shields Investment, LLC v. Miller, (2019).
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Survey Licensure: The NCEES and Restraint On Trade

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
May 8, 2020
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With the aging population problem we have in the land surveying profession, it seems inconceivable that we would want to restrain the trade of licensed land surveyors.


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TRAVERSING THE LAW

The Surveying Profession And The Defense Of Property Rights

The NCEES is causing the slow and miserable death of the land surveying profession.
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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
April 18, 2020
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The core issue for land surveyors, the only reason surveying is a regulated profession, is the protection of private property rights.
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Principles of Riparian Boundary Location

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
February 3, 2020
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The virgin coastline where theory can be put into practice is quickly evaporating, and conflict and litigation are taking its place.
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Riparian Boundaries In The Face of Existing Improvements

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
December 2, 2019
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What are riparian boundary lines? As the name implies, they are boundary lines associated with riparian properties.
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Perception of Surveyors Driven by Lack of Awareness

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
October 1, 2019
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As a whole, the profession has done little to project a positive image.
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Measurements Are the Evidence in Retracement Surveys

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
August 1, 2019
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Finding where a property boundary line has become established on the ground requires gathering the best available evidence that the reasonably prudent surveyor would find, evaluating that evidence, and then rendering a well-reasoned opinion on the factual question of location.
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The Surveyor’s Role in Title Insurance

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Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.
June 18, 2019
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Other than the deed, the two most important documents relative to the conveyance of real property are the title insurance policy and the survey map of the property.
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