Lucas: Traversing the Law

TRAVERSING THE LAW

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."

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."

TRAVERSING THE LAW

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Principles of Riparian Boundary Location

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.

Riparian Boundaries In The Face of Existing Improvements

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.

Perception of Surveyors Driven by Lack of Awareness

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.

Measurements Are the Evidence in Retracement Surveys

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.

The Surveyor’s Role in Title Insurance

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.

Is a Tech Firm Violating Rules Against Surveying Without a License?

Jeffery N. Lucas, PLS, Esq.

April 19, 2019

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Back in October of last year, we discussed the disturbing case of Vizaline, a company founded in 2014 that uses public information, draws the deed lines with a software program that plots the bearings and distances, then Vizaline places that plot on an aerial image and produces a "Viza-Plat."