A Quick Review on Land Use Law

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I have enjoyed reading through the Harvard Law School’s Food Law & Policy Clinic’s publication titled “Good Laws, Good Food:  Putting Local Food Policy to Work for Our Communities.”  Section III (beginning on page 30) does a nice job giving a cursory overview of land use law. As the article correctly states, the authority to regulate land use is derived …

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Starting a Mobile Food Business?

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I love entrepreneurs, especially food and agriculture entrepreneurs.  I was reading this publication last week and enjoyed its discussion on mobile food businesses, which are taking off in metropolitan areas like New York City.  Mobile food businesses are more than just food trucks– it can include mobile farmers markets, mobile grocery stores, and produce carts.  Mobile food businesses have the …

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Appointed as the Chair of the ABA GP Solo Agriculture Law Committee for 2012-2013

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For the second year in a row, I have been appointed as the Chair of the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee for the 2012-2013 year.  It has been an exciting first year getting the Committee up and going again with two fantastic Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) webinars on crop/livestock insurance and …

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Spoke to Undergraduate Agriculture Career Class via Skype

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Yesterday I had an opportunity to talk about being an agriculture lawyer to an undergraduate agriculture careers class in Wisconsin via Skype.  I remember being that age and not really knowing what I wanted to do. To tell you the truth, I grew up looking up to Colleen Callahan and wanted to *be* her…with a career in agriculture journalism/communications.  For …

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Law Student Discount for Upcoming Local Food Law CLE

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Hey law students- great news!  I just found out that the American Bar Association (“ABA”) is awarding law students who need financial assistance a special discounted rate of $25 to attend this upcoming CLE titled “Counseling the Local Food Movement:  What A Practitioner Should Know” scheduled on Thursday, May 10th from 2-4pm ET.  You can register online for the CLE …

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Upcoming CLE on “Counseling the Local Food Movement”

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As I noted in this blog, I’m very excited to announce that the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee will be hosting a CLE webinar on Thursday, May 10, 2012 titled “Counseling the Local Food Movement:  What a Practitioner Should Know.”  This is a very substantive CLE that will be two hours. …

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Save The Date: Local Food Law CLE

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With my work as the Chair of the ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee, I will be moderating a local food law CLE on May 10, 2012 from 2-4pm.  The purpose of this CLE webinar is to give the practitioner the tools necessary to properly counsel various segments of the local food movement.  You do …

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ABA Agriculture Law Subcommittees

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As I noted in this previous post, I am the new Chair of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), General Practice, Solo and Small Firm’s Division, Agriculture Law Committee.  You can join the Committee and the Discussion List here.  I have restructured the subcommittees as follows: 1. Ag ADR: mediation, arbitration 2. Ag Estate/Succession Planning, Family Law, and Taxation: estate planning,succession …

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ABA Journal & Blawg Directory

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I have two very exciting announcements today.  First, this month’s  ABA Journal has an article on yours truly!  You can read the full article here. I’m very proud to be one of the few cowgirls in NYC (and I think the only agriculture attorney).  Thank you to all my family, friends, colleagues, support staff, “ag tweeps” and regular blog readers …

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Role of Buyer’s Attorney in Real Estate Closing

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I have had several real closings this week and was reminded this morning of this pamphlet from the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) on the Attorney’s Role in Home Purchases.  Most of us will purchase property at some point in our lives.  The pamphlet properly describes the various responsibilities of the Buyer’s/Borrower’s attorney in real estate transactions including, but …

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Back from Nebraska

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Happy Columbus Day!  I’m back from the great state of Nebraska where I attended American Agriculture Law Association (“AALA”) Conference.  I listened in on the break-out sessions discussing Confined Animal Feeding Operations (“CAFO’s”), wind and solar farms, crop insurance, agriculture liens, and animal rights.  Industry experts gave updates on a myriad of agriculture law issues including food law, environmental law, …

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Heading to Nebraska for the AALA Conference

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Today I am getting on an airplane from LGA and heading to Omaha, Nebraska for the American Agriculture Law Association‘s (“AALA”) 31st Annual Agriculture Law Symposium.  I’m always excited to meet other food and agriculture attorneys.  Nebraska is such a great agriculture state.  I haven’t been to Omaha for a few years. This year’s conference has an excellent line-up: On …

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