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NYSAPLS: Fall Workshop
October 4, 2022 - October 5, 2022
Due to the high response we’ve received for our online programs, and it’s convenience, the NYSAPLS Education Committee has decided to hold the Fall Workshops virtually. Jeff Lucas, has developed 2 different courses, to be given over 2 days – 1 course per day, for a total of 8 CE hours.
The Fall Workshop Webinar Series is available to all licensed Land Surveyors and NYSAPLS members interested in expanding their survey education. Sign up for both or just 1, the choice is yours.
2022 Fall Workshop Webinar Series Includes:
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
8:00am – 12:00pm
Rights-of-Way and Prescriptive Rights
Featuring: Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.
PENDING: 4.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours
When is a right-of-way simply a burden on the servient estate and when is it an outright estate in fee, seperate and distinct from the servient estate? When and how do prescriptive easements arise and are there differences between prescriptive rights in the private and in the public context? In this program real property rights will be examined, generally, and non-possessory interests created by rights-of-way and easements will be examined specifically. The classifications and the manner in which rights-of-way are created will be studied. Prescription and prescriptive rights, how they are obtained, what can be obtained, and the impact on real property rights will be examined through case studies from across the country. Applicable statutes of limitations, tacking, statutory requirements, defenses and remedies will be examined. The impact rights-of-way and prescriptive rights have on the surveyor and the surveyor’s practice will also be discussed. Several real-world cases that cover the fundamental issues of rights-of-way and prescriptive rights will be studied. This program will be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation.
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
8:00am – 12:00pm
What Went Wrong?
Featuring: Jeffery N. Lucas, JD, PLS, Esq.
PENDING for 4.0 NY LS/PE CE Hours
What Went Wrong? As I continued “Traversing the Law,” studying and writing about court cases involving boundary disputes and land surveyors, I have found everything from the ridiculous to the sublime. In some cases, I had to shake my head in disbelief over what I was reading, leaving me with just one question: What went wrong? This seminar will investigate the answer to this question by a detailed study of relevant court decisions involving surveyors and surveys that went terribly wrong. The painful lessons learned by others through the school of hard knocks can be painlessly explored and appreciated without the accompanying liability and damages that attach to boundary disputes and negligence actions. These cases will be studied and discussed through a PowerPoint presentation.
About our Speaker
Jeffery N. Lucas started his career as a land surveyor and is a licensed surveyor in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. Lucas is a recognized expert in boundary surveying, land title surveys and property law. He obtained his first land surveying license in Florida (1984) where he spent the first part of his surveying career. After relocating to Alabama, he has practiced across five southeastern states.
Lucas attended and graduated from law school later in his career. His is also a licensed attorney and member of the Alabama State Bar (2003). His practice is focused on land boundary issues and real property law, including adverse possession, boundary disputes, professional liability, real property, and zoning and land use issues. He has been an expert witness and consultant in many cases involving land surveying and boundary disputes.
As a result of his experience and background, Lucas is also a continuing education seminar leader on surveying and legal topics. He has developed a library of over 40 titles and conducts continuing education seminars for land surveyors, engineers and attorneys all across the country. In addition, he has authored over 100 articles on surveying, boundary, and legal issues that have been published in state and national professional journals. He has a regular legal column in P.O.B. magazine and has been writing for the magazine since 2004. Lucas has also authored three books on land surveying and boundary law: “Alabama Boundary Law” (2009), “The Pincushion Effect, The Multiple Monument Dilemma in American Land Surveying” (2011), and “Illinois Boundary Law” (2012). Lucas is currently the Alabama Survey Division Manager for ESP Associates AL, Inc.is a licensed surveyor, engineer and attorney at law. He is a retired professor in the surveying program, within the College of Engineering, at the University of Maine. He provides consulting services in boundary location, liability, roads and easements, and title.
| Fall Virtual Pricing* | By 9/1 | After 9/1 |
| Members (licensed): | ||
| One 4-hour course | $149 | $199 |
| Two 4-hour courses | $199 | $249 |
| Members (non-licensed): | ||
| Unlimited session | $99 | $149 |
| Non-Members: | ||
| One 4-hour course | $249 | $299 |
| Two 4-hour courses | $299 | $349 |
| Students (must be student member): | ||
| Unlimited sessions: Free | ||
Two-step registration process:
1. Register on NYSAPLS website.
2. Follow the link provided on your confirmation to complete the second registration step for each registered course. You will be directed to the gotomeetings.com website to enter your name and email to complete your registration. THIS STEP IS MANDATORY TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION – DO NOT SKIP IT.
After both steps are completed, registrants will receive an email confirmation that includes a unique web-link for the webinar. This web-link cannot be shared as it is unique to the individual registrant. But you can place the webinar on speaker phone so that staff in your office can participate in the program.
