First Admitted: 1997, New York

Bar/Professional Activity:

Los Angeles County Bar Association, Land Use, Planning and Environmental Subsection, Member since 2010; Chair in 2018., 2023
International Right of Way (IRWA) Member, as well as speaker at various programs and events; Member since 2005., 2023
Member, New York State Bar Association; Member since 1996., 2023
Member, California State Bar; member since 2000., 2023

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

Successfully negotiated settlement of property owner's claims for severance damages resulting from the taking of portions of an Almond Orchard agricultural property for $580,000 (Government appraised $0 damages)., 2019
Successfully negotiated settlement of industrial business owner's loss of goodwill claim resulting from taking of former location and displacement to relocation site for $1.3 million., 2019
Successfully negotiated settlement of property owner's claims for just compensation for the taking of an industrial manufacturing facility for $14 million (initial offer of $4,762,000)., 2018
Successfully negotiated settlement of property owner's claims for just compensation for the taking of an agricultural processing facility for $13 million (initial offer of $2,650,000)., 2016
Successfully negotiated settlement of property owner's claims for just compensation and damages for taking of portion of undeveloped land for $580,000 (initial offer of $52,400). , 2017
Successfully negotiated settlement of property owner's just compensation claims for acquisition of undeveloped land for $3,800,000 (government's initial offer was $1,590,000)., 2014
Successfully negotiated settlement of owner's claims for just compensation for the taking of an industrial manufacturing facility for $14 million (initial offer was $4,762,000). , 2016

Pro bono/Community Service:

Chair of Planning and Land Use Committee (2020); Chair of Community Plan Update Committee of Neighborhood Council of Valley Village (2018-2020); elected Board member (since 2016), 2021
Temple Beth Hillel, Board of Trustees; since 2018, 2023
Valley Village Homeowners Association, Elected Board Member; since 2019, 2022

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Glenn L. Block