Ensuring Consistency with Land Trust Articles of Incorporation When Working with Indigenous Tribes
There is growing interest in the land-back movement, and [...]
Controversial Conservation Easement Statute Civil Code Section 815.11 Resurrected as Public Resources Code Sections 4751 – 4752
Back in 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a [...]
Will New California Civil Code Section 714.6 Affect Your Conservation Easement?
Starting on January 1, 2022, new California Civil Code [...]
Deemed Approval and Amendments: Revisiting Safe-Harbor Clauses in Deductible Conservation Easements
Over the last several years, the IRS has challenged [...]
Restoring Tribal Access to Land: A Menu of Options to Reestablish Cultural Access Rights
Restoring access and cultural rights to Indigenous tribes is [...]
Notable Takeaways in the IRS’s Conservation Easement Audit Guide
The IRS and folks working in charitable conservation transactions [...]
IRS Issues Updated Form 8283 for Charitable Contributions
The IRS gifted us with a new, slightly reformatted [...]
Utilizing Conservation Easements to Protect Land and Create Access to Native American Cultural and Ceremonial Gathering Sites
Members of the Tsnungwe Native American tribe (now [...]
Take a Deep Breath and Let’s Talk about Cheese: The next chapter on building envelopes and amendment clauses in Pine Mountain Preserve appellate opinion
In these trying times, it’s important to focus on anything [...]
Fall 2020 Conservation Easement Tax Update: Emanouil, Oconee Landing, and Syndications
In which we enjoy a rare taxpayer success against [...]