When the government tries to save money at the expense of your property rights and your pocketbook—protecting yourself with experienced, proven representation is the best move you can make.

Experienced, Focused, and Dedicated Representation in California

At Jenny, Jenny & Jenny, LLP, our lawyers have been successfully protecting the property rights of individuals, families, and businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the state of California for more than a decade. The services we offer in these matters range from engaging in negotiation and mediation with regard to the government's fair market value appraisal, to challenging those appraisals, or even the government's 'legitimate' reasons for taking the property, in court.

Eminent Domain Law in California

When state, county, and municipal governments in California have a legitimate reason, they can exercise their right to invoke eminent domain in order to take property, at fair market value, from private landowners. Legitimate reasons for the use of eminent domain can vary widely but, in general, must include an element of 'public use' and a need for the specific land in question.

Road improvements, redevelopment, public buildings, BART tracks, freeway construction, flood control projects, schools, preventing "blight," and even the need for privately operated prisons are all examples that have been deemed legitimate public uses. However, there have been occasions in which the government's 'legitimate' reasons in an eminent domain case were merely a pretext to increase their own tax base or to benefit a private developer.

Our attorneys combine our skills with those of appraisers, engineers, real estate agents, environmental consultants, and others to make a detailed analysis of the government's initial offer to you and to conduct a thorough investigation of their version of the facts. In many cases, we have been able to establish a much higher fair market value for private property than what the government initially offered.

For more detailed information about eminent domain and California law, please visit the articles section of this Web site.

Contacting Our Office

Whether you want to dispute the government's eminent domain appraisal of your property, have questions about zoning and boundary disputes, or feel that the value of your property has been significantly diminished because of a nearby project—call or contact Jenny, Jenny & Jenny, LLP at our Martinez, California, law offices today and schedule a free initial consultation.

Jenny, Jenny & Jenny, LLP
Old City Hall Building
706 Main Street, Suite C
Martinez, California 94553
Telephone (925) 228-1265
Facsimile (925) 228-2841

From our office location in Martinez, California, the law firm of Jenny, Jenny & Jenny, LLP represents clients from throughout the Bay Area in Northern California in legal concerns involving eminent domain, real estate disputes,  land use, and zoning matters in the San Francisco Bay Area and Contra Costa County, Solano County, Marin County, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, Monterey County, San Francisco County, and Sonoma County, and from cities and communities such as  Martinez, Concord, Walnut Creek, Fairfield, Sacramento, Oakland, and PMSA.