Easements, access agreements, and land use restrictions can have a major impact on the value and usability of a property. In some situations, these issues are identified during a transaction or development project. In others, they surface only after a dispute arises involving neighboring property owners, utilities, access rights, infrastructure projects, or questions about how land may legally be used.
Attorney David Drach brings decades of practical real estate experience to these matters. Before entering private practice, he spent more than 33 years working within the real estate department of Canadian Pacific Railway, including serving as Director of U.S. Properties. His work involved negotiating and managing complex easements, licenses, corridor agreements, infrastructure projects, and land use matters across multiple states.
Easement & Access Agreement Representation
Not all easements are straightforward. Access rights, utility agreements, and shared use arrangements often involve complicated legal descriptions, historical documents, conflicting property interests, and long-term operational concerns.
David Drach assists clients with matters involving:
- Utility easements
- Access and ingress/egress agreements
- Shared driveway and roadway disputes
- Encroachments and boundary concerns
- Fiber optic and telecommunications corridor agreements
- Pipeline and infrastructure easements
- Signage and commercial use agreements
- Railroad crossing and corridor issues
- Easement interpretation and enforcement
- Easement drafting and negotiation
Carefully drafted agreements can help reduce future disputes and clarify the rights and responsibilities of everyone involved.
Practical Experience With Infrastructure & Corridor Projects
Few attorneys have hands-on experience dealing with large-scale corridor and infrastructure matters. During his time with Canadian Pacific Railway, David Drach worked on projects involving highways, public infrastructure, utilities, pipelines, power lines, fiber optic systems, and multi-county property corridors.
That background provides valuable perspective when dealing with complex land use arrangements, government coordination, and long-term property access issues.
Resolving Property Use & Access Disputes
Disputes involving easements and access rights are often highly fact-specific. The outcome may depend on historical property records, prior agreements, surveys, municipal regulations, title issues, or longstanding patterns of land use.
Whether the issue involves access to property, neighboring land use conflicts, utility concerns, or interpretation of an existing agreement, David Drach works with clients to evaluate the situation, identify practical solutions, and protect their interests.
Land Use Agreements Built Around Real-World Use
Many property agreements look straightforward until problems arise years later. One of the advantages of working with an attorney who has spent decades handling real-world property and infrastructure matters is the ability to identify issues before they become expensive disputes.
David Drach approaches easements and land use agreements with a practical understanding of how these arrangements function over time — not simply how they appear on paper.
Contact David Drach
If you are dealing with an easement dispute, access issue, utility agreement, or other land use matter, contact David Drach to discuss your situation and learn how he may be able to assist you.