Should it be necessary to take your eminent domain case to trial, rest assured that the attorneys at Spesia & Taylor have the experience and skill necessary to protect your interests and secure the results you need. Our team of eminent domain trial lawyers has successfully defended against millions of dollars of claims by landowners for “damages to the remainder,” securing reasonable verdicts and settlements and largely avoiding costly jury verdicts. When a company recently constructed over 250 miles of pipeline, it turned to Spesia & Taylor to file 76 eminent domain cases across eight Illinois counties. Cases were brought to trial starting eight months after complaints were filed. Within a fifteen-month period, Spesia & Taylor successfully completed all 76 cases by settlement or verdict. Spesia & Taylor’ lawyers tried or were awarded summary judgment on cases pending in six different counties, and landowner claims that exceeded $66 million resulted in just over $850,000 in verdicts. One representative settlement was a case where a landowner claimed in excess of $5.4 million and settled for $350,000.Other representative projects include filing and resolving eminent domain cases in connection with the Alliance Pipeline natural gas pipeline project which was authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and brought natural gas from British Columbia to the Chicago area. Spesia & Taylor lawyers have also successfully defended a municipal client acquiring property to extend a road. Due to our attorneys’ knowledge and expertise, a $1.7 million demand by a landowner in that case resulted in a mere $250,000 settlement. Our attorneys have also filed eminent domain cases to acquire property for the installation of a public water system.