Seminar Explores Risks and Liabilities of Owning and Managing
Woodland and Rural Properties
The West Virginia Chapter of the Association
of Consulting Foresters, with support from the
Practicing Foresters Institute Trust, is sponsoring a
one-day seminar on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the
Best Western Plus Bridgeport Inn at Bridgeport, WV.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
This seminar is designed to educate owners and
managers of farm, woodland, and rural properties,
as well as foresters, surveyors, land agents and
other professionals who provide services to rural
landowners, of the liabilities and problems that can
occur in the ownership and management of rural
real estate. The presenters will be experienced in
the issues being discussed, will provide examples
of problems they have seen, and will be available
to answer questions from the audience. Continuing
Education Credits will be available for the foresters,
surveyors and landmen attending.
Speakers include Rick Sypolt, Licensed Land
Surveyor. Rick has a B.S in Forest Management
and M.S in Forest Hydrology from West Virginia
University. He has taught for 41 years at Glenville
State College in the forest technology and land
surveying programs. Rick will address when
you need a surveyor, a surveyors legal liability,
requirements of a boundary survey, boundary title
and conflicts, and easements and rights of way.
Rebecca A. Judy, Esq.is an attorney with the
Elkins office of McNeer, Highland, McMunn and
Varner, L.C. She holds a doctorate in jurisprudence
from the West Virginia College of Law, a dual
Masters Degree in Public Administration and Social
Work, and a Bachelor of Social Work from West
Virginia University. Rebecca is a member of the
litigation department and will bring her experience in
civil litigation and criminal law to this seminar.
William H. “Bill” Gillespie, ACF, Registered
Forester, is a private Consulting Forester operating
Gillespie Forestry Services. Bill is a graduate
of West Virginia University with a B.S. degree
in Forestry and extensive graduate studies in
Forest Pathology, Botany and Geology. His past
experience includes 18 years as Assistant Director
of the WV Department of Agriculture and 8 years
as the West Virginia State Forester. In addition
to publishing over 250 scientific articles, books
and circulars and being a member of numerous
professional boards and organizations, he was
elected as a Fellow in the Society of American
Foresters. He has also been on the Graduate Faculty
at the WVU department of Geology for over 40
years. Bill will discuss the issues a forester faces
when managing a property. He has testified as an
expert witness in multiple court cases.
Also, there will be a discussion regarding exposure
to liability, types of insurance coverage, and the
limitations of different types of insurance.
The fee for this seminar to cover the expenses
of room rental, lunch and break, speaker fees, and
seminar costs had not been determined at press time.
For more information, contact David Hill at 304-7821977 or [email protected]
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