Author Profile

Brad Kuhn

Brad Kuhn

Phone: 949.833.7800
18101 Von Karman Avenue Suite 1800 Irvine CA 92612 United States

About

Brad Kuhn specializes in real property and business litigation. He represents property owners, developers, business owners, and public agencies with various aspects of real property and business claims, lease disputes, and other land use and planning issues. Mr. Kuhn’s work also includes representing clients in connection with eminent domain, inverse condemnation, loss of business goodwill, relocation assistance, pre-condemnation delay, and right-to-take challenges.

Mr. Kuhn is experienced in real estate and business valuation issues, land-use entitlement matters, landlord/tenant issues, contract disputes, and other real property and business torts. He also advises businesses on employment-related matters and construction disputes.

Prior to joining Nossaman, Mr. Kuhn was a Judicial Extern to Justice Richard D. Fybel, California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three. He also served as an intern for U.S. Representative Christopher Cox.

Education

* Eminent Domain and Valuation * Litigation * Employment * Land Use and Natural Resources

Professional Affiliations

* International Right of Way Association, Chapter 57, Chair of Legal Affairs * International Right of Way Association, Chapter 67, Seminars Chair * Urban Land Institute * Orange County Bar Association * American Bar Association

Education

* J.D., Chapman University School of Law, 2006, magna cum laude; Chapman Law Review Executive Board Member; Mock Trial Board Member * B.S., University of Southern California, 2003, cum laude

Bar Admissions

* California

Recent Articles

Goodwill Appraisers: Hypothetical Businesses Are a No-No

Brad Kuhn

February 29, 2012 22:17

Over the past few years, we've seen California courts go in several different directions when it comes to admitting opinions on the value of a business' loss of goodwill in the context of an eminent domain action.  As a result, eminent domain attorneys, public agencies, and...

Local and National Redevelopment Updates

Brad Kuhn

February 29, 2012 16:48

There are a number of redevelopment updates making headlines both in California and nationwide.  National Redevelopment Update: We've been following H.R. 1433 -- the "Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2011" --  a bill that would limit the power of eminent...

Eminent Domain Weekly Round-Up

Brad Kuhn

February 16, 2012 14:09

Here's a quick update about some recent headlines in our eminent domain community. Eminent Domain for New School in Foster City?  According to a Mercury News article, Charter Square owners resistant to selling property to school district, the San Mateo-Foster City School District is...

Redevelopment Agencies Suffer Another One-Two Punch

Brad Kuhn

January 28, 2012 15:20

We all knew that redevelopment agencies wouldn't go down without a fight after the California Supreme Court delivered the elimination-knock-out-punch in California Redevelopment Association v. Matosantos.  As expected, agencies took a two-pronged approach to try and stave off their...

Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2011 Approved by House Judiciary Committee

Brad Kuhn

January 26, 2012 15:51

We've been closely tracking H.R. 1433 -- the "Private Property Rights Protection Action of 2011" -- a bill that would limit the power of eminent domain on a national platform.  (See our August and April 2011 posts.)   There hasn't been much action lately, but we...