Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Opening Brief on the Administrative Record
An opening merits brief in a Takings and Inverse Condemnation case decided on the agency record, applying the arbitrary and capricious or substantial evidence standard as the statute directs.
Includes the reasoned-explanation analysis that most of these cases turn on. Prepared by an MC Law attorney and reviewed before delivery.
Frequently asked questions
The fee covers the finished document, filing-ready or send-ready as applicable, the supporting exhibits or attachments described in the scope, and a short cover memorandum explaining the choices made. It is fixed at this scope: within the court's page limit. 2 rounds of revisions are included. If your matter falls outside that scope we tell you before starting and quote the difference — we do not bill past a flat fee without agreeing it first.
3 to 5 weeks from a complete set of instructions, plus time for the 2 rounds of revisions included in the fee. If you are working to a court deadline or a closing date, tell us when you order and we will confirm in writing whether we can meet it before you commit.
$13,650 is $325/hour × 42 hours — the time this deliverable takes in an ordinary takings and inverse condemnation matter, at the firm's standard rate. Because it is a flat fee, the risk of the work running long sits with the firm: you pay $13,650 whether it takes us the estimate or twice it.
Third-party costs are never inside a flat fee and are passed through at cost, never marked up: court and agency filing fees, court reporter and transcript charges, expert witness fees, search vendor and e-discovery hosting charges, process server fees, and travel.
A short description of the dispute and where it currently stands, the key documents, contracts, and correspondence, the parties involved and any deadlines already running, and the case caption and court, if a matter has been filed. Send what you have — if something is missing we will tell you what else we need before the turnaround clock starts.
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Other Takings and Inverse Condemnation work MC Law prepares on a flat fee.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Motion for Judgment on the Administrative Record
A motion for judgment on the administrative record in a Takings and Inverse Condemnation matter, applying the standard of review the plan or statute supplies.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Response Brief on the Administrative Record
A response brief defending the agency action in a Takings and Inverse Condemnation case, on the record and the reasoning the agency actually gave rather than a post hoc rationalization.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim — Full Package
The complete Rule 12(b)(6) package for a Takings and Inverse Condemnation case: notice of motion, supporting memorandum, declaration with up to five exhibits, and proposed order, filed as one coordinated set.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Motion to Dismiss on Qualified or Sovereign Immunity — Full Package
An immunity motion in a Takings and Inverse Condemnation case, raising qualified, absolute, or sovereign immunity at the earliest possible stage.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Complaint
A complaint for Takings and Inverse Condemnation drafted to survive a motion to dismiss, not merely to be filed.
Takings and Inverse Condemnation: Motion for Summary Judgment — Full Package
The complete summary judgment package in a Takings and Inverse Condemnation case: notice, memorandum, separate statement of undisputed facts, evidentiary declaration with exhibits, and proposed order.