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Meghan Largent Interviewed on 580 WIBW/Kansas Agriculture Network

Lewis Rice attorney Meghan S. Largent was interviewed on 580 WIBW/Kansas Agriculture Network on Friday, August 9, 2019. Meghan, who, along with co-counsel Lindsay S. C. Brinton, represents state Farm Bureau organizations in Kansas, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, discussed rail-trail conversions how she helps land owners receive just compensation for their property taken by railroads and later converted to public areas in the Rails-to-Trails program.

To listen to the full interview, click under "Resources" below.

Meghan represents landowners throughout the United States pursuing takings claims against the federal government. One of her primary focuses is representing land owners in what is commonly referred to as rails to trails takings. Meghan litigates cases in the United States Court of Federal Claims on behalf of those whose property was taken by the federal government pursuant to the National Trails System Act, which authorizes abandoned railroad lines to be converted to public parks.

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