Lawyer well-versed in neighbor disputes

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

I'm having some issues with my neighbors about use of a shared private way. I've been trying for several years to have a civil conversation with them about how we can best utilize our shared property so that we both can get the use we want out of it. However, they have become increasingly hostile toward me & it is getting to the point where it is difficult if not impossible for me to access my property, and damage has been done to both my house & my vehicle. I don't particularly want to bring this to court, but it's really getting intolerable, and I'm hoping that a lawyer might be able to provide some advice on the best way to handle this. The few real-estate lawyers I have contacted deal primarily with closings, and I think I need some one with direct experience in neighbor disputes.

Recommendations gladly accepted.

Comments

[docorion.livejournal.com]

A. Joseph Ross is my go-to guy for real estate/landlord-tenant stuff. Find him at his website (http://www.attorneyross.com).

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your suggestion.

[anyee.livejournal.com]

Let me second him. I called him re: my bedbug issues and I found his advice very straightforward and easy to understand. Depending on how things go, I'd hire him in a heartbeat.

[hahathor.livejournal.com]

Hmm, his site suggests that he's dealing almost exclusively with tenant/landlord issues. That's something I've fortunately never had to deal with; I have had consistently wonderful tenants, and they've always been happy us. But I'll keep him in mind if things change, and maybe I'll contact him if I can't find someone with more direct expertise.

[narya.livejournal.com]

I would suggest calling him, explaining the problem, and if it's not something he can deal with just ask him to refer you to somebody. If he doesn't handle issues like this then he probably ends up making a lot of referrals and is likely to know who is good.

[teele-sq.livejournal.com]

i hope he isn't your go-to guy for web design stuff.

[docorion.livejournal.com]

Well, no. But he's a very good lawyer. He gave me good advice, and arranged very fair terms in a dispute I had with Northpoint (now Archstone Northpoint) some while back (I had put down a deposit on a unit, which did not complete in the contracted time. I demanded my deposit back, Northpoint desired that I sign a complex NDA before giving it back. I was disinclined to acquiesce to their request, lawyered up, and presently got my deposit back after signing a receipt for it. Case closed, me happy).