This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
An essential CLE for real estate and property law professionals!
Boundary disputes are among the most complex, contentious, and costly challenges in real property law. Whether involving ambiguous deed descriptions, encroachments by neighboring structures, or questions of adverse possession, these cases demand both a solid grounding in legal principles and a practical approach to resolution.
This timely program offers a comprehensive overview of Pennsylvania boundary law, with an emphasis on real-world applications and recent case developments.
What You’ll Learn
Guided by experienced faculty, you’ll gain clarity on:
- Boundaries, Title, and Ownership: How boundary lines are created, interpreted, and altered, including the impact of natural features, railroads, roads, and waterways.
- Easements and Access Rights: Best practices for drafting, enforcing, and disputing easements, plus the latest case law on access, maintenance, and prescriptive rights.
- Encroachments and Adverse Possession: How courts handle building and tree encroachments, adverse possession claims, and enforcement actions such as ejectment and quiet title.
Why Attend?
By attending Boundary Law 2025, you’ll:
- Stay up to date on statutory and case law developments affecting property rights
- Gain practical tools to help clients avoid disputes before they escalate
- Learn litigation strategies when resolution outside the courtroom is not possible
- Strengthen your ability to advise clients in transactions, land development, and municipal decision-making
Recorded in September 2025.
Faculty
Kenneth J. McDermott, Esq.
Kenneth J. McDermott practices in the Saxton & Stump’s Hospitality, Business and Corporate, and Commercial Litigation Groups. He represents beverage retailers, distributors, restaurants, hotels, bars, private clubs, music and entertainment venues, breweries, wineries, distilleries and other liquor licensees on all aspects of liquor licensing and alcohol law. Ken is experienced in defending claims before the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement and in state and federal court. He regularly represents clients with their litigation, corporate and business operations, construction and intellectual property matters. He participates in and presents to several industry-related organizations including the Brewers of Pennsylvania Association. Ken served as a law clerk to Justice J. Michael Eakin of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. During his clerkship, he prepared opinions on numerous significant legal issues including land development, uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance, trustee compensation and capital murder. After receiving his J.D. from Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law, Ken was an Associate with a construction litigation firm and was most recently an Associate at Tucker Arensberg where he provided legal counsel to hospitality and alcohol industry clients.
Erik M. Hume, Esq.
Mr. Hume is a Shareholder in the Harrisburg office of Saxton & Stump, a full-service Lancaster-based law firm. He is Chair of the firm’s Real Estate Group and a member of the Business and Corporate Law Group. In his practice, Mr. Hume advises clients through all aspects of real estate transactions and development. He represents landowners and developers in the sale, acquisition, leasing, financing, and development of commercial and residential real estate. His practice also includes the creation, development, and administration of commercial and residential condominiums and planned communities. In addition to his real estate practice, Mr. Hume also has significant experience in oil, gas, and mineral law matters and in commercial loan origination. He is a licensed title agent. Mr. Hume has presented several times on issues related to real estate law including easements, condominiums and planned communities, stormwater management, oil and gas law, and pipelines. He received his B.A. in Government from Lehigh University and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Mr. Hume served as a law clerk to the Hon. Michael A. Georgelis of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.
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