George J Kroculick

Practice Areas

George J. Kroculick is chair of Duane Morris' Real Estate Practice Group and a member of the firm's governing Partners Board. Mr. Kroculick’s practice focuses on land valuation litigation, including real estate tax appeals and eminent domain matters, especially issues involving the power to condemn and just compensation, including fee value, leasehold bonus value, relocation assistance, and other valuation theories. His clients include convenience store owners, fast food companies, outdoor advertising companies and service station companies. He also handles land use and zoning entitlements in various jurisdictions and manages the often complex litigation matters that ensue.

Mr. Kroculick has deep experience in all aspects of land development and valuation, including sophisticated issues involving overlapping layers of government regulation, such as multi-jurisdictional linear utility lines and highway access management in difficult localities. He represents clients in state trial and appellate courts and before local, county and state permitting authorities and administrative tribunals. In eminent domain matters, Mr. Kroculick represents private property owners in takings for transportation right of way and other public projects, as well as public utility clients in condemnations of properties. Teams that Mr. Kroculick manages have worked in more than 40 U.S. states.

Career

Duane Morris LLP: Partner, 2005-present; Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll LLP: Partner, 2001-2005

Professional Memberships

Urban Land Institute; American Bar Association; New Jersey Bar Association; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Philadelphia Bar Association

Personal

Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., 1983; Villanova University, B.A., cum laude, 1980