March 22nd, 2016 — By — In News & Events
OCA Condemnation Lawyer Michael Rikon Earns Prestigious CRE® Designation
The Owners’ Counsel of America is pleased to announce that Manhattan eminent domain lawyer Michael Rikon, the New York representative to OCA, recently received a CRE® designation from the Counselors of Real Estate®. Mr. Rikon, a partner at Manhattan-based Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C, has practiced law in New York since his admission to the Bar in 1969. Of the more than 1,100 CREs worldwide, Mike is one of the approximately 50 who are practicing attorneys.
Mike Rikon entered private practice in 1980 and has since focused his practice on representing private property owners in eminent domain and real estate matters across New York state. Goldstein, Rikon, Rikon & Houghton, P.C limits its practice to eminent domain and condemnation law assisting landowners throughout the state of New York.
Mike frequently lectures on topics related to eminent domain, just compensation and property rights. His articles on condemnation and real property law are published in the New York Law Journal, Practical Real Estate Lawyer and other legal and scholarly journals. He also regularly contributes to his firm’s blog “Bulldozers at Your Doorstep.” More about Mike’s professional experience is available on his OCA profile page and at www.grrhpc.com.
Founded in 1953, the Counselors of Real Estate® is the membership organization established exclusively for real estate advisors who provide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer. Membership in The Counselors of Real Estate is on an invitation-only basis after a thorough review process. CREs come from a wide array of professional backgrounds-from valuation, consulting, law, brokerage and asset management to development, investment, lending and corporate real estate. They are service providers, owners, capital providers, fiduciaries, academics and public servants.
OCA congratulates Mike Rikon on his many professional achievements and recent designation as a CRE®.