Francis P. Rasberry, Jr.

Francis P. Rasberry, Jr.

Mr. Rasberry served as Raleigh’s Deputy City Attorney for over 20 years. He also served as a Board Member with the NC Municipal Attorney’s Association. Mr. Rasberry has filed and prosecuted over 500 eminent domain actions, including numerous jury trials. He is Co-Author on the NC Bar Foundation Deskbook, Vol. IV, Eminent Domain.

Professional Activities
North Carolina State Bar
Tenth Judicial District Bar
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association

Education
Washington and Lee University – Bachelor of Arts, 1970
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill – Juris Doctor, 1973

Publications and Teaching

Principal Draftsperson, Model Eminent Domain Forms with Commentary, NC Bar Association, Local Government Committee, Sub-Committee on Modern Legal Documents, (NC Institute of Government, 1981)

Co-Author, NC Bar Foundation General Practice Deskbook, 3^rd Ed., 2004, Volume IV, Eminent Domain-Land Condemnation

Principal Course Planner and Presenter, NC Institute of Government, City and County Attorneys’ Workshop on Eminent Domain (1996)

Speaker, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Condemnation (1983); NC Bar Foundation CLE, The Condemnor’s Viewpoint (1987); Cutting Edge Condemnation Issues (1999 and 2004); NC Superior Court Judge’s Conference, Eminent Domain Issues (2004); NC Municipal Attorneys’ Association, The Kelo Decision – Follow-Up and Fallout(2008); Inverse Condemnation Primer and Case Law Update (2010); Robert Lorman Educational Services, Law of Easements in North Carolina – Issues in Easement Valuation, (2003, 2004, 2006); Overview of Eminent Domain (2006); National Business Institute, Road and Access Law in North Carolina (2005)