Our Philosophy

With an obligation to thoroughly research and interpret the legal documents and records which have created and may affect your land,  And a resolve to aggressively search for and carefully examine the evidence found in the field, Our clients can be confident that their boundaries are accurate and that their "borders are secure."

1) Determine the client's objective. This is not always as easy as it seems and often requires extensive communication. ("One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.")

2) Research the Record! "For want of a nail the shoe was lost./ For want of a shoe the horse was lost./ For want of a horse the rider was lost./ For want of a rider the message was lost./ For want of a message the battle was lost./ For want of a battle the kingdom was lost./ And all for the want of a horseshoe nail." - Benjamin Franklin. Many surveys have been performed carelessly by not adhering to this precept. Occasionally the "nail" is a needle in a bureaucratic haystack and even due diligence may not reveal it. But by fostering close relationships with our local Engineering Departments and Recorder's Offices, we lessen the likelihood of oversight. 

3) Gather and observe physical evidence in the field. This can be painful and time-consuming, but finding a stone planted by a County Surveyor in 1874 is like finding Klondike Gold! Here it is important to be redundant, and corroborate the evidence with other records/surveys where applicable. 

4) Evaluate the evidence found and perform the necessary calculations. The world isn't nearly as neatly laid out as people are inclined to believe. And while advances in technology afford certain advantages, the evidence found is often conflicting and the lack of evidence is frequently problematic. 

5) Place or perpetuate monumentation. These monuments (generally ferrous metal at corners and wooden lath as points on line) are what property owners rely on and what future surveyors look for.

6) Produce a drawing (or plat) reflecting the evidence found and established in the field. Prepare legal descriptions for parcels of land and for the easements that encumber them.