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Total Taking by City
for Charlotte Airport Expansion

Initial Offer: $4,492,000.00 Compensation Obtained: $8,350,000.00 186% Increase Brief Statement of Claim: The City of Charlotte threatened to take 7.923 acres owned by two Family Limited Liability Corporations for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport Expansion. The Odom Firm informed the City that it intended to contest any attempted taking. Thereafter, The Odom Firm negotiated a settlement & purchase contract for $8,350,000. Principal Damages: Total taking of one income-producing property being rented for overflow airport parking and one vacant property that could have been used for airport parking. City’s Initial Offers: 4.123 Acres: $2,425,000.00 3.8 Acres: $2,067,000.00 Trial or Settlement: Settlement County: Mecklenburg Date Concluded: January 2020 Attorneys for Defendant: Tommy Odom and David Murray, The Odom Firm, PLLC of Charlotte.

News

May
27
We are pleased to share, the UNC Board of Trustees voted to appoint Thomas L. Odom, Jr. to a four-year term on the UNC Board of Visitors. You can read the official announcement in the University Communications press release. Read More
Jul
28
Apr
27
The North Carolina Advocates for Justice Annual Convention is June 16-18th in Charlotte, NC this year! The Odom Firm is a sponsor for this event. Tommy Odom will be presenting the Eminent Domain case and statutory law updates from May 21, 2018 to Jun… Read More
Apr
27
The North Carolina Advocates for Justice Eminent Domain Section CLE Seminar is back this Spring after 2 years! Tommy Odom is a featured presenter at the Eminent Domain CLE Seminar on May 12, 2022 in Raleigh, NC. Tommy will discuss “Gas Pains – De… Read More
Mar
16
Each year, North Carolina Lawyers Weekly publishes an annual review of the top verdicts and settlements obtained in North Carolina. The Odom Firm’s $8,300,000 settlement with the City of Charlotte for the acquisition of land near the airport ra… Read More