This seminar explores the technical, legal, and historical dimensions of conducting a modern resurvey of the boundary line between Baltimore County and Carroll County. Established in 1837 when Carroll County was formed from portions of Baltimore and Frederick Counties, the resurvey reflects the retracement of the original 1841 survey and involves over 160 years of evolving surveying practices, land use changes, and legal interpretations.

Participants will examine the original legislative acts that defined the county line, early survey methods used to monument and describe the boundary, and the challenges presented by lost or disturbed monuments, natural feature shifts, and conflicting deed calls. The seminar will also address the application of contemporary surveying technologies—such as GNSS positioning, GIS integration, and digital record research—in reconciling historic intent with present-day spatial accuracy.

• Interpreting 19th-century metes and bounds descriptions
• Legal principles governing boundary retracement versus reestablishment
• Evaluating historical plats, field notes, and archival records
• Coordinating with county officials, property owners, and county agencies

Case examples drawn from the Baltimore–Carroll boundary will illustrate how professional surveyors balance historical evidence, statutory authority, and modern measurement precision in reestablishing a politically sensitive and legally significant jurisdictional line.

Large companies have internal accounting, human resources, and legal departments. While small companies do not have these resources, they still need to provide them. This course is intended to help the small business owner with reminders of what businesses need outside of professional services, and provide some direction on how to best use the resources you have. This course will provide an overview of business formation, contracts, record keeping, human resources, information technology, and outside services. Small business owners need to realize when they need help and where to get it.

This is an interactive presentation incorporating the experiences of the attendees through direct questions and what-if scenarios.

Expert testimony can take on many forms. A surveyor may be asked to 1) defend his/her own work because of a competing survey; 2) support a plaintiff or a defendant in a new action; 3) provide general knowledge as a supplemental expert; or 4) just about anything else in a court case related to the art and science of surveying. This presentation will help prepare you for future designations as an expert witness by guiding you through the surveyor’s role in the pleading and discovery phase of litigation as well as testimony in court. You will also learn the concepts of how to interact with judges and opposing counsel. Lastly, you will learn the significance of being a neutral, defensive, or persuasive witness.

Surveyors are often the first person contacted regarding adverse possession, or the surveyor needs to inform a client of an encroachment and the ensuing consequences. The course is intended to equip the surveyor with the knowledge needed to adequately inform a client about the elements of adverse possession and assist an attorney in a claim for adverse possession.