Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc.

Dr. Tony Nettleman is a professional land surveyor in twelve states (Florida, Texas, New Mexico, California, Alabama, South Dakota, West Virginia, Kentucky, Nevada, Virginia, Louisiana, and Ohio) as well as a licensed attorney in Florida. Tony is a nationally recognized author and co-author of land surveying textbooks including Clark on Surveying, Evidence & Procedure for Boundary Location, and Brown's Boundary Control. These books have collectively been cited over 200 times in state courts across the country. Tony also publishes extensively in peer-review and trade journals.

Dr. Nettleman has helped hundreds of landowners resolve land disputes in over a dozen courts throughout the nation. His testimony has never been successfully Daubert challenged, and he greatly enjoys the fieldwork, land research, and testifying. Dr. Nettleman's areas of practice include boundary, easement, title, riparian, and negligence claims.

Additionally, Tony teaches university courses as a professor, lectures nationwide to audiences of surveyors in one-day seminars and has helped hundreds of students gain their surveying licenses. Dr. Nettleman is also an officer/committee member with the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS).

Services

At Nettleman Land Consultants, our expertise covers a wide range of services including:

- Land Boundary Dispute
Discover a powerful ally in resolving complex land boundary disputes. Inquire about our expert witness services, crafted to provide invaluable guidance and expert testimony.

- Easements Dispute
Uncover the power of our easement dispute expert witness services, where our experienced professionals provide invaluable insights and unbiased analysis to help you understand and present the complexities of easement conflicts.

- Land Title Dispute
When it comes to resolving complex land title disputes, our team of seasoned title professionals offers unparalleled knowledge and experience to help you navigate the intricacies of the legal system.

- Riparian Dispute
Delve into the realm of riparian and other water-related boundary disputes with confidence. We provide comprehensive support, insightful analysis, and persuasive testimony to strengthen your position.

- Surveyor Negligence Dispute
Explore NLC's surveyor negligence dispute expert witness services. We offer the knowledge, expertise and technical expertise to unravel and address instances of surveying negligence and standards of professional practice ensuring a strong foundation for your legal proceedings.

Litigation Support Services

Dr. Tony Nettleman regularly testifies in court proceedings regarding land surveyor standards of care, boundary disputes, easement, water rights disputes, and other surveying-related matters. Dr. Nettleman has been retained as an expert witness in dozens of court cases nationwide. The entire NLC team at Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc. serve as a partner to efficiently resolve any land disputes using their depth of surveying knowledge, commitment to the objective truth, and professional credibility.

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Real Property Attorney Standard of Care, Professional Land Surveyor, Real Estate Property Dispute, Land Boundary, Easement Dispute, Land Easement, Title Dispute, Land Surveyor, Land Survey Negligence, Land Surveyor Negligence, Professional Land Surveyor Negligence, Boundary, Riparian Water, Riparian Boundary, Riparian Ownership and Use, Riparian Rights, Water Boundary, Dock Boundary, Adverse Possession, Standard of Care, Texas Surveyor Certificate of Merit, Water Allocation, Dock Dispute, Littoral Rights, Geomatics, Encroachment, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Oil and Gas Surveying.

Profile

Dr. Tony Nettleman is a Land Surveying Engineer and Attorney that has been practicing for over 20 years. He is the President and Owner of Nettleman Land Consultants. Dr. Nettleman has held distinguished professorships at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, University of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, and Troy University.

He is currently the Director of the Nettleman Institute of Surveying Engineering (NISET) Tony currently teaches college courses, surveyor test prep, and continuing education courses both online and for national audiences. Tony also regularly serves as an expert witness in boundary, easement, title and riparian disputes.

Areas Served

Nation Wide

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Professional Experience

President and Owner, Nettleman Land Consultants, Inc., 2012 - Present
• Conducting forensic boundary surveys for residential, commercial, and government land
• Provides expert knowledge to attorneys and property owners in the area of real estate law, teach university and continuing education classes, and author land surveying textbooks
• Authors and teaches live and online exam preparation courses for various surveying exams

Director and Trustee, The Nettleman Institute of Surveying Engineering Technology, 2019 - Present
• Leading instructors, staff, and students
• Managing accreditation, admissions, registration, and other primary areas of the institute
• Teaching four classes per year

Land Law Consultant, Walter G. Robillard & Associates, 2003 - 2013
• Conducted boundary surveys for private and government clients to resolve land disputes
• Created a land information system with over 200 historic land records, many dating from the nineteenth century in different languages and units of measure, that resulted in protecting clients from several hundred million dollars of liability
• Consulted with Eskimo tribes in a boundary dispute in the Aleutian Islands that protected communal tribal lands from competing title claims

Licenses

2023 Louisiana Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #0005333
2023 Virginia Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) # 0403003471
2022 West Virginia Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #2459
2022 Kentucky Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #4498
2022 Nevada Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #030128
2022 Ohio Professional Land Surveyor (PLS)
2019 Alabama Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #38541-S
2019 California Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) #L9535
2019 New Mexico Professional Surveyor (PS) #25343
2018 South Dakota Registered Land Surveyor (RPLS) #13992
2016 Texas Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS) #6633
2015 Florida Attorney #117042
2010 Florida Professional Surveyor and Mapper (PSM) #6853

Affiliations

2019 – Present California Society of Professional Surveyors
2015 - Present Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS)
2010 - Present Florida Society of Mappers and Surveyors (FSMS)
2008 - Present International Federation of Land Surveyors (FIG)
2006 - Present National Society of Professional Land Surveyors (NSPS)

Qualifications

PhD in Land Surveying and Extensive Professional Practice Experience.

Seminars & Training

Speaking Engagements

Professional Development Workshops
C.A. Nettleman, III. July 2021 “The Surveyor in the role of an expert witness” Online Webinar on Mentoring Mondays (2 contact hours).

C.A. Nettleman, III. April 2021 “How to reduce liability to you and your business” Online Webinar on Mentoring Mondays (2 contact hours).

C.A. Nettleman, III. Jan. 2021 “Understanding and Litigating Water Boundaries in Florida” Online Webinar (8 contact hours).

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2019 “Deeds, Descriptions, & the law” and “Boundaries, Boundaries!” Indianapolis, IN. Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2019 “Legal Aspects of Surveying,” “Ethics for Surveyors,” and “Boundaries, Boundaries!” Salinas, KS. Salinas Seminars.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2019 “Water Boundaries,” “The Surveyor's Report,” “The Elusive Center of Section,” and “Ethics for Surveyors” Natchez, MS. Mississippi Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2019 “Deeds, Descriptions, & the law,” “Legal Aspects of Surveying,” “The Elusive Center of Section,” and “Ethics for Surveyors” Ada, OK. True North Survey Seminars.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2017 “Legal Aspects of Surveying” and “Boundaries, Boundaries!” Natchez, MS. Mississippi Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2017 “Three Worlds of Surveying” and “Deeds, Descriptions and the Law.” Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2017 “Equitable Servitudes and Covenants” and “Deeds, Descriptions and the Law.” Myrtle Beach, SC. South Carolina Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2017 “Boundaries, Boundaries!” and “Three Worlds of Surveying.” Rockland, ME. Maine Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2016 “Boundaries, Boundaries!” and “Three Worlds of Surveying.” Myrtle Beach, SC. South Carolina Society of Professional Surveyors.

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2016 “Boundaries, Boundaries.” Nashville, TN. Tennessee Society of Professional Surveyors

C.A. Nettleman, III. 2016 “Ethics for Surveyors,” “Elusive Center of Section,” and “Three Worlds of Surveying.” Indianapolis, IN. Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors.

Continuing Education Courses Taken

2023 WV Minimum Technical Standards (2 CEUs)
2023 National Geodetic Survey Training – NOAA 3-Day Training (16 Hours)
2022 Principles and Applications for LIDAR 3D Scanning ~ PDH Online (5 Hours)
2022 Ohio Laws Rules and Ethics (3 Hours)
2022 Land Surveyors Ethics (2 Hours)
2022 How to Write a Bulletproof Expert Witness Report – SEAK Experts (12 Hours)
2022 Ethical Issues of the Land Surveying Profession (2 Hours)
2022 Boundary Survey Issues – HalfMoon Education, Inc (2 Hours)
2021 The Surveyor's Judicial Role ~ Gary Kent (Ceseminars.org) (4 Hours)
2021 TBPELS Prof. Engineering and Surveying Ethics ~ TX Board of Prof. Eng. and Land Surveyors (1 Hour)
2020 Deeds, Descriptions and The Law ~ Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors (4 Hours)
2020 Boundaries, Boundaries! ~ Indiana Society of Professional Surveyors (4 Hours)
2019 Overview of Hydrographic and Bathymetric Surveying (5 Hours) ~ McKissock
2019 Legal Aspects of Surveying ~ Salinas Seminars (1 Hour)
2019 Ethics for Surveyors ~ MS Society of Professional Surveyors (2 Hours)
2019 Boundaries in Florida (6 CEUs) ~ Florida Society of Professional Surveyors

Publications

Books

Nettleman III, C.A. 2020. Clark on Surveying and Boundaries. Lexis Pub.

Wilson, D. A., Nettleman III, C.A. 2020. Evidence and Procedure for Boundary Location. John Wiley & Sons.

Wilson, D. A., Brown, C. M, Nettleman III, C.A. Brown's Boundary Control and Legal Principles. John Wiley & Sons.

Peer-reviewed journal articles (published)

Nettleman III, C. A. 2017. “A Review of ABET-Accredited Bachelors of Surveying Programs.” Surveying and Land Information Science.

Nettleman III, C. A., Adams, D., Ruppert, T. 2016 “A GIS Model of Rolling Easement Policies in Pinellas and Sarasota Florida" Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management.

Nettleman, III, C.A.; Ruppert, Thomas; Abd-Elrahman, Amr; Adams, Damian; Barnes, Grenville; Fik, Timothy; Dewitt, Bon. 2014 "GIS-based Modeling of Sea Level Rise's Effect on Coastal Property Management Policies." Surveying and Land Information Science.

Nettleman, III, C.A.; Ruppert, Thomas; Abd-Elrahman, Amr; Adams, Damian; Barnes, Grenville; Fik, Timothy; Dewitt, Bon. 2012 "A Contemporary Review of Deficiencies Associated with Calculated Tidal Datums and Property Ownership Law " Surveying and Land Information Sciences.

Nettleman III, C. A., Jeffress, Gary. 2010 "Necessity for a Dedicated Land Court." Surveying and Land Information Science.

Li Bai, Risa Patarasuk, Yin-Hsuen Chen, Sanchayeeta Adhikari, C. A. Nettleman III, Scarlett Arana.2011 “Multi-criteria Approach for Wind Farm Site Selection in New Hampshire” Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.

Calkins, B.; Aspaas, L.; Nettleman III, C.A.; Ramirez, A.; Spolar, K.; Trammell, T. 2008. “The Boundary Survey of the United States and Mexico ‘Hidalgo de Guadalupe Medir'-Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848).” Surveying and Land Information Science. (peer reviewed).

Trade Journal Articles

Nettleman III, C.A. 2020 " Surveying Boating Docks for Fun and Profit." XYHT magazine. Draft.

Nettleman III, C.A. 2020 " Use This Down Time to Become a Better Surveyor." XYHT magazine.

Nettleman III, C.A. 2019 "Passing the California PLS Exam." Part I and Part II XYHT magazine.

Nettleman III, C.A. 2018 "PS Exam Changes." XYHT magazine.

Nettleman III, C.A. 2016 "How to Succeed on Surveying Exams." Point of Beginning magazine.

Nettleman III, C.A. 2016 "Don't Shoot the Teacher." Point of Beginning magazine.

Education

2015 - Doctorate of Philosophy in Geomatics (PhD)
University of Florida
Wrote four peer-reviewed articles, spoke at 12 events and presented 10+research posters
Dissertation: “GIS Modeling of Coastal Policy Options in Response to Sea Level Rise” comprised of four peer-reviewed articles

2014 - Juris Doctor (JD)
Florida International University
Dean's List honors
Two semesters of the Environmental Clinic

2009 - Master of Science in Geospatial Surveying Engineering Computer Science (MS)
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Graduated with honors
Master's thesis: “Necessity for a Dedicated Land Court"

2008 - Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying Engineering (BS)
New Mexico State University
Lambda Sigma Honor Society
Bureau of Land Management Research Intern