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public static TResult GetValueSafe<TInstance, TResult>(this TInstance instance, Func<TInstance, TResult> accessor, TResult defaultValue = default(TResult))
            where TInstance : class
{
   return instance != null ? accessor(instance) : defaultValue;
}

usage: 

someNullableObject.GetValueSafe(p => p.SomeProperty)
or

mikeeast

using System;

namespace MyNamespace.ReadModel.Data.Models
{     
    public class Event
    {
        public int EventVersion { get; set; }
        public int CommitVersion { get; set; }
        public DateTime ReceivedDate { get; set; }
        public DateTime EventDate { get; set; }