2017 DLE-July 27: Land Use

Jun 27, 2017 01:00pm -
Jun 27, 2017 02:00pm
(GMT-5)

Event Description

July 27- Land Use

Opinion Analysis:  Murr v. Wisconsin

Speakers: John Echeverria, Lisa Soronen and Susan Trevarthen ESQ., FAICP

This presentation will provide an in-depth analysis of the recent Supreme Court decision, Murr v. Wisconsin. It will also discuss of the future of government takings jurisprudence and the role of the new multi-factor balancing test introduced by Justice Kennedy in regulatory-takings litigation

Speakers:

John Echeverria is a Professor of Law at Vermont Law School where he teaches Property, Public Law and a wide range of environmental and natural resource law courses. Prior to joining the Vermont Law School faculty in 2009, he served for 12 years as Executive Director of the Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute at Georgetown University Law Center. He also was General Counsel of the National Audubon Society and General Counsel and Conservation Director of American Rivers, Inc., and was an Associate for four years in the Washington, D.C. office of Hughes, Hubbard & Reed. He served for one year as law clerk to the Honorable Gerhard A. Gesell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia immediately after graduating from law school.

Professor Echeverria has written several books and numerous scholarly articles on environmental and natural resource law topics. He has published pieces for more general audiences in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor. He has represented state and local governments, environmental organizations, and planning groups in a variety of legal matters at all levels of the federal and state court systems. In 2007, Professor Echeverria received the Jefferson Fordham Advocacy Award from the American Bar Association to recognize outstanding excellence within the area of state and local government law over a lifetime of achievement. In addition to teaching at Vermont Law School, he has served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School and Georgetown University Law Center.

Professor Echeverria received a JD degree from the Yale Law School. He received a Master’s degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as a BA degree from Yale College (summa cum laude).

Lisa Soronen is the Executive Director of the State and Local Legal Center.  Prior to joining the SLLC, Lisa worked for the National School Boards Association, the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, and clerked for the Wisconsin Court of Appeals. She earned her J.D. at the University of Wisconsin Law School and is a graduate of Central Michigan University.  

Susan Trevarthen ESQ., FAICP chairs the Municipal Land Use and Zoning practice and is a Member of the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L. in Fort Lauderdale.  She handles land use, planning and zoning matters for governments, and is Town Attorney for a Broward coastal community.  Her work includes reviewing and negotiating development agreements and approvals, drafting municipal codes and plans, advising municipal staffs, managers and attorneys, defending challenges to municipal regulations and decisions, handling public hearings, and counseling elected officials, as well as advocating for municipalities on legislative issues in her field.  Her practice also includes constitutional law issues (such as takings, Harris Act, and First Amendment-protected land uses including signs), public school facilities, and hot topics in zoning law.  Ms. Trevarthen has been board certified in City, County and Local Government Law by the Florida Bar since 2003, has been recognized as one of the top land use attorneys in the state in publications such as Florida Trend Magazine and SuperLawyers, and is AV rated.  She has also held leadership positions in the Florida Bar’s Section for Environmental and Land Use Law and Section for City, County and Local Government Law.  Susan grew up in Boca Raton, Florida.  She was graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a joint degree in law and planning (M.R.P. and J.D., 1991) and from Duke University (A.B., 1986), and is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners.


Event Type:Distance Learning Event
Category:Distance Learning
Early registration ends on May 13, 2017.
Regular registration starts on May 14, 2017 and ends on Jun 13, 2017.
Late registration starts on Jun 14, 2017.
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