This comprehensive, all-day program is intended for practitioners who appear before or represent municipal land use commissions. It covers a broad review of the municipal land use process, including zoning, planning, and zoning boards of appeal, and inland wetland issues. Topics include the basic powers and functions of local commissions as well as an overview of administrative appeals, environmental interventions, conflicts of interests, and other procedural issues that the land use practitioner may encounter.
Co-Chairs:
Ira W. Bloom, Berchem Moses & Devlin PC, Westport
Mark K. Branse, Branse Willis & Knapp LLC, Glastonbury
Speakers:
Charles R. Andres, LeClairRyan, New Haven
Timothy D. Bates, Robinson & Cole LLP, New London
Janet P. Brooks, Janet P Brooks Attorney at Law LLC, East Berlin
Dwight H. Merriam, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Robin Messier Pearson, Shipman Sosensky & Marks LLC, Farmington
Richard P. Roberts, Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford
David M. Royston, Dzialo Pickett & Allen PC, Old Saybrook
Marjorie F. Shansky, Marjorie Shansky Attorney at Law, New Haven
Brian R. Smith, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford
Christopher J. Smith, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford
Joseph P. Williams, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford
Michael A. Zizka, Murtha Cullina LLP, Hartford