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Lorman Education Services Presents "Zoning, Subdivision And Land Development Law" Seminar on November 10, 2005.

(PRWEB) September 23, 2005 -- This program offers significant insights for the novice and the experienced practitioner alike. The seminar features presentations by experienced practitioners to provide an understanding of important planning and zoning issues.

Angela Black is an associate attorney in the Land and Resources Practice Group at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Her practice focuses on representing both individuals and businesses in the areas of real estate, land use, construction and environmental law. Ms. Black has handled various matters in each of her practice areas, including zoning issues involving land and shoreland use, petitions to rezone, wetland and waterway issues, regulation of storm water runoff, certified survey map approval process, analysis of authority of municipalities, resolution of clouds on title, slander of title claims, release of mortgage claims, drafting and review of construction contracts, resolution of construction disputes, construction lien process, theft by contractor claims, review of condominium documents and drafting of property management agreements. She received her B.A. degree from Boise State University and her J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she was the senior note and comment editor of the Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal.

Nicholas Lelack, AICP has over 10 years of professional planning experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, focusing on sustainable, community-based planning efforts in Aspen, Colorado, the state of Oregon and throughout the upper Midwest. He is the current planning studio leader for Schreiber/Anderson Associates (SAA) of Madison, Wisconsin, and the former planning director of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. Mr. Lelack offers particular expertise in long-range planning, design and development review, and public process facilitation.

Daniel A. OCallaghan is an associate with the Land and Resources Practice Group of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. Prior to earning his law degree from the University of Wisconsin, Mr. OCallaghan worked for the Milwaukee Department of City Development and served as secretary of the board of zoning appeals for more than four years. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Susan M. Sager is an associate in the Land and Resources Practice Group at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. She focuses her practice in real estate development, land use litigation and condemnation teams. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sager was the senior land use attorney for the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, where she represented cities across the state of Minnesota in complex land use and development litigation. She was the lead attorney in 11 out of 11 successful arguments before the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Ms. Sager has also drafted and argued more than 75 successful dispositive motions. Ms. Sager has taught workshops to municipal officials and served as a lecturer on land use, government liability and regulatory takings to the Minnesota Association of City Attorneys and the League of Minnesota Cities Loss Control Seminars. In 2003 and 2004, she was named as a Rising Star by Minnesota Law and Politics. Ms. Sager earned her B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law.

Michael Slavney, FAICP has been helping
communities envision and attain higher aspirations for over 20 years. He is a principal with Vandewalle & Associates of Madison, where he directs the firms municipal services practice. Mr. Slavney has worked in 34 states, focusing on the interrelationship between land use, transportation, conservation and community character. He has been inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP) and has been honored by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Planning Association for his outstanding contributions to the profession.

Dustin Wolff, AICP is an associate planner with the growth management team of Vandewalle & Associates. His areas of expertise include comprehensive planning, current planning, development related ordinances and agreements preparation, redevelopment project plans and leading public participation efforts. Mr. Wolff has over nine years of experience working as a planner in the public sector for the communities of Muskego and Greenfield, Wisconsin, and Frankfort, Illinois. In that capacity, he has gained extensive experience in all aspects of community planning, including current planning development review, economic development and redevelopment planning, conservation development, and park and open space planning.

Mr. Wolff earned his B.A. degree and his masters of urban planning degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

This one-day seminar is designed for attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, owners, project managers, engineers, architects, developers, planners, principals, real estate agents and brokers, lenders, surveyors, title officers and land use officials.

To register for this event please click http://www.lorman.com/info/359775 or please call 866-352-9539 to speak with a Lorman Education customer service representative. Reference number for this event is 18189.

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