Community Development Practitioners and Legal Educators (CDLPE) Practice Group
Co-Chair: Heather Way – [email protected]
Co-Chair: Laurie Hauber – [email protected]
The Community Development Practitioners and Legal Educators Practice Group provides opportunities to share innovations in the community development field, network with other attorneys and collaborate on projects and cases. The CDPLE Practice Group holds forums to discuss recent community development and affordable housing scholarship, doctrinal/clinical teaching experiences and best practices. It also shares resources with its membership, offers opportunities for law students to engage and hosts panels and other events of interest to practitioners and legal educators. The Practice Group works closely with the ABA Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law to solicit articles and highlight recent publications.
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Fair Housing Practice Group
Co-Chair: Jade Craig [email protected]
Co-Chair: Megan Sylvester - [email protected]
The Fair Housing Practice Group is comprised of a membership representing public sector attorneys, transactional lawyers, and public interest advocates interested in the intersection of affordable housing, fair housing and civil rights. The Practice Group is concerned with a broad range of topics, including sharing basic information on the varied requirements of the Fair Housing Act, the civil rights laws governing programs with federal financial assistance, the Americans with Disabilities Act, civil rights related program requirements and similar laws; identifying and offering training and support in new and emerging issues; and promoting fair and inclusive practices in the site selection, design, tenant selection and occupancy practices in affordable housing. The Fair Housing Practice Group provides training and support in these areas to members of the Forum.
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HUD Practice Group
Co-Chair: Keely Downs [email protected]
Co-Chair: Kiara Griggs Price – [email protected]
The HUD Practice Group addresses a cross section of issues related to practice before the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Consideration is given to HUD administrative and legislative initiatives impacting issues and items before HUD at Headquarters and in Field offices. Matters addressed may be policy focused or transactional and can cut across all HUD and HUD related program areas. This Practice Group often involves direct interaction with HUD senior officials, as well as local HUD counsel. In the past, the HUD Practice Group has reviewed proposed updates to HUD regulations, guidance and loan documents and provided comments to the same. The input of the Practice Group is often actively sought by HUD on such proposed updates. Periodic updates to significant HUD policy changes and higher-level staff appointments are provided to the HUD Practice Group members.
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Tax Credits and Equity Financing Practice Group
Committee Co-Chair: Donna Rodney – [email protected]
Committee Co-Chair: Jordan Carr – [email protected]
Committee Co-Chair: Judith Crosby – [email protected]
The Tax Credits and Equity Financing Practice Group addresses issues related to Section 42 low-income housing tax credits, Section 45D New Markets Tax Credits, Section 47 Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits and Section 48 Energy Credits (within the Housing and Community Development context). The Practice Group addresses issues related to developments that make use of the foregoing credits and focuses on compliance with the rules of each credit and other Tax Code provisions relevant to investment in such syndicated credits.
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