April 19–20, 2018
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
651 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226
Thursday, April 19, 2018
1:00 p.m.
Registration
1:30 p.m.
Welcome—Phyllis L. Crocker, Dean, University of Detroit, Mercy School of Law; Robert H. Thomas, Damon Key Leong Kupckak Hastert, and Chair, ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, Honolulu, HI; Mayor Mike Duggan, City of Detroit, MI (To be invited)
Course Overview—Mr. Schnidman
2:00 p.m.
Update on Planning, Land Use, and Eminent Domain Decisions
Moderator: Mr. Merriam; Panel: Mss. Agrimonti and Rosenthal; Profs. Callies and Eagle; Messrs. Ackerman, Cope, Dalton, and Gray
3:45 p.m.
Networking and Refreshment Break
4:00 a.m.
Ethical and Professionalism Considerations for the Land Use Practitioner and Government Lawyer
Moderator: Mr. Schnidman; Panel: Dean Salkin and Mr. Brown
6:00 p.m.
Adjourn for the Day
6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception held jointly with the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law Meeting participants and other co-sponsor organizations.
Friday, April 20, 2018
8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
Federal Laws, Regulations, and Programs Affecting Local Land Use Decision Making
Moderator: Mr. Gowder; Panel: Mss. Agrimonti, Kellington, Powers, and Rosenthal; Messrs. Cope, Dalton, Gray, Merriam, and Thomas
10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
10:45 a.m.
Annual Richard F. Babcock Faculty Keynote Address: “The Role of Planning and Law in Solving Homelessness”
Introduction: Mr. Schnidman; Speaker: Ms. Wendie Kellington; Response Panel: Ms. Rosenthal, Mr. Gray, and Prof. Eagle 12:00 noon
Lunch Break (Sponsored On-Site Box Lunch)
• Women in the Law Luncheon Session (Co-Chairs Ms. Rosenthal and Dean Salkin)
• Young Practitioners Luncheon Session (Co-Chairs Messrs. Merriam and Gowder)
1:00 p.m.
CONCURRENT HOT TOPICS SESSIONS
• Nuts and Bolts of Land Use Practice: Eminent Domain, Vested Rights and Regulatory Takings: Where Are We Now
Moderator: Mr. Thomas; Panel: Prof. Eagle; Messrs. Ackerman and Roston
• Public Private Partnerships
Moderator: Ms. Chumbler; Panel: Messrs. Kasdin and Marquez
• Climate Change and Resilient Development
Moderator: Ms. Powers; Panel: Messrs. Gowder and Merriam
2:30 p.m.
Networking and Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m.
CONCURRENT HOT TOPICS SESSIONS
• Nuts and Bolts of Land Use Practice: Client Representation-Developer, Government and Citizen Groups
Moderator: Mr. Thomas; Panel: Ms. Agrimonti and Mr. Kasdin
• Autonomous Vehicles-Local Planning for Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Moderator: Mr. Gowder; Panel: Ms. Kellington and Mr. Merriam
• Housing Supply and Affordability—Planning Alternatives and Legal Consequences
Moderator: Dean Salkin; Panel: Prof. Callies; Messrs. Gray and Marquez
4:15 p.m.
Networking Break
4:30 p.m.
The Land Use Issues Impacting the Fall and Rise of Downtown Detroit
Moderator: Ms. Massaron; Speakers: Maurice D. Cox, Director, Planning & Development Dep’t, Detroit, MI; Jared Fleischer, Vice-President, Government Relations, Quicken Loans; Michael McLauchlan, Vice-President, Government Relations, Ilitch Holdings; Response Panel: Dennis W. Archer, Chair & CEO, Dennis W. Archer PLLC, Former Mayor of Detroit; Neisen Kasdin, Managing Partner, Akerman, Miami, FL (Former Mayor, Miami Beach);
6:00 p.m.
Adjournment
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