THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024
8:15 Service Project with Habitat for Humanity
8:15 AM | 4419 Dedication Drive, Raleigh | Please make sure you wear comfortable clothing and no open-toe shoes. View Habitat's build-site FAQs. If you have any questions, contact Lisa Glover, Cary Town Attorney.
Join the Section for a Habitat for Humanity service project on the day before the CLE where we'll be working on a home at Old Poole Place in Raleigh. The workday begins at 8:15 AM, and you can choose to either work a half day until around 11:30 AM or a full day until 3:30 PM. Sign up here!
Please note that the volunteer group may also be listed as NC Bar Association or NCBAR ZPLU. If you have not volunteered with Habitat before, you will need to create an account and fill out their paperwork online.
5:30 Zoning, Planning and Land Use Annual Reception
5:30 PM | Academy Street Bistro, 200 South Academy Street, Suite 100, Cary
All Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section members, CLE attendees and speakers are invited to join us at Academy Street Bistro in Cary, following the service project and the evening before the CLE, for drinks and appetizers!
Please RSVP by Monday, April 15.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
8:25 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:55 Welcome and Introductions
9:00 Case Law and Legislative Update
James L. "Jim" Joyce, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill
Adam Lovelady, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill
Always the highlight of the program, Jim Joyce and Adam Lovelady of the UNC School of Government review major cases and legislation from the past year that impact zoning, planning and land use law.
10:00 Break
10:10 Case Law and Legislative Update (cont.)
James L. "Jim" Joyce, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill
Adam Lovelady, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill
11:10 Break
11:20 Navigating Administrative Approvals
Terri A. Jones, Town of Garner, Garner
This session explores a host of issues that frequently arise in administrative zoning approvals and provides practical guidance on how to successfully navigate and overcome those issues.
12:20 Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section Annual Meeting
Lisa Glover, Town of Cary, Cary, 2023-2024 Section Chair, presiding
12:35 Lunch Break
1:20 Zoning Law and the Attorney-Client Privilege*
Bradley M. Risinger, Fox Rothschild LLP, Raleigh
Zoning cases regularly require the involvement of non-client, non-attorney professionals to assist in the approvals process. Explore ethical considerations to better protect the attorney-client privilege.
2:20 Break
2:30 In Search of Certiorari: Judicial Review of Zoning Decisions
Nick Tosco, Poyner Spruill LLP, Charlotte
In this session, learn some suggested "best practices" for addressing all facets of judicial review of zoning decisions.
3:30 Break
3:40 Quasi-Judicial Roundtable
Michael Birch, Longleaf Law Partners, Raleigh
Catherine Hill, City of Raleigh Municipal Government, Raleigh (Moderator)
Robin Tatum, Fox Rothschild LLP, Raleigh
Beth Trahos, Fox Rothschild LLP, Raleigh
Enjoy an open discussion about the legal framework for boards making quasi-judicial decisions, effective advocacy in quasi-judicial hearings, and much more.
4:40 Adjourn
* Indicates portion providing Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit