The recent case of Williamson County, Tennessee, provides useful insight into how even well-meaning conservation development laws run the risk of unintended consequences if the land use planning focus is too myopic. Focusing on the size of the pieces and creating artificial development boundaries in contrast to planning across the entire landscape– increases the likelihood
Why COVID19 Will Lead to New Exurban Residential Home Developments Tailored to “Work From Home” Professionals
A Recent USC Lusk Perspectives Online Discussion
On July 14, 2020, the weekly Lusk Perspectives hosted an online discussion that, likely unbeknownst to the presenter, provided indirect but sound support for my newfound professional conviction. This conviction is that there is growing consumer demand for residential homes at the exurban fringe built according to real
Professional Excellence and a Balanced-Life Can Co-Exist
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing”
-C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
This post might seem a little “off topic” from the declared focus of this blog — “Insight & Commentary On Complex Business &Financial Law Topics.” But I believe no matter how much “insight” we download as
The Rise And Impact Of Empowered Chief Legal Officers
As put bluntly by Kevin O’Keefe, an expert in the legal marketing field, a lot has changed since he graduated from law school 30 years ago. A recent post by John Grimley of International Business Development accurately assessed the current reality that “law firms need to end the internal culture of seeing clients as