John J. Delaney, AICP, is a founding Partner of the firm. Practicing out of the firm's principal office in Montgomery County, Maryland, Mr. Delaney has represented or served as a consultant to developers, municipalities and institutional clients in a wide variety of matters, including land use regulation and litigation, growth management, regulatory takings, and municipal law. He has written extensively and lectured throughout the country on land use regulation and has briefed and/or argued numerous reported cases in state and federal courts, including the Court of Appeals of Maryland (highest court), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fourth and Eighth Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. Educational Background L.L.B., Georgetown University Law Center, 1960 B.S.S., Georgetown University, 1954 Bar Memberships District of Columbia Maryland Professional Background Linowes and Blocher LLP, 1965-Present Montgomery County, Maryland, Assistant County Attorney, 1963-1965 United States Army, Lieutenant, 1954-1956 Significant Projects Consultant to NAHB regarding the American Planning Association's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook Boston Properties, Democracy Center Office Park, Bethesda, Maryland Boston Properties, Washingtonian North Office Park, Gaithersburg, Maryland The Rouse Company, New Town, Columbia, Maryland NAHB, H.R. 1534: Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997 General Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists World Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland Lloyd W. Moore Company, Station Square Offices, Silver Spring, Maryland Bell Atlantic Maryland, Data Center and Various Communications Facilities, Silver Spring, Maryland Prince William County, Virginia, Task Force, Disney America Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland Campus City of Annapolis, Maryland, Maritime Ordinance and Overlay Zones City of Chesapeake, Virginia, Growth Management Study 1993 Potomac Electric Power Company, Various Transmission Line Projects Allegheny Power, Various Transmission Line and Substation Projects Business and Professional Affiliations American Institute of Certified Planners American Planning Association Gonzaga College High School, Past Chairman, Board of Directors Maryland Smart Growth Commission, Subcommittee on Planning Techniques, 2000 - National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Member, LANDS Network Professional Lectures and Publications Adjunct Faculty, The American University, Washington College of Law, Land use law and local government law (1978-Present) Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University, National Law Center, Land use practice and procedure (1987-1993) Adjunct Faculty, The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Engineering, Land use administrative practice (1977-1982) Faculty Member, ALI-ABA Land Use Institute Co-Chairman, Land Use Institute, Maryland Institute For Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers and the American Planning Association Book Co-Author, Land Use Practice & Forms: Handling The Land Use Case, Clark Boardman Callaghan Second Edition 1997 Articles (Partial Listing) Tahoe-Sierra: The Great Terrain Robbery, Or Simply A Bridge Too Far For Landowners?, LAND USE LAW & ZONING DIGEST, Vol. 54, No. 6 (June 2002) Coming Soon to a State Legislature Near You: APA's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook With New Model Land Use Statutes, But Will They Produce Smart Process?, ALI-ABA 2001 Land Use Institute, Course Materials, Vol. II, p. 583 Vesting Verities and the Development Chronology: A Gaping Disconnect? 3 Wash. U. J. L. & Pol'y. 603 (2000) Co-Author, "Who Will Clean Up the Ripeness Mess? A Call for Reform So Takings Plaintiffs Can Enter the Federal Courthouse," 31 Urb. Law. 195 (1999) Avoiding Regulatory Wipeouts: Proposed Model Legislation for a Local Mechanism, 50 LAND USE LAW & ZONING DIGEST, No. 7 (July 1998) Co-Author, "Recognizing Vested Development Rights As Protected Property In Fifth Amendment Due Process And Taking Claims," 49 Washington University Journal of Urban And Contemporary Law, Summer 1996 What Does It Take To Make A Take? A Post-Dolan Look At The Evolution Of Regulatory Takings Jurisprudence In The Supreme Court, The Urban Lawyer, Winter 1995 Protecting Development Rights, The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, January 1994 Advancing Private Property Rights: The Lessons Of Lucas, XXII Stetson Law Review, No. 2 (Spring 1993) Development Agreements: The Road From Prohibition To Let's Make A Deal, 25 The Urban Lawyer, No. 1 (Winter 1993) Zoning And Land Use Development For Environmentally Sensitive Areas, ALI-ABA Land Use Institute, 1993, Course Materials, p. 833 Exactions After Nollan, Urban Land, October 1987 Co-Author, "The Needs-Nexus Analysis: A Unified Test For Validating Subdivision Exactions, User Impact Fees And Linkage," 50 Law & Contemporary Problems, No. 1, Duke University School of Law, Winter 1987 Co-Author, "TDR Redux: A Second Generation Of Practical Legal Concerns," The Urban Lawyer, Summer 1983 Co-Author, "He Who Rests Less Vests Best: Acquisition Of Vested Rights In Land Development," 23 St. Louis University Law Journal, No. 2, Construction Law Symposium 1979. |