Lewis Law
for Developers.
Your project needs a land-use quarterback who can interpret and verify the law, keep everyone on task, push back when necessary, and argue your case in front of politicians and administrative boards. I am a land-use lawyer. I am also a developer with nearly a decade of experience working my own deals. I understand deal economics, and know that every choice and every delay has a cost.
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Civil engineers are essential to every entitlement. Entitlement is also a legal process. Lawyers reconcile multiple sources of law and shape facts into arguments for approval.
A land-use attorney quarterbacks the approval process. The road to approval requires interpreting state law, administrative codes, local ordinances, and case law to determine the strongest legal footing for the desired outcome. Engineers and designers supply the technical details. The attorney distills everything into a case and argues that case with a locality’s staff, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors. The argument and approach vary depending on the audience.
Engineers carry the strategy across the goal line. Their analysis, site design, and exhibits turn legal arguments into a clear, defensible request, showing the board not just why the project should be approved, but how it will work.
The strongest development teams have engineers to handle the technical and lawyers to handle the legal aspects of the process.
Silent value erosion,
one concession and delay at a time.
Every step in the entitlement process brings a request for a concession, and your team is under pressure to move fast. Each request needs three answers: What does it cost? Does the law require it? What flexibility does it take away if the market or your financing changes?
Getting those answers is my job.
A land-use lawyer protects your interests: testing each request against the law and your bottom line, keeping the big picture in view, and holding everyone accountable.