Larry A. Gordon joined the Firm as Of Counsel in 2001. In practice since 1982, he represents both private and public sector clients including residential, commercial and industrial developers and builders, institutions, and municipalities. His practice emphasizes the building of community and political consensus necessary to obtain governmental approvals for land development projects throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. As a former land planner with the Fairfax County, Virginia Park Authority, Larry brings a multi-disciplinary approach and wide ranging experience to his practice.
Included among his non-developer/builder clients have been: the cities of Annapolis, Maryland (Outside Land Use Counsel) and Chesapeake, Virginia (Growth Management Commission Facilitator); the Resolution Trust Corporation (National Land Use Due Diligence Coordinator); and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (Consultant on Montpelier, the Virginia homestead of James and Dolly Madison).
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Adjunct Faculty Member and Professorial Lecturer in Land Use Law, The George Washington University Law School 1988-Present
- Guest Lecturer, University of Maryland, National Center for Smart Growth Leadership Program 2005-Present
Case Studies
Professional & Community Affiliations
- Leadership Montgomery, 1998 - Present, General Counsel
- Leadership Montgomery, 1992 - 1997, Board Member and Vice-President
- Leadership Montgomery, Graduate
- Distinguished Leader of the Year Award, International Community Leadership Association, 2001
- 20 Year Adjunct Professor Certificate, the George Washington University Law School, 2009
- American Planning Association, Planning and Law Division, National Program Chair
- Montgomery County Friends of Recreation, Founding Chairman
- Citizens Advisory Committee to the Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, Chairman
- U.S. Lacrosse, Vice President, Potomac Region Chapter
- United States Information Agency Academic Expert in Land Use and Environmental Planning and Law to Argentina's Professional Council on Architecture and Urban Development
- Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Guest Lecturer on Planning in the Context of Market Forces, Shanxi Institute of Planning, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China