Melissa Carter
Associate
Main Office
National Harbor
Practice Areas
Commercial Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use
Admissions
Virginia
Education
- Law School - William & Mary Law School - 2021
- Undergrad - The Ohio State University - 2018 - Anthropology and Sociology BA, minor in Spanish
Experience
Experienced in local government law, land use entitlements, and federal housing regulations.
- Litigating site plan and land valuation disputes between property owners and local governments
- Navigating federal housing regulations for recipients of funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Processing and negotiating land use and zoning entitlements, such as applications for rezoning, complex site plans, and special permits
- Appealing zoning violations
News & Publications
An Ever-Changing Signscape: Local Sign Regulations in the Aftermath of Reed v. Town of Gilbert (ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, Vol. 29, No. 2)
Affiliations
Virginia State Bar
