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Melissa Carter
(703) 790-1911

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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

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

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)

Awards

No awards available


Affiliations

Virginia State Bar