Gerald A. Fisher

Gebundenes Buch

Local Government Law

A Practical Guidebook for Public Officials on City Councils, Community Boards, and Planning Commissions

Beschreibung

Local Government Law provides a unique resource, with concise, easy-to-understand explanations of important legal issues faced by local public officials, community boards, and city councils. As a practical guidebook, this book provides a basic and empowering understanding for officials and private actors in local government.

Autor

Gerald A. Fisher practiced local government law for 20 years at a mid-sized law firm in southeast Michigan, representing cities, villages, and townships, and serving as a senior partner and manager of a large municipal practice group. He then taught for 15 years as a full-time professor at WMU Cooley Law School, teaching property law, constitutional law, and state and local government law. Mr. Fisher is the contributing co-editor of a text entitled Michigan Municipal Law, and co-author of a text entitled Michigan Zoning, Planning, and Land Use Law. He has appeared in many state and local government cases in the Michigan Supreme Court, and has been a long-term member of the Council, and past chairperson, of the State Bar of Michigan Government Law Section. He continues to serve as a legal consultant for local governments, and as a mediator in local government disputes. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in land use and zoning, and in 2001 was named a Lawyer of the Year in Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly . He recently completed 10 years of services as chairperson of the Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission, and is a board member for Scenic Michigan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780367856038
• ISBN-10: 0367856034
• Artikelnr.: 69985856