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Six Land Lawyers Selected as 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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Arlington, VA—Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C., is proud to announce six of its attorneys were recently recognized in the 2015 Virginia Super Lawyers and 2015 Virginia Rising Stars lists.

The firm’s Super Lawyers are:
Art Walsh: Land Use/Zoning
Thomas Colucci: Land Use/Zoning
John Foote: Land Use/Zoning

Our Rising Stars are:
Andrew Painter: Land Use/Zoning
Michael Coughlin: Eminent Domain
Michael Kalish: Business Litigation

All six attorneys have been on the Super Lawyers list for the past 10 years. Super Lawyers selects outstanding lawyers from a variety of practice areas based on exceptional peer review and professional accomplishment. Super Lawyers Magazine is available in every state and Washington, D.C., reaching approximately 13 million readers.

 

Andrew Painter talks big-picture and long-term growth for Loudoun and Fairfax Counties now that the Silver Line is up and running.

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Bisnow PhotoKeane Enterprises chairman Brian Cullen, with Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh’s Andrew Painter, says Loudoun has a mere eight years worth of detached single family home supply left. Brian praised the county for forging ahead with so much residential – it made up 46% of building permits issued in Virginia the last few years. But he urged leaders to plan with western areas of the county that don’t have public utilities for future growth.

Loudoun County Trends

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Bisnow, the nation’s largest commercial real estate events producer, hosted the second-annual “Loudoun County State of the Market” symposium on November 28, 2012 at the National Conference Center in Leesburg. The event, which included a “mixed use” panel moderated by Walsh Colucci associate attorney Andrew A. Painter, focused on the future of the commercial real estate industry in Loudoun County. The event featured a keynote address by Loudoun Hounds CEO Bob Farren, who discussed details for his plans to construct a minor league ballpark in the “One Loudoun” project.

The mixed use panel discussed the next stages of development in Loudoun County and the county’s housing, office, retail, and data center markets. The panel included Bill May of Miller and Smith, Buchanan Partners’ Bob Buchanan, John Beatty of Beatty Development, and Buddy Rizer of the Loudoun County Department of Economic Development.

What is important to know in Loudoun County? What is coming? Developers need to be aware of Loudoun County’s “Transition Policy Area,” and the potential for development around the county’s future Metrorail stations. Other important issues include the funding of surface transportation infrastructure, and the existing political climate of Loudoun County. If you want to discuss such matters in more detail, please contact Andrew Painter in our Leesburg office at apainter@ldn.thelandlawyers.com.

Reston Redevelopment

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night viewOn Tuesday, September 11, 2012, Walsh Colucci representatives obtained PRC Plan approval from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for Reston-based RTC Partnership, LLC’s proposal to allow the redevelopment of its 2.36-acre “RTC Office Building” site in the Town Center North area of Reston. As approved, the existing structure would be replaced by a 23-story “Class A” signature mixed-use building consisting of approximately 413,700 square feet of office uses and approximately 5,200 square feet of retail and restaurant uses at a density of 4.08 FAR.

The owner’s plans envision the property as a Transit–Oriented Development (“TOD”). This complex approval required the owner and Walsh Colucci to navigate through, and evaluate the import of, a series of prior zoning approvals affecting the site. For example, the property’s unique zoning history called for commercial uses on the property without height or density restrictions. Additionally, it is one of only a handful of properties located in Reston’s “Town Center” district that were not subject to the 1987 Reston Town Center rezonings.

The project also necessitated the need to respond to concerns raised by members of Reston Association’s Design Review Board, the Reston Planning & Zoning Committee, the Fairfax County Planning Commission, and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. In response, significant changes were made to the project’s architecture, layout, and amenities.

As approved, the building includes high-end architectural design features, a 36,000 square foot rooftop terrace, a screened parking structure, a commitment to pursue LEED Silver certification, a contribution towards public art in Reston, an aggressive Transportation Demand Management (“TDM”) program to reduce peak hour trips, as well as pedestrian connections to Reston Town Center and nearby trails, and the planned Reston Parkway Metrorail station. Nearly half of the footprint of the property is set aside for public open space, and the project also includes facilities for cyclists, joggers, and pedestrians.

Key personnel from Walsh Colucci involved in the project approval included Art Walsh, Lynne Strobel, John Foote, Bill Keefe, and Andrew Painter, who gave the presentation before the Board.

Best Law Firms Ranking

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Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh
Ranked Among Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report

Washington, D.C. — Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh PC is pleased to announce the firm’s inclusion in the 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings, released by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. The firm was ranked nationally in three practice areas and in Washington, D.C. for six practice areas.

The firm was ranked nationally in the following practice areas:

Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 2)
Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 3)

The firm was ranked in Washington, D.C. in the following practice areas:

Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
Litigation – Municipal (Tier 1)
Municipal Law (Tier 1)
Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
Litigation – Real Estate (Tier 2)

The “Best Law Firms” list showcases law firms ranked by major clients and leading lawyers, who were asked to rate the law firms they consider best in their practice areas. The first tier ranking includes the highest-scoring firms.

The joint project between U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers provides a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings. The ranking analysis showcases more than 10,000 different law firms ranked nationally in 80 major legal practice areas and in metropolitan or state rankings in 118 major legal practice areas.

Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh PC

Founded in 1983 and based throughout Northern Virginia, Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh PC provides legal services in the areas of commercial real estate development law, business law and civil litigation with practices specializing in land development, urban planning and zoning. The firm represents the Northern Virginia real estate community, which includes local and national developers, builders, property owners and financial institutions, counseling clients on matters from evaluation of development and zoning feasibility through the zoning and permit approval, construction and post-construction processes.

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. For over thirty years, the company has helped lawyers and clients find legal counsel in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. The 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 41,284 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Best Lawyers also publishes peer-reviewed listings of lawyers in nearly 70 other countries, covering many of the world’s major legal markets. Best Lawyers lists are excerpted in a wide range of general interest, business and legal publications worldwide, reaching an audience of more than 17 million readers.

About the U.S. News Media Group

The U.S. News Media Group is a multi-platform digital publisher of news and analysis, which includes the monthly U.S. News & World Report magazine, the digital-only U.S. News Weekly magazine, www.usnews.com, and www.rankingsandreviews.com. Focusing on Health, Money & Business, Education, and Public Service/Opinion, the U.S. News Media Group has earned a reputation as the leading provider of service news and information that improves the quality of life of its readers. The U.S. News Media Group’s signature franchises include its News You Can Use® brand of journalism and its series of consumer guides that include rankings of colleges, graduate schools, hospitals, health plans and more.

Banding Together – Battle of the Law Firm Bands

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Walsh Colucci has a little known secret weapon at its disposal: the powerful sound of Larry and the Land Lawyers, a rollicking band led by three attorneys at the firm: the esteemed Mark Goetzman on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, the amazing Mike Kiefer on lead guitar, the super-cool John Rinaldi on the Bass Guitar. They are joined by the elusive Larry Clark (of Donatelli Development, Inc.) on Drums. Once again, Larry and the Land Lawyers and other area law firm bands rocked the infamous Black Cat stages at the 9th annual Battle of the Law Firm Bands to raise over $266,000 for charity. 100% of the money raised at this event is donated directly to Gifts for the Homeless, Inc. to purchase and distribute thermal underwear, sweatshirts, sweatpants, hats, gloves, socks, blankets and other essential new clothing items to local homeless adults and children throughout the Washington metropolitan area.

Gifts for the Homeless, Inc. (GFTH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, which is a wholly volunteer-run organization. It has no paid staff and no overhead. All expenses, including any funds used for postage or to maintain their website, are donated directly by vendors or are paid for by area law firms or members of the Board of Directors. Every dollar donated goes directly to help local D.C. area homeless in need. For more information on Gifts for the Homeless, Inc., please visit their website: http://gfth.org/

WCLEW/JDRF 15th Annual Golf Outing

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WCLEW/JDRF 15th Annual Golf Outing, Monday, June 18th, 2012 WESTFIELDS GOLF CLUB, 13940 Balmoral Greens Avenue, Clifton, VA 20124

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ANNUAL JDRF OUTING WILL NOT BE HELD AT WESTWOOD.

Our firm and I are happy to host our 15th annual golf outing on Monday, June 18, 2012, at WESTFIELDS GOLF CLUB (WESTFIELDS is our new location this year while renovations take place at Westwood), for the benefit of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (“JDRF”), and we would like to invite you to attend as our guest. Greens fees and carts will be provided, and lunch and beverages will be served before and during the round.

Fundraising is through sponsorships, live auction, and donations to JDRF. Any auction or raffle items which you could contribute would be much appreciated. If you would like to make a donation, please make your check payable to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and send it to our office; credit cards are also acceptable (Master Card, Visa, American Express and Discover).

This year (unless the response is greater), we plan to have one shotgun start at 11:00a.m. SHARP. Please plan to arrive at 10:00a.m. for check-in and practice. The awards reception/auction/raffle will begin at approximately 4:00p.m., immediately following golf.

We have received generous support from JDRF and Westfields Golf Club. You may send us your response at your earliest convenience by fax (fax# 703.525.3197), or E-mail to Michelle Stapleton at mstapleton@arl.thelandlawyers.com, or give us a call. We look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you on June 18th.

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GOLF, PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE AWARDS RECEPTION/AUCTION/RAFFLE WHICH WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING GOLF TO BENEFIT JDRF.

Please include the following information in your response:

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Annual Juvenile Diabetes Golf Outing

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Dear Friends,

I wish to thank everyone who contributed to our golf outing on June 7th. Please accept this letter as an expression of my appreciation for the generous support of all who contributed, played and helped with this year’s outing.

Thanks to your support, the event was a financial success. I appreciate the support of all of our sponsors, contributors and participants, and those who generously donated auction items and those who generously bid on them. As I am sure you are aware, contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation are tax-deductible. We raised approximately $80,000.00 for Juvenile Diabetes from this event, which will be used for research for finding a cure for Juvenile Diabetes.

On June 7th we had 126 golfers at Westwood. We were also very fortunate again this year in having automobiles for the hole-in-one contests contributed by Jack Taylor of Alexandria Toyota, and Morty Zetlin of American Service Center. The weather even contributed!

Thank you for your participation and generosity. Your support is greatly appreciated. Please mark your calendar to save the date for our event next year which has been scheduled for June 20, 2011 at Westwood.

Very truly yours,

WALSH, COLUCCI, LUBELEY, EMRICH & WALSH, P.C.

Art

Martin D. Walsh

 

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Federal ID number is 23-1907729.