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 | Mark White S. Mark White is recognized as an expert in zoning and subdivision law, form-based zoning and New Urbanism, land use and takings litigation, housing, development of comprehensive growth management plans, and implementation systems. He has represented clients at every level from city, state and local governments, as well as major private developers, many of whom are involved in environmental permitting proceedings and takings litigation. Mr. White is a former partner of Freilich, Leitner & Carlisle. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, in History and Political Science from Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and holds a Juris Doctor and Master of Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While in law school, Mr. White was a Research Editor for the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, and worked at the Department of City and Regional Planning as a Research Assistant in the Center of Urban and Regional Studies. He is a former President of the board of directors of the nonprofit community development group Westside Housing Organization, and is a member of the North Carolina and Missouri Bars, the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Mr. White publishes extensively on planning and land use issues. Mr. White’s articles have appeared in a variety of notable publications, including “Using Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances for Traffic Management” (American Planning Association); “State and Federal Planning Legislation and Manufactured Housing: New Opportunities for Affordable, Single-Family Shelter” (THE URBAN LAWYER); “The Interaction of Land Use Planning and Transportation Management: Lessons from the American Experience” (with Freilich) (Transport Policy); and “Affordable Housing: Proactive and Reactive Planning Strategies” (American Planning Association, Planning Advisory Service Report No. 441). Mr. White is also a frequent speaker at the national meetings of the American Planning Association, the American Center for National and International Law, the Congress of New Urbanism, the University of Wisconsin, and various other professional organizations. |
 | Tyson Smith E. Tyson Smith has a diversity of experience in local government and land use planning law, with particular focus on growth management and plan implementation. Mr. Smith’s practice in both the public and private sectors has involved rate of growth ordinances, impact fees, concurrency management, affordable housing, agricultural preservation, telecommunications planning, bike and pedestrian planning, and growth management systems. Mr. Smith is a former associate at Freilich, Leitner & Carlisle. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. While in planning school, Mr. Smith worked as a geographic information systems research assistant at the University of Florida’s GeoPlan Center. His thesis research centered on impact fees and their potential usefulness as a tool for protecting the environment at the local planning level. While in law school, Mr. Smith’s research focused mainly on growth management issues, techniques, and trends in Florida and around the nation. As a participant in the University of Florida Conservation Clinic, he consulted with local communities on matters of rural preservation and community redevelopment, employing such innovative techniques as transfer of development rights, purchase of development rights, less than fee acquisition, overlay districts, and tax increment financing. Before joining W&S, Mr. Smith was a planner with the Monroe County Division of Growth Management in the Florida Keys. He later served as the Assistant City Planner for the City of Key West, Florida. In these positions, Mr. Smith gained experience in matters of affordable housing, growth management, transportation, and concurrency, as well as a number of other local government issues. |
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