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Dwight H. Merriam
Partner

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280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103-3597
Phone: 860-275-8228        Fax: 860-275-8299
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Attorney Dwight H. Merriam Biography

Dwight Merriam represents developers, local governments, landowners, and advocacy groups in land development and conservation issues. He has published over 200 professional articles and 6 books on land use law, including Inclusionary Zoning Moves Downtown, The Takings Issue, The Complete Guide to Zoning, and Eminent Domain Use and Abuse: Kelo in Context.

Mr. Merriam has been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® list in the area of Land Use Law since 2006 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.). 



EDUCATION
J.D., Yale University School of Law
M.R.P., University of North Carolina, Planning
B.A., cum laude, University of Massachusetts


PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Bar Association, 1978 to present, Chair-elect of the Section of State & Local Government Law (2009 to present); Liaison to the ABA Journal, Section of State & Local Government (2003 to present); Member of President Dennis Archer's Working Group on Protecting the Rights of Service Members, Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (2003 to present)
American College of Real Estate Lawyers
American Institute of Certified Planners, Fellow and Past President
American Planning Association, former Director and previous Chair of Planning & Law Division
The Counselors of Real Estate
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS)
Vermont Law School, 1994 to present, Faculty
University of Connecticut School of Law, 2009 to 2010
Anglo-American Real Property Institute


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Vermont Law School, Faculty (teaches land use law)


HONORS AND AWARDS
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law since 1991 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)
Listed in Chambers USA - Guide to the Leading Lawyers for Business, in the state of Connecticut in the area of Real Estate





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