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