Daniel Lauber

Daniel Lauber

Daniel Lauber
Law Office Daniel Lauber
Experience: 38 years
Municipal Law and Real Estate Law
Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court
Best Practices Award, Paul Davidoff Award and 2 others
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Awards 4
Experience 38y
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Daniel Lauber has been handling the most challenging land-use cases for decades. The skills developed in over 25 years of winning zoning approval for such LULUs (Locally Unwanted Land Uses) as group homes, sober homes, halfway houses, and recovery communities have translated well to winning zoning approval for commercial uses adjacent to residential areas and multi-family housing in communities known for their resistance.

Mr. Lauber's background as a city planner enables him to better understand and anticipate neighborhood objections -- and devise ways to prevent neighborhood opposition from arising.

Mr. Lauber also practices Fair Housing law, especially for sober homes, group homes, halfway houses, and recovery communities for people with disabilities. He has frequently served as a legal and planning consultant to jurisdictions to bring their zoning for group homes into compliance with the nation's Fair Housing Act.

Mr. Lauber has also served many times as an expert witness in zoning and fair housing cases before zoning boards and in court.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Illinois

Since 1985

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1995

Professional Experience

1985 - Current

Law Office Daniel Lauber

Attorney

1979 - Current

Planning/Communications

President

City planning consultant concentrating in zoning, affordable housing, fair housing, analysis of impediments to fair housing choice, consolidated housing plans, design and implementation of random sample community surveys, housing market analysis

1989 - 1989

Loyola University of Chicago - Department of Sociology

Lecturer

Taught undergraduate course, Sociology 125 -- "Chicago: Growth of a Metropolis" primarily to juniors and seniors. Course combined sociology, urban planning, and urban history to expand upon the usual course curriculum offered.

1979 - 1980

Governors State University, College of Arts & Sciences

Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science

Guest lecturer for planning courses; conducted research on effects and regulation of condominium conversions and the use of social impact analysis in municipal planning.

1977 - 1979

Village of Oak Park

Senior Planner

Researched and wrote award-winning Comprehensive Plan 1979 in compliance with 701 Comprehensive Planning Assistance requirements; prepared grant applications and budgets; prepared zoning ordinance revisions and reports; reviewed zoning applications and proposed ordinances; worked with code enforcement personnel; supervised assistant planners; provided staff assistance to Plan Commission and Village Board of Trustees.

1975 - 1977

Illinois Dept. of Local Government Affairs - Office of Research & Planning

Senor Planner / 701 Program Coordinator

Administered 701 Comprehensive Assistance Program for northeastern Illinois; prepared 701 applications and budgets; provided technical assistance by written report and oral presentation to local governments on planning, administration, risk management, home rule, downtown and economic development, annexation, incorporation, code enforcement; conducted workshops on housing; trained and supervised agency staff; prepared articles and grant applications; prepared chapters of the state land-use plan.

1975 - 1975

American Bar Association Advisory Commission on Housing and Urban Growth

Principal Contributing Consultant

Researched and wrote zoning hearing examiner portion of "Improving the Administration of Land Use Controls," in Housing for All Under Law: New Directions in Housing, Land Use, and Planning Law, (Ballinger Publishing Company), 1977.

1972 - 1975

American Society of Planning Officials - Planning Advisory Service

Research Associate

Researched and wrote Planning Advisory Service reports, magazine articles, and ASPO's comments on federal legislation; answered over 1,500 inquiries from planning agencies and consultants on all aspects of planning and administration.

Education

1982 - 1985

Northwestern University School of Law

J.D. | Law

Honors: Dean's List: Autumn 1984, Spring 1983, Autumn 1983

1970 - 1972

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Masters of Urban & Regional Planning | Urban & Regional Planning

Honors: Deans list

1966 - 1970

University of Chicago

B.A. | Sociology

Honors: Deans list, 1968-69, 1969-70

Awards

year - Daniel Lauber
Best Practices Award

American Planning Association - Illinois Chapter

year - Daniel Lauber
Paul Davidoff Award

American Planning Association

year - Daniel Lauber
Award of Merit

Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association

year - Daniel Lauber
Award of Merit

Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association

Contacts

7215 Oak Ave River Forest IL 60305 Telephone: (708) 366-5200
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Experience: 38 years
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Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

Certified Planner

American Institute of Certified Planners

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