Whiteford Taylor Preston, LLP - Dino C. La Fiandra

Towson Commons, Suite 300
One West Pennsylvania Avenue
Towson, MD 21204-5025
Phone: 410.832.2084
Fax: 410.339.4031
dlafiandra@wtplaw.com

Representation of condominium associations, homeowner associations and other community associations in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia.
Representation of local, regional and national interests before governmental agencies, boards, and legislative bodies to obtain necessary land use approvals.
Multi-jurisdictional administrative practice including administrative litigation and appellate practice before hearing officers, boards of appeal, and courts.
Issues presented typically include zoning, historic and agricultural preservation, public works, environmental, land planning, and traffic matters.
Residential development projects include mixed use developments, Planned Unit Developments, major subdivisions, and minor subdivisions.
Commercial development projects include shopping centers, national "big box" retailers, office and medical office, car dealerships, fuel service stations, car washes, banks, catering halls, flex space developments, and similar uses.
Institutional projects include institutional master planning, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, churches, synagogues, schools, and public utilities.

Co-chair: WTP Construction Industry Group
Member: WTP Community Associations Industry Group
Member: WTP Real Estate Development, Land Use & Leasing Industry Group
Member: WTP Green Building & Sustainable Development Industry Group
Member: International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Member: National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
Member: Homebuilders Association of Maryland, Baltimore City Chapter
Member: Board of Directors of the Greater Towson Committee. (V.P. of Planning and Development, 2004 - 2006)
Associate Member: Maryland Society of Professional Engineers
Leadership Baltimore County, Class of 2004
Past Member: Kenilworth Drive Corridor Community Plan Advisory Board (2001-2002)
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2010-present
Lecturer: Lorman Lecture Seminars (Development Law in Maryland, Advanced Land Use and Zoning, Green or Sustainable Construction)
Author: Charrettes in Site Design and Land Use Regulation, Maryland Bar Journal, September/October 2006.
Member: Maryland State Bar Association
Member: District of Columbia Bar Association
Member: Virginia State Bar
Member: Baltimore County Bar Association, State and Local Law Committee, Zoning Subcommittee
Member: Board of Directors, The Children's Home, Inc.; VP, 2006 - present
Court Appointed Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem, Baltimore City Circuit Court