Andrew A. Painter - Arlington, VA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, 2007
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Mary Washington College, 2002
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Political Science
  • University of Virginia, 2004
    Master Degree
    Major: Urban & Environmental Planning

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Past Positions

• Zoning Concept Plan Amendment and Special Exception for expansion of a major big-box retailer in the Sterling area
• Final Development Plan for 43-acre, high-density, transit-oriented development adjacent to a planned Metrorail platform with 1,500 residential units and 1.89 million square feet of office and retail uses
• Rezoning and Special Exception for 325-acre quarry expansion in the Leesburg area
• Rezoning and Special Exception approval for 180,000-square-foot church and accessory private school
• Providing land use advice for major non-profit hospital system in Fairfax and Loudoun Counties
• Representing landowners and developers in Reston Zoning and Comprehensive Plan projects in connection with the Dulles Rail Project

Classes and Seminars

• Panel Moderator, “Fairfax County State of the Market,” October 19, 2017
  
• Panel Moderator, “Future of Loudoun County,” April 18, 2017
  
• Panel Moderator, “Eyes on the Future: Reston and the Commonwealth,” March 30, 2017
  
• Presentation, “Community Development Authorities: An Overview,” Fauquier Board of Supervisors, February 9, 2017
  
• Presenter, “Land Use 101: A Citizen’s Guide To Land Use,” Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation, November 9, 2016
  
• Lecturer, “The Proffer System In Virginia,” Local Government Attorneys of Virginia Regional Seminar, June 24, 2016
  
• Panel Moderator, “Loudoun County State of the Market,” May 11, 2016
  
• Lecturer, “The Zoning Process,” Engineers & Surveyors Institute, April 7, 2016
  
• Panel Moderator, “Loudoun County Boom,” August 27, 2015
  
• Panel Moderator, “The Future of Reston and Herndon,” June 9, 2015
  
• Lecturer, “The Zoning Process,” Engineers & Surveyors Institute, March 19, 2015
  
• Panel Moderator, “Loudoun County & The Dulles Corridor,” December 17, 2014
  
• Presentation, “Community Development Authorities: An Overview,” Fauquier County Planning Commission, August 28, 2014
  
• Panel Moderator, “Bisnow: Northern Virginia State of the Market,” July 23, 2014
  
• Lecturer, “Zoning Entitlements,” Engineers & Surveyors Institute, April 3, 2014
  
• Panel Moderator, “2nd Annual Loudoun County State of the Market,” November 7, 2013
  
• Panel Moderator, “Urban Revitalization Summit,” February 23, 2013
  
• Panel Moderator, “Loudoun County State of the Market,” November 28, 2012

Pro Bono Activities

• Virginia State Bar, Co-representative, Young Lawyers Division, 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
• University of Mary Washington Foundation, Board of Directors
• University of Richmond, University of Mary Washington, Adjunct Professor of Political Science
• Fairfax County Agricultural and Forestal District Advisory Committee, Member
• Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia, Board of Directors
• Northern Virginia Representative, Virginia State Bar Real Property Section
• Reston Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
• Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation Advisory Council
• Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
• Celebrate Fairfax, Inc., Board of Directors
• Georgetown University, Faculty Advisor

Published Works

Articles

• Annual Survey of Virginia Law, Community Development Authorities 45 U. Rich L. Rev 81, 2010
  
• Legal Systems, SAGE Political and Civic Leadership Reference Handbook, Richard A. Cuoto, Ed, 2010
  
• Development Authorities Need a Look in Recession, Charlottesville Daily Progress, Op-Ed Page, February 28, 2010
  
• When Your Government’s Broke, Dial C-D-A,” Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star, Op-Ed Page, March 10, 2010
  
• CDAs Are A Useful Public-Private Tool, Newport News Daily Press, Op-Ed Page, March 14, 2010
  
• Community Development Authorities, Making Projects Happen,” Virginia Chapter of American Planning Association Newsbrief, Fall , 2010
• Local Lawyer has written the Book on Virginia Wine, Loudoun Now, October 19, 2017
• Virginia Wine: Four Centuries of Change, October, 2017

Bar Admissions

• Virginia

Other Affiliations

• Loudoun County Bar Association (Member)
• Fairfax County Bar Association (Member)
• Virginia Government Finance Officers’ Association (Member)
• Local Government Attorneys of Virginia (Member)
• American Planning Institute (Member)
• Urban Land Institute (Member)