M. Catharine Puskar - Arlington, VA

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1995
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • College of William & Mary, 1989
    B.S.

Past Positions

• Hart and Calley, P.C.
• Approval of multiple zoning applications associated with Potomac Yard, a mixed use tract in the City of Alexandria entitled for 1.9 million square feet of office, 2,320 residential units, 625 hotel rooms and 120,000 square feet of retail
• Approval of the Potomac Yard Town Center, a mixed-use project within Potomac Yard in the City of Alexandria, containing one million square feet of office, 625 hotel rooms, 414 multi-family units, and 200,000 square feet of retail
• Approval of four mixed-use redevelopment projects located in the Columbia Pike Form Based Code District in Arlington County, including The Halstead at Arlington, 55 Hundred, Penrose Square, and Siena Park
• Approval of The Clayborne, a mixed-use project containing 75 apartments and ground-floor retail on Washington Street in the City of Alexandria
• Approval of the Hotel Monaco, the Morrison House and the Lorien, three boutique hotels with ground-floor restaurants and retail in the Old and Historic District in the City of Alexandria
• Approval of McDonald’s restaurants rebuilds in the City of Alexandria, Arlington County, and Fairfax County
• Approval of PNC banks in the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and Fairfax City

Classes and Seminars

• Guest Lecturer, Foundations of Real Estate Law, Georgetown University, 2013 - Present
  
• Moderator, The Future of Alexandria, Bisnow Real Estate Panel, 2012 - Present
  
• Presenter, Infill Development, Alexandria, Urban Land Institute Mobile Workshop, 2010 - Present
  
• Presenter, Urban Land Institute Columbia Pike Case Study, 2010 - Present
  
• Presenter, The Trickle Up Effect: Efforts and Impacts of Local Governments on the Implementation of ‘Green Development and Construction, Virginia State CLE, 2008 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Burke & Herbert Advisory Board, Member, 2007 - 2010
• Senior Services of Alexandria, Board of Directors, 2011 - Present
• Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, Board of Trustees, Chair, 2013 - Present
• Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, Chair, 2009 - Present
• Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Board of Directors, 2009 - Present
• College of William & Mary, 20th Reunion Gift Committee, 2009, 2014
• Alexandria Youth Policy Commission, Commissioner (appointed by City Council, 1997 - 2005
• Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia, Board of Directors, 2000 - 2004
• The City of Alexandria Walk to Fight Breast Cancer, Walk Development Committee
• Alexandria Police Foundation, Board of Directors, 2015 - Present
• John Marshall Bank Advisory Board, Member, 2013 - Present
• Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, Government Relations Committee
• Healthy Families Alexandria, Board of Directors, 2000 - 2005

Published Works

Articles

• Urban Land Institute Mobile Workshop, Infill Development, October, 2010
  
• Urban Land Institute Columbia Pike Case Study, Presenter, June , 2010
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1996
• District of Columbia

Other Affiliations

• Alexandria Bar Association (Member)
• Arlington County Bar Association (Member)
• Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, Urban Chapter (Member)
• Northern Virginia Building Industry Association