Evan J. Seeman

(he/him/his)

Partner

  • Overview

    Biography

    Evan Seeman is a member of the firm’s Real Estate + Development Group who concentrates his practice in land use and zoning, real property litigation, and municipal law. Evan offers his clients – including developers, corporations, landowners, municipalities, and advocacy groups – strategic counsel on a broad range of often-complex real estate and land use matters. He works directly with planning professionals to help bring a project across the finish line.

    Land Use – Zoning

    Evan assists clients in navigating local, state and federal regulatory requirements for real estate development, helping them secure the necessary permits and approvals. His work includes zoning map and text amendments, special permit, variance, and site plan approvals, subdivision approvals, and wetlands permits. Evan works directly will planning professionals, including certified planners, civil engineers, architects, scientists, and appraisers. He routinely appears before local planning, zoning, and wetlands agencies. Evan utilizes his experience as a past Chair of the Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association as well as his service on the Executive Board of the CT Chapter of the American Planning Association to undertake projects with a collaborative approach and see them through to completion.

    Evan has represented clients in the development and permitting of industrial, manufacturing, commercial, social service, philanthropic, and retail facilities. Recently, he obtained special permit approval for a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing operation in Hartford. The project involved the adaptive reuse of an existing 100,000-plus square foot former warehouse facility. Evan recently represented landowners in an application regarding the proposed redevelopment of waterfront property as an outdoor restaurant and beer garden along the Connecticut River. Evan also counsels clients on ways to increase the marketability of property and helps obtain rezoning and text amendment approval to accomplish this goal. He recently obtained text amendment approval to modify a community’s outdated and restrictive business park regulations to facilitate development of approximately 300 acres of vacant land. 

    Evan also conducts land use due diligence for property acquisitions.  He recently performed such service on behalf of a corporation that acquired property in Fairfield County to be developed with two residential buildings of more than 400 units.

    Real Property Litigation

    Evan has been involved in dozens of administrative appeals. He successfully argued before the Connecticut Appellate Court a zoning appeal involving a planning and zoning commission's issuance of a special permit to a Greenwich, Connecticut food pantry serving those less fortunate. He recently advised a planning and zoning commission in Hartford County and subsequently represented them in litigation over an affordable housing application. Evan also successfully argued in Superior Court on behalf of the fourth oldest lighthouse in the United States to permit public tours as a legally-permitted non-conforming use. He represented an applicant in reaching a favorable resolution in a wetlands appeal regarding a proposal to provide student housing for a university.  He also obtained dismissal of a zoning appeal challenging the re-zoning and special permit approved for youth baseball fields.

    Evan handles many other real property disputes. He obtained judgment on behalf of a pharmaceutical client in a quiet title case defending a restrictive covenant that was challenged as an unfair restraint on trade. He is currently representing a property owner in Greenwich in a quiet title action to permit the development of property with affordable housing. Evan also represented a municipality and obtained the dismissal of an injunction action brought by neighboring property owners who contested municipal approval of a 130,000-square-foot ground mounted solar array system to generate energy for a local elementary school.

    Evan’s experience includes representing clients in cases involving inverse condemnation, easements, restrictive covenants, First Amendment and equal protection issues, landlord/tenant disputes, and real property tax appeals. Evan also represents property owners in eminent domain matters, challenging both the condemning authority’s right to take property and the authority’s compensation for the property. He represented a landowner whose plans for a mixed-use development were thwarted when part of his land was condemned by a state agency. Evan was part of a team that tried the case and obtained nearly double the amount of damages assessed by the agency (almost $400,000 more in damages). He also has experience in advising condemning authorities in the eminent domain process.

    Religious Land Use Litigation

    Evan defends municipalities nationwide in cases involving the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). He advises municipalities on religious land use issues by:

    •    Revising municipal zoning codes to comply with RLUIPA;
    •    Counseling municipal land use agencies during the zoning
          application process to avoid or mitigate potential liability; and
    •    Defending municipalities in RLUIPA litigation in federal court.  

    Evan has been involved in RLUIPA cases across the country concerning the permitting of a mosque, a rabbinical college, cemetery, and other religious uses. He counseled a Connecticut planning and zoning commission in real-time during the public hearing process to review a special permit application for a religious conference center. He also counseled a small community in the western U.S. regarding a zoning application for a religious ritual bath. Evan often speaks and writes about religious land use issues, and contributes to the firm’s widely- acclaimed RLUIPA Defense blog.

    Evan has been selected as a Rising Star in the Connecticut Super Lawyers list from 2013 to 2022. He was recognized in the Connecticut Law Tribune’s 2016 New Leaders in the Law Yearbook and  was the recipient of the firm’s 2014 Pro Bono Award. Before joining the firm, he clerked for the Honorable F. Herbert Gruendel of the Connecticut Appellate Court.

     

     

     

     

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

        Religious Land Use Litigation

      • Defended municipality in federal lawsuit filed by church seeking to develop ninety acres of property in rural community as a religious cemetery.  Prevailed on several claims at the summary judgment stage.

      • Negotiated a favorable settlement to allow a Norwich organization to operate a soup kitchen and food pantry which serves hundreds of individuals daily. Represented client in zoning applications and in three federal lawsuits after applications were denied by zoning agencies.

      • Land Use - Zoning

      • Successfully argued before Connecticut Appellate Court a zoning appeal involving a planning and zoning commission’s issuance of a special permit to a Greenwich, Connecticut food pantry serving those less fortunate.

      • Successfully argued zoning appeal in Superior Court on behalf of fourth oldest lighthouse in the United States to permit public tours as legally permitted non-conforming use.

      • Obtained dismissal of injunction action brought by neighboring property owners challenging municipal approval of a 130,000 square foot ground mounted solar array system to power a local elementary school, and advised municipality through zoning process.

      • Represented waterfront property owner in Greenwich seeking to install docking facility in a six-day evidentiary hearing before the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and resulting litigation.

      • Represented landowner to obtain dismissal of an abatement order issued by DEEP for work done in accordance with a municipally approved coastal site plan, on the ground that the order exceeded DEEP’s statutory authority.

      • Real Property Litigation

      • Defended municipalities across the country against RLUIPA and constitutional claims.

      • Represented landowners in litigation over a municipality’s desire to take their properties and redevelop them as part of a waterfront regional shopping center.

      • Represented commercial landlord in prosecuting action for monetary damages against Fortune 500 tenant and negotiated a favorable settlement.

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    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      American Planning Association
      Immediate Past Chair of Planning and Law Division (2021)
      Chair of Planning and Law Division (2019 - 2020)
      CM Law Credit Task Force (2020)
      Chair, Law Content Review Committee (2019 - 2020)
      Case Law Digest Advisory Committee of Planning & Law Division (2019 - Present)
      Chair-Elect of Planning and Law Division (2017 - 2018)
      Secretary/Treasurer of Planning and Law Division (2014 - 2016)
      Education & Outreach Committee of Planning and Law Division (2012 - 2014)

      American Planning Association, Connecticut Chapter
      Member, Executive Board (2021 - present)
      Chair, Program Committee (2021 - present)
      Government Affairs Committee (2016 - present)

      Connecticut Bar Association
      Planning & Zoning Section (2011 - Present)
      Planning & Zoning Section, Legislative Liaison (2020 - 2021)
      Planning & Zoning Section, Executive Committee (2019 - 2021)
      Young Lawyers Section, Chair of Planning & Zoning Committee (2014 - 2015)
      Young Lawyers Section, Chair of Municipal Law Committee (2012 - 2014)
      Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee (2012 - 2015)

      Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellow

      American Bar Association
      Section of State and Local Government Law (2011 - present)

      Owners' Counsel of America
      Affiliate Member (2018 - 2019)

      Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court
      Barrister (2012 - 2015)
    • Honors + Awards

      Honors + Awards

      Selected as a Rising Star to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list from 2013 to 2022.

      Robinson+Cole Pro Bono Service Award Recipient, 2014

      Connecticut Law Tribune, recognized in 2016 New Leaders in the Law Yearbook 

      Named to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) First 100 Plus Class of 2019 for demonstrating leadership and commitment to improving the lives of domestic violence survivors throughout Connecticut.

    • Community Involvement

      Community Involvement

      Camp Courant
      Co-Chair, Development Committee (2021)
      Board of Directors (2018 - Present)
      Advisory Board (2013 - 2017)

      University of Connecticut School of Law
      Alumni Mentor (2016 - 2018)

      Children's Law Center of Connecticut, Inc. (2010 - 2011)
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • Publications

      Publications

      "Recreational Marijuana in the Land of Steady Habits: How Towns in Connecticut are Zoning for Recreational Cannabis Use," co-authored with Christopher P. Schaut and Ryan D. Hoyler, published in Connecticut Planning, a quarterly magazine issued by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (CCAPA) (June 2023)
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      "Connecticut Supreme Court Finds Zoning Enabling Act Permits Planned Development Districts," published in Case Law Digest, an online publication of the American Planning Association’s Planning & Law Division (3/4/2022)
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      "No RLUIPA Violation in Religious Ballfield Case," published in Case Law Digest, an online publication of the American Planning Association’s Planning & Law Division. (3/24/2020)
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      "Avoiding and Defending Against RLUIPA Claims," co-authored with John F. X. Peloso Jr., published in the “Government Practice” special issue of Practical Law’s The Journal. © 2019 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. (October 2019)
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      "Inverse Condemnation: Subsumption and Ripeness of Related Constitutional Claims," published in Practical Law, co-authored with Kevin P. Daly and Brian R. Smith (6/7/2018)
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      "Inverse Condemnation: Asserting the Ripeness in Federal Courts," published in Practical Law, co-authored with Kevin P. Daly and Brian R. Smith (6/7/2018)
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      "Local Government Regulation of Religious Land Uses Under RLUIPA," published in Practical Law, co-authored with Karla L. Chaffee, Diana E. Neeves and John F. X. Peloso Jr. (2018)
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      "Regulating Religious Land Uses under the First Amendment: A Practical Approach for Local Governments," published in Local Government, Land Use, and the First Amendment: Protecting Free Speech and Expression, a publication of the ABA State and Local Government Law Section (August 2017)
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      "'Content Neutral' Land Use Regulation after Reed: Recent Developments in Signs, Adult Businesses, and Religious Uses," published in Planning & Law (Spring 2017)
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      "RLUIPA Case of the Year? Minnesota Municipality Uses RLUIPA’s Safe Harbor Provision to Avoid Liability," published in Planning & Law, co-authored with Karla L. Chaffee, Dwight H. Merriam and John F. X. Peloso Jr. (Spring 2017)
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      "Avoiding and Defending Against RLUIPA Claims," published in Practical Law, co-authored with John F. X. Peloso Jr. (12/22/2016)
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      "Defining Religious Exercise," published in Planning, in the Legal Lessons column (May 2016)
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      "Five Tips for Planners and Planning Commissioners Reviewing Religious Land Use Applications," published in Connecticut Planning, co-authored with Brian R. Smith, a publication of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (Spring 2016)
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      "They Can Take Our Raisins, But They Will Never Take Our Freedom: The Supreme Court 'Raisin Case' Part Deux," published in Planning & Law (Spring 2016)
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      "Sign Regulation Turned on Its Head," published in Connecticut Planning, a publication of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (Fall 2015)
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      "Court Reverses Rocky Hill Zoning Commission's Approval of Road Leading to Landfill in the Flood Zone," co-authored with Brian R. Smith, published in The Meadow View, a publication of the Great Meadows Conservation Trust, Inc. (December 2015)

      "Finding Salvation in Religious Law's Safe Harbor," published in Connecticut Law Tribune (3/23/2015)
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      "RLUIPA Defense Tactics; How to Avoid & Defend Against RLUIPA Claims," published in Zoning and Planning Law Report (December 2014)
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      "A $6.5 Million Lesson in RLUIPA Defense," published in Planning & Law (Summer/Fall 2014)
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      "New RLUIPA Suit: Bayview, Texas Sued Over Zoning Ordinance Prohibiting Churches & Religious Schools," published in Texas City Attorneys Association Newsletter, co-authored with Dwight H. Merriam (7/22/2014)

      "U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates Massachusetts Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law," published in Texas City Attorneys Association Newsletter, co-authored with Dwight H. Merriam (7/1/2014)

      "Federal Court Finds Dallas Ordinance Violates Religious Freedom of Church Ministering to Homeless," published in Texas City Attorneys Association Newsletter, co-authored with Dwight H. Merriam (6/27/2013)

      "I Heard It Through the Grapevine...The Impact of Horne v. United States Department of Agriculture," published in American Planning Association Planning & Environmental Law (September 2013)

      "Navigating History: Montana and State Riverbed Ownership," published in Law360, co-authored with Brian R. Smith and Sorell E. Negro (4/2/2012)

      "The Case of the Disappearing Public Highway," published in Connecticut Law Tribune (4/11/2011)

    • Presentations

      Presentations

      "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA)," co-presented American Bar Association (ABA) Real Property, Trust and Estate Law (RPTE) Section group and committee conference call (7/20/2023)
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      "Cacophony or Collaboration? Helping people work together in land use and municipal planning," as moderator of the program presented by the American Planning Association Connecticut Chapter (CCAPA) (10/27/2022)
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      "Fair Housing Act: The Case for Reasonable Accommodations," hosted by the Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials' (CAZEO) (5/18/2022)
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      "International Investors v. Town Plan and Zoning Commission of the Town of Fairfield SC 20579," as part of the Connecticut Bar Association's Planning and Zoning Section Meeting (3/30/2022)
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      "Ethics Case of the Year," as moderator of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association program. (2/15/2022)
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      "Expiration of Executive Orders 7B and 7I," as part of the Connecticut Bar Association's Planning and Zoning Section Meeting (6/22/2021)
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      "The Top 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know about Land Use Law," presented as part of the Connecticut Bar Association's (CBA) 2021 Connecticut Legal Conference (6/17/2021)
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      "A Deep Dive on Housing in Connecticut," the first in the four-part CCAPA "FROM THE GROUND UP" Housing Series. (5/14/2021)
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      "Religious Land Uses," presented during the ABA State and Local Government Law’s Land Use Committee online meeting. (3/26/2021)
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      "Review and Discussion of Pending Legislation," at a virtual meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Planning and Zoning Section (2/23/2021)
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      "Land Use Segregation in Housing: What Can Be Done?" at the Connecticut Bar Association's virtual Planning and Zoning Section meeting. (9/3/2020)
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      "Phased Re-Planning and Legal Challenges in a COVID-19 World," as moderator of this American Planning Association program, which focused on legal and planning issues likely to arise as businesses reopen in the COVID-19 era. (7/16/2020)
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      "Real Estate Law for Planners," co-presented with Michele L. Maresca and Brian R. Smith, during the Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) 2018 Conference at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut (10/19/2018)
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      "Fundamentals of Real Estate Law," at the 2018 Western Places/Western Spaces Conference hosted at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in Denver, Colorado (3/7/2018)
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      "Planned Communities," webinar presented by the International Municipal Lawyers Association (1/30/2018)
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      "Religious Land Use Disputes; Latest Case Law Updates and Strategies for Avoiding and Defending Claims," co-presented with Karla L. Chaffee and John F. X. Peloso Jr., webinar, presented by Thomson Reuters Practical Law™ (1/17/2018)
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      "Special Topics in Planning and the First Amendment: Signs, Adult Businesses, Religious Land Uses, and More," webinar presented by the Planning & Law Division of the American Planning Association (12/14/2017)
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      "From Dudley to DC: Religious Land Use, Planning, and the Courts," co-presented with Karla L. Chaffee, at the 2017 Southern New England American Planning Association (SNEAPA) Conference in Providence, Rhode Island (10/26/2017)
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      "Real Estate Law for Planners," co-presented with Brian R. Smith, at the American Planning Association National Planning Conference, Planning in Motion, held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City (5/9/2017)
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      "Planning and Zoning for First Amendment-Protected Land Uses," at the American Planning Association National Planning Conference, Planning in Motion, held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City (5/8/2017)
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      "RLUIPA Land Use Claims—Latest Litigation Trends and Key Case Law Developments," co-presented with John F. X. Peloso Jr. and Karla L. Chaffee, webinar (2/22/2017)
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      "Planning for Religious Uses in an Age of Religious Diversity and Lawsuits," co-presented with land use lawyers Daniel P. Dalton and Noel W. Sterett, a webinar hosted by the Planning Webcast Series and sponsored by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Planning Association (8/5/2016)
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      "FHA, RLUIPA & Telecommunications Act Compliance," at the American Planning Association's (APA) National Planning Conference in Phoenix, Arizona (4/3/2016)
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      "Planning for Religious Uses under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons (RLUIPA) Act," panelist for webinar sponsored by the American Planning Association's (APA) Planning and Law Division (10/22/2015)
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      "Ethics at Risk – A Commissioner (or Commission) Goes Rogue – What’s Next?" moderated session at the SNEAPA 2015 Conference, held on September 24 and 25 in Hartford, Connecticut (9/24/2015)
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      "How to Avoid and Defend RLUIPA Suits," co-presented with Karla L. Chaffee and Michael S. Giaimo (6/8/2015)
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      "Ethical Rules and Considerations for Planners, Plan Commissioners, and Lawyers," co-presented with Brian R. Smith and Hiram Peck, AICP, director of community planning & development in Simsbury, Connecticut, and David S. Silverman, AICP, of Ancel Glink in Chicago, Illinois, at webinar sponsored by the American Planning Association's Planning and Law Division (4/8/2015)
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      "What Every Administrative Law and Land Use Attorney Should Know: Tips, Tricks, and Pitfalls CLE," program organizer, presented by CBA's Young Lawyers Section in New Britain, Connecticut (3/31/2015)

      "RLUIPA Defense: Avoiding and Defending RLUIPA Claims," co-presented with Hiram B. Carey III and Karla L. Chaffee, spoke at the Touro Law Center's Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Institute's inaugural Bagels with the Boards CLE (2/27/2015)
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      "Religious Land Use Litigation Since 2000," served as panelist at ABA Midyear Meeting (2/5/2015)
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      "Litigating Religious Land Use Cases," co-presented with John F. X. Peloso Jr. and Daniel Dalton of Dalton & Tomich, PLC, panelist at American Bar Association webinar (11/6/2014)
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      "Tips and Traps in the Land Use Approval Process and Litigation," at Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Law Center in New Britain, Connecticut, co-presented with Brian R. Smith and the Honorable Marshall K. Berger Jr., presiding judge of the Land Use Litigation Docket; and Hiram Peck, director of Community Planning & Development for the Town of Simsbury, Connecticut (3/31/2014)
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      "Ethical Rules and Considerations for Planners, Plan Commissioners, and Lawyers," co-presenter for APA ethics webinar (11/22/2013)

      "Up to Our Eyeballs in Wetlands," at International Municipal Lawyers Association, Moderator (5/13/2013)

      "The Nuts and Bolts of Freedom of Information Law," at Connecticut Bar Association CLE program (1/23/2013)

      "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act," at Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials Annual Seminar (10/3/2012)

      "Land Banking: An Opportunity for Southern New England?" at Southern New England American Planning Association Conference: Planning at the Crossroads, Moderator (9/21/2012)

      "Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Claims: Strategies for Local Governments to Avoid or Defend RLUIPA Actions," co-presented with Dwight H. Merriam, Hiram B. Carey III, Karla L. Chaffee and John R. Bauer, William J. Kelleher III, webinar, presented by Strafford Publications (3/13/2012)

    • News

      R+C in the News

      • June 8, 2023

        Evan Seeman, Ryan Hoyler and Christopher Schaut Discuss Zoning for Recreational Cannabis Use in Connecticut Planning Article

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      • March 4, 2022

        Evan Seeman Authors APA Article on CT Supreme Court Ruling on Zoning Enabling Act

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      • February 8, 2022

        Evan Seeman Authors "CCAPA Program Updates" Column in Connecticut Planning Quarterly Magazine

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      • July 14, 2021

        Andrew DePeau, Tom Donlon and Evan Seeman Present at CBA's 2021 Connecticut Legal Conference

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      • June 10, 2021

        Evan Seeman Appointed CCAPA Program Committee Chair and Coordinates Association's FROM THE GROUND UP Housing Series

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      • March 10, 2021

        Evan Seeman and Abby Warren Selected as James W. Cooper Fellows of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

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      • June 29, 2020

        Evan Seeman Elected Legislative Liaison of Connecticut Bar Assoc. Planning & Zoning Section

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      • April 2, 2020

        Evan Seeman Authors Article on Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals RLUIPA Decision

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      • October 8, 2019

        John Peloso and Evan Seeman Co-author Article Published in Practical Law’s The Journal

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      • January 8, 2019

        Evan Seeman to Lead APA Planning and Law Division

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      • October 31, 2018

        Michele Maresca, Evan Seeman, and Brian Smith Present During SNEAPA 2018 Conference

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      • October 18, 2018

        51 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized by Super Lawyers®

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      • September 18, 2018

        Robinson+Cole Victory Featured in Connecticut Law Tribune

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      • June 18, 2018

        Kevin Daly, Evan Seeman, and Brian Smith Publish Practice Notes on Inverse Condemnation for Thomson Reuters Practical Law™

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      • March 20, 2018

        Evan Seeman and Brian Smith Present at Western Places/Western Spaces Conference

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      • March 9, 2018

        Diana Neeves, John Peloso, and Evan Seeman Present Webinar and Author Practice Note for Thomson Reuters Practical Law™

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      • February 19, 2018

        John Peloso and Evan Seeman Elected to Affiliate Membership in the Owners Counsel of America

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      • February 2, 2018

        Evan Seeman Moderates Webinar on Planned Unit Developments

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      • January 2, 2018

        Evan Seeman Presents Planning and the First Amendment Webinar

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      • November 10, 2017

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Present at SNEAPA 2017 Conference

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      • August 28, 2017

        Evan Seeman Writes Chapter for ABA State and Local Government Law Section Book

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      • June 2, 2017

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Write Articles for APA Publication

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      • May 31, 2017

        Real Estate + Development Group Presents at APA 2017 National Planning Conference

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      • February 28, 2017

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Examine Litigation Trends in RLUIPA Land Use Claims

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      • January 17, 2017

        Hartford Lawyer Selected Chair-Elect of APA's Planning and Law Division

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      • January 9, 2017

        Evan Seeman and John Peloso Publish Note for Practical Law

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      • September 22, 2016

        Evan Seeman Selected to Serve as an Alumni Mentor

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      • August 9, 2016

        Evan Seeman Participates in Webinar on Planning for Religious Uses

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      • June 2, 2016

        Evan Seeman Writes about Religious Exercise in Planning Magazine

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      • May 19, 2016

        Hartford Land Use Lawyers Publish Article on Religious Land Use Applications in Connecticut Planning

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      • May 4, 2016

        Land Use Lawyers Participate in APA National Planning Conference

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      • April 14, 2016

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Pen Articles for Planning & Law Newsletter

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      • March 8, 2016

        Land Use Lawyers Negotiate Settlement Allowing Soup Kitchen to Remain Open

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      • February 4, 2016

        Robinson+Cole RLUIPA Defense Lawyers Featured in News

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      • December 29, 2015

        Evan Seeman Publishes Article on Sign Regulation in Connecticut Planning Magazine

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      • October 27, 2015

        Evan Seeman Presents at APA RLUIPA Webinar

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      • September 30, 2015

        Land Use Lawyers Present at SNEAPA 2015 Conference

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      • July 6, 2015

        Land Use Lawyers Present IMLA Webinar on Avoiding and Defending RLUIPA Suits

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      • May 15, 2015

        Robinson+Cole Is a Sponsor of APA National Planning Conference

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      • April 23, 2015

        Land Use Lawyers Speak at APA Ethics Webinar

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      • April 20, 2015

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Publish Articles for Special Edition of Connecticut Law Tribune

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      • March 6, 2015

        Land Use Lawyers Present at Touro Law's Bagels with the Boards CLE

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      • February 13, 2015

        Evan Seeman Presents on Religious Land Use Litigation at ABA Midyear Meeting

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      • January 22, 2015

        Evan Seeman Writes Article on RLUIPA Defense Tactics

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      • December 4, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Speak on Religious Land Use Litigation

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      • July 8, 2014

        Four Hartford Office Lawyers Elected to CBA's YLS Executive Committee

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      • May 16, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Sponsors Crawford 2014 Annual Dinner

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      • April 14, 2014

        Hartford Lawyers Participate in CBA Land Use Seminar

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      • February 11, 2014

        Hartford Lawyer Elected to Leadership Position of APA's Planning and Law Division

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      • January 17, 2014

        Steve Elbaum Testifies Before Connecticut General Assembly

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      • December 13, 2013

        Hartford Lawyers Participate in APA Webinar on Ethical Rules

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      • October 29, 2013

        Hartford Lawyer Joins Board of Camp Courant

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      • October 4, 2013

        Hartford Lawyer Authors Article for APA Journal

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      • July 30, 2013

        Hartford Lawyers Co-author Article on Religious Land Use

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      • October 26, 2012

        Evan Seeman Speaks to Connecticut Association of Zoning Enforcement Officials About Religious Land Use

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      • October 9, 2012

        Dwight Merriam and Evan Seeman Launch RLUIPA-Defense Website

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      • September 18, 2012

        Land Use Lawyers Speaking at 2012 Southern New England American Planning Association Conference

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      • March 30, 2012

        Trial and Land Use Lawyers Present Webinar on Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

      • November 2, 2011

        Robinson & Cole Lawyers Participating in Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Mentoring Program

      • May 6, 2011

        Attorneys Teach Parkville Community School Students About the Economics of Success

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      • April 14, 2011

        Land Law Associates Write Articles for Connecticut Law Tribune

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