Dwight Merriam, FAICP, a lawyer and land use planner in Simsbury, Connecticut, is a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, a Fellow and Past President and of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Past Chair of the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, a Counselor of Real Estate, and the Connecticut member of Owners’ Counsel of America. Dwight taught for 40 years as an adjunct professor in several law schools. He has published over 200 articles and 13 books, including co-authoring the casebook, PLANNING AND CONTROL OF LAND DEVELOPMENT, and co-editing the treatise RATHKOPF’S THE LAW OF ZONING AND PLANNING with Prof. Sara Bronin. UMass BA (cum laude), UNC MRP, and Yale JD.
