Patricia Salkin

Patricia E. Salkin is an American jurist. She is the Provost of the Graduate and Professional Divisions of Touro College ^[1] and the former (first woman) Dean of Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Central Islip, NY.^[2]

Education and early career

Salkin graduated from Albany Law School in 1988.^[3]

After many years working at Albany Law School's Government Law Center, Salkin was appointed the Raymond & Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law, as well as Associate Dean and Director of the Government Law Center of Albany Law School.^{[3] [4]}

Salkin is the co-chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar.^[5] She served as a member of the New York City Bar’s Task Force on New Lawyers in a Changing Profession, beginning with its initial formation in July 2012.^[6] She is a past chair of the American Association of Law School’s State & Local Government Law Section,^[7] and is the author of hundreds of books,^[8] articles^[9] and columns^[10] including a recent piece in the Journal of Legal Education on incorporating best practices into the teaching of land use law.^[11]

She served an appointed member of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, a Federal Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.^[12][13]

Bar association work

A member of the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates, Salkin has held many leadership positions within both the ABA and the New York State Bar Association including: Past Chair of the ABA State and Local Government Section,^[14] Fellow of the ABA,^[15] and former member of the Standing Committee on Governmental Affairs (ABA);^[16] Past Chair of the NYSBA Municipal Law Section^[17] and Founding Member and Past Chair of the NYSBA Committee on Attorneys in Public Service;^[18] and she has chaired numerous NYSBA task forces including one focusing on: government ethics,^[19] eminent domain,^[20] and town and village justice courts.^[21]

Scholarship

A nationally recognized scholar on land use law and zoning, Salkin is the author of the popular blog, Law of the Land.^[22] Her land use publications include: The 4-volume 4th edition of New York Zoning Law & Practice (1999–present);^[23] the 5-volume 5th edition of American Law of Zoning (2008–present);^[24] Bordering on Madness: An American Land Use Tale Companion (with Popper and Avitale)(2008);^[25] Land Use & Sustainable Development: Cases and Materials, 8th ed. (Thomson West) (with Nolon) (2012);^[26] Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law in a Nutshell (Thomson Reuters) (with Nolon) (2010);^[27] Land Use in a Nutshell (Thomson West) (with Nolon & Wright) (2007);^[28] The Greening of Local Governments (with Hirokawa, eds.) (ABA Press 2012);^[29] and the annual Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, ed. (Thomson Reuters).^[30]

She has served on the Board of Directors of the New York Planning Federation,^[31] and has been active in land use reform efforts including membership on the Land Use Advisory Committee of the NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources.^[32] She is a reporter for the American Planning Association's Planning & Environmental Law and on the Editorial Advisory Board for The Urban Lawyer produced by UMKC School of Law for the ABA.^[33] Dean Salkin continues to serve as the long-term chair of the American Planning Association's Amicus Curiae Committee.^[34] She has consulted on land use issues for many national organizations including: the American Planning Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners, the National Academy for Public Administration and the National Governor’s Association.^[35]

Publications

Continuing Treatises

• Salkin, Patricia E., American Law of Zoning, 5th ed. Thomson/West, 2008–present. WorldCat (OCLC) Catalog Record
• Salkin, Patricia E., New York Zoning Law and Practice, 4th ed. West Group, 1999–present. WorldCat (OCLC) Catalog Record
• Salkin, Patricia E., Zoning and Planning Law Handbook, 2014 ed. Clark Boardman Callaghan, 2010–present. World Cat (OCLC) Catalog Record

Books

• Salkin, Patricia E., ed. Town and Gown: Legal Strategies for Effective Collaboration (w/C. Baker). Chicago, IL: American Bar Association Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61438-861-6
• Salkin, Patricia E. Navigating the New Public Square: Social Media and Local Governments (w/J. Tappendorf). Chicago, IL: American Bar Association Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-61438-859-3
• Salkin, Patricia E. Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law in a Nutshell (w/J. Nolon). St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2011. ISBN 978-0-314-26420-6
• Salkin, Patricia E., ed. Pioneering Women in the Law: From Kate Stoneman to the Present. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59031-984-0
• Salkin, Patricia E., ed. Ethical Standards in the Public Sector, 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, Section of State and Local Government Law, 2008. ISBN 978-1-60442-062-3
• Salkin, Patricia E. Bordering on Madness: An American Land Use Tale, Companion Reader (w/ A. Popper and D. Avitabile). Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59460-579-6
• Salkin, Patricia E. Land Use and Community Development: Cases and Materials, 7th ed. (w/ J. Nolon and M. Gitelman. St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2008. ISBN 978-0-314-18498-6
• Salkin, Patricia E. Land Use in a Nutshell (w/ J. Nolon). St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2006. ISBN 978-0-314-16371-4
• Salkin, Patricia E., Land Use: Cases, Materials and Problems, 6th ed. (w/ M. Gitelman, J. Nolon and R. Wright). St. Paul, MN: Thomson West, 2004. ISBN 0-314-14602-4

Articles

Selected recent articles:^[36]

• "Honey, It's All the Buzz: Regulating Neighborhood Bee Hives" Boston College of Environmental Affairs Law Review, 2011
• "Feeding the Locavores One Chicken at Time: Regulating Backyard Chickens" Zoning and Planning Law Report," March 2011
• "Regulating Controversial Land Uses" Real Estate Law Journal, Vol. 39, p. 526, Spring 2011
• "Abandonment, Discontinuance and Amortization of Nonconforming Uses: Lessons for Drafters of Zoning Regulations" Real Estate Law Journal, Vol. 38, p. 482, Spring 2010,
• "Practically Grounded: Convergence of Land Use Law Pedagogy and Best Practices" Journal of Legal Education, Vol. 60, 2010
• "Can You Hear Me Up There? Giving Voice to Local Communities Imperative for Achieving Sustainability" Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 4, p. 256, 2009
• (with Amy Lavine) "Land Use Law and Active Living: Opportunities for States to Assume a Leadership Role in Promoting and Incentivizing Local Options" Rutgers Journal of Law and Urban Policy Vol. 5, 2008
• Squaring the Circle on Sprawl: What More Can We Do?: Progress Towards Sustainable Land Use in the States" Widener Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2007
• (with Allyson Phillips) "Eliminating Political Maneuvering: A Light in the Tunnel for the Government Attorney-Client Privilege "Indiana Law Review, Vol. 39, 2006
• "Conflicts of Interest and Other Legal Ethical Considerations for Planners and Lawyers" Planning and Environmental Law, August 2005
• "Intersection Between Environmental Justice and Land Use Planning" Planning and Environmental Law, May 2006
• "Community Redevelopment, Public Use, and Eminent Domain" The Urban Lawyer, Vol. 37, No. 2, Spring 2005
• "Integrating Local Waterfront Revitalization into Local Comprehensive Planning and Zoning " Pace Environmental Law (PELR) Review, Vol. 22, 2005
• "GIS in an Age of Homeland Security: Accessing Public Information to Ensure a Sustainable Environment" William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review, Vol. 30, 2005

Blogs

• Law of the Land
• Public Authorities

Professional activities

• Co-Chair, Committee on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, New York State Bar Association, 2014–present
• Co-Chair, Government Ethics Task Force, New York State Bar Association, 2010-2011
• Member, American Law Institute,elected March 2010
• Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, elected March 2009
• Chair, Task Force on Eminent Domain, New York State Bar Association, 2005-2007
• Delegate, American Bar Association, 2005–present
• Elected Fellow, New York State Bar Association, 2005–present
• Elected Fellow, American Bar Association, 2003–present
• Member, Advisory Board, Land Use Law Institute, Vermont Law School, 2008–present
• Member, University Council, Empire State College, 2008–present
• Member, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, U.S. EPA, 2007–present
• Editorial Board, The Urban Lawyer, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law,1996–98, 2002–Present
• Reporter, Planning and Environmental Law, 1992–present
• Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee,American Planning Association, 1999–Present

Honors and Awards

• Ruth G. Shapiro Memorial Award, New York State Bar Association (2015)^[37]
• Women in the Courts Honoree, Suffolk County Courts (2014)^[38]
• Educational Leader, Long Island Women's Agenda (2013)^[39]
• Distinguished Educator for Excellence in Scholarship, Albany Law School (2008)
• Distinguished Alumna Award, Rockefeller College, University at Albany (2004)
• Excellence in Alumni Service, University at Albany Alumni Association (2004)
• Award for Excellence in Public Service, New York State Bar Association, Committee on Attorneys in Public Service (2002)^[40]
• Forty Under Forty, Capital District Business Review (2000)
• Outstanding Young Alumna Award, Albany Law School (1996)

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