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Land Development Council Meeting feat. Guest Speaker Michael Powell of Gordon Feinblatt, LLC
Join Us IN PERSON!
Thursday, November 5, 2026
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM (EST)
* Registration open until 11/5/26 at 12:00 AM (EST)
Event Details
PLEASE JOIN US on Thursday, November 5th as we welcome our Guest Speaker, an active member of MBIA, Michael Powell from Gordon Feinblatt, LLC! Michael will be giving an update on Building Energy Peformance Standards and Climate Change Commission.
This meeting will be hybrid however we encourage you to participate IN PERSON. Please register accordingly. Thank you!
Michael was named the 2025 Maryland “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America® for Environmental Law. This is the fifth time he has won the award. In addition, for more than two decades, he has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America®, according to a national poll of lawyers. He has also been named a Maryland Super Lawyer®. Michael received the 2023 F. Patrick Hughes Award of Excellence from NAIOP for his work representing business interests during the drafting of Maryland’s Climate Change legislation and regulations. He was also named one of the Daily Record's Influential Marylanders of 2022. Michael has the highest possible rating in Martindale-Hubbell (established by peer review) and was a founding member and the first elected Chair of the Environmental Section of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA).
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael served as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment. In this role, he was the chief environmental attorney for the state and the principal advisor to the Attorney General on environmental issues. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General advising the state, at various times, on issues involving hazardous wastes, water pollution, solid wastes, radiation control and other environmental and regulatory issues.
In 2015, Michael was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to represent business interests on the Maryland Climate Change Commission and then reappointed by Senate President Mike Miller in 2016. He co-chairs the Mitigation Work Group of the Commission, which is developing plans to meet Maryland’s greenhouse gas targets. Michael was also recognized for his dedication to the practice of law and to his community with the 2009 Leadership in the Law award, presented by The Daily Record and received a Professional Service Award in 2011 for his pro bono work from the Maryland Fuel Fund.
Specialties: Environmental Law, Energy Law, Government Relations, Brownfields Redevelopment, Energy Contracting, Climate Change Regulations
Prior to joining Gordon Feinblatt, Michael served as Principal Counsel to the Maryland Department of the Environment. In this role, he was the chief environmental attorney for the state and the principal advisor to the Attorney General on environmental issues. He also served as an Assistant Attorney General advising the state, at various times, on issues involving hazardous wastes, water pollution, solid wastes, radiation control and other environmental and regulatory issues.
In 2015, Michael was appointed by Governor Larry Hogan to represent business interests on the Maryland Climate Change Commission and then reappointed by Senate President Mike Miller in 2016. He co-chairs the Mitigation Work Group of the Commission, which is developing plans to meet Maryland’s greenhouse gas targets. Michael was also recognized for his dedication to the practice of law and to his community with the 2009 Leadership in the Law award, presented by The Daily Record and received a Professional Service Award in 2011 for his pro bono work from the Maryland Fuel Fund.
Specialties: Environmental Law, Energy Law, Government Relations, Brownfields Redevelopment, Energy Contracting, Climate Change Regulations
Why Join LDC? See below!
Land Development Council: Connecting Your Business to the Resources You Need
The Council offers the opportunity to work with other professionals in an exchange of ideas to promote the continued viability of land development.
The mission of the Council is to identify emerging issues both in the field and within local and state legislative and regulatory actions and development of the advocacy priorities for the Association. The Council work s with local chapters and the MBIA Legislative Committee to formulate positions on issues critical to the land development and construction industry.
Membership includes benefits such as:
- Representation- you will receive legislative representation on significant issues affecting the development process
- Information- you will be invited to seminars and meetings proving important and timely information focusing on development issues.
- Public Relations- the Land Development Council will work to heighten public awareness of the views and needs of the land development industry and build a positive image for builders and land developers.
- Education- You can attend forums and seminars on issues such as land use planning and growth management, infrastructure, impact fees, community design, zoning, forestation, the state regulatory process, acquisition and financing, wetlands, storm water management and many more topics affecting the development industry.
- Awards Program- You will be eligible to participate in the Land Development Councils prestigious peer review awards program which showcases the best new communities in the region.
- Networking- the LDC will provide you with the opportunity to interact with most of the top notch developers in the state.
*Half of your LDC Dues goes directly to MBIA’s Special Issues fund which funds various advocacy efforts on behalf of the Industry
