Program Details
2026-09-24 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-24 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines why data centers are reshaping local land use expectations, covering greenfield versus brownfield development, land acquisition, option agreements, and entitlement contingencies, power availability and utility commitments, zoning for a use many ordinances never anticipated, and tax incentives.
Brendan A. O’Donnell
Grant A. Allison 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session explores why data centers become controversial, covering private and public nuisance claims, injunctive relief, damages, and permit-compliance defenses, procedural and substantive challenges to land use approvals, exclusionary zoning claims, and disputes over moratoria, infrastructure limits, and utility restrictions.
Brendan A. O’DonnellGrant A. AllisonBrendan A. O’Donnell is a Director at Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, practicing in the firm’s Oil and Gas, Litigation, Environmental and Energy Law, and Renewable Energy, Zoning and Land Use groups. For more than a decade he has represented landowners and royalty owners across Pennsylvania in transactional matters and litigation, and he complements that practice by representing property owners in zoning and land use matters before municipal bodies and on appeal to the courts.
Grant A. Allison is an Associate in Houston Harbaugh, P.C.’s litigation practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with experience in litigation, municipal law, land use and zoning, environmental law, and business transactions. His practice combines courtroom advocacy with advisory work, and he advises clients with a common sense, business-first approach.
Brendan A. O’Donnell is a Director at Houston Harbaugh, P.C. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, practicing in the firm’s Oil and Gas, Litigation, Environmental and Energy Law, and Renewable Energy, Zoning and Land Use groups. For more than a decade he has represented landowners and royalty owners across Pennsylvania in transactional matters and litigation, and he complements that practice by representing property owners in zoning and land use matters before municipal bodies and on appeal to the courts.
Grant A. Allison is an Associate in Houston Harbaugh, P.C.’s litigation practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with experience in litigation, municipal law, land use and zoning, environmental law, and business transactions. His practice combines courtroom advocacy with advisory work, and he advises clients with a common sense, business-first approach.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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