Tuesday, October 10, 2023
8:30 AM—5:30 PM ET

D.C. Bar Association
901 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

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Join your colleagues in the Nation’s Capital for a highly focused look into preservation law, highlighting the most recent and influential developments. This in-depth session will provide you with the knowledge and skills to effectively advocate and champion key preservation issues.

Historic preservation law is constantly changing in response to broader societal issues, including housing affordability and social justice. Join the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and a roster of experts to learn about cutting edge issues in historic preservation law. Our distinguished faculty will share the most up-to-date information from different perspectives and will engage the audience in conceiving of new directions for the future of historic preservation law. Participants will learn about the following topics:

• Changes in jurisdiction and consideration of historic places as a result of the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision on the “waters of the United States”
• Continuing challenges to the designation of National Monuments through the Antiquities Act, including the Bears Ears National Monument
• Changes in federal regulations affecting historic places, including NEPA regulations
• Recent developments in the protection of places of religious significance to Native Americans and in urban areas
• The intersection of housing affordability and historic preservation
• Application of the Historic Tax Credit program in Qualified Opportunity Zones
• Blight designation that is still leading to the loss of historic places

The program will honor the career of Paul W. Edmondson, former Chief Legal Officer and then President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Access the full agenda.

The National Preservation Law Conference 2023 allows you to enhance your leadership skills to more effectively produce results within your community. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits will be available.

Co-Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)

Stay tuned for more details about the agenda, speakers, and registration going live in early August. Sign up to receive updates when this information is available.

Plan Your Trip to DC

• D.C. Bar Association is within walking distance from the Union Station Metro Station on the Red Line and near several bus lines, as well as the DC Circulator.
• Union Station is also the hub for Amtrak and Marc trains.
• Capital Bikeshare is metro DC's bikeshare service. There are several stations within walking distance of the event space.
• From DCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
  • Taxi: Approximately $20-$25.
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  • Metro: Take the Blue Line Metro in the direction of Largo to Metro Center. Change to the Red Line in the direction of Glenmont. Take the Red Line to the Union Station Metro Station.
• From IAD - Washington Dulles International Airport
  • Taxi: Approximately $50-$65
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  • Metro: Take the Silver Line Metro in the direction of Largo to Metro Center. Change to the Red Line in the direction of Glenmont. Take the Red Line to the Union Station Metro Station.
• From BWI - Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
  • Taxi: Approximately $75 – $100