Laurel A. David
Ms. David served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Norman S. Fletcher of the Georgia Supreme Court and to the Honorable Marvin H. Shoob of the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia during law school. Her publications include legislation reviews for The Georgia State University Law Review and an article on Atlanta's Clean Water Act compliance problems for The Urban Lawyer published by American Bar Association. Ms. David is experienced in public policy and legislative matters, having worked for a public policy research institute in Washington, D.C. and as an assistant to a Member of the British Parliament in London, England. She served on the Atlanta Focus Group to the National Regulatory Barriers Database Initiative for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development in 2007. She currently serves on the Earth Craft Communities Council for Southface Energy Institute, the DeKalb County Advisory Committee for the Council for Quality Growth and the Zoning Code Update Task Force for DeKalb County.
Areas of Practice
- Planning and Land Use
- County and Municipal Law
- Zoning Law
- Administrative Appeals
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
- J.D.
- Honors: Georgia State University Law Review, Member and Associate Editor
- University of London, London, England
- M.A.
- Major: Political Science
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A.
Published Works
- Legislation Reviews, The Georgia State University Law Review
- Atlanta's Clean Water Act Compliance Problems for The Urban Lawyer, American Bar Association
- Navigating Local Land Use Laws and Approval Processes
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Member
Pro Bono Activities
- Southface Energy Institute, Earth Craft Communities Council
- DeKalb County Advisory Committee for the Council for Quality Growth
- Zoning Code Update Task Force for DeKalb County









