Kayla is a Senior Associate in Clarion’s Chapel Hill office. Prior to joining Clarion, she spent many years in the public sector at the municipal, county, and regional levels building a strong foundation in fundamental legal principles of planning, code drafting, and ordinance implementation. Kayla brings with her a practical approach to planning that seeks

Christopher J. Duerksen was the founder of Clarion’s Denver office. Currently Senior Advisor, he provides strategic support to all aspects of the firm’s nationwide practice. He specializes in development codes and other land development regulations, growth management plans and studies, historic preservation plans and regulations, natural resource and scenic area protection strategies, and airport-area development. His

High Energy Urban Planner, Lawyer, and Solver of Complex Governance Challenges Don is a Senior Consultant with Clarion Associates, LLC, based in the Denver office, and has been a member of the firm since 1995. He has assisted over 85 U.S. communities to update zoning and development regulations, with a particular focus on fair and

Elizabeth is a Director in Clarion’s Denver office and is both an attorney and a planner,  practiced in both disciplines. She has prepared both traditional and FBC/hybrid code update projects for cities, towns, and counties across Colorado and the country; drafted topic-specific code provisions covering issues such as ADUs, sustainability, and signs; served as an