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 80 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

  Born and raised in Venezuela, Bettina completed her college and graduate school here in the United States and then settled in Massachusetts with her family. She spent the past 32 years teaching the language, culture, and history of the Spanish speaking world and leading as department chair in both boarding and day schools in