MEMBERS OF FIRM
Carl A. S. Coan, Jr. (Senior Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1934; admitted to bar, 1958, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1954; LL.B., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. Author: "The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968: Landmark Legislation for the Urban Crisis," The Urban Lawyer, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring, 1969. Attorney, 1958-1969 and Assistant General Counsel, 1968-1969, Federal Housing Administration, Urban Renewal Administration and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Deputy Legislative Counsel, 1969-1971 and Vice President Government Affairs and Legislative Counsel, 1971-1977, National Association of Home Builders. Member, Advisory Committee on Uniform Land Transactions Act, Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1972-1975. Member, 1967-1973 and Chairman, 1969-1973, Consumer Protection and Public Utilities Commission of Fairfax County, Virginia. Member, 1975-1985, Vice Chairman, 1977-1983 and Chairman, 1983-1985, Redevelopment and Housing Authority of Fairfax County, Virginia. Commissioner, Fairfax County Planning Commission, Fairfax County, VA, 1995-1999. Public Member, Joint Committee on Alternative Mortgage Instruments of Virginia General Assembly, 1977-1980. Life Member, Board of Trustees and Board of Governors, National Housing Conference. Trustee, Cooperative Housing Foundation. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Federal Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice; Section of State and Local Government Law). [1st Lieut., U.S. Army, 1954-1956]. Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Affairs; Real Estate; Legislative Law; Fair Housing.Email: Carl A. S. Coan, Jr.
William S. Moorhead (1923-1987).
Raymond K. James (Partner) born Torrington, Connecticut, September 12, 1934; admitted to bar, 1963, District of Columbia. Education: New York University (B.A., 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1963). Phi Beta Kappa. Counsel, Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1963-1966. Legislative Attorney, 1967-1971 and Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, 1971-1973, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, 1973-1977. Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1977-1981. Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Affairs; Real Estate; Legislative Law.Email: Raymond K. James
Carl A. S. Coan, III (Partner) born Shirley, Massachusetts, March 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1983, Virginia. Education: University of Virginia; George Mason University (B.A., with high distinction, 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Contributor, American Bar Association Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 1994. Commissioner, Redevelopment and Housing Authority of Fairfax Co., Virginia, 1996-2000. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Kansas City v. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 861 F.2d 739 (D.C. Cir. 1988); Brighton Village Associates et al v. United States, 52 F.3rd 1056 (Fed. Cir. 1995); Trafalgar Capital Associates, Inc. v. Cuomo, 153 F.3d 21 (1st Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Affairs; Real Estate; Litigation; Wills; Probate.Email: Carl A. S. Coan, III
ASSOCIATE
Sheila C. Salmon (Senior Associate) born Washington, D. C., April 8, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Virginia Tech University (B.S. in Finance, 1985);Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1988). Contributor: American Bar Association Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 1994; The Urban Lawyer of the Section of State and Local Government Law, Fall 1995; State and Local Law News of ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, Summer 1995. Chair, Advocacy Committee, National Council on Seniors Housing, National Association of Home Builders, 1999. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law). Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Affairs; Fair Housing; Real Estate; Probate.Email: Sheila C. Salmon
OF COUNSEL
James A. Lyons, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1930; admitted to bar, 1957, Pennsylvania; 1970, District of Columbia and U.S. Claims Court. Education: St. Joseph's University (B.S., 1953); Villanova University (J.D., 1956). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Housing and Urban Affairs; Fair Housing.