Carl A. S. Coan Jr.

Senior Partner

Carl A. S. Coan Jr. is a Senior Partner at Coan & Lyons, who practices housing and urban affairs, real estate, legislative law, and fair housing.  He received his A.B. degree from Georgetown University in 1954, and his LL.B. degree from Georgetown University in 1958.  Mr. Coan Jr., is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.  He previously worked for the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and is a published author on federal housing issues

Education

• LL.B., Georgetown University School of Law, 1958
  - Membership:  Delta Theta Phi
• A.B., Georgetown University, 1954

Admissions

• District of Columbia State Bar, 1958

Publication

• Author: "The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968:  Landmark Legislation for the Urban Crisis," The Urban Lawyer, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring, 1969.

Previous Employment

• Federal Housing Administration, Urban Renewal Administration
  - Attorney, 1958-69
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  - Assistant General Counsel, 1968-69
• National Association of Home Builders
  - Deputy Legislative Counsel, 1969-71
  - Vice President of Government Affairs and Legislative Counsel, 1971-77
• U.S. Army
  - First Lieutenant, 1954-56

Professional Association & Memberships

• District of Columbia Bar
  - Member
• Federal Bar Association
  - Member
• American Bar Association
  - Member, Sections:  Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, Section of State and Local Government Law
• Advisory Committee on Uniform Land Transactions Act, Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
  - Member, 1972-75
• Consumer Protection and Public Utilities Commission of Fairfax County, Virginia,
  -Member, 1967-73
  -Chairman, 1969-73
• Redevelopment and Housing Authority of Fairfax County, Virginia
  - Member, 1975-85
  - Vice Chairman, 1977-83
  - Chairman, 1983-85
• Fairfax County Planning Commission, Fairfax County, Virginia
  - Commissioner, 1995-99
• Joint Committee on Alternative Mortgage Instruments of Virginia General Assembly
  - Public Member, 1977-80
• Board of Trustees and Board of Governors, National Housing Conference
  - Life Member
• Cooperative Housing Foundation
  - Trustee