St. Bernard Parish Louisiana Held in Contempt for Violating Fair Housing Act
Munsch Hardt, a law firm with over 100 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, announced that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued its ruling holding St. Bernard Parish Louisiana (Parish) in contempt and liable for sanctions in enacting a moratorium on apartment development in response to a developer proposing multifamily affordable housing in the Parish after the Parish had entered into a prior consent decree agreeing not to violate Fair Housing laws. Both Robert (Bob) H. Voelker and Dennis L. Roossien, Jr. represented the developer. Relman & Dane PLLC represented the developer and the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center in this matter. To read more about the ruling, click here.
Robert (Bob) H. Voelker
Bob is the Business Development Coordinator of the firm\'s Real Estate group, which consists of over 25 attorneys in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas. His practice emphasis is on complex development projects including mixed-use, hotel, condominiums and office or office/warehouse. His educational and professional background as a CPA, tax attorney, real estate attorney and multifamily real estate developer coupled with his prior legal and business involvement with multifaceted public/private projects with layered debt and equity financing, allow for a unique ability to organize, manage and facilitate the most complex mixed-use new construction and adaptive reuse developments including hotel/condominium/retail/entertainment projects and transportation oriented developments, in conjunction with local revitalization incentives involving public and private funding. Bob has also been actively involved in fair housing litigation over the last 15 years, assisting developers when cities deny them the right to build affordable housing. He obtained his Juris Doctor, graduating magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and Bachelor of Business Administration, graduating magna cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.
Dennis L. Roossien, Jr.
Dennis\' current practice centers on receivership actions, securities litigation and commercial litigation. He serves as a court appointed receiver and represents receivers and other court appointed fiduciaries. His work in receivership cases involves maximizing the value of distressed assets, investigating and pursuing claims against insiders, handling claims administration and coordinating with the parties to the primary action. A number of his receivership cases arise out of large securities frauds. He also pursues investor claims in areas such as auction rate securities. His commercial practice covers a broad range of specialized areas such as fair housing, construction and insurance coverage litigation. Dennis obtained his Juris Doctor, graduating magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law and Bachelor of Science, graduating cum laude, from Calvin College.
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