direct phone: (202) 349 2454 direct fax: (202) 349 2455 email: mglasheen@renocavanaugh.com	Hometown:  Providence, RI   Education: Howard University School of Law, J.D.   University of Rhode Island, B.A. in Political Science with distinction   Bar Admissions: California bar (inactive)  District of Columbia bar Maryland bar
Megan Glasheen is a Member of Reno & Cavanaugh and has been with the firm for fifteen years. Her practice focuses on all aspects of public, assisted, and affordable housing development and operation.  Megan represents public housing authorities and others across the country on complex redevelopment efforts using the mixed-finance development method using HOPE VI and public housing capital funds, low income housing tax credits, state tax credits, tax exempt bonds, project-based Section 8, private debt and other public and private sources of development funds.  In addition, Megan advocates for housing providers on regulatory issues dealing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on issues ranging from defending Office of Inspector General audits to obtaining waivers of program requirements to advising on Fair Housing compliance.    Megan helped shape the HOPE VI Program in the early 1990’s and worked with a coalition of interest groups to address inadequate total development cost limits and other structuring obstacles for mixed finance transactions, which ultimately lead to the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act. Megan served on the advisory board of experts that helped HUD create the Mixed Finance Guidebook, the Cost Control and Safe Harbor Standards, and the Project Review Panel Protocol.       Selected Recent Transactions Oversees Reno & Cavanaugh’s representation of The Habitat Company LLC, the receiver for the development of non-elderly public housing in Chicago with respect to the large-scale redevelopment of Chicago’s public housing stock, including the developments known as ABLA, Cabrini-Green, Henry Horner Homes, Madden-Wells Homes, Robert Taylor Homes, Rockwell Gardens, and Stateway Gardens. Represents the receiver or the housing authority in Detroit, Chester PA, and New Haven CT, each of which has multiple HOPE VI sites and is engaged in numerous mixed-finance rental and homeownership transactions. Negotiated several termination or de-designation agreements between housing authorities and developers. Worked with a housing authority in an Inspector General audit of its nonprofit affiliates and resident participation programs to minimize exposure of the authority for mistakes by former executive. Successfully represented several authorities with “not-in-my-backyard” issues with HUD and/or neighbors contesting particular sites for low income housing. Drafted the formation documents for the National Organization of African Americans in Housing (“NOAAH”). Worked with the Housing Authority of Louisville (now the Louisville Metro Housing Authority) on the Park DuValle Revitalization to structure its relationship with the developers, the city, and other funders. Helped clients negotiate memoranda of agreement with state historic preservation offices to enable their developments to go forward. Negotiated the sale of public housing property to enable a housing authority to use the proceeds for housing development. Structured a limited equity cooperative as replacement of traditional public housing, ending the development’s reliance on federal subsidy and winning neighborhood support for the development. Advised on the structuring of new enabling legislation and alternative structures for public housing authorities transitioning out of receivership. Major Prior Work Experience   Prior to attending law school, Megan was a press aide to Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. and worked at Rhode Island Legal Services on state legislative initiatives to increase the supply of affordable housing.  During a hiatus from the firm in 1994, Megan worked at the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, where she assisted with grant writing and a comprehensive overhaul of policies and procedures for the Section 8 and public housing programs. Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, Martinez CA, 1994, Management Specialist Speaking Engagements/Publications  Co-author, “Sources of Capital: Public Housing Funds” (chapter in Developing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations, 237 (Bennett L. Hecht 2d ed. 1999 and 3rd ed. 2006)) Co-author, “Continuing the Conversation with Policy Makers: A Review of the Brookings Institution Report on HOPE VI,” ABA Journal on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Fall 2005 Co-author, “Mixed Finance Development: Privatizing Public Housing Through Public/Private Development Partnerships”, (chapter in Privatizing Governmental Functions (Deborah Ballati ed., 2001)) Co-author, Public Housing Authorities HOPE 1: May HUD Give Away What It Does Not Own?, 25 The Urban Lawyer 69 (Winter 1993) Co-author, PHAs and HOPE 1: Questioning HUD's Giveaway, Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law (Spring 1992) “Patronage Employment Practices and the First Amendment,” 34 Howard Law Journal 663 (1991) Repositioning Public Housing for the Future: Strategies and Practices, Public Housing Authorities Directors Association Annual Convention, June 2006 Redeveloping Public Housing, Moderator, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, May 2006 Women in Law Leadership Academy, American Bar Association, March 2006 NIMBY Countermeasures:  Overcoming Local Fears and Gaining Local Acceptance, Moderator, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, February 2006 Redeveloping Public Housing, Moderator, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, May 2006 Leadership Summit on Redesigning the Law, Law Firm Leadership and Work-Life Balance, The Third Path Institute, January 2006 Deal Review Workshop, Affordable Housing Live! October 2005 Public Housing Authorities Responding to Hurricanes Katrina & Rita, Housing and Development Law Institute, October 2005 Repositioning Public Housing for the Future: Strategies and Practices, Community Solutions Symposium, October 2005 American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, Issues in Mixed Finance and HOPE VI Development, HUD OGC/ABA Training, May 2003 Mixed-Finance/HOPE VI Developments: Difficult Issues/Creative Solutions American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, May 2002 Crossfire: Perspectives on Mixed Finance Partnerships, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, February 2002 HOPE VI and Mixed Finance Program, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, May 2001 The Basics of Mixed Finance Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD HOPE VI Grantee Conference, 2000 Negotiating the Development Agreement, Institute for Professional and Executive Development, 1999 Legal Pitfalls in HOPE VI, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD 1999 HOPE VI Grantee Conference, 1999 Fair Housing Act Guidance, Housing and Development Law Institute, June 1998      Public/Private Partnerships in Development of Public Housing, Housing and Development Law Institute, October 1997 New Opportunities in Public Housing Development, American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, May 1997 New Opportunities in Public Housing Development, Institute for Professional and Executive Development, October 1996 PHAs Contract Rights under the Annual Contributions Contract, Housing and Development Law Institute, 1995  Awards, Community Activities and Professional Activities  Board member, Alexandria Housing Development Corporation, 2004 to present American Bar Association Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law Governing Committee Member, 2003 to present Conferences Chair, 2004 - 2006 Co-Chair, 2003 Annual Conference, Washington, DC Co-Chair, 2002 Regional Conference on Public Housing Redevelopment, New Orleans LA Member, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)  Member, National Housing and Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA)  Member, Housing and Development Law Institute (HDLI) Member, National Organization of African Americans in Housing (NOAAH) Member, District of Columbia Building industry Association (DCBIA) Member, Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) Member, Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED) YWCA of Greater Washington Board member, 1997 to 2001 Board Chair, 1998 to 2000 Howard University Law Journal, 1989-1991 Earl Davis Award for Advocacy, 1990 Howard University School of Law, Merit Scholarship 1988-1991