Mayor Vincent Gray appointed Georgetown Law Professor J. Peter Byrne the new Mayor’s Agent in the Historic Preservation Office. The Mayor’s Agent holds public hearings on permit applications and makes determinations on behalf of the Mayor.
J. Peter Byrne is Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center. he teaches Property, Land Use, Natural Resources and Historic Preservation. He holds degrees from Northwestern University and from the University of Virginia School of Law. Professor Byrne is the author (with Sara Bronin) of Historic Preservation Law: Cases and Materials (2012).
(From Washingtoncitypaper.com)