Benjamin Harder

Planner at Crossroads Community Planning

Columbus, Ohio, United States

About

Experience

  • Planner at Crossroads Community Planning
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Associate Attorney at Murray Murphy Moul + Basil LLP
    Aug 2022 - May 2023 · 10 mos

    - Drafted and revised business and real estate transaction documents involving purchasing, selling, financing, leasing, and employment. - Analyzed title insurance and site plans in order to respond to any objections during real estate purchasing or selling. - Assisted in negotiations of real estate transactions.

  • Legal Intern at LANDWATCH LANE COUNTY INC
    Jan 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Instructed in local land-use ordinance interpretation. - Presented and helped prepare arguments during land-use hearings - Performed research and memoranda writing from comment period to appeal - Led a board meeting before LandWatch board members

  • Student at Western Environmental Law Clinic
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 · 5 mos

    - Performed legal research with regard to the Endangered Species Act within the 9th Circuit.

  • Sustainable Land Use Fellow at University of Oregon Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center
    Aug 2020 - Apr 2021 · 9 mos

    - Collaborated with other fellows on finding and collecting coastal city floodplain codes, with a specific focus on retreat strategies for inventory purposes. - Drafted comments in favor of amending the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development's 2020 Climate Change Adaptation Framework & Equity Blueprint regarding land-use strategies. - Designed and conducted a research study to help gain insight into the legal profession and its relationship with interdisciplinary academic research.