Representative work product in the public record

University of Arizona College of Law, J.D. 1982

University of Arizona College of Liberal Arts, B.A. History 1979

Frank Cassidy, P.C., 1994-1997, 2000-2001, 2003, 2020-present

Marana Town Attorney, 2003-2020

Senior Assistant Tucson City Attorney, 2001-2003

Associate, Gust Rosenfeld (Tucson), 1998-2000

Deputy Pima County Attorney, 1983-1986, 1988-1993

Associate, Winston & Strawn (Tucson) 1986-1988

Associate, Basinger & Associates, 1982-1983

Cascada/Town of Marana

Dove Mountain/Town of Marana

Escudilla Mountain Domestic Water Improvement District/Nutrioso

Gladden Farms/Town of Marana

La Puerta del Norte/Town of Marana

Lazy K Bar/Town of Marana

Rocking K Ranch/Pima County

Saguaro Bloom/Town of Marana

Starr Pass Resort/City of Tucson

The Villages of Tortolita/Town of Marana

Trujillo Trail Domestic Water Improvement District/Tubac

University of Arizona 

• Adjunct Professor for Land Use Law course (1994-2015)

State Bar of Arizona

• Doing Real Estate Deals with Local Government  (2015)
• Better than Bonds? Third Party Trust Subdivision Assurance Agreements (2015)
• Update on Recent Real Property Case Law & Legislation (2014)
• Koontz: Expected Clarification or the End of Exactions?  (2014) 
• Preparing Enforceable Development Agreements (2013)
• “We Build These Cities, We Rock and Roll!” City Attorneys’ Take on Development Issues After a Down-Turn (2013) 
• Update on Recent Real Property Case Law (2012)
• Regulatory Reform (2012)
• Contract and Conditional Zoning (2011)
• "What’s the Hold Up?" Current Issues Impeding Real Estate Development (2005) 
•  Conditional Use Permits and Referenda (2004) 
•  Protected Development Rights  (2002)
•  Open Space Conservation, Regulating Urban Design, and Mediation of Land Use Disputes (2002)
• Growing Smarter – the Details, Takings Law and Nonconforming Uses (2001)
• The Big Box Wars, Housing Affordability, and Growing Smarter Plus (2000)
•  Pygmy Owls, Wildcat Subdivisions and Other Tidbits (1999)
•  Growth Management (1998)
•  Government Interests vs. Private Property Rights (1995)
•  Land Use Regulation: The Impact of Environmental Concerns (  (1991)

League of Arizona Cities and Towns  

• Clearing the Confusion on Land Use Issues (2024)
• Development Agreements: Incentivizing Development While Protecting Municipalities (2023)
• Roles, Responsibilities, and Best Practices of a Planning & Zoning Commission Member (2020)
• Basics of Zoning for City and Town Officials (2016)
•  Basics of Zoning for City and Town Officials (2012)

Arizona City Attorneys Association Annual Conference

• The Demise of Local Legislative Discretion (2025)
• Unentitled Vacant Land to Outlet Mall (2022)
• Land Use Case Studies (2016)
• Case Law Update and City North and the Gift Clause (2013) 
• Revitalizing Struggling & Stalled Existing Projects (2011) 
• Proposition 207 (2007)
• Recent Planning and Zoning Cases and Legislation (2002)

Other Presentations

• Town of Prescott Valley Land Use Law Work Session (2022)
• Town of Florence Land Use Law Work Session (2021)

Co-chair, State Bar of Arizona Land Use Law Update

• 2016-2019, 2021-2022

Member, State Bar of Arizona Real Property Section Executive Council

• 2011 to 2016

President, Arizona City Attorneys Association, 2012-13

Co-author, Arizona Land Use Law, published by the State Bar of Arizona

• 6th Edition 2014
• 7th Edition 2017 
• 8th Edition 2021

Author, Cases and Materials on Land Use Law, self-published classroom materials

•  1994-2015

Co-author, Talkin’ Turken: Arizona’s Economic Development Opportunities after CityNorth

• Arizona State Bar Real Estate Law Journal, Summer 2010 Edition

Are you available to represent private land owners and developers before a city or town?

• Not typically. We normally represent the city or town.

Do you handle litigation?

• We have handled a wide variety of zoning, condemnation, and construction litigation over the years, but are no longer lead counsel in litigation matters.

Do you do other work for private parties, not involving municipalities?

• Rarely, but we invite you to inquire with the understanding that no representation is implied unless and until we send a letter formally confirming our engagement as your attorney.