McNeish receives APA President’s Award

Gilbert F. McNeish, an adjunct professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver and a lawyer with Spencer Fane & Grimshaw LLP since 1972, received the President’s Award for meritorious contributions to planning, planning law, effective planning in Colorado and the American Planning Association Colorado Chapter.

McNeish has focused his 35-plus year law career in the field of land use and planning. He has trained candidates for the master of urban and regional planning degree. From 2006 to 2011, McNeish served as a resource for APA Colorado Legislative Committee offering his knowledge of planning law, Colorado State Statutes, and the history of many Colorado planning laws on the books today.

In honoring McNeish, the award recognizes his efforts of offering his services and the pro bono legal services to prepare amicus briefs for both the Colorado Supreme Court and the U. S. Supreme Court on behalf of APA Colorado. Countless hours went into the research and preparation of these briefs, all of which were given in service to the ideals of planning and in the interest of good planning in Colorado.