Relman & Dane PLLC
1225 Nineteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2456
Tel: (202) 728-1888

Michael Allen joined Relman & Dane in June 2006, after 21 years of litigation and other advocacy on behalf of poor people and people with disabilities. His practice focuses on litigation under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. From 1995 to 2006, he was senior staff attorney and director of the fair housing program at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and co-director of the Building Better Communities Network. From 1985-1995 he was a staff attorney and managing attorney at Legal Services of Northern Virginia. A nationally recognized expert on the disability provisions of the Fair Housing Act, Michael has litigated and lobbied at the federal and state levels, and appeared in national print and electronic media. He is a 1979 graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, and received his law degree in 1985 from the University of Virginia. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia.

You can view his full bio on the Relman & Dane website.

Michael has contributed his expert opinion and experience to the HOAleader.com articles below.