CURRICULUM VITAE

DAVID A. BASIL, LLC

310 TANNER STREET, SUITE B
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA 30117
(770) 830-8220 - (770) 234-4028 FAX
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Academic: Adjunct Professor: University of West Georgia teaching Land Use & Planning Law and
Experience Administrative Law and Policy.
Lecturer: University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute for Local Government Studies; Lorman
Educational Seminar Services
Education: J.D. May 1994, University of South Carolina School of Law, English, B.A. May 1993, University
of South Carolina, cum laude Chemical Engineering, B.S. December 1986, Clemson University.
Legal Private Law Practice - DAVID A. BASIL, LLC
Experience Representing public and private clients throughout West Georgia.
Former County Attorney for Carroll County, Georgia:
Representing county government in all legal matters, including civil litigation and administrative
proceedings, preparing ordinances, opinions of law, enforcing judgments, and other matters under
the jurisdiction of the county government. Clientele included various constitutional officers,
sheriff, board of health, board of assessors, development authority, their respective officers and
employees.
Former Law Clerk: Honorable Dewey Smith, Chief Judge, Georgia Coweta Judicial Circuit.
Professional Local Government Fellow: International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) in 2006.
Achievements Awarded by IMLA as a reliable benchmark for identifying experienced and knowledgeable
practitioners who possess special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in the area of local
government law. An acceptable peer review standard and a written examination tests practical
skills and proficiency, and academic accomplishments in the field of local government law.
National Editorial Board, Land Use and Environmental Law Journal (A. Daniel Tarlock and David
L Callies eds.)
Special Appellate Counsel for Georgia Association of County Commissioners, and the
International Municipal Lawyers Association.
Local Government Advocacy Award: Presented by International Municipal Lawyers Association in
2008.
Recognized: Georgia Countys Magazine April 2007.
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Publications: Judicial Development in Land Use Law: A National Perspective (Institute for Continuing Legal
Education, Conference Paper, Zoning Seminar, (October 2006)
Confessions and Follies - New Ideas for Improvements to Judicial Decision-Making in Land Use
Litigation (Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Conference Paper, 53 Annual Institute for
City and County Attorneys, (September 2006)
Current Decisions on State and Federal Law in Land Development, Planning & Zoning,
International Municipal Lawyers Association (2006)
Development Agreements in Georgia, (Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Conference Paper,
52 Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, (September 2005)
Current Decisions on State and Federal Law in Land Development, Planning & Zoning,
International Municipal Lawyers Association (2005)
A Primer on the Public Duty Doctrine as Applied to Police Protection, p 403, Urban Lawyer,
Summer 2005, Vol. 36, No. 3.
Current Decisions on State and Federal Law in Land Development, Planning & Zoning,
International Municipal Lawyers Association (2004)
Introduction to Legal Aspects of General Aviation Law, p.813, Urban Lawyer, Fall 2004, Vol. 36,
No. 4
Professional: International Municipal Lawyers Association Recorder of the Land Development, Planning & Org.
Associations Zoning Section; American Bar Association, State and Local Government Law
Section, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers, Georgia Bar Association, and South Carolina Bar Association.
South Carolina Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, Engineer-in-
Training, Certification No.: 8645