Background
Zax, Leonard A. was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Shirley Jeanne(Hollander) Zax.
Zax, Leonard A. was born in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Shirley Jeanne(Hollander) Zax.
Bachelor, University of Chicago, 1971. M of City Planning, Harvard University., 1975, Juris Doctor, 1975.
Worked at Latham & Watkins. Admitted to the bar, 1978, District of Columbia and New Jersey. Lecturer and Member of the Faculty, Harvard University, 1977-1978.
Special Assistant to: General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1975-1976.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1976-1977. Member, Fannie Mae National Advisory Committee, 1994.
Trustee, National Building Museum, 1994. Member, Board of Trustees, District of Columbia Preservation League, 1988-1995.
Trustee, Greater Washington Research Center, 1986.
Company-Chair, Mayor"s Downtown Housing Commission, Washington, District of Columbia, 1986-1989. Commission Member, District of Columbia Enterprise Zones Study Commission, 1988-1989. Member, Advisory Committee on Real Estate Development, Harvard University, 1990-1992.
Company-Chairman, Washington, District of Columbia Advisory Committee, Asian Real Estate Association, 1991-1992.
Editor, Real Estate and the RTC: A Guide to Asset Purchases and Contracting, Urban Land Institute, 1990. Member, Board of Advisors, Warren Gorham Lamont Real Estate Workouts and Asset Management Newsletter, 1992.
Author: "Real Estate Financing," National Law Journal, June 25, 1984. "An Essential Guide to Understanding Zoning," Urban Land, January 1990.
"Commercial Development and Downtown Housing," Washington Corridor Real Estate Journal, January 19, 1990.
"Justice for Preservationists and Developers," 42 Harvard Law Bulletin 40 (1990). "The RTC and the Real Estate Industry," 6 Real Estate Finance Journal 8 (1990). "Brennan Leaves Legacy of Land-Use Opinions," Los Angeles Times, September 30, 1990.
"The Borrower"s Art of Self Defense," Urban Land, January 1994.
"Jackie"s Washington: How She Preserved the City"s History," Washington Post, May 29, 1994. "Disney and the Preservationists Can Work Together," Washington Business Journal, November 4, 1994.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association (Chairman, Committee on Housing and Urban Development Law, 1986-1989.
Member, Steering Committee on the Representation of the Homeless Project, 1988-1991.
Member, Governing Board, Forum Committee on Affordable Housing and Community Development, 1991-1994). (Resident).
Member, Fannie Mae National Advisory Committee, 1994. Trustee, National Building Museum, 1994. Member, Board of Trustees, District of Columbia Preservation League, 1988-1995.
Trustee, Greater Washington Research Center, 1986.
Company-Chair, Mayor"s Downtown Housing Commission, Washington, District of Columbia, 1986-1989. Commission Member, District of Columbia Enterprise Zones Study Commission, 1988-1989.
Member, Advisory Committee on Real Estate Development, Harvard University, 1990-1992. Company-Chairman, Washington, District of Columbia Advisory Committee, Asian Real Estate Association, 1991-1992.
Editor, Real Estate and the RTC: A Guide to Asset Purchases and Contracting, Urban Land Institute, 1990.
Member, Board of Advisors, Warren Gorham Lamont Real Estate Workouts and Asset Management Newsletter, 1992.
Married Helen Kemp, May 25, 1980. Children: David Hollander, Laura Alexandra.