Attorney Profile

JOHN ROGERS

Assistant City Attorney

General Counsel Division

Zoning Section

John Rogers joined the Dallas City Attorney's Office in 1988. He is currently chief of the zoning section and supervises six attorneys on issues related to zoning, development, alcohol regulation, annexation, code amendments, historic preservation, platting, and the thoroughfare plan. He is counsel to the City Council on zoning matters. Formerly counsel to the City Plan Commission; Board of Adjustment; Landmark Commission; Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee; and Building Inspection Advisory, Examining, and Appeals Board. He has experience in zoning litigation and advises the Litigation Division on zoning litigation.

Education

• University of Texas Law School
  J.D., 1985

• University of Colorado at Boulder
  B.S. in Finance, 1980

Affiliations & Activities

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1985
• United States District Courts in the Northern and Western Districts of Texas

Publications & Presentations

• Craftsman Award from Preservation Dallas for drafting the city's historic preservation ordinance, 2001

Prior Experience

• Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Corporate Counsel, 1985 to 1988
• Texas Attorney General's Office; Assistant Attorney General; Insurance, Banking and Securities Division, 1985