Margaret McFarland, J.D. is Director of The Real Estate Center@Menlo College located in the Bay Area and a part-time Visiting Professor of Law and Real Estate. She retired from her position as Clinical Professor and the Director of the Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development at the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation in 2018 where she developed a graduate real estate curriculum with a strong focus on sustainability and affordable housing. McFarland began her career as an urban planner in Toledo, Ohio, and after completing her law degree joined O’Melveny & Myers in private practice in Washington, D.C. Dr. McFarland has an A.M. degree in Urban Studies from the University of Chicago and a J.D. degree awarded by the University of Michigan. She serves as an outside director of the Neighborhood Development Collaborative, a non-profit corporation with properties in Georgia, Texas, California and Nevada.
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