Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Robin Tatum, a prominent North Carolina land use, zoning and municipal attorney, to its Raleigh Office. Tatum previously served as Raleigh’s City Attorney.
“Robin’s experience and long track record of success make her a valuable ally for government and private clients that need an advocate who understands the interests of all parties,” said Brad Risinger, managing partner of Fox’s Raleigh Office. “She’s a dedicated, and informed, litigator who both clients and decisionmakers respect as an honest broker.”
Recognized by multiple legal trade organizations as a leader in North Carolina in land use and zoning law, Tatum served as Raleigh City Attorney since 2018 and was previously Asheville’s City Attorney beginning in 2014. In those roles, she had responsibility for zoning, employment, condemnation and environmental disputes and litigations, as well as for municipal bond and contracting issues. She has extensive experience in working with the North Carolina General Assembly on the legislative agendas and concerns of municipalities, as well as in the analysis of proposed bills and initiatives.
Before her government service, Tatum represented local government entities, private developers and citizens across North Carolina on land use, zoning and property tax matters in state and federal courts, as well as before local quasi-judicial boards. She has served as lead counsel, at trial and on appeal, in some of the most significant land use and municipal law cases in North Carolina over the last 20 years.
“My time with Raleigh, and before in Asheville, gives me a valuable perspective on the working relationships that cities, towns and counties have with citizens and businesses that work to preserve and improve their communities,” Tatum said. “I hope what I can bring to public and private clients, alike, at Fox Rothschild is a results-oriented focus that comes from understanding and experience.”
As a city attorney, Tatum helped “write the book” that North Carolina land use and zoning attorneys use daily. She was the municipal representative on a four-member drafting committee that revised the General Statues relating to land use and zoning that are now enacted as N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160-D.
Tatum earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from North Carolina Central University Law School, and a master’s and B.S. from North Carolina State University.
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