Mark R. Wolfe, J.D., M.C.P.

  • Founding Principal, M. R. Wolfe & Associates, P.C., Attorneys-at-Law

  • Adjunct Faculty, Programs in Urban Studies and Public Policy, Stanford University (2014-Present)

  • Adjunct Faculty, Dept. of City & Regional Planning, U.C. Berkeley (1999-2012)

Mark Wolfe is a lawyer and educator in the areas of land use, environmental law, and urban economics and policy.

His eponymous law firm, founded in 2002, represents non-profit organizations, low-income environmental justice organizations, and other public interest clients in disputes over land use, natural resources, urban development, local government administration, and ballot initiatives and referendums.

Since 1999 he has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in urban economics and public policy, first at U.C. Berkeley and at Stanford University since 2014.

His academic articles have appeared in Urban Affairs Review, the Cornell Journal of Planning and Urban Issues, and the California Real Property Journal, and he has appeared as a commentator on “The PBS News Hour.”

He holds a J.D. from the University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly Hastings College of the Law), a M.C.P. from the University of California at Berkeley, and a BA from Stanford University.

He was born and raised in San Francisco, where he continues to live with his three daughters.

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