David C. Levy

David C. Levy represents clients in zoning, land use, energy, environmental and general real estate matters, and in transactional, administrative, legislative and judicial proceedings. He is resident in the firm’s Omaha and Lincoln offices.

David represents developers of wind and solar energy generation projects in Nebraska with over 1,350 megawatts operating, under construction or subject to power purchase agreements, and approximately 2,500 megawatts in development.

David is a registered lobbyist in the State of Nebraska. In June, 2009, the Nebraska legislature appointed David to its wind energy technical working group. In early 2010, he successfully represented wind development interests in the drafting and negotiation of LB 1048, Nebraska’s “omnibus” wind export bill, which the Nebraska Legislature unanimously passed. In 2011, David led a group that introduced and lobbied for a bill that would create a state historic tax credit in Nebraska. In 2014, this effort successfully concluded with the passage of LB 191, which creates a 20 percent state tax credit for rehabilitation of historic buildings in Nebraska. In 2016, David played a central role in the development and passage of LB 824, which removes regulatory barriers to significant renewable energy development for export outside of Nebraska.

David has served as an Adjunct Professor in Land Use Law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, and has taught legal writing at Creighton University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in California, Iowa and Nebraska, and has earned the American Institute of Certified Planners designation, the City Planning profession’s highest level of certification. Since 2011, David has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America the field of Land Use & Zoning Law. In 2015, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers elected him as Fellow.

Prior to joining the firm, David practiced land use and environmental law with a firm in San Francisco. Before beginning his legal career, he worked for seven years as a City Planner for the City and County of San Francisco. He is a native of Lincoln, Nebraska.