Jackson Hole Land Trust

C. Timothy Lindstrom

Director of Protection & Staff Attorney
tim@jhlandtrust.org

Tim holds degrees in law and planning from the University of Virginia. He taught zoning and planning law at the University of Virginia School of Architecture from 1979 until 1998. He served as an elected member of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors for twelve years, retiring (voluntarily) in 1990. He was in private law practice in Charlottesville until 1989 when he became staff attorney to the Piedmont Environmental Council where he served until 1998. He has written and lectured extensively on topics of planning law, and the law (including tax law) relating to conservation easements. He helped author the American Farm and Ranch Protection Act which increased the federal tax incentives for the donation of conservation easements and he lead a successful seven-year, nationwide legislative effort for its enactment. He also worked extensively with the Virginia General Assembly regarding zoning legislation and helped to draft new Virginia laws increasing the tax incentives in Virginia for the donation of conservation easements. Tim joined the Land Trust staff as Director of Protection and Staff Attorney in February, 2000. He is married to Jessica and has two children, Carl Elliott (Ott, 11 years) and Harmony Andrus (Harmony, 6 years).

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