Deborah A. Rouse

Ms. Rouse concentrates her practice in real estate development, land use, zoning matters, and construction law. As a registered architect with three decades of experience in building design, urban planning and construction oversight, Ms. Rouse brings an unusually broad set of skills and insider knowledge to the practice of real estate development. As deputy director of the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning, Ms. Rouse worked closely with developers, contractors and design professionals to develop land use, historic preservation and urban design controls and to apply them to major development projects, including the recently constructed PNC Park, Heinz Field and Pittsburgh Convention Center projects. She managed the professional urban design, historic preservation, development, and zoning staff.

Other Distinctions

•City of Pittsburgh, Mayor’s Award for Outstanding Historic Preservation, for the University of Pittsburgh campus improvements and renovation of the Masonic Temple
•Association of University Architects, Case Study Award, for the adaptive reuse of the Masonic Temple
•Listed in The Best Lawyers of America for Land Use and Zoning Law, 2018-2020

Community & Pro Bono

•Named as a member of a nationwide team by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to provide historic preservation experience in New Orleans during rebuilding following Hurricane Katrina, 2005
•Borough of Wenonah, N.J., former chair of combined Planning and Zoning Board
•City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning, special consultant for the North Shore Development project

Related Events

•Pennsylvania Bar Association Day on Real Estate, Panel on Urban Sprawl

News & Publications

•Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2020
•Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2019
•40 Schnader Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America 2018
•Rouse Named to Board of Directors of Preservation Pennsylvania
•Schnader Scores Big for Gaming Client in Pittsburgh
•Rouse Quoted on Pittsburgh Gaming Issue
•Schnader Names Seven New Partners
•Pro Bono Newsletter
•Rouse of Pittsburgh Selected to Help New Orleans Rebuild