George Dean practices mainly in the area of zoning and land use planning law, as well as codes enforcement issues of all kinds. He is the principal author of “Legal Aspects of Codes Administration,” published by the International Code Council, and is a frequent lecturer concerning codes issues at the annual conferences given by the ICC and its affiliated organizations. In 2009 he published the “Legal Handbook for Tennessee Codes Officials,” devoted exclusively to codes enforcement issues arising under the laws of the state of Tennessee. He is also the author of “Tennessee Zoning Boards: Practice and Procedure,” as well as “Land Use Law: Tennessee and Beyond,” which he uses as a textbook in the law school class he teaches on land use principles. Finally, he is the author of a blog concerning land use issues in Tennessee which can be found at tnzoning.blogspot.com and a web site located at www.tnlanduse.com.