ABOUT OUR FIRM
Big Picture. Small Details. All Inspired.
In 1996, three architects, Richard Lehner, John H. Catlin, and Douglas Mohnke founded LCM Architects. The core practice was architecture; however, these three visionary architects saw a need within our industry and made an intentional choice to offer a specialty service – accessibility consulting.
Douglas Anderson brought his extensive experience to the firm in 1998, and cultivated LCM’s industry-leading expertise in strategic accessibility planning for a variety of clients from Fortune 500 companies, Ivy League Institutions, and a variety of multi-site retail stores, restaurants, and renowned international hotel and resort chains.
Our staff of sixty-plus dedicated professionals is made up of licensed architects, designers, certified accessibility specialists, and support staff. Our unique blend of skills in architectural design and accessibility consulting enables us to provide quality design, technical accuracy, and cost-effective strategies to help our clients make informed decisions. Together, we share in the mission to create built environments that support an inclusive society.
FACTS & FIGURES
28 years in business
60+ professionals
ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTING
The nation’s leading resource for strategic ADA and FHA accessibility solutions.
Devotion to eliminating limitations for people with disabilities puts LCM Architects at the forefront of accessibility and inclusive design consulting. Central to our core values is the built environment should adapt to people rather than people having to adapt to the physical environment.
As a licensed architecture firm, LCM understands the design aesthetics and business implications of modifications. Our recommendations outline reasonable, cost effective strategies to assist clients in making informed decisions that meet the regulations while integrating design and accessibility.
Our personal and professional experience with disability and the federal agencies responsible for developing and ensuring accessibility laws offers unique insights into the requirements and their interpretation. Leaders of LCM have served on boards and committees involved in establishing, revising, or adapting the federal ADA Guidelines, ANSI A117.1 Standards, and state and local accessibility codes.
The Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, municipal agencies and offices for people with disabilities, clients, and other architecture firms trust LCM as a leading resource on design and construction related accessibility matters.
Our specialists are
knowledgeable with federal, state, and local accessibility guidelines.
Our staff is at the forefront of developing and revising ADA accessibility guidelines and standards. Appointed by U.S Presidents, LCM Partners Jack Catlin, FAIA (1947 - 2023), and Doug Anderson both served on the U.S. Access Board. They served on committees responsible for the revision of the ADA 1991 Accessibility Guidelines resulting in the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards, including Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas; Guidelines for Public Rights of Way; and Guidelines for Passenger Vessels.
On the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 Accessibility Committee, Doug currently serves on the Accessibility Committee and is the Chair of the Accessible Bathing Task Force.
MARKETS
Academic Aviation
Civic & Cultural Corporate
Cruise Lines
Financial Institutions
Food & Beverage
Federal & Municipal
Healthcare
Hospitality
Multifamily Housing
Parks & Recreation
Performance & Sports Venues
Retail
Transportation
The
preferred resource for ADA and FHA litigation support, trusted by entities nationwide.
From cases involving world-renowned facilities to nationwide class action suits, our accessibility consulting services have earned the trust of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and numerous public and private entities engaged in litigation, consent decrees, or settlement agreements.
We provide legal support and consulting to plaintiff and/or defendant counsel and enforcement agencies, assisting in the interpretation and application of various accessibility codes and standards.
Serving as a neutral third party or an Independent Licensed Architect, LCM has the knowledge and experience to advise on practical, cost-effective solutions in settlement agreements and to assist with developing 'acceptable functional standards'.
FACTS & FIGURES
11K filings 3000 facilities inspected 104 developers
SERVICES
We offer subject matter expert, testifying expert, neutral third-party, and Independent Licensed Architect services, guiding clients through litigation or consent decree agreements. Our ADA and FHA specialists are able to support in the following areas:
• Assessment and Analysis of Alleged Barriers
• Joint Inspections with Plaintiff and Defendant
• Investigation of the Federal and Local Regulations, Codes, Standards, and Policies
• Prioritization of Barrier Removal
• Depositions
• Discovery
• Declarations
• Expert Reports
DOUG ANDERSON Partner
Doug is nationally recognized for his knowledge and interpretation of accessibility laws, standards, and codes. Doug served two terms on the U.S. Access Board. On the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 Accessibility Committee he contributes to the development of standards for future model building codes.
He has dedicated his career to helping private and public entities strategically plan for accessibility success. He trains building industry professionals and clients nationwide on accessibility requirements, presents at national conferences, and serves as a Subject Matter Expert and Testifying Expert for accessibility related litigation.
QUALIFICATIONS
CASp (Certified Access Specialist Professional), California
Registered Accessibility Specialist, Texas
American National Standards Institute, A117.1 Accessibility Committee, since 2015; Accessible Bathing Task Group, since 2020
Illinois Attorney General / Capital Development Board, Illinois Accessibility Code Revisions Committee
MARK SMALL Partner
Mark guides developers, architects, and contractors through the complexities of FHA accessibility requirements, helping to mitigate costly consequences of noncompliance. With extensive experience as a project architect and manager, his focus on FHA accessibility compliance uniquely qualifies him as a subject matter expert, testifying expert, and independent accessibility consultant.
Over the past two decades, Mark has inspected over 200 housing developments for compliance with the Fair Housing Act and and assessed several other facility types for compliance with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, in response to litigation, consent decrees, or settlements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Studio Art, Limestone College
Architecture Program, Kansas State University
Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plan Examiner, International Code Council (inactive)
SELECT EXPERIENCE
Archstone Multi-Family Series I Trust v.
Niles Bolton Associates, et al.
DOCKET NO. 09-1453 (4TH CIR.)
Expert for the Plaintiff
Best v. The Macerich Company, et al
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1: 16-CV-03757 (E.D. NY)
Expert for the Defense
Cerda v. Chicago Cubs Baseball, Club LLC NO. 1:17-CV-09023 (N.D. IL)
Expert for the Defense
Dana Bowman v Aviator Apartments, LLC, et al.
CASE NO. 5:2018CV01108 (W.D. TX)
Expert for the Defense
DeBoard v Switch Flats, LLC et al.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-01317 (S.D.IN.)
Expert for the Defense
Equal Rights Center, et al. v Archstone Smith Trust, et al
CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-3975 (D. MD.)
Expert for the Defense
Flint v. Towers Partners LLC and Starbucks Corporation
CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00862 (E.D.NY)
Expert for the Defense
H.O.P.E., INC. d/b/a Hope Fair Housing Center v Morningside Equities Group, et al.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:17-CV-3968
Expert for the Defense
Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Inc.; Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council.; Inc. and National Fair Housing Alliance, Inc. v Steiner + Associates, Inc.
CASE NO. 3:08-CV-150 (S.D. OH)
Expert for the Defense
Nachsen v. Tres Three LLC
CASE NO.:1:17-CV-01583 (S.D.N.Y.)
Expert for the Defense
National Fair Housing Alliance, Inc. et.al. v. Ryan Companies US, Inc. et al.
CASE NO. 14-CV-3197 (N.D. ILL)
Expert for the Plaintiff
National Fair Housing Alliance, Inc.; Fair Housing of Marin, Inc.; Fair Housing Napa Valley.; Metro Fair Housing Services Inc.; and Fair Housing Continuum, Inc., v. A.G. Spanos Construction, Inc.; A.G. Spanos Development, Inc.; A.G. Spanos Land Company.; A.G. Spanos Management, Inc.; The Spanos Corporation and Knickerbocker Properties, Inc. XXXVIII and Highpointe Village, L.P., Individually and As Representatives of a Class of All Others Similarly Situated
CASE NO. C07–3255–SBA (N.D. CAL.)
Expert for the Defense
Phillips v. Lincoln Square Commercial Holding Co. LLC and American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
CASE NO. 1:16-CV-05379 (RSJ) (GWG)
Expert for the Defense
Range v 230 West 41st
CASE NO. 1:2017CV00149 (S.D.N.Y)
Expert for the Defense
Scurria v. Houston Astros, et al
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:22-CV-04385 (S.D. TX)
Expert for the Defense
Stiner, et al, Plaintiffs v. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. et al
CASE NO. 4:17-CV-03962-HSG
Expert for the Defense
Stowell, et al., v University of Houston
CASE ACTION NO. 4:22-CV-04351 (S.D. TX)
Expert for the Defense
Sutton v. Massachusetts Mutual Life, et al
CASE NO. 1:18-CV-1273 (VSB) (S.D.N.Y.)
Expert for the Defense
The United States of America v. Allan Rappuhn, et al.
CASE NO. 2:15-CV-01725-MHH (N.D. AL.)
Expert for the Defense
The United States of America v. Century Management, LLC, Fred Tillman, and McDonald's Corporation
CIVIL ACTION NO. 03:2061 B (W.D. TN.)
Expert for the Defense
The United States of America v. Harris County, Texas
CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:16-CV-2331 (S.D. TX.)
Expert for the Plaintiff
The United States of America v. Dawn Properties, Inc., et al.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:14-CV-224-LG-JCG (S.D. MS.)
Expert for the Defense
The United States of America v. JPI Construction L.P. , et al.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:09-CV-0412-B-BD (N.D. TX.)
Expert for the Plaintiff
The United States of America v. Miller-Valentine Operations, et al., et al.
CASE NO. 1:19-CV-346 (S.D. OH.)
Expert for the Defense
The United States of America v. Post Properties, Inc.
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:10-CV-03067-TCB
Expert for the Defense
Withers v. Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
CASE NO. 2:19-CV-00115-LA (E.D. WI.)
Expert for the Defense
