Anna Skipper Jewart

Area of Emphasis

Anna Jewart is an associate in the Public Sector Real Estate, Land Use and Zoning, Energy and Natural Resources, and Data Center Development groups of Babst Calland. Ms. Jewart’s practice focuses on municipal and land use law in both the private and public sectors. she assists private clients in navigating zoning and other land use processes across Pennsylvania. In particular, Ms. Jewart specializes in renewable energy development, data center development, and similar industries. In addition, Ms. Jewart represents public clients in municipal solicitorship and special counsel roles.

Representative Land Use and Zoning Experience

• Represented developer as sole counsel of record in receipt of zoning approval for 265 MW solar project on mine land in highly contentious and publicized proceedings. Zoning approval was received, and the project is proceeding through the permitting process. Continues to provide assistance with land development and other entitlements.
• Represented developer as co-land use counsel in receipt of zoning approval for 80 MW data center project in highly contentious and publicized. Zoning approval was received, and the project is proceeding through the permitting process. Continues to provide assistance with land development and other entitlements.
• Represented developer as sole counsel in receipt of zoning approval for 65 MW Solar and 80 MW Battery Energy Storage. Zoning approval was received but is subject to an appeal and cross appeal. Settlement of the consolidated appeals is pending, and the project is proceeding through the permitting process. Continues to provide assistance with land development and other entitlements.
• Represented developer as sole counsel in receipt of zoning approval for 60 MW Battery Energy Storage Project. Approval received. The project is proceeding through the permitting process. Continues to provide assistance with land development and other entitlements.
• Represented developer as sole counsel in receipt of zoning approvals from Zoning Hearing Board for multiple solar energy projects. Zoning approvals were received, and litigation as to imposition of conditions pending settlement. Continues to provide assistance with land development and other entitlements.
• Has represented developers as sole counsel in receipt of zoning approvals for over a dozen solar energy projects.
• Has provided developers with land use and local permitting review for potential purchase or development of multiple solar energy development, battery energy storage facility, and transmission infrastructure siting projects.

Representative Appellate Experience

• Represented a municipal authority client as intervenor in opposition to appeal of objectors to major school development before the Commonwealth Court and prevailed.
• Represented a zoning hearing board client in opposition to a complex land use appeal before the Commonwealth Court and prevailed.
• Represented applicant/ appellant in complex land use matter involving non-conforming uses, argued before the Commonwealth Court. Matter pending on remand.
• Represented in support of validity of ordinance adopted in pursuit of FHAA compliance, argued before the Commonwealth Court.

Background

Ms. Jewart earned her B.A. in International Relations from Boston University in 2014.  She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Boston College Law School in 2019. Ms. Jewart joined Babst Calland’s Pittsburgh office upon graduation in 2019 where she is currently Chair of the firm’s Associates Committee.

Memberships and Affiliations

Ms. Jewart is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.  She is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) and Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) and is the secretary for the ACBA’s School and Municipal Law Section and has served as Secretary of the PBA’s Municipal Law Section.  Ms. Jewart serves as a volunteer attorney for the Neighborhood Legal Service’s Protection from Abuse Program.  She was selected to the 2024-2026 Pennsylvania Rising Stars lists. Ms. Jewart is a member of the board of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE). She serves as co-Solicitor for the Allegheny County & Western Pennsylvania Association of Township Commissioners (AC&WPATC).

Publications/Presentations

• Co-Author, “Limiting Growth – Can ACRE, and Right-to-Farm Help Protect a New ‘Normal’ in Agricultural Operations?“, The Legal Intelligencer, February 12, 2026.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court: ‘Agrivoltaics’ Does Not Render Solar Farm an Agricultural Use,” Babst Calland Renewables Alert, February 10, 2026.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Finds Objectors May Have Standing to Intervene in Appeals of Zoning Enforcement Notices,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 25, 2025.
• Author, “Navigating Local Permitting Roadblocks to Renewable Energy Deployment in Pennsylvania,” Allegheny County Bar Association’s Lawyers Journal, July 25, 2025.
• Co-Author, “Accumulating Accountability: Commonwealth Court Reviews Constitutional Limits on Cumulative Municipal Fines,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 24, 2025.
• Co-Author, “The Devil is in the Details (and the Deemed Approval Deadlines),” The Legal Intelligencer, June 20, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Public Posting 2.0: High Court Creates Test for When Social Media Posts Are State Action,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 12, 2024.
• Presenter, “Preparation for Zoning Hearings Post Brookview Solar: How the Commonwealth Court’s Recent Decision Changed What You Need to Bring to Win,” Pennsylvania Aggregates and Concrete Association, February 8, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Public Advertising Cheat Sheet:  A Local Government Guide to Mandatory Advertising and Posting Requirements,” The Legal Intelligencer, January 9, 2024.
• Co-Author, “Divided Commonwealth Court Holds Local Agencies are Prohibited from Adding Non-Emergency and Non-De Minimis Agenda Items to the Posted Agenda,” Babst Calland Public Sector Alert, November 9, 2023.
• Co-Author, “Public-Posting:  Penncrest, Boyer, and the Release of Social-Media Under the RTKL,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 17, 2023.
• Co-Author, “The Role of Local Government in the Energy Transition,” The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law’s 69th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute (2023).
• Co-Author, “Pennsylvania Criminal History Record Information Act – Amendments Effective Today,” Babst Calland Public Sector Alert, May 2, 2023.
• Co-Author, “Questions Abound Following Right-to-Know Law Decision Involving Student Records,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 20, 2023.
• Co-Author, “Court:  Pending Ordinance Doctrine Does Not Apply to Land Development Applications,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 22, 2022.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Finds Proposed Sale of Unused Park Land Violates the DDPA,” The Legal Intelligencer, October 20, 2022.
• Co-Author, “Who Knows? Timeliness of Objector Appeals of Zoning Permit Approvals,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 25, 2022.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Continues to Reject Validity Challenges to Zoning Ordinances Authorizing Oil and Gas Development,” The PIOGA Press, May 2022. 
• Co-Author, “Court Continues to Reject Validity Challenges to Oil and Gas Development,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 21, 2022.
• Co-Author, “Court:  Findings of Fact Failed in Expert’s Battle Over Wind Turbine Noise,” The Legal Intelligencer, February 10, 2022.
• Co-Author, “Court: No Property-Specific Eminent Domain Power is Necessary to Implicate Inverse Condemnation,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 23, 2021.
• Co-Author, “Infrastructure Bill Seeks to Expand and Improve Grid Infrastructure Incentivize Renewables Growth,” Babst Calland Alert, November 19, 2021.
• Author, “Court Addresses Limitations on Approval of Planned Residential Developments,” The Legal Intelligencer, October 21, 2021.
• Co-Author, “New Legislation Providing for Deployment of Small Cell Wireless Facilities Effective Aug. 29th,” The Legal Intelligencer, August 19, 2021.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Considers Municipal Boundary Disputes,” The Legal Intelligencer, June 17, 2021.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Holds Township Need Not Vacate the Road Less Traveled,” The Legal Intelligencer, April 22, 2021.
• Co-Author, “Court: Township Has No Standing to Enforce Neighbor’s Conservation Easement,” The Legal Intelligencer, February 11, 2021.
• Co-Author, “RLUIPA’s Land Use Provisions Remain Essential Against Religious Discrimination,” The Legal Intelligencer, December 17, 2020.
• Co-Author, “Pa. Amends Minimum Wage Act OT Requirements to Exceed Federal Salary Threshold,” The Legal Intelligencer, November 5, 2020.
• Co-Author, “Court Reinforces High Standard for Both Use and Dimensional Variance Applications,” The Legal Intelligencer, October 15, 2020.
• Co-Author, “Court Enforces Settlement Agreement Despite Sunshine Act Violation,” The Legal Intelligencer, September 4, 2020.
• Co-Author, “Commonwealth Court Sees Spot Zoning, Overturns Industrial Rezoning,” The Legal Intelligencer, June 17, 2020.
• Co-Author, “Potential Changes to Title VII Protections Against Discrimination ‘Because of … Sex’,” The Legal Intelligencer, November 7, 2019.