Client Collaborations
All Representative Cases
Crafted legal analysis related to a public entity’s non-statutory basis for federal tax-exempt status leading to over $1 million in annual excise tax savings.
Obtained complete recovery of general contractor’s lien on mixed-commercial/residential project in Everett following Owner’s default and placement into involuntary receivership.
Obtained permanent restraining order against resident neighboring client’s construction project for racial and homophobic harassment of client’s labor force.
Obtained summary judgment for heavy civil contractor on military project dismissing $900k+ subcontractor claim for reformation of a subcontract in Western District of Washington.
Represented contractor in $87M sale of contractor-held real property to commercial developer that included simultaneous negotiation of contractor’s construction agreement to construct the buyer/developer’s apartment complexes on the property.
Achieved 100% recovery of steel-supplier’s $400k+ claims on summary judgment against subcontractor.
Securities Offerings
- Represented a private equity company in a minority investment in a Tennessee corporation.
- Represented an Oregon winery in a preferred stock offering.
- Represented a Texas bank holding company in an initial public offering.
- Represented the underwriters in an initial public offering of a Georgia bank holding company.
Represented Chapter 7 debtors in a reply to an objection to the debtors’ homestead exemption in the debtors’ house and burial plots. The court denied the objection and declared that under the South Carolina homestead exemption statute a debtor can claim an exemption in both a homestead and burial plot if the combined value is below the exemption limit.
Assisted the supervising attorney in representing a hotel in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. Drafted first day motions and assisted the client in completing the initial debtor interview and monthly operating reports.